My Musings

  • IOTs have Ears

    So, soon the walls will really have ears. The latest article on our machines listening to us would be funny if such as scenario didn’t feel like an impending dystopian future. This incident was purely accidental, but in the hands of an authoritarian regime (Putin? Xi Jinping? Viktor Orban? Trump?), such listening devices would be…

  • Fake News Again

    Fake news is alive and well. I read last Friday that within 20 minutes of disclosure of the school shooter’s identity, people were creating fake Facebook accounts in the shooter’s name and making false implications about him, such as any alliance with the antifas or alliance with Hillary or alliance with Trump, etc. First, why…

  • BS Jobs

    This article about BS job is kind of funny and I suspect the guy leading the charge may not really understand what those so-called BS jobs entail or why they exist. What are BS jobs? Here’s some example he lists: clerical workers, consultants, telemarketers, corporate lawyers, service personnel, brand managers, middle management, etc. Telemarketers, if…

  • Blankenship Surge

    When I heard that Don Blankenship was surging in the polls, I thought, “What’s wrong with you people?” First Alabama with Judge Roy Moore and now Don Blankenship, the convicted CEO. Mr. Blankenship was CEO of coal company Massey Energy Company when there was a mine explosion killing 29 miners. I believe he was indicted…