Software: Dark patterns in UI design
Gee, see anything unusual in this user interface prompt at a web site I just visited?
Follow up: How public health fooled America
This column was published in November 2021. Looking back, everything said in the column proved to be true. Source: How Fauci Fooled America | Opinion
Follow up: “No Snow” California coming
A year ago: A year later: As of now, California has it’s 2nd deepest snow pack in their history records. It’s officially the snowiest season to date in Lake Tahoe…
Software: Microsoft adds ChatGPT to no-code/low-code software creation tools
Microsoft Corp on Monday bundled the technology behind ChatGPT with its Power Platform that allows users to develop applications with little or no coding, the latest integration of artificial intelligence…
Business: Businesses pushing “premiumization” to squeeze more from customers
They are doing a mix of practices attempting to persuade you that their products or services are a “premium” offering to which you should pay more. Airlines did this by…
Demographics: Many confused by media disinformation
First, it’s the fertility rate issue – 75% of the world’s population lives in countries where the fertility rate is below population replacement levels. This chart is for the U.S.…
Demographics: Percent of teens who work at jobs
If possible, I recommend most teens avoid jobs while going to school. Teens are better off investing in their education – it makes little sense to spend hours at minimum…
What’s old is new again: “Working Weekends is New Normal For Tech Layoff Survivors”
Back in the 1980s, tech companies promoted something called “flex time” – meaning you could, allegedly, set your own start and end time each day. Come in late but then…
Brain injuries: Long-Term Cognitive Deficits Seen With Traumatic Brain Injury
I should not even be functional: The researchers found that people who reported three or more concussions had significantly worse cognitive function; those who had four or more mild concussion…
Automation: Security guards replaced by autonomous robots
Robot security guards are patrolling office hallways, spotting problems and telling jokes. Source: Security robots are starting to replace human guards