“It’s weird the people setting our national priorities have different priorities than the nation” LESS CLICKS Why do a newsletter? I calculated the amount of clicks this newsletter reduces, on (more…)
Memories are quite weird. So was when Marilyn Chambers touched my bottom.
I watch bunny ear rabbit TV. A network is doing a great job showing old horror films that deal with pandemics and social fears. All of a sudden Rabid is on, and I totally forgot about how much I loved (more…)
My new flip phone, and why… or “legit no one wants to talk about smartphone addiction because we’re alcoholics that aren’t ready to admit it”
This was about a simple feature on a new smart dumbphone that I am pretty amped about… the phone in general, as well as what it means in general. $60 a month savings, and not losing a thing from modern (more…)
Robocop and The Wire aren’t too different, you and I: How each deals with the dark side of The American Dream, and the collapse of city governance.
Dan Harmon is right. A film lazily titled “Robocop” should be a disaster. A forgettable B-film that is best for Mystery Science Theatre 3000. But that’s not what happened, and here we are. Re-watching (more…)
If you haven’t checked out Google Maps’ “Timeline” feature, it might be incredibly useful in your daily life.
My memory isn’t failing, but it can be pretty bad. I think Google Maps’ Timeline, which is an opt-out thing (it’s likely recording your location based information without you even being aware of it) could (more…)
Convenience erodes our ethical compass…. Uber & AirBnB are capitalist endgame of pure selfishness.
Most of you know I have problems with Uber. Of course, idealism is out the window when there’s savings or convenience (even if you risk some insurance company not paying a claim)… just like privacy is (more…)
Google Timeline is fairly remarkable.
https://www.google.com/maps/timeline That’s… remarkable. They’ve had a light version in maps, but this is pretty amazing. I’ve got ZERO privacy concerns, etc. I think prospective hubbies and (more…)
Google Maps Streetview has become a time machine.
So, if you go to street view on google maps, on the top left there is a “clock” icon under the address box. Click it, and you will see a timeline of every time a google street view car has recorded that (more…)
I heard you liked blog posts. Here are some of mine to start the year.
So, since I just had my friend update this blog, and you can actually read it on more than a 1987 monochrome screen, I thought I would compile a bunch of some of my past faves that might get your mind (more…)
The Paradox of Choice, and MTV’s late 90’s revolutionarily prescient “Zoo-TV” #NOU2
The Paradox of Choice http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice?language=en Highly recommend that. Upshot: Old days: You went shopping for jeans. There was one type. They (more…)