Monthly Archives: March 2004

Students in engineering and computer science are leaving in increasing numbers, driven by fears of offshoring.

The United Way, has contributed $100K to help fund school nurses in Rochester. Does this mean they’re cutting back on their executive’s salary?

The Outsourcing Bogeyman, by Daniel W. Drezner, is an “outsourcing is good for you” essay by a (possibly) conservative political scientist, not an economist. His thesis is that outsourcing raises the profit levels for companies and their shareholders and that’s … Read More →

Today’s The Daily Report finds Zeldman asking the question “…if the old-school no-brainer approach works reliably and requires no experimentation, why do I and so many others insist on doing things the new way?”

A new campaign to seek leads about the Xerox robbery is being kicked off today in Webster. Please, if you know anything, let the police know.

The EU has fined Microsoft about $615 million and the software giant is claiming the fine as ‘inappropriate’ since the corporation is already “regulated” by the US federal government (quotes mine). In case you’re wondering, US law says that if … Read More →

NASA revealed today that those Mars rocks formed at the shore of a long-gone body of saltwater. Previously, it wasn’t known for sure if the water was above or below the surface, but today’s announcement confirms that it was indeed … Read More →

If you’re into watching the new Rochester-Toronto ferry boat on its way to Lake Ontario, check out the Panama Canal web cam at about 9 PM tonight. I assume there’s lighting, or otherwise it won’t be much of a show. … Read More →