I never realized how huge Amsterdam’s Schipol airport is until I noticed that it has parallel runways on both sides of a major superhighway.

Congratulations to the new European Big Thinkers; it’s been a privilege to work with you! Can’t wait to see your presentations on Friday.

Correction: A fabulous blog post on how *solar* time compares to clock time around the world. Hint: it varies a LOT. blog.poormansmath.net/the-time-it-ta…

A fabulous blog post on how sidereal time compares to clock time around the world. Hint: it varies a LOT. blog.poormansmath.net/the-time-it-ta…

Here in Prague we are setting our clocks back tonight, putting us only 5 hours ahead of the US instead of 6 for a week.

It’s an interesting experience being in a country where I am functionally illiterate. Without mobile internet it would be much harder.

MSFT’s GAAP Revenue declines 12% YoY, profit declines 1% YoY, and that’s considered “beating expectations.” OK then. microsoft.com/investor/Earni…

I feel like the Consumer Reports non-recommendation of Tesla will have the same effect on sales as its complaints about iPhone 4: None.

Re Consumer Reports doubts on Tesla: People who buy a Tesla don’t rely on Consumer Reports telling them what to buy. mercurynews.com/60-second-busi…