Broback's Blog

As someone who started riding Seattle Metro buses during the Nixon administration, and who even allows his own precious children to enjoy the joys of communal transport, I don’t want to overstate the danger presented by taking (or waiting for) the bus. If you look at the statistics, riding the bus in Seattle is no […]

[Read more →]

Robert Scoble’s most recent post about technology and cars is thought-provoking but IMHO lacks what geeks are supposed to like most — and that is data. With that in mind, let me provide some documentation into why people buy cars, fully reinforced with supporting data backed by large sample sets and geeky things like regression […]

[Read more →]

Sundar Pichai, Vice President of Product Management at Google was interviewed by Bloomberg TV today. In the brief piece, the Bloomberg people raise the issue of overreach by Google, and if free is the right price for an OS (Rob Enderle says no.) Pichai stresses the importance of innovating, and interestingly that “We completely expect […]

[Read more →]

There’s been a lot of discussion about how the “Blue” states seem to be suffering the most in this fiscal mess. Articles and posts like The Blue State Budget Crisis, Why is it that most of the states with massive budget problems are run by Democrats?, and Fiscal mess in blue states a problem for […]

[Read more →]

Wondering how we’re doing financially compared to other states? According to the Wall Street Journal, not very well. The image below speaks volumes. Not only about Washington, but the country as a whole. Those “Blue” coastal progressive states look to me (and many others) like they’re progressing — into bankruptcy. Full data here. We’re 2.1 […]

[Read more →]

WSJ: “my advice is, call your broker and ask if you can get some shares.” GM stock is “a great deal.” http://on.wsj.com/9Spo5D @cbarger # Powered by Twitter Tools.

[Read more →]

@BMjStart would love to learn more about bigsheets — am presenting next week on social data at Internet Summit… # WSJ: Google is giving a 10% raise to all 23,000 employees to “plug the defection of staff to competitors.” http://on.wsj.com/9t7TrJ # Powered by Twitter Tools.

[Read more →]

@bikehugger @glennf ahhh, yes, that trick became a regular in Myke Ninness routine too… # Powered by Twitter Tools.

[Read more →]

@jason_preston and the rest of the Orlando gang are waiting for the cast of macgruber to come and help launch the space shuttle. #insidejoke # Powered by Twitter Tools.

[Read more →]

Watching an astonishingly one-sided piece on 60 minutes about 1098. Jaw dropping. Especially given the timing. #thatsnotjournalism # SurveyUSA: Initiative 1098… is positioned for defeat. Opposition 2:1 in Eastern WA, 7:4 in Western WA. Nice try CBS. http://bit.ly/bxbxFJ # @texturadesign yep bill sr. Should tell his son to move MSFT to WA(!) Tax? Get this. […]

[Read more →]