Changing Bits

Why don't we have a public bank already? I mean a bank run by the federal government that competes with private banks, keeping them hon...

I often get songs stuck in my head, but I've noticed a curious thing: I'm especially proned to getting songs with a harmony stuck i...

I think this is a great idea , to allow the US population to vote, directly, on whether a bill should become law, instead of the indirect pr...

A few weeks back we went camping with the kids; it was great fun! I did tons of camping as a kid and I've been eagerly looking forward ...

I came across this article about a newly developed grass that does not require the normal intense life-support we all have come to assume i...

Today, on my morning run, I saw a student walking, late for the bus. The bus saw her walking, way down the road and so stopped and waited fo...

Here are two fun questions I've [temporarily] stumped my kids on: How can gravity make something go up? How can the moon get you wet?

Spell correction is a challenging feature for search engines. Unfortunately, it's also crucial: mis-spelling is rampant when users run s...

They say the best way to learn something is to teach it. Well, I say writing a book sure counts as teaching because writing the 2nd edition...

I just love how kids think. It's so carefree and unrestrained by all the silly "limitations" we adults have learned with time...

The bottled water industry is truly silly. It's an enormous money-maker, a $20B industry in the US alone. You're buying a product t...

I find myself, this quiet Saturday morning, in Falmouth MA, staring down the barrel of Hurricane Bill ! Seriously, it's headed straight...