The Obsever broke the news yesterday that Microsoft will be powering New York City’s transition to cloud computing. It’s exciting to see Mayor Bloomberg pushing city government to adopt new technology, but a few details have emerged since then that make the partnership seem a little less sweet.
Mayor Bloomberg said during a press Read More
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a cloud computing initiative this morning that is projected to save the city $50 million over the next five years. Cloud computing refers to a setup where a single remote entity, in this case Microsoft, powers the resources, software and information for all the Read More
Hath Not a Jew Ears? New Republic literary editor Leon Wieseltier attempts to answer to a question you’ve probably never asked yourself: Can A Jew Enjoy The Sound Of Church Bells? (Spoiler Alert: yes.)
Cos Célèbre: Ta-Nehisi Coates examines entertainer-turned-activist Bill Cosby’s brand of post-Civil Rights empowerment philosophy in The Atlantic. "From Birmingham Read More
Bad Boy Ballmer: The Man Who Rules Microsoft , by Fredric Alan Maxwell. William Morrow, 278 pages, $26.95.
I recently caught up with an old friend I hadn’t seen in years. The afternoon winding down, I idly asked him whatever happened to his brother, a vicious little punk who ignited neighborhood cats for fun. Read More
