Daily Archives: August 8, 2013


Back in the late '90s net bubble days, tech startups selectively stated earn…

Back in the late '90s net bubble days, tech startups selectively stated earnings

Remember "pro-forma" earnings when Silicon Valley companies would ignore all kinds of items to make it look like they were making a profit right up until the moment they filed for bankruptcy? That's kind of what +Tesla Motors did yesterday.

Unlike those bygone net companies like WebVan and Pets.com, #Tesla is a real business and may well reach real sustained profitability at some stage. It's just not quite there yet. 

The real news today is that Tesla lost $30.5 million
A closer look at Tesla’s ledger reveals the news isn’t as rosy as the headlines say. The company posted a net loss of $30.5 million last quarter, and that’s the real story.

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Despite fear mongering headlines, your car is in no imminent danger of being hac…

Despite fear mongering headlines, your car is in no imminent danger of being hacked

That's not to say it will always be secure, but for now you are still at greater risk from someone with a pair of pliers going after your brake-lines than you are from a hacker.

#carhacking   #hackers  

Why you shouldn’t worry about your car getting hacked
A recent video illustrated what could happen if hackers tapped into your car and took control away from you. But as scary as that sounds, you have little cause for worry.

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My friend Sam White is producing Othello in Downtown Detroit next week

There's a very nice write up on MLive.com.  If you are in Detroit on Aug 14, check it out at Grand Circus Park, the show is free. http://www.campusmartiuspark.org/parks/Grand-Circus-Park

Shakespeare festival in Detroit? Outdoor performance of ‘Othello’ a first step
When Samantha White was 14, she saw Laurence Fishburne star in the movie version of Othello. The Detroit actor and producer remembers being “shocked and pleased” by seeing a Shakespearean protagonist who looked like her.

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