we’ve done similar things, as Jaconson notes—it’s an effort “comparable to the Apollo moon project or constructing the interstate highway system,” just compressed into a short timescale and requiring action from a majority of nations.
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Fix education, fix the future | ExxonMobil’s Perspectives Blog
Speaking at a conference hosted by The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas late last week, our chairman and CEO, Rex Tillerson, made an interesting statement that I think has implications for U.S. policy as we usher in a new Congress.
That’s why in 2007, ExxonMobil committed $125 million to help found the National Math and Science Initiative, a nation-wide effort to identify the most successful math and science education programs and scale them up to the national level.
Source: Fix education, fix the future | ExxonMobil’s Perspectives Blog
Why military spending remains untouchable – Salon.com
Despite extraordinary expenditures, it’s clear that Americans just aren’t getting much for their money
Source: Why military spending remains untouchable – Salon.com
I think that there is much that could be said about the article. I’d start with what Americans (and the world) are getting for our money.
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Young will have to change names to escape ‘cyber past’ warns Google’s Eric Schmidt – Telegraph
The private lives of young people are now so well documented on the internet that many will have to change their names on reaching adulthood, Google’s CEO has claimed.
Source: Young will have to change names to escape ‘cyber past’ warns Google’s Eric Schmidt – Telegraph
From comments:
His attitude is appalling! “We won’t honor your right to privacy…so instead, you will have to change your identity.” What a concept.
— anonymous
Another thing to consider is that your “friends” are also not respecting your right to privacy either (e.g. by posting your current location through Foursquare or tagging pictures of you they uploaded to Facebook).
Dumb and gets things done
Someone once asked Napoleon how he decided where to assign soldiers. Napoleon’s reply was that it’s simple: soldiers are either smart or dumb, lazy or energetic
Leaders need to make things happen. Teachers need to teach. Programmers need to write code. These basic skills are necessary, but they are not enough.
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