The trouble with energy farming is that the energy isn't always where you want to use it, and it isn't always when you want to use it.

A lot of people assume that creating software is purely a solitary activity where you sit in an office with the door closed all day and write lots of code.

These four policy prescriptions - strengthening educational opportunities, revamping immigration rules for highly skilled workers, increasing federal funding for basic scientific research, and providing incentives for private-sector R&D - should in my view be top priorities as Congress and the Administration consider how to maintain the nation's leadership in science, technology, and innovation.

Considering their impact, you might expect mosquitoes to get more attention than they do. Sharks kill fewer than a dozen people every year, and in the U.S. they get a week dedicated to them on TV every year.

Skype actually does get a fair bit of revenue.

My mom and my dad were both very sociable, meeting lots of interesting people.

Music, even with these dial-up connections you have to the Internet, is very practical to download.