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Brave – an update and reminder
I have posted about the Brave browser and ecosystem several times. Some of the content below was written in 2019. I include it here because it is my justification for the Brave ecosystem which combines an improvement in personal online … Continue reading
Has the pandemic changed the need to gather?
Target is not in financial difficulty and is actually doing well. The sale of ⅓ of its corporate headquarters space is the result of deciding that after experiencing the pandemic and many employees working remotely, it no longer made sense … Continue reading
Radio Garden – Blues from Turkey
I have been online since being online was possible and I am still amazed what I find. Radio Garden allows immediate access to radio stations from around the world. Spin the globe and explore. One of my favorite types of … Continue reading
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State Minimum Wage
The federal minimum wage is presently $7.25. The states in this grey and white fix the state minimum to the federal minimum (map source). The $7.25 was established in 2009. Wikipedia offers some interesting analyses related to the positive and … Continue reading
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Take control of online toxicity
Google is sponsoring a startup called Jigsaw that proposes to shape the Internet as a force for good. Among the priorities of this group is a focus on online toxicity. Jigsaw makes the case that online services are working on … Continue reading
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That feeling of power
What is it that makes you feel like you have a sense of agency, a feeling of power? It is important we all feel some sense of control in our lives. Cindy sent me this from a Facebook site she … Continue reading
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Phil Collins is 70
I am playing Phil Collins all day in honor of his 70th birthday. I checked Last.FM which keeps a record of nearly every song I have listened to since 2006 and Phil came in at 56 (just behind Paul Simon … Continue reading
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The benefit of working in a coffee shop
When I was still working as a professor, I didn’t spend much time in the university library. I worked in my office or at what might seem strange to some in a campus coffee shop that was just across the … Continue reading
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Addressing conspiracy believers
Like many I have been dumbfounded by the willingness of people I used to think were perfectional who are willing to accept something I know to inaccurate and potentially dangerous. In many such cases, I believe I can offer facts … Continue reading
Last trail to Markville
Take the last trail to Markville and I will meet you at the station. With my apologies to the Monkees who in 1966 had a hit with Last train to Clarksville.
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