The Pragmatic Idealist

"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor." - Aristotle The Kansas City Royals have Changed the Bobblehead Game Forever New Rules in China Upset Tech Companies as Protectionist Same-Sex Marriage Foes Dig in at the State Level Virtual Reality May be on the Verge of Taking Off

"Live as long as you can. Die when you can't help it." - Henry Brown Bored and Brilliant   As Playboy and Penthouse Fade, Newer Magazines Tilt Artistic   Library Visit, Then Held at Gunpoint

"Without change, there is no innovation, creativity or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable." - William Pollard Microsoft's HoloLens   Smartphones Don't Make us Dumb   Google Invests in SpaceX   If a Car is Going to Drive Itself, it may as well Park Too

"When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened." - Winston Churchill The Wrong Response to Charlie Hebdo   3D Printed Tumor   Supreme Court to Decide Gay Marriage Case   The Least Economically Diverse Top College   A Twelve Hour Window for Healthy Eating

"The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him." - Niccolo Machiavelli Intuit Users up in Arms Your Online Avatar may Reveal More About you than you Think The Doctor Who Championed Hand Washing and Briefly Saved Lives New Delay in Bertha Rescue

"To be able to look back upon one's life in satisfaction, is to live twice" - Khalil Gibran New Hubble "Pillars of Creation" Picture Ship Grounded off England to Save It Debate over German Identity Reignites

"For everything you have missed, you have gained something else." - Ralph Waldo Emerson The. Best. Thing. Ever. The Internet of Things Hits Homes Space X Hopes to Land a Rocket - on Earth