The nuclear industry has this amazing record, even equipment from generations one and two. But nuclear mishaps tend to come in these big events - Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and now Fukushima - so i...
In business, the idea of measuring what you are doing, picking the measurements that count like customer satisfaction and performance... you thrive on that.
Eventually you won't think of 'the Internet business.' You'll think of it more like news, weather, sports, but even that taxonomy isn't clear.
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
The common thread for everything I do is this idea of a Web-services architecture. What does that mean? It means taking components of software and systems and having them be self-describing, so that y...
Well private money can take risks in a way that government money often isn't willing to.
Teaching's hard! You need different skills: positive reinforcement, keeping students from getting bored, commanding their attention in a certain way.
I went to a public school through sixth grade, and being good at tests wasn't cool.
Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana.
Software substitution, whether it's for drivers or waiters or nurses - it's progressing. Technology over time will reduce demand for jobs, particularly at the lower end of skill set.
Connectivity enables transparency for better government, education, and health.
The best teacher is very interactive.
The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't really even notice it, so it's part of everyday life.
If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.
There is a difference between what technology enables and what historical business practices enable.
If you have 50 different plug types, appliances wouldn't be available and would be very expensive. But once an electric outlet becomes standardized, many companies can design appliances, and competiti...
The moral systems of religion, I think, are super important.
Although I don't have a prescription for what others should do, I know I have been very fortunate and feel a responsibility to give back to society in a very significant way.
People should just buy a CD and rip it. You are legal then.
In order to deal with all the medical cost demands and other challenges in the U.S., as we look to raise that revenue, the rich will have to pay slightly more. That's quite clear.