Do HEPA Vacuum bags contain fiberglass?
A UK doctor posted a Youtube video claiming that HEPA vacuum filter bags contain fiberglass. That claim has since been disputed by many. Further, the UK doctor, Simon Freilich, has…
Why I am walking away from social media including #Facebook and #Twitter
Why I am walking away from Twitter and Facebook. Or stated another way, "Why are we voluntarily signing up to receive online propaganda conducted as mind control and manipulation operations?"…
Loyalty Cards are used to spy on your purchases, and not just with the vendor
The story of how that Sudafed ad got to me begins at Walgreens. As I bought tissues and Afrin, I keyed in my phone number so I could get loyalty…
Social media, confirmation bias and its use in marketing #FakeNews #Propaganda #SocialMedia
(I originally posted this on May 24, 2014, about 2 1/2 years before “fake news” became a popular meme. Since then, social media has become a friction-less platform for the…
“Study: Social media users shy away from opinions”
Study: Social media users shy away from opinions | Technology | KATU.com – Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Breaking News – Portland, Oregon. Study suggests people post what they…
How to Use Contests and Giveaways to Get User-Generated Content
Good ideas! How to Use Contests and Giveaways to Get User-Generated Content. User generated content contests – and voting polls – encourage users to pass a link on Facebook and…
How to save your Instagram photos and then delete your account
In light of Instagram’s new policy to license out user’s photos for ads, without specific permission or compensation, users are canceling their Instagram accounts in droves: Oh My Tech!: How…
“Fisherman Builds DeLorean-Style Hovercraft, Aims for Google Job”
I need to finish my hovercraft (really): His resume includes crab fisherman and maker of a hovercraft that looks like the car from the movie “Back to the Future.” via…
You need a website, you need a blog
If you don’t have even a basic website up and running these days, your prospective customers and clients are going to have a hard time seeing you as being relevant.…
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Future trends in Information Systems and Technology
This past Saturday I attended an IEEE Computer Society-Seattle sponsored seminar on future trends in information systems and technology. Speakers covered a very wide range of topics. Here is a…