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The Arrogance of Amazon

When Amazon Web Services (AWS) lost a $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing contract to rival Microsoft Azure, the ecommerce giant should have just packed it up and called it a day. After all, nobody likes a sore loser. Especially an arrogant one. Case in point: AWS CEO Andy Jassy, who[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on December 8, 2019 in
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The Oppression Delusion

Just Because You’re Paranoid Doesn’t Mean They’re Not Out to Get You – Anon There’s growing evidence that we are turning college students into paranoid schizophrenics with delusions of persecution. And that can’t be good. A few minutes into a recent talk by noted scholar Heather Mac Donald at Holy[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on December 4, 2019 in
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The Problem With Online Political Ads Isn’t Facebook — It’s Congress

The 2020 election is around the corner and everyone is going out of their minds over online political ads. Russian interference, fake news, platform bias, privacy concerns — there certainly seems to be a long list of concerns. The thing is, I don’t get what all the hoopla’s about. The[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on December 2, 2019 in
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The Long-Term Effects of Trump Derangement Syndrome

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has just released the results of a groundbreaking new study on the long-term effects of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). As health experts and researchers have long feared, there are a large number of secondary disorders associated with TDS, an epidemic that has gripped the[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on December 1, 2019 in
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Thanksgiving, Misgiving and Forgiving

We’ll use almost any excuse to goof off and party, but let’s face it; holidays are no-brainers. Especially Thanksgiving.   No gifts to give. No religion to fake. Just four fun-filled days of food and football with family and friends. And yet, something’s not quite right. Lately I’m thinking Thanksgiving[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on November 26, 2019 in
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The Real World Is a Real Mess

I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first? The bad news? Okay: The real world is a real mess. Ready for the good news? Okay: You’re lucky to be alive and well and living in it. I once had an employee – a manager,[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on November 20, 2019 in
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Network TV Is Getting Old … and Boring

Here’s a Jeopardy quiz for you: A: Politics, law and order, and medicine Q: What are three things you never want to have to deal with And yet, if you randomly tune in to a primetime network TV program, it’ll likely be about one of those three topics: political news/commentary[…] Read On

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