and we wish them successful listing. These guys who start something new and revolutionary which is good for the Earth, really have guts. And even when they have a lot of money, I might not want to share their life. At times it may be very hard.
This was the 3rd edition of FinNode USA Family Fun Day at the Beach! Meteo guys had tried to spoil the occasion with gloomy rain predictions but the mighty FinNode gang was able to drive the clouds away and we could enjoy delicious food and beach activities under lovely sunshine while changing news and ideas [...]
The world’s largest lighter than air ship, 240 ft long zeppelin, is now taking tourists over Silicon Valley. The company taking the challenge to bring back zeppelins in the US, is Airship Ventures, founded by Alexandra and Brian Hall. The airship carries the name Eureka. She was baptised at Moffett Airfield, Mountain View, this morning [...]
There is a cellphone in every kid’s pocket these days and it has the capability for multiple purposes. Schools in northern Finland are testing a NFC based system to see how it would serve the teenager, school, family and friends. MSG Software has developed the system and has been in Silicon Valley this week looking [...]
Normally this time of year we prepare for Black Friday queues to find bargains for Christmas presents. Shops have traditionally dropped the prices for the day after Thanksgiving to kick off holiday shopping season. I’ve been there only once, at six o’clock in the morning to enter Best Buy store at 7:30 just to be [...]
Now we have found the explanation to daylight savings time puzzle. It came out of nowhere when it was close to 5 pm and we needed to switch on the lights. This is a building which enjoy sunlight during the day = it has windows. We are told that we are saving daylight in summer. [...]
Normally hiding in Oregon far away from Silicon Valley hustle and traffic jams, Linus Torvalds took out his tuxedo and arrived to Mountain View to receive 2008 Fellow Award at Computer History Museum. -I’m happy there, I’ll stay in Oregon, he told to SVi reporter. When asked, how important he found his role for the [...]
At least one piece of good news these sad days when things go from bad to worse. Also in Ahtisaari land. I think Martti Ahtisaari’s Nobel Peace Prize was well deserved. He didn’t do it for money… We met in Paris in the 80′s and he was already called Father of Namibia for his efforts [...]
It is impossible to ignore the importance of getting greener – especially as Silicon Valley intellectual atmosphere is greening at rapid pace. Almost half of all cleantech investments benefited SV companies, according to market research by Cleantech Group. Many newspaper stories have started with the words Biofuels are responsible for higher food prices. But according [...]
Valittelin aikaisemmin Piilaakson ja San Franciscon julkisen liikenteen puutteita. Miten suunnitella ulkokuntalaisena tai matkailijana bussin, maanalaisen tai raitsikan käyttöä San Franciscossa, kun käytettävissä on sotkuinen paperikartta. Maybe, ehkä saamme parannuksen jo pian. Cisco kehittää Amsterdamin kaupungin kanssa matkustajan apulaitetta, GPS-tyyppistä PTA-pikkulaitetta, joka tietää, missä ja milloin bussit liikkuvat ja ovat tulossa sille pysäkille, jossa seisoa [...]