Jeff Nolan's take on innovation, entrepreneurship, tech and stuff that interests me
It’s interesting to look at this one statement regarding Tesla’s finances, $9m in the bank after taking deposits on 1,200 orders. I picked a number at random, a number between the $4k and $60k deposit required when placing an order calculated that they have taken $20m in deposits, which means they have burned through half [...]
I’d buy one of these. We have had an RF thermostat in our house for 5 or 6 years now, it’s a pretty neat and reliable device that has a portable receiver that you can take from room to room, and a base unit that then responds and controls the forced air heater. It’s programmable [...]
A lot of people are talking about the new MacBook Pro battery life, or more specifically the lack thereof. It’s actually interesting to consider the design choices hardware manufacturers have to make when designing portable gear, in this case weight is probably a driving issue because the new MBP is slightly heavier than the model [...]
I love the idea of the Tesla, a high performance electric car that is fun to drive and good to look at. I wonder if it ends being the next Segway, a promised revolutionary product that ends up being underwhelming in reality. I drive by their new showroom in Menlo Park all the time and [...]
Every election cycle I post my voter guide, which not only covers candidates but also the bond measures that California voters have to decide on. This year I am not going to do that and instead urge all California voters to vote NO on every bond measure on the ballot. The proposition process has gone [...]
I saw this today while driving around, it’s a big ‘ol Goodyear Blimp without the Goodyear logo plastered on it. In fact, it’s plan gray and the “Airship Ventures” text on it is kind small. It’s big, no question about it but I’m not so sure flying around in a zeppelin would do much for [...]
This is great news and we should encourage these companies – all companies really – to continue their efforts on this front so that when they are tested they will have the backbone to stand up for their code regardless of the cost they must pay to do so. The test is not defining the [...]