Lights out manufacturing
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Lights Out

Okay…it’s hard to get anything done with all of what’s going on in the news. Last Sunday I believe we got the bombshell that a second Kavanaugh accuser had come forward and Michael Avanetti had given a heads up that in the coming days he would come forth with allegation from a third accuser. Then…

10 Years Since the Great Recession
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It’s Been 10 Years

Well, it’s been 10 years since the economy swooned and nearly fell off the cliff. Recently, there has been a few news articles about that scary time and more importantly, some introspection about whether we have learned anything since that time. Some articles have noted that many financiers have come away from the Great Recession…

Q Anon, Sacha Baron Cohen and the Evangelicals
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Q Anon, Sacha Baron Cohen, and the Evangelicals

Again, I wonder…what if an IQ of 100 still means you are stupid? A couple of astonishing incidents lately brings back that question. Evidence 1: Q Anon Evidence one is the Q Anon. When I first heard of this movement, my first thought was a flashback to The X-Files with its easy-on-the-eyes stars conducting investigations…

Smart Cities - Part 2 - the book The Smartest Places on Earth by Antoine van Agtmal
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Smart Cities Part 2

I finally finished The Smartest Places on Earth by Antoine van Agtmal. My overall impression is that in areas that used to have a large manufacturing base, they are starting to revive by moving up the skills ladder: medical, biotechnology, materials science, technology, etc; hence the name smart cities. The revival is also heavily predicated…