There are many things Hollywood SciFi fails to do well. A great many. Some of the SciFi vids that do (more or less) well on the screen wouldn’t even get published in the legitimate SciFi industry (literature, dig?). Ok, fine. Two different standards, live with it. There is one thing Read more…
I’m going to mention a moment in History, and you can draw your own inferences as to whether I’m also discussing something current or not. The problem with history is that people think it’s Old, Dead, and Irrelevant to the present moment. I can tell you, however, that history always Read more…
Friend of mine was telling me a story about his insurance company(1). He took out an insurance policy for his car. Over the first year his rates kept going up. He called them to ask why: no tickets, no claims, no nothing, why are the rates going up? The agent Read more…
I see many books, lots of debate societies and lots of disinformation / misinformation about Capitalism, what it is, whether it’s Good or Bad, and so on. It’s really very simple. Start with merchants, tradesmen, farmers and ranchers who have goods and services to offer. People can simply swap goods Read more…
I happened to re-watch Star Trek V the other day(1) and was reminded of just how bad it is. Surely one of the all time bad movies (of which there are more than a few, unfortunately). It is amazing that Star Trek as a franchise survived. That Next Generation, DS9, Read more…
Be the Enemy of Totalitarianism, Totalitarian Governments, bloated bureaucracy, rule-bound work places… any where run-away Authoritarianism rears its head. For that way lies madness, destruction, annihilation. Just ask all such regimes of the past, all the dictatorships, fascisms, communisms, empires, corrupted republics and such in history. They failed, and they Read more…
Most numbers, as reported in the media, advertising, “news” and so on — even in “professional” papers — have little or no actual meaning. Example: “Four out of five doctors…” finish that sentence any way you want. Short version: it has no meaning without the following additional data: how many Read more…
Short version: cut it out! Longer version: in this day and age, with the culture as it is around scam phone calls (takers and fakers), don’t you realize that with EVERY unsolicited phone call it must be assumed that you are naught but a Thief? Some of you are for Read more…
I have a proposal. One that might alter the face of Human endeavors forever, and it needs only your cooperation. When ever any company calls you or emails you, when you did not contact them first, Boycott! Whether they are offering you insurance, loans, website design or “the candidate of Read more…
Rant Mode: On Yeah, ok. I rant about Microsoft rather a lot. But that’s because (among other things) I am a long time technology professional. Computer designer. Software designer. Programmer of several sorts. Amateur futurist. Plus. I’ve been doing these things for over 40 years. When I see the “big Read more…