Here’s one “easy” partial solution to the problems of government everywhere. World Wide, really, but in America in particular. To get into any public office (elected, appointed, hired, doesn’t matter, city, county, state or federal) you first have to pass a test. A basic competency test for Public Office in Read more
Sometimes on a DVD (you remember those, right? Way back when, like 5 years ago, yes?) you get previews that are rated before the preview starts with the curious statement “this preview has been approved for appropriate ages.” What the heck does that mean? “The preview may be seen by Read more
6,000 years (or so) of technological progress to achieve a world wide web of instant communication, where any one can talk to any one and what do we have? Latest posting from CNN on the Ukraine insanity is “photos posted that appear to be from the scene…” (italics are mine). Read more
Bethesda — a truly wonderful game company, unfortunately recently purchased by Microsoft(1) — has been making pretty good computer games for a long time now. Mostly each game they put out out has advanced the art of all gaming on computers to some extent. Some times a lot, sometimes less Read more
Heard a phrase today, “Happy Wife, Happy Life.” Every guy in the room nodded his head in agreement. After thinking about this for a bit, here’s a simple yardstick for you, gents. A “Wife” is not a possession. She is not a way to perpetuate “the family name” (which is Read more
So there I am, working on a computer, and I’m in the updates (the never-ending, interminable updates) and up pops this “ad” (update now or else, sort of thing) saying I can now take this computer to Windows 11. Ok. Groovy, even. (As they used to say.) EXCEPT, the way Read more
I get (a little) annoyed with Americans and especially American Politicians (who ought to be professionals in their craft) who talk about their “democracy.” It’s not a democracy. It never was. It’s a Constitutional Republic. Completely and totally different animal. My opinion is that any one who doesn’t know that Read more
A collage (or collision) of three items that struck my attention this morning. Thought the First: Just read an article where some folks(1) are hacking the Google and Alexa “home” stuff and can listen to everything going on in the home, and can even talk back, and carry on a Read more
Every time I pick up a Mr Coffee coffee pot and it dribbles all over the table, or every time I go to put a special sheet of paper in the printer to find the paper already in there is no longer properly in place and has to be adjusted before Read more