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Education in the US is going to have to change drastically in the next few years. Just like Medicare, Social Security and just about everything else with the US economy, the costs are just not sustainable, whether we are talking public school or private school, primary, secondary or college education. Something has to give. Matt [...]

Happiness Takes (A Little) Magic Great post from Brian Lam (through MG Siegler): Happiness is the most important metric in personal tech. If it improves lives, it is important. I’ve always suspected that sitting around on the internet was a sort of rot, but I had no proof until I read this piece on the [...]

I want to point out a couple of passages that I think are worth mentioning (emphasis mine). The Preamble of the US Constitution: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of [...]

These are the education issues and trends I see impacting the publishing industry [1]. They know it, we know it, our schools know it. Something needs to change. I am excited to hear what Apple and the publishing industry announce. I’m sure I will write more on the topic later: A text book costs around [...]

I had a bunch of things I wanted to write about this week but I just don’t feel like it. I lost a family member last Thursday, my cat Morning. It has been a sad weekend knowing he is gone. If you are so inclined to read on, please do. Elia — Twelve and a [...]