Month: May 2022

  • The week that was

    The week that was

    Making Happy really happy, NYC cuts the cord, and UK’s pending chippie crisis.

  • Focusing on the Facts

    Focusing on the Facts

    Will Uvalde become America’s Port Arthur moment?

  • Steve Martin on side effects

    Steve Martin on side effects

    I have another site where I keep short quotes and other online ephemera but for longer pieces that I fear may disappear some day, I save them here. Enjoy. Side Effects by Steve Martin DOSAGE: take two tablets every six hours for joint pain. SIDE EFFECTS: This drug may cause joint pain, nausea, head-ache, or…

  • The week that was

    The week that was

    Johnny sprung a leak, George W. admits what we knew all along, and the Crosswalk Collective strikes again.

  • Technology fades into the background

    At this year’s Google I/O developer conference, CEO Sundar Pichai spoke of how augmented reality (AR) glasses embedded with Google’s real-time translation services could break down the language barrier in face-to-face communication. While not explicitly announcing any hardware, he did show a video with a pair of glasses with a heads-up display that would show the…

  • BirdCast

    BirdCast

    Think of the birds!

  • The week that was

    The week that was

    Tequila was just the beginning, environmentally-conscious mafioso, and the little engine that was retired.

  • The week that was

    The week that was

    The Goodwill treasure, an explosive carry-on, and the secret to popping the turret off a Russian tank.