Prepping for Winter...Geek Style

Ok, so now that BB has moved from Southern California to Boston ive realized 2 things. 1) Boston has these things called "seasons", unlike SoCal, and 2) Winter in Boston = not too fun. Whats a Business savy executive or Lab Geek to Do? Read LifeHacker of course! Life hacker has posted an article about keeping up productivity during a snow-day, and will also be posting articles relevant to you geeks out there who want to make sure you keep busy with projects during those cold winter months. Check out Lifehacker this month for cool (wait..or Hot?) Winter tips...[LifeHacker] [Snow Day Productivity]

Scientists and Investors Clash with C.E.O.'s

A new article in the Wall Street Journal talks about the next sector to be hit by "Bonus hungry CEO's"...Biotechnology. After the banking, auto-industry, and hedge-fund sectors fell to much public scrutiny for its bordering-on-insane executive bonuses, investors are looking at some executive payouts for Biotechnology, and seeing the same trends. The WSJ article even talks about some executive payouts for small pharmaceutical companies that representeded over 10% of the companies market-cap. Shouldnt these companies be spending the vast majority of their money on R&D, and less on executive bonuses and marketing? Check out the full article, and tell us what you think. Do these executives deserve these payouts, or is it a load of BS? [Link]

Are you an underpaid Scientist or Engineer?

Could you benefit by moving to another location? Since scientists are usually under-paid and biotech is a huge sector in most cities (Austin, San Francisco, Boston) This salary calculator will tell you if you get more bang for your buck if decide to move to a different city. I was actually shocked to learn that living expenses in Boston, MA compared to Orange County, CA are actually 40% cheaper! Check it out, you might be surprised at what you find... [Link].