With his usual glowing self-assurance, multi-term mayor Michael Bloomberg continually proclaims that his administration will be judged by his performance as our Education Mayor. But here is the people's judgment in a recent Quinnipiac poll reported by Michael Goodwin (New York Post, June 1): "By... Read more...
It's a known fact that police departments are made up of not the dumbest guy from your high school (not counting actual retarded kids), but the second dumbest guy from your high school. Some of them even give IQ tests to prospective cops and won't hire you if you score too highly, because it's bad... Read more...
Google Instant is the (unholy) product of Google's infamous design process. Two days ago, Google unveiled Google Instant -- the company's newest solution to making googling even faster. The feature presents search results which appear even as you're still typing (for background, watch the sup... Read more...
It was a big year for technology: Twitter and Facebook's popularity exploded, while new smartphones, e-readers and a host of other gadgets cropped up to compete for our plugged-in affection. But into each electronic life a little digital rain must fall. We polled a handful of the most tech-savvy... Read more...