Short product life: why I switched from Mac to Windows-based PCs
Over the years I owned an original Mac notebook (1999 time frame), a dual processor G4 desktop, and later 2 Macbooks (first one was stolen), and then a MacPro 1,1…
This is America – Happy Independence Day
This, below, is America, not the constant drumbeat of horrible, terrible scary news trumpeted by the media as they seek to divide us and tear us down rather than build…
By age 23, climate/fossil fuels protester has spent 5 years traveling the world to exotic locations
The female protestor who sparked fury today when she glued herself to priceless artwork in the National Gallery has been accused of being a jet-setting sailor who has racked up…
Follow up: Monkeypox projection made May 24, 2022
May 24, 2022: Forecast for monkeypox case growth to 300 million by end of June 2022 and everyone on the planet in July of 2022. June 28, 2022: Monkeypox case…
Legal Problems with Drone Detection and Defense Systems
Trying to stop bad drones? This article dives into the different types of counter drone systems (drone jammer, anti-drone gun, etc.) & their legal problems. Source: Big Legal Problems with…
“IBM settles age discrimination case that sought top execs’ emails”
Rather than enable damaging email correspondence to become part of the public record, IBM settles age discrimination case that sought top execs’ emails This is not the first time IBM…
Safety Culture
I was recently in another western country and noticed the lack of “safety culture” there. After my return, I saw other U.S. citizens who had moved to that country also…
You don’t like how the country is going: Can you just pack up and move to another country?
Generally, no, you cannot. After the SCOTUS ruling on abortion, online forums are filled with people saying this is no longer “their country” and they will move elsewhere. They are…
Only about 1 in 5 engineering degrees go to women
Of all the fields in STEM – or science, technology, engineering and mathematics – the engineering workforce has the lowest proportion of women, at 14%. Source: Only about 1 in…
What does “surge” even mean?
Media redefines the term “surge” – I guess. Says we are now having a “surge” in new cases of Covid. Really? And the full record, for context: