No. 854: Raising new towers, defending digital assets and throwing some shade on Punxsutawney Phil
Phil is just a liberal psyop: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the first Friday of February and the second day of the new…
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No. 853: Coastal repairs go forward, ideas go backward and the Doomsday Clock stands still (that’s bad)
One giant leap: It’s Wednesday already but still January out there, intrepid innovators, with a supersized new month now just hours away. “Supersized,” of course, is a relative term….
No. 852: Dentists drill, seaplanes soar, wind farms wheel-and-deal and SBU scientists earn a cool million
Flight plan: Well done, intrepid innovators! You’ve soared through another red-eye workweek, with another two-day respite on final approach. It’s Friday out there, and you’ve gotta wing it for…
No. 851: Old money, new lifeforms and more resilient LI coastlines, with plenty of nice things to say about you
Soggy slog: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we splash through the midpoint of another wet winter workweek. Fortunately, this damp precipitation situation can’t stop intrepid innovators like you…
No. 850: Lock and load! We’re firing guns, popping corn and spending billions, with really quirky cheese
Winter wonder: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and a wintry Friday at that, as Long Island braces for more sub-freezing temperatures and another round of light snow. It’s kind…
No. 849: With crazy socks, hot rum, young inventors and the unmistakable intonations of Darth Vader
From the Department of Horseshoes and Hand Grenades: Welcome to a wicked-cold Wednesday, intrepid innovators, as we follow up the early-week winter storm with a shivering deep freeze. While…
No. 848: On meditation, mindfulness and mild criticism – and it’s quitting time! (Or is it?)
Getting there: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators – for roughly half of you, the precipice of a three-day weekend. Yes, the third-Monday-in-January federal holiday commemorating American civil rights icon Martin…
No. 847: In which nations unite, history lives, galaxies spill their secrets – and we can’t get enough Rockefeller
Bold prediction: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hurdle the wet and windy hump – and if you think this is bad, wait until next week, when Long…
No. 846: One for the birds, filled with medical waste, failed wind farms and stinky Hollywood sequels
One down, 51 to go: Welcome to the first Friday of 2024, dear readers, as we look forward to a weekend of holiday-decoration removals (unadorning? de-decorating?) and possibly snow removal…
No. 845: Foul air, polluted water, a Da Vinci flop … and chocolate-covered cherries to make it all better
Here we go again: Here we are, intrepid innovators, right where you left us – chronicling the inventors, investors, entrepreneurs and executives who make Long Island a thriving socioeconomic center…
No. 844: On holiday feasts, bright lights, favorite games and IDA gift packages … and to all, a good night!
That’s a wrap: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday but the very last Wednesday before Christmas, and the second-to-last hump day of 2023. Yes, the big,…
No. 843: In which e-gamers get a room, Nero fiddles and longshots win the day (plus other trivial matters)
Almost there: Welcome to Friday, dear readers, and not just any Friday but the Friday before the last full workweek of the year. Yes, by this time next week,…
No. 842: Ride ’em, cowboy – we’ve got horses, portable power packs and hot cocoa (plus septic stipends)
Saddle up: Howdy, cowgirls and cowboys! Grab them reins, ’cause we’re galloping straight through another busy workweek. To spur you along, here’s a high-in-the-saddle innovation review – the least…
No. 841: Powering up, following the GPS, lighting the menorah and getting stiffed by Albany, as usual
Makes an impression: Another workweek conquered, another weekend earned … very inspiring, intrepid innovators, as always. We’re so moved by your performance that we prepared this heartening newsletter to…
No. 840: In which we pawn our junk, nuke our food and feed the hungry, with new offshore-wind resources
El no-no: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we plow into the heart of December – the only plowing we’re doing here on Long Island, with long-range temperatures running high and nary a…