May 23rd, 2019
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The New York Times Flubs Another Gaff On Mueller Report
May 21st, 2019The New York Times has flubbed (botched or mishandled) another gaffe (minor error) in its reporting on the fallout from the Attorney General William P. Barr’s summary of the findings from Robert S. Mueller III’s two-year investigation into …
The Case Against San Serif Type
I am not a fan of san serif typefaces, which puts me at odds with most web designers today, so I want to make the case for semi-serif and full-serif typefaces before they disappear forever. More specifically, I want to …
Tech Companies All-In on Blockchain Technology
With cryptocurrencies becoming a serious asset for investors, the concern has shifted from viability to protecting the accounts and transfers of owners. It is estimated that as much as 25 percent of all cryptocurrency is susceptible to hacking, and this …
A Short History of Adblockers and Their Effect on Us
The interesting thing about ad blockers is that they don't actually block most advertising. They are specifically designed to block display advertising - and they can only block display advertising when the advertising copy
The Colin Kaepernick Myth Is Dead
Colin Kaepernick recently reached an agreement with the National Football League that ended his lawsuit, but it is likely that the exposing of the false myth surrounding the quarterback led to him agreeing to sign for a much smaller amount …
Why Climate Change Arguments Won’t Change the Climate
We are living through a period in which we are seeing the collapse of the world order that we were born and raised in and watching as it is replaced by an alien socio-economic and political system that we don't …
Microsoft Removes Apps Connected with Cryptojacking
Microsoft was forced to remove eight programs from their app store after being notified by Symantec that these programs likely contained malicious malware that could be used in cryptojacking, which has now become the leading cybersecurity threat globally.
Patriots Defense Shuts Down Rams to Clinch Super Bowl LIII Win
When a contest features two of the top five offenses in the National Football League, one would think that offensive fireworks were going to be on display, but Super Bowl LIII proved to be anything but an offensive showcase. The …
Howard Schultz Could Be the Third-Party Candidate to Win
The announcement by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz that he would run for President in 2020 as an independent candidate has sent shockwaves through the Democratic Party. Immediately, it was declared that his entrance into the race would create a …
Mark Zuckerberg Denies Reports of False Facebook Accounts
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is firing back at reports by a former Harvard classmate that as many as 50 percent of the accounts on the social media website are fake. Aaron Greenspan, a classmate of Zuckerberg, has provided a 70+ …
U.S. Close to Withdrawing Troops from Afghanistan
After nearly 17 years of conflict, the United States looks ready to finally pull their troops from Afghanistan, according to a story in the Washington Post. In an ironic twist, the U.S. has reached an agreement with the Taliban, the …
Super Bowl LIII: New England Patriots-Los Angeles Rams
On Sunday, February 3, Super Bowl LIII will get underway as the New England Patriots will square off against the Los Angeles Rams in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. This will be the third straight Super Bowl appearance for the …
Tired of Robocalls? Time to #MakeEmDeaf
While the cellphone has helped to make life a whole lot more convenient, it has also introduced one of the most annoying consequences – the robocall. Everyday, millions of people across America receive automated calls related to insurance, credit cards, …
Journalism the Way it Used to Be
January 11th, 2019If you want to understand what has happened to the news, the best way to do that is to compare how news used to be produced against how it is produced today. In 2014, renovation workers removed a time capsule …
‘New York Times’ Sinks to New Lows
The New York Times recent attempt to discredit Donald Trump is another example of how this paper has sunk to the lowest depths of journalism, making it nothing more than the National Enquirer of politics.
Big Brother Wants Your Help to Track Down Pedophiles
It's no secret to anyone that we are all under constant surveillance. London is probably the most surveilled city in the world, with security cameras focused on just about every public place in the city, but most cities are now …
Bad Ending for “Crocodile Dundee”
Interest in the Crocodile Dundee franchise has been reignited by the strong reaction to a bizarre series of Tourism Australia commercials that first appeared during the 2018 Superbowl broadcast....but what happened to the "real" Crocodile Dundee?
Browns Can’t Win on Field, Look to Win PC War
It appears the Cleveland Browns appear poised to hire former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice to be the new head coach of the team, according to reports released on Sunday.
About Deer Crossings and Hurricane Seasons
"How do the hurricanes know when to start and stop forming? Do they watch Hurricane Central?" Of course not. This is really a matter of nomenclature rather than the conscious intent of the hurricanes. It turns out that, if a …
2020: How the Democrats Are Already Blowing It Again
This year, in what has been billed (incorrectly) as the most important midterm election in American history, the Democratic party absolutely failed to present the electorate with a national campaign, leaving it up to the individual candidates to put together …
Wanna Bet Democrats Take House? Europeans Do
While the stakes may be high for Americans, at least politically, millions of Europeans have a different kind of interest in the outcome. They are putting their money where their mouth is and are wagering on the outcome of Tuesday’s …
I am not important enough to be paranoid – and neither are you
I am not important enough to be paranoid. In fact, I’m not important enough to pay attention to myself. I don’t even read the stuff I post online. Why should I? No one else does. The idea that we are …
Remember This Memory Trick
human thought is randomized…and we spend our entire lives trying to think sequentially with our randomized brains. Therefore, attempting to solve problems one at time is pointless. Visualize all the parts of the problem. The one for which a solution …
Remember When Trump Blocked Federal Employee Pay Raises?
Mr. Trump, in his current role as a reality TV star portraying the president of the United States, has decreed that approximately two million federal employees will NOT receive salary increases scheduled for January of 2019,
A Star is Born Experience: New Wine in an Old Bottle
We went to see A Star is Born on its opening weekend and my summary description of the film is that several stars were born in the making of that film, with Oscar whispers already starting for the film, Bradley …
Stephen Hawking Feared A.I. and Genetic Upgrades
In Brief Answers to the Big Questions, Stephen Hawking gives his final statements on a number of pressing technological issues that were troubling him toward the end of his life, and for which he wanted to to go on record …
NY Times Explains how Donald Trump Became Donald Trump
December 17th, 2018The New York Times has published what amounts to a smoking-gun expose that explains exactly how Donald Trump created his myth and sold it to the American people, but those people who believe that this expose will make …
Red Sox Hang on to Down Yankees, 4-3, Advance to ALCS
The Boston Red Sox advanced to the American League Championship series on Tuesday night, holding off a rally by the New York Yankees in the ninth to win 4-3. A three run third inning backed the outstanding start by Rick …
Brock Holt’s Cycle Helps Pace Red Sox Historic Victory, 16-1
The Boston Red Sox got seven outstanding innings from Nathan Eovaldi and Brock Holt became just the 26th player in Major League history to hit for the cycle twice in his career, as the Red Sox crushed the New York …
Drunk While Flying: Minnesota’s Avian Alcoholics
There's an epidemic of drunkenness among the younger residents roosting in the small northeastern Minnesota town of Gilbert. where the town's avian residents are dive bombing the human residents of the town, flying around in circles, flying into windows and …
Judge Provides A’s Verdict as Yankees Advance, 7-2
It took just four pitches for New York Yankee slugger Aaron Judge to set the tone for Wednesday night’s American League Wild Card game. That was when the Yankees star blasted a two run homer over the left field wall …
The Democrats At War With Themselves
December 18th, 2018One of the most dismaying things about American politics in recent years, other than the election of Donald Trump as President, has been the devolution of the Democratic Party. From being the force behind such foundations of American …
Yankees Look to Downgrade A’s in AL Wild Card Contest
In the storied histories of the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics, the two teams have only met in the playoffs three times, all won by the Yankees. However, the two teams have never faced one another in a winner-take-all …
Democrats Are the Party of Machiavelli – Part I
The Democratic Party has fully embraced the ideas of Machiavelli in how to handle the rise of Republicanism in this country and will do anything they can to stop it - even including destroying the country.
Cryptojacking: The Newest Trend in Computer Crime
December 18th, 2018The newest trend in among hackers and other denizens of the dark underworld of the internet is something called cryptojacking, which is the practice of using your computer and your electricity to produce bitcoins for someone else by …
Glyphosate Could Lead to Half of Children Having Autism by 2025
The number of lawsuits against Monsanto, the maker of the weed killer Roundup, related to cancer has gone over 8,000 according to a story in Reuters. However, this may only be the tip of the iceberg in terms of the …
Kaley Cuoco Hints at ‘Big Bang’ Spinoff
September 25th, 2018As the cast and fans of the Big Bang Theory prepare for its last season, actress Kaley Cuoco has hinted that this may not be her last season portraying Penny Hofstetter. With season 12 beginning tonight on CBS, Cuoco, speaking …
Prostate Cancer 101: Not For Men Only
If you are a man - or are related to one - there is a one-in-nine chance that you will have to deal with prostate cancer during your lifetime because it is the second most common cancer for men and …
Is This the Final Season for Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady?
September 11th, 2018Most men seem to find that 40 is some kind of magical number. The body seems to slow down, it is harder to keep weight off, and the mental faculties don’t seem to be as acute as they …
Scientology’s War With Psychiatry Part 2
September 9th, 2018Though L.Ron Hubbard and Sigmund Freud were very different people, they agreed on one thing: that people, except in very rare cases, aren’t born mentally ill, but are made that way by traumatic events that happen during their …
Trump Shortchanges Federal Employees on Pay Hikes
September 6th, 2018The President of the United States, unlike the governors of forty-four U.S. states, does not have the power of the line item veto. Knowing this, Donald Trump is attempting to initiate the line item veto through presidential fiat, …
Scientology’s War with Psychiatry Part 1
If you happen to be running some machinery that uses electricity, if you use too much, what will probably happen is that either a fuse or a circuit breaker will blow. The reason this happens is to prevent even greater …
Consumers Conned by Restaurant Rankings: True or False?
Consumers are increasingly dependent upon second-hand recommendations from total strangers when deciding where to spend our money. Whether we refer to reviews posted online, or studies conducted by people who study market trends,
Required Watch List for News Junkies
If you’re a news junkie, or you are heading that direction, this list of films about the newspaper business should interest you. These films capture the essence of what Americans – rightly or wrongly – believe about the role and …
The WordPress Professional: Extracting Email Addresses
I’ve been building websites since the early 1990s. That was long before WordPress appeared in 2003, so I was building websites with HTML, PHP, and a whole bunch of other packages I would rather not remember even if
Why I Joined BindleSnitch – and Why You Should
Right off the bat, I have to tell you that Abraham Penziner is a pseudonym. I’m using a pseudonym, with the kind permission of BindleSnitch executive editor Alan Milner, who hates pseudonyms, including his own, because I am a widely-published …
Supreme Court Voids Minnesota Ban on Voter Political Apparel
States cannot completely bar people from wearing T-shirts, buttons or other apparel bearing political messages in polling sites, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in an important free speech decision striking down a Minnesota law as unconstitutional.
University of Chicago Eliminates SAT/ACT Requirement
The University of Chicago will no longer require ACT or SAT scores from U.S. students, sending a jolt through elite institutions of higher education as it becomes the first top-10 research university to join the test-optional movement.
Denise Morrison Steps Down as CEO at Campbell Soup
Campbell Soup Co. said that Denise Morrison is stepping down immediately after seven years as chief executive and that it may sell some brands after a bet on fresher foods failed to revive sales.
