Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene

There are two things top of mind lately: the hurricane season and the election cycle. It’s hard to think of much of anything else. Hurricane Helene is making a beeline for the panhandle or Big Bend of Florida, looking like to hit Tallahassee squarely. This morning it was predicted to make landfall as a Cat…

Do you know FRED?
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Do you know FRED?

No, I’m not talking about a particular person. I’m referencing the Federal Reserve Economic Data. This all came about when I heard something so mind boggling that I had to do some research. Basically, I saw something that said the US had added 51 million jobs since 1989 or since the fall of the Berlin…

Most stunning debate ever?

Most stunning debate ever?

“They are eating dogs!” From He-who-must-not-be-named, debate in Pennsylvania on September 10, 2024 And so, an insane season kicks off. I think it will be insane. Maybe it will quiet down. There were many notable moments in the debate but the one that most news reporters started off with was the one about immigrants eating…

Bad use of software tools
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Bad use of software tools

AI as a replacement tool While a lot of the consulting firms and technology companies urge other companies trying to deploy AI to regard AI as a complement to human intelligence, there are other companies – the more Milton Friedman, capitalist, free market types, the more harsher types – deploying AI as a way of…