Apples to Oranges to Tomatoes

• Tech

Comparing Google and alternate search engines isn't fair. Google doesn't have "better" results, they have different results, compiled using different methods, for different purposes. Backing…

Forgiving Debt, Forgetting Debt

• Politics

Student Loan debt is 1.75 trillion dollars as of 2022. $1,750,000,000,000.00. So many 0s, wow! This number is way too large to simply forgive, right? No, not even close. The number is paltry. It could be forgiven without blinking. The questions is, should we?

Understanding Access, Authorization, Athentication and Understanding

• Tech

A semi-technical explanation of common terms used in technology security and cryptography. Without understanding the basic terms it is impossible to intelligently discuss the impications of rules and laws regarding these subjects.

Space and Spaces

• Design

Which is greater: box or boxes, apple or apples, house or houses? Which is greater, space or spaces? "We need a bigger house, we need…

Google is the Papparazzi

Google is the Paparazzi of the Internet. They don't limit their stalking to people of fame, they target everybody. They covertly track users everywhere: on their sites, on other sites, at your home, on the road. Text, facial, and voice. Digitally, physically, mentally and spiritually. Instead of a camera they use spyware, malware, and adware that they call software (and they use cameras). Search, Maps, Android, Gmail- they didn't make these out of kindness- these are surveilence tools. Like paparazzi, they use your discreetly taken information and sell access to the highest bidder (advertisers).

A Search for Better Results

• Business
• Design
• Tech

A guide book for how to compete against Google. DuckDuckgo could fairly quickly step up their game (which is already impressive) with some improvements to…

Rating Ratings

• Design

Since the dawn of of our species man has looked to the heavens and pondered at the meaning of the stars. Well maybe they did,…

Dystopian by Design

• Design
• Tech

We are living in a time that past sci-fi authors used to dream about. We have been slowly boiled, not realizing we are getting cooked. There is a war being fought for the top of the food chain and humans are not winning, we are quietly deserting and supporting the machines.

The Giving Pledge

• Wealth

"The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward.” ― Carol Ryrie Brink The Giving Pledge, what is it?…