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Google Buys Nest Labs for $3.2 Billion

Home Thermostat as  . . . Trojan Horse*(?!?) While 2x-3x the cost of a standard thermostat, the Nest thermostat promises to let homeowners quickly re-coup that investment through lower energy bills. In turn, it supposedly accomplishes that by incorporating a more intuitive, user-friendly display and interface (see photo below); smart software that learns the household’s schedule;...
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“Virtual Front Porches”: Running for President, William McKinley-Style

Partying Campaigning Like It’s 1999 1899* Maybe 25th U.S. President William McKinley had it right:  forget the ennui and tedium of modern political campaigns — the years-long scrounging for campaign cash; repetitive debates; blathery “Town Halls”; etc. Instead, candidates should steal a page from McKinley’s playbook:  campaign from their front porch. A virtual, 21st-century porch. 19th...
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Running for President (& Running & Running)

Why People (OK, Me) Don’t Respect Today’s Politicians If you want instant analysis of Paul Ryan’s selection as Mitt Romney’s running mate . . . believe me, you’ve got lots of (other) blogs to turn to. I’ll limit myself to this parting shot: Unless Mitt Romney is elected and subsequently serves two full terms, the...
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Tra . . dish . . .on. . . Tradition!!

Jewish New Year Tie-Tying A longstanding, Kaplan family tradition got passed down today — kind of. To get ready for synagogue, my 10 year-old son needed to put on a tie. A real tie. While I was upstairs fumbling with mine . . . he looked up how to do it on the Internet, and...
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"Made ‘Ya Look" Marketing

The Real Point of Online Photos Real estate photography, as it’s currently practiced, reminds me of the joke about two hikers who encounter a Grizzly in the woods. The first hiker thinks he has to outrun the Grizzly. The second, smarter hiker realizes that his task is to . . . outrun his companion. So,...
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