Come Heller high water … Twitter is doubling the number of characters for tweets from 140 to 280. So if you thought President Trump’s tweets couldn’t get any more nuts, guess again. I think it’s a mistake. Most people can’t be interesting with 140 characters. What makes … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2017
It’s Auchtoon Time: Robo Bill enters the race for governor
By John Auchter A few years ago, an episode of the TV sitcom "Parks and Recreation" featured a character, Congressman Dave Murray. He was a handsome, congenial politician who would perform perfectly everything his handlers asked of him — without question and without … [Read more...]
Will Puerto Rico get the Flint treatment?
Will Puerto Rico get the Flint treatment and receive underwhelming help in its hour of need? When it was discovered in 2014 that Flint was being poisoned by its own water, it took the state months to swing into action. (Just so you're sure, the quotes are intended to imply … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: What’s so wrong with cash?
By John Matonich I am continually amazed by folks I come across and their aversion to carrying cash. I really don’t know what it is, but they ought to be thankful that someone invented plastic or those stone tablets would be tough to cart around. It does make me wonder if they … [Read more...]
Here’s how to make sure data breaches like Equifax never happen again
The most frustrating thing about the Equifax data breach – other than your life savings potentially disappearing overnight, now or 25 years from now - is that no one will truly ever pay for it. The CEO certainly won’t pay for it, even though half of America had its private … [Read more...]
