From Thinking Outside the Boxe's Sydney Correspondent: The internet was developed by Bob Kahn and others as far back as the early 1970's when it was known as ARPANET. Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities from the Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group The definition of the term “internet” … Continue reading
Should We Clone Humans For Organs?
From Thinking Outside The Boxe's Sydney Correspondent: For many years humans have been fascinated with the idea of creating new life. In fact Frankenstein (introduced by Mary Shelley in the eponymously titled book) was first published in 1818. This demonstrates just how old this fascination is. “Dolly” the sheep was the first mammal cloned from … Continue reading Should We Clone Humans For Organs?
What Is The Facebook Formula (Part I)?
From Thinking Outside The Boxe's Sydney Correspondent This extensive two part article will attempt to discover the 'Facebook Formula', the way in which Facebook can reach its potential by generating solid and sustained revenue growth. The first part of this article will discuss the IPO and examine what went wrong. The second part of the … Continue reading What Is The Facebook Formula (Part I)?
What Is The Facebook Formula (Part II)?
From Thinking Outside The Boxe's Sydney Correspondent The first part of this article identified Facebook's advertizing revenue problem as one of the main reasons why its share price halved in three months since the much publicized IPO. Other reasons for this overvaluation may include the slowing of membership growth and the 'feel good' atmosphere and … Continue reading What Is The Facebook Formula (Part II)?
6 Signs You’re a Subversive
Submitted by Digger Cartwright: First, I think it’s appropriate for this article to make the distinction between communism, socialism, and social democracy. Second, it’s necessary to define subversive to understand how this relates to the topic at hand. All definitions come from http://www.wikipedia.com. Communism is a revolutionary socialist movement to create a classless, moneyless, and stateless … Continue reading 6 Signs You’re a Subversive
7 Stupid Issues In America Today
Submitted by Digger Cartwright: Americans and the media regularly debate a host of social, moral, and religious issues. It is alarming to see the emotion that many individuals have invested in these issues. Clearly, emotions have clouded the rational judgment and logic of these individuals. It is good to be passionate about what you believe … Continue reading 7 Stupid Issues In America Today
7 Ways to Fix the Economy
Submitted by Digger Cartwright Anyone with half a brain can see that the U.S. economy is in a malaise. It’s just muddling along. Unemployment is still high. Economic growth is low. Prices are rising for goods and services (just think gas prices and food prices). Job creation is low (people you know that have been … Continue reading 7 Ways to Fix the Economy
8 Solutions to the Dysfunctional Political System in America
Submitted by Digger Cartwright We all know that the current atmosphere in Washington, D.C. can be described as dysfunctional. I’ve been giving a lot of thought to ways that our dysfunctional political system could be fixed. Here’s what I’ve come up with. •Term Limits—Our Founding Fathers did not envision a system in which we had … Continue reading 8 Solutions to the Dysfunctional Political System in America
10 New Ways to Deal with Illegal Immigration
Submitted by Digger Cartwright: The issue of illegal immigration continues to be a major problem in the United States. In 2008, I proposed ten ways to deal with illegal immigration. Since then, the problem has become worse and little has been done by the federal government. Therefore, I’ve come up with ten new ways to … Continue reading 10 New Ways to Deal with Illegal Immigration
10 Reasons Obama Will Be Re-elected
Submitted by Digger Cartwright •Mitt Romney—Need I say more? Going into a general election, the incumbent always has the advantage, and it’s pretty tough to beat an incumbent. To do so, the opposition needs a really strong candidate. In this case, the Republicans need a Ronald Reagan. Unfortunately, Mitt Romney isn’t that candidate. First, he … Continue reading 10 Reasons Obama Will Be Re-elected
