When the story of this third decade of the 21st century is told ( if it ever will be), the level of the United States’ response to a worldwide pandemic will stand out as one of its worst failures. The laggard and selfish response of a significant industrialized power, who had at its disposal, great… Continue reading The great surrender
Category: Technology
Unlinked and out. The steady decline of Linked In.
According to Linked In’s own mission statement, the purpose of Linked In is: ” is simple: connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful. … Today, LinkedIn leads a diversified business with revenues from membership subscriptions, advertising sales, and recruitment solutions under the leadership of Ryan Roslansky.” If that is the avowed purpose… Continue reading Unlinked and out. The steady decline of Linked In.
Throwback Thursday One of my Pet Peeves.
It is Thursday again and time for a (slightly) older post, this one from 2014. Given the crush of news about The President being as childish as ever while fucking up being in Japan, I thought it would be worth reviewing a non-political subject. Enjoy. From August 27, 2014. I am sorry it’s been a… Continue reading Throwback Thursday One of my Pet Peeves.
It’s all downhill from here…..
This has been a busy week, I am in the middle of a heavy travel schedule and have also been just in shock watching the “President” show the entire world how fundamentally unfit for the the job he is. If the last two weeks have not convinced you how totally worthless one Donald J. Trump… Continue reading It’s all downhill from here…..
So here is a tech question I know someone out there can answer.
This is about Apple’s fight with the FBI. I, by the way, am siding with Tim Cook because I don’t want the FBI having a back door to look at my porn phone. ( Even though I stopped being an I phone user two phones ago, and I have no doubt that Android has already… Continue reading So here is a tech question I know someone out there can answer.
Not liking the competition
Back when I was in Japan, I remember vividly the complaints of Western Women, evil arch enemy of all us great guys who savored living there, complaining about us coming down with “Yellow Fever”. Now it seems technology is going to replicate that cultural conflict on a grand scale: A campaign has been launched calling for a… Continue reading Not liking the competition
Acceptable Substitutes
I am a big fan of IGoogle. Its a great way to put the content of your favorite news sites and blogs all together in one place-and then make it your default home page when you fire up the browser. It makes a great aggregator and allows me quickly browse for headlines-then click on links… Continue reading Acceptable Substitutes
Not boding well for the new year
Well we rang in the new year in fine -well, sort of fine fashion. Went over to our neighbors house and watched all the fireworks, drank champagne and beer and came home about 3 AM. S.O. fell into bed-without even so much as a "Happy New Year" handshake. I'm taking it as a good sign… Continue reading Not boding well for the new year
Feel the power of the dark side!
Rick Blaine: "So how we doing tonight?" Croupier: "A couple of thousand less than I thought there would be…….." And why is that exactly? Because yours truly just bought a Mac Book Pro with a Retina display! After hearing Spike loft its praises-I decided to take the plunge-aided in part by the urgings of… Continue reading Feel the power of the dark side!
The cycle is in the middle
In the middle of a hectic work / travel schedule. Have a trip to elsewhere in Deutschland on the horizon, immediately followed by a trip back to the Whining States of America. Part business-part familial pilgrimage. In the interim-between going back and forth to both work and the doctor-I got a new toy: I finally… Continue reading The cycle is in the middle