It’s easy and lazy to bash the press; that’s why President-elect Trump does it. He also has plenty to hide, from his prior business dealings to his predatory sexual behavior. It’s also lazy to talk about the mainstream media and … Continue reading The Future Of The Press
The Internet Archive lost in a case that has seen some 500,000 books removed from the archive. Here are some thoughts and copyright related information from me. It’s a disappointing outcome. Continue reading Whither archive.org books?
Asked for a “void” check? Understand what “fractionals” are on a check? Been subject to performative security just to get basic things done? Let’s really talk about American retail banking. Continue reading ADP Thinks it’s still 1995
Recently a company you’ve never heard of and certainly didn’t give any kind of consent to store your personal data was hacked. It really is the worst possible type of hack that involved a data-broker happy to profit from collecting our data but not bothered enough to keep it secure. Continue reading You Identity and Future is at risk, act now!
You don’t own devices you buy if they are network connected. This is the story of a screw-up followed by massive 2-factor authentication problems and more. Continue reading So, I bought a stolen smart phone?
Navigating the US healthcare system can often feel like an exercise in frustration, especially when it comes to understanding the barrage of statements, bills, and charges that seem to come out of nowhere. Despite opting for email communications, the paper trail doesn’t seem to end. It’s a good thing I’m generally healthy, just dealing with the usual wear and tear that comes with getting older. Continue reading Drug Costs and Medical Charges Are Out of Control
This old nugget came up on social media again. At least here in Boulder County there is a belief that the number of unlicensed vehicles are the reason that the roads are in such a poor state of repair. Boulder … Continue reading Car Registrations pay for Roads? Nope.
Over the years Microsoft has continued to turn it’s flagship operating system into a bloatware nightmare. I still like Windows, despite being one of the biggest advocates for IBM’s adoption of Linux some 25-years ago, yes really. That said, Microsoft … Continue reading When Windows Is No Longer…
America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow It would indeed be ironic if the capitalist juggernaut that is America for the last 100-yeats came crashing down because it failed to heed the warning of Elinor Ostrom, Nobel … Continue reading NYTimes: America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow
While researching a music project for ctproduced.com, I stumbled across this article by Anita Poirier in the Los Angeles Free Press, December 28th, 1973. It’s a fascinating read given how we are depending on electric Vehicles to save the planet from an impending planetary melt-down. Both pages of the newspaper can be read here (PDF) – the pages also contain an interesting article on the EPA. Detroit and the federal government have turned their backs on the discovery of a low-cost, smog-free engine. This amazing machine, perfected by a Van Nuys engineering firm, actually operates on four wet cell, 6-volt … Continue reading Smog Free Engine Ignored