Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface startup, just revealed a system it hopes to start testing on humans next year. Think about it. Surgically implanting thousands of electrodes so your brain can connect directly to the internet through a high-bandwidth USB-C port. Sure. Sign me up. I mean, what could possibly[…] Read On
There’s a big misconception about white-color crime. Far too many people seem to think that top executives have no moral compass. That corporate America’s CEOs would sell their mothers into slavery to make a buck. You hear that sort of thing all the time from the likes of Elizabeth Warren[…] Read On
You climb the mountain to see the world. You don’t climb the mountain so the world can see you. – Maureen Dowd If you know anything about child psychology, you know that children are all ego all the time. To a child, attention is a zero-sum game. The more you[…] Read On
When you hear about student loan debt you probably imagine reasonably career-oriented young people getting reasonable loans to obtain reasonable degrees in marketable fields from reasonable lending institutions that expect to be paid back in full in a reasonable amount of time. What you don’t imagine is the federal government[…] Read On
My irreverent and occasionally insightful observations on the news of the day, FWIW: Ross Perot was Trump Before Trump was Trump Ross Perot – who died this week at 89 – was not just the most successful independent presidential candidate in our lifetimes, he was also remarkably prescient. The billionaire[…] Read On
AI. Smart machines. Smart everything. It’s all I hear about. In reality, machines aren’t nearly as smart as the media hype makes them out to be. Take robot vacuums. Everything you read makes it sound like they take all the hassle out of house cleaning. Just buy them, download the[…] Read On
“Well, I’m heading out there,” I said with a twinge of trepidation. “You sound like you’re gonna die or something,” said Kim. “You’re just weed whacking you know.” “It’s those biting flies,” I said, “Once you start sweating, they eat you alive.” “Try not to sweat,” said Kim. “You’re a[…] Read On