Fini-Edge-Reports

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in modern America are not departures from our founding principles but rather the fulfillment of ideals articulated by the nation’s architects. While the practical application of these values has evolved over centuries, the philosophical foundation for DEI can be traced directly to the words and vision of America’s founders, including George Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration’s Promise and DEI’s Mission Thomas Jefferson’s most famous contribution to American political philosophy appears at the very beginning of the Declaration of Independence: ...

Microsoft may be a Monopoly, but being a commercial software vendor is far worse. Do you hate Microsoft? Do you love Linux? Do you hate AOL? Do you love Apple? Do you hate Apple? And why should any computer company make this much emotional difference to anyone? Because this technology matters. It can make your day to day life vastly better. It can make tedious tasks interesting. It can make hard task easy. It can turn sinking companies into rising ones. It can eliminate distance in personal communications. It can free the blind and deaf from their isolation. ...

Are you frustrated by your computer? Whether you’re a first time user or a mainframe assembler hacker, the answer is almost definitely yes. You’re probably using a Windows machine. That is about to change. And this change will have as much impact on you, your computer, and the economy as the Internet already has. You may have heard of Linux. It’s been getting lots of press lately - 20 or 30 articles per week. The week I’m writing this report we find the San Francisco Chronicle asking: ...