Harry Chen Thinks Aloud » TechnologyOn technology, business, current affairs and everything elseTechnology innovation in a poor economy- May 27, 2008 &8220;How Does a Poor Economy Affect Tech Innovation&8220;, a Slashdot reader asks. Specifically the reader asks whether companies will pull back from risky research &38; development and stick with selling what they know how to sell I think the answer is somewhere in between. There is no doubt some companies will layoff workers and reduce R&38;D ...http://harry.hchen1.com/2008/05/27/600 Socialable geeks- May 23, 2008 Am I a geek or a nerd Where do I stand in the modern society How do other people think about me being a geek or a nerd Answers can be found in this New York Times article by David Brooks. Central to his article is the idea that an explosion of social web technology ...http://harry.hchen1.com/2008/05/23/599 World CO2 levels at record high- May 12, 2008 According to the data published by the US National Oceanic and Atomspheric Administration (NOAA), the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached a record high. Scientists at the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii say that CO2 levels in the atmosphere now stand at 387 parts per million (ppm), up almost 40% since the industrial ...http://harry.hchen1.com/2008/05/12/595 |