The Pragmatic Idealist

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.  One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise." - F. Scott Fitzgerald Game of Thrones Bloopers!   Can an App be too Successful?   Lenovo, you had one job   Dutch Offer Preview of Net Neutrality

"It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them." -  Confucius LG-Samsung Washing Machine Spat   What do People Actually Order at Chipotle?   US Embedded Spyware in Overseas Computers, Report Claims   Mars One Mission 100 Final Candidates for Permanent Mars Colony   Intel Undervalued under ModernGraham Approach

"The Law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich, as well as the poor, to sleep under the bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread." - Anatole France The Stanford Undergrad and the Mentor   Seized Laptop Fuels Raids on Al Qaeda   Stewart to Leave Daily Show on High Note   How one Stupid Tweet Ruined Justine Sacco's Life

"It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge" - Friedrich Nietzsche   Report Sees Weak Security in Cars' Wireless Systems VPNs Dissolve National Boundaries Cayman GT4 Warning System for Solar Storms is Kept on Earth for Now

"Forget injuries. Never forget kindnesses" - Confucius   The Cayman GT4 is real! Oh my . . . US to Collect Genetic Data to Hone Care Measles Proves a Delicate Issue for GOP Field

"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