Using Computers to Empower Curious Students
Earlier this week I posted about a low cost computer called Raspberry Pi and how the benefits of cheap computing are enormous. At a $25 price point you’re able to be curious, try new things, and make mistakes without costly consequences. Its high upside and low downside. A few days later the NY Times ran [...]
August 2011 Jobs Report and Wages
Here are the job market and compensation numbers for August 2011 (based on the job report): No change in the month (revised to a gain of 57,000 jobs, also close to the original estimate) Analysts expected a median gain of 60,000 jobs or about half of July’s total Private sector payrolls increased by 17,000 —Private [...]
July 2011 Jobs Report and Wages
Here are the job market and compensation numbers for July 2011 (based on the job report): Net gain of 117,000 jobs in the month Analysts expected an overall gain of 75,000 Private sector payrolls increased by 154,000; it was revised to a gain of 80,000 in June Private sector service providing industries added 112,000 jobs [...]
The Advantage of Change
Change is inevitable. Sometimes its having a bagel instead of yogurt and you don’t really notice. Other times it feels like a sky diver looking back up at the plane. You’re frightened, but you’re committed. Life moves on. I’ve recently left a job, the one I’ve had for eleven years. It wasn’t easy to leave. [...]
June 2011 Jobs Report and Wages
Here are the job market and compensation numbers for June 2011 (based on the job report): Net gain of 18,000 jobs in the month Analysts expected an overall gain of 125,000 Private sector payrolls increased by 57,000 Private sector service providing industries added 53,000 jobs (get the historical numbers to show a trend) Private sector [...]
December 2010 Jobs Report and Wages
Here are the job market and compensation numbers for December 2010 (based on the job report): Net gain of 103,000 jobs in the month (revised to a gain of 152,000) Analysts expected an overall gain of 146,000 Private sector payrolls increased by 113,000 Private service producing industries added 115,000 Goods producing industries lost 2,000 November [...]
Good Time to be a Tech Startup
“This is our decision – to live fast and die young.” “We’re out looking for astronauts, looking for astronaunts” These are lyrics from songs I like (Fated to Pretend by MGMT and Looking For Astronauts by The National), but they came to mind as I read an article on Fortune.com this week called The Implications [...]
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas everyone. And if you don’t celebrate Christmas then I hope you have an extra helping of happiness and healthiness.