Jan 18, 2021 | news, Politics
I want you to read an extraordinary letter about science. I teared up when I read it a couple of days ago, although, granted, that’s not a high bar – as I get older, I get teary watching The Great British Baking Show, and truly emotional moments (the end of Pixar...
Jan 13, 2021 | bruceb, news, Politics
I can’t wait until 2020 finally ends! You look puzzled – oh, I understand! A lot of people weren’t expecting the epilogue to 2020, which will continue for another week or so. Think of it as a hangover following a particularly unpleasant night of anger-drinking and...
Jan 7, 2021 | news, Politics
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu Yesterday there was a terrorist attack against the United States by armed insurrectionists occupying Capitol buildings at the direction of the President. And I am more hopeful...
Dec 21, 2020 | Android, Apple, business, Chrome, Facebook, Google, Internet, law, Microsoft, mobile, news, Office, Office 365, Office tips, OneDrive, Outlook, Politics, Privacy, security, web_services, Windows tips, Windows10
We made it to the end of 2020! Almost done with Season 4 of the miniseries from hell, “The Decline And Fall Of The American Trumpire.” The next 29 days will move at a pace that makes glaciers look speedy, just like the last nine months. The best we can hope is that...
Nov 22, 2020 | business, Facebook, Google, Internet, law, news, Politics, web_services
On October 14, the New York Post published a story alleging that smoking gun emails on Hunter Biden’s laptop implicated Joe Biden in corrupt schemes. It was immediately obvious that the story was almost certainly complete bullshit. Today, a few weeks later, it has...
Nov 19, 2020 | Amazon, business, Facebook, Google, Internet, law, news, Politics, web_services
Settle down, this is important. We’re going to talk about Section 230. I understand that you have no idea what that is. For now, take my word for it. I wouldn’t put you through this if it wasn’t a big deal. Section 230 is the key to understanding Facebook and Twitter....
