Ben Zobrist: A Valuable Letdown

A few days ago, our very own sternfan1 -- whom I love with all my blogging heart -- posted an OPS analysis of Ben Zobrist entitled "We have our very own One Hit Wonder."

Gaming tutorials: only for the dumb?

Anyone born in the late '70s or early '80s in New Zealand would have many entertainment-related challenges to contend with.

From beetle-kill pine to pellet stove fuel

It was sorrow that compelled Rosalie Bianco to act. “I was in Grand County a couple of years ago,” she recalls.

Atwood On Science, Fiction And 'The Flood'

Margaret Atwood's new book The Year of the Flood describes a dystopic world full of evil corporations, barbaric criminals and science gone wrong. She talks about the real science in the novel and what can be done to keep her fiction from becoming reality.

A chat with Microsoft Principal Researcher Bill Buxton, Part I

The man who invented the multi-touch user interface—more than two decades before the iPhone—talks about tech from the last quarter century

Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: H-P culture crumbled further under Hurd

The drama surrounding Mark Hurd’s abrupt departure as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co. has shined an unflattering light on the company, writes Therese Poletti.