Technology Disrupting Evil The nerds and geeks that were the butt of jokes in high school became "tech bros" and the titans of the information revolution. And with great power, came great irresponsibility.
Technology Is it a Duel, a Clash of Gladiators, or a Freak Show? Will Tech Titans Really Fight in a Cage? Seriously? If two tech titans abandon their dignity in order to get into a ring to fight; what do we call it besides pathetic? Would the Musk-Zuck Thrilla in Vanilla Be a Duel or More like Gladiators?
Science The Rocket's Dead Glare After the explosion, the female narrator, apparently without irony, told the audience, “There, as you saw, and as we promised, an exciting end to the Starship Inaugural Integrated test flight.”
Science The Last Card? While the narrative of Von Braun’s “Last Card” theory unrolls like a terrific science fiction novel that might have been written by Isaac Asimov, the Internet and UFO groups are abuzz with either fantastical or prescient interpretations of the recent shoot downs of “objects” of North America...
Technology A Robot Wrote this Article. No, Really. Is it hyperbole anymore to think that those scary, sci-fi movie warnings are at hand? AI "learns" from continued use, it builds upon data points that are continually being added to the internet. And these days, how hard is it to imagine that the machines really are smarter than we are?
Technology Love or hate it, Silicon Valley Continues to Tech-Up our Lives in 2023 The great thing about technology is its ability to support and sometimes take simple tasking from us. The bad thing about technology is its ability to take simple tasking from us.
Technology Let’s Open Our Eyes! Customer Service is Really DIY in an Ill-Fitting Disguise I’m particularly amused by the bot with the guy-next-door voice who says, “And you can talk to me in regular sentences.” Sure thing. Here goes: “Why the f….k can’t I speak to someone who is paid to help me?” Response: “I don’t understand your question, can you try again please.” Point made.
Nature A 13-Billion-Year-Old Perspective On Things The James Webb Space Telescope reminds us that our problems don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy, glorious universe. For that matter, neither do we.
Technology I Upgraded My Cell Phone Cell phone upgrades happen at the crossroads of funeral planning and new car buying.
Technology Infobesity: Yep. It’s Time to Unplug... for Your Health Information overload, infoxication, information anxiety, or information explosion: no matter what you call it, it’s about a lack of balance. I thought I had it under control, but I had to take an honest look at my new habits...