In Memory of Steve Jobs
By John Romano (YBH) - Steve Jobs probably has more to do with how you and I spend our days than anyone else currently on the face of the planet. The Bell Curve dictates how most data is distributed for any given set. Mr. Jobs is to the far, far, right of that curve. The excellent part. From co-creating the Atari game Breakout to the [...]
LG G2X Ready to take on the iPhone?
By John Romano (YBH) - Unfortunately, I'm not in the league with The Wall Street Journal's Walter Mossberg or TechGuy Leo LaPorte. When I buy new technology, I have to pay for it. Alas, there has been a small changing of the guard here at YBH! We have bought our first piece of non-Apple computer technology in about five years. We've made [...]
“We Have Your Husband” – A Quick Review
By John Romano (YBH) - "We Have Your Husband" by Jayne Garcia Valseca and Mark Ebner is a book about people. Sure the plot is simple: A wealthy (at least in the eyes of the kidnappers) businessman is abducted in broad daylight in Mexico. His family fights to get him back. The husband is either killed or set free. The end. The [...]
CBS and the San Francisco Chronicle: A Contrast in Courage
By John Romano (YBH) - The San Francisco Chronicle has displayed remarkable courage standing up to the Obama White House. During a fundraiser last week in California, a group of anti-everything protesters sang a song during the President's speech. The President stood by, let the folks finish their tune and then proceeded with his [...]
CBS News “Declines to Comment” Over Suppressed Obama Recording
By John Romano (YBH) - I've been rather hard on CBS radio reporter Mark Knoller over the last few days. Mr. Knoller is the reporter that broke the story of President Obama calling some federal workers "slugs" and revealed audio of a testy President Obama chastising Republicans and asking,"You think we're stupid?" of the GOP. The remarks [...]
The YBH! Daily Living Index
By John Romano (YBH) - Introducing the YBH! Daily Living Index (DLI). The DLI is a simple weighted average of the prices of select commodities, the cost of which directly affect Americans' daily activities. The index will feature a mix of commodity futures prices from FCOJ (if you've ever seen the movie "Trading Places" you'll know [...]
CBS Refuses to Release Full Obama Donor Conversation. Why?
By John Romano (YBH) - Last week Mark Knoller of CBS broke a seemingly big story. He released partial audio of President Obama talking to donors on a mic that was inadvertently "hot". The tidbits CBS released were great. Chief among them was Mr. Obama calling some Federal employees "slugs" and his taking a much nastier tone with the GOP [...]
America After Steve Jobs
By John Romano (YBH) - Steve Jobs probably has more to do with how you and I spend our days than anyone else currently on the face of the planet. The Bell Curve dictates how most data is distributed for any given set. Mr. Jobs is to the far, far, right of that curve. The excellent part. From co-creating the Atari game Breakout to [...]
