Microsoft Versus Apple Market Cap Is Not Everything

Mark Twain once said that there were lies, damn lies, and statistics. The more you know about math, the more you understand that what he meant was that one can lie with statistics, NOT that all statistics are lies. The trouble with statistics is two-fold. Number one, far too many Americans are math illiterate. High … Read more

The Limits of Technology

Every once and a while a news story comes along to remind us that any technology has its limits. Yesterday, in Alabama, a semi-truck driver drove his rig into a 12-foot high tunnel. His trailer was 13 1/2 feet tall. There are sensors which detect vehicles over the high limit and activate flashing lights and … Read more