I did not watch one second of the spectacle that was the court proceeding apparently televised between these two famous people who have gotten divorced. I also, for the most part, did not really follow it on social media. So everything I have to say about this event is based on the knowledge and understanding …
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Lack of Tech Regulation Will Hurt American Economic Standing Soon
I'm a bit of a privacy nut; I'll admit it. I regularly make trade-offs and choose not to use a product or service, forgoing the "convenience" it might offer me because I have read and do not agree with the privacy policy. Such as with most tech companies in the US, because we have failed …
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The Tide Keeps Moving
I've had a number of conversations lately about movement, progress, stagnation and time. I think after two years of pandemic, which caused an absolute shake-up to all our status quo, go-go routines, people finally seem ready to figure out what the "new normal" is going to be. The problem is, many of us and our …
How to Argue Well
I went to a friend's birthday party a few weeks ago and it was fabulous to see people and engage. While I wouldn't say I know this person incredibly well, we have played in the band together for years. She's also married to another band member and the band even played a short set at …
Abortion is Legal, Period, End of Story, and Here’s How
Unless you have been living under a rock, you have likely heard about the leaked draft of a preliminary Supreme Court draft decision written by Justice Samuel Alito which completely overturns 1973's Roe v Wade decision, ensuring American women's right to privacy in relation to pregnancy-related health care, specifically abortion. While this leaked document is …
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Winners and Losers
Last week was a rough one. Russia's attempt at the wholesale destruction of their neighbor Ukraine is one of many ongoing conflicts. On the (American) domestic front, we had the Senate Judiciary hearings for the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, who WILL BE confirmed as the first Black female Supreme Court Justice next month. With …
When Will We See?
Russia did not start a war in Ukraine on February 24th, 2022. They have been engaging in 21st century warfare with "the West" and "democracy" for nearly a decade. Ukraine is currently enduring a hybrid assault of 21st and 20th century offensives from their neighbor, but we are still primarily talking about the tanks, soldiers …
There Is Nothing More to Say
Here we are again on Monday night and I have no blog post prepared. This has been one hell of a week. I wasn't sure I could gather the strength to work today, but somehow I managed. The stress and news stemming from the Russian War of aggression against Ukraine, and the whole of Europe, …
Does the “Root Cause” Even Matter?
I've been working on data processing and software for most of my career. One of my best skills in my job is finding the root cause of client-reported data errors in our products. This means that even after a ticket has been created by client support and bounced around to multiple people in my department …
Racism and White Supremacy are Killing Democracy
Last week, in the days that followed Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, and the federal holiday created to recognize it, the US Senate voted on the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. While the vote on the bill was a tie (50-50, a party-line vote), the bill did not go to the Vice President to break …
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