From Snowballs to Vapor

Number of words: 114 The small comets are giant, loosely packed “snowballs” with some kind of thin shell, made perhaps of carbon, that holds them together as they travel through interstellar space. But as they approach the electrically charged Earth, the electrostatic stress on these objects causes them to break up at an altitude of … Read more

The E-Commerce Landscape Post-Covid-19

Number of words: 2,260 Last week, Facebook announced something interesting. It rolled out a new product called ‘Shops’. Aimed at small businesses, it helps retailers upload their product catalogue on Facebook or Instagram, and will help users purchase it directly from these platforms. Facebook has launched this in partnership with a bunch of other players, … Read more

Political Commentary

Number of words: 315 A Collection of superb, hard hitting, humorous comments… *”In my many years I have come to a conclusion, … that one useless man is a shame,  two [useless men] is a law firm and three or more [useless men] is a government.”* ~John Adams *”If you don’t read the newspaper you … Read more