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...have happened, however, without a spark of venture capital. That came from Martin Tobias of Seattle-based firm Ignition Partners. A restless ex-Microsoft executive, Tobias thought software had maxed out, and by 2004 he was looking for the next big thing. He found it in the emerging clean-tech sector - which encompasses renewable energy, environmental efficiency and water - and discovered the struggling start-up Seattle Biodiesel, which had just been launched by a former airline pilot. Tobias injected badly needed capital, eventually buying 20% of the company and becoming CEO of the renamed Imperium Renewables. ("Less local," he explains...
...gone before the authorities pinpoint where the laser came from. In a more everyday context, L.A.S.E.R. Tag's ability to allow artists to get their messages across without any permanent defacement of buildings may well increase public support for the art form. And ultimately, it is graffiti for a tech-savvy generation. "Kids these days are born with a computer strapped to their fingers," says GRL co-founder James Powderly, who formerly worked in space robotics but has always been obsessed with graffiti. "We see ourselves as Q, from James Bond, but we don't want just to show this...
...were flying along the edge of a cell tower that did not have a strong enough signal to connect, so my e-mails sat in cyberspace limbo. Once the signal became strong enough, the mail went through. For trouble-shooting, don't expect flight attendants to turn into tech support. Dewayne Cook, one of the cheery staff on my test flight, referred me to the card in the seat pocket in front of me. "I think our customers are tech savvy enough," said Cook. Then again, such technical glitches every so often might not be a bad thing. It might...
...corporations), while opposition was cultural (nativists). Among Democrats, it was the reverse: support for immigration was cultural (ethnic groups), while opposition was economic (unions). Now, for whatever reason, support for immigration is limited to an eccentric alliance of high-minded Council on Foreign Relations types, the mainstream media, high-tech entrepreneurs, Latinos, the Wall Street Journal editorial page and President George W. Bush. Everyone else, it seems, is agin...
...editorial, Nov. 30. The reason for the Second Amendment is to protect the people from their own government. Our country is the oldest constitutional democracy, and one of the reasons is the Second Amendment. Look at cities like Washington, D.C. that has forbidden guns, or look at the Virginia Tech shooting, in which the killer didn’t abide by the rule not to carry a gun. These places become playgrounds for criminals. Why do you think D.C. has such a high murder rate? The only people who have guns are criminals. They can always get them. When...