CNBC had Jaron Lanier on this morning. Lanier is a virtual reality pioneer and one of the smartest guys in Silicon Valley. He writes incredibly insightful books like You Are Not a Gadget and Who Owns the Future? where he cautions about the impact of technology on our culture and[…] Read On
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Net Neutrality: Before You Rush to Judgement, Learn the Facts
Net neutrality : Intrusive government regulations that won’t work to solve a problem that doesn’t exist using legal authority the FCC doesn’t have. – Ajit Pai Turkey : noun \ˈtər-kē\ 1. a large mainly domesticated game bird native to North America 2. failure, flop; especially a movie, a play or net neutrality[…] Read On
The Return of McCarthyism
I was born a little late to catch the McCarthy era, but if someone had told me that it could happen again, in this supposedly enlightened day and age, I would have said niet way. And yet, here we are. The vast Russian conspiracy nonsense is out of control. It[…] Read On