The Pragmatic Idealist

"The reward of a thing well done is to have done it." - Ralph Waldo Emerson A $1000 day in Paris for $100   What to Learn in College to Stay one Step Ahead of Computers   A Tech Boom Aimed at the Few, Instead of the World   A Decade After Katrina, Pointing the Finger More Squarely at the Corps

"A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes the same mistake again.  But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether." - Roy H. Williams Robotica - The Limits of Autonomous Robots   In the end, Science works Against the Patriots   Oculus to Ship VR Headset in 2016   Triumph of the Unthinking

"When spring comes, even a false spring, there are no problems except where to be happiest." - Ernest Hemingway Tests Indicate NASA's "Impossible" New Drive Will Work in Space   Baseball Aprils that Matter   The Rise of Emoji Affects Language   A Math Problem from Singapore Makes the Rounds