By now, I'm sure all internet users understand what algorithms are and how they work. If you have no life, read the works of Yuval Noah Harari to better understand how advertising has evolved from mostly passive presentation to the relentless brain-beating with algorithms. I'm 79 years old, and like so many my age, slow... Continue Reading →
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"Thunderstruck every 20 minutes"
What Could Go Wrong
Here’s what makes our current voting system work so well. Each of the 50 states control their own elections using a large % of volunteers. The inherent diversity of procedures makes it so much more difficult for any one bad actor to interfere. The people who run the elections are unsung patriotic heroes. Most of... Continue Reading →
“You may be right. I May Be Crazy.”
Billy Joel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_May_Be_Right_(song) The third line in the chorus of this great Billy Joel hit works really well for the point I'm about to make --- "But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for." Hypothetically, "purely" as they say --- if I was running for political office, I could behave irrationally and make... Continue Reading →



