Eric Schmidt might have seemed a little out of place speaking at a luncheon commemorating NASA's 50th anniversary; an astronaut or someone who had at least worked for the agency might have been a more commonsense pick. Schmidt had some interesting things to say, though, and effectively stirred up several discussions.
One of them relates to the concept of openness. According to
The trouble is that, as far as Schmidt and Google go, some people see this as a pot-kettle situation. Compared to other companies, Google's great at putting out press releases and blog posts, but certain information is strictly off limits.
Another suggestion of Schmidt's related to taking the Internet to spacecraft. Schmidt isn't the first person, even within Google, to bring this up;
The last subject we'll touch on relates to a less controversial issue, and is instead more a matter of recognition. In March of last year,
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