Going Against the Grain

Going Against the Grain

I was thinking about how Mitt Romney was able to stand up and go against the grain in the Republican party and do what he felt was the right thing to do. I keep reading that there were a few Republicans who thought privately Trump was unfit for the office but they never say it…

Evil

Evil

There is evil walking in the world. So much evil. This article tells about the latest dastardly deeds and in this instance, it includes a tech company helping a drug company pitch its opioid drugs to doctors so they can be prescribed to patients. The pursuit of profits is killing us. As I understand it,…

Using technology

Using Technology

Like I said in my prior post, at this time of the year, there are so many festivities going on. One of them was our company luncheon where I got together with some ladies as others played video games. We got to talking about using Excel to automate our work and one of them said…

What Robots Can Do

What Robots Can Do

Well, it looks like while we were sleeping, the robot revolution progressed on. Now, robots can: read, write, see, hear and understand, speak, smell, touch, move understand emotions, play games, debate, create, and read your mind. With the exception of the last item which is beyond humans’ ken, they cover pretty much most of the…

Flat Earthers and Skepticism

Flat Earthers and Skepticism

When does skepticism veers into the ridiculous? This pops up in my news feed. The flat earthers are back! The perturbing thing about the article, aside from the comment that the flat earthers conferences are growing, is the line that flat earthers are generally curious and hyper-skeptical. They question things; they perform experiments to prove…

Take 2 on AI Takeover
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Take 2 on AI Takeover

Yesterday, I had a rather long post about one writer’s positive take on the automation/artificial intelligence/robot trend coming fast at us. I didn’t buy in his positive thesis, even though I wanted to believe in something positive, but his thesis just didn’t convince me – it was too free market oriented. I did want to…