November 17, 2018
TODAY’S EROSION OF CIVIL SOCIETY is the byproduct and unintended consequence of “addictive technologies, chronic economic stress, and greater mobility – collectively leading to erosion of community and replacement with government and corporate structures.” Where traditional communities centered around public... Continue
Weekly Report 18-47
November 9, 2018
DUMPING ADULT ANXIETIES OVER EXISTING SOCIAL PROBLEMS ON CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS was priority again this Halloween season among instructors & administrators from grade school thru college & university levels, who focused on “raw cultural appropriation… by warning students about... Continue
Weekly Report 18-46
November 1, 2018
BOTAGEDDON IS COMING. Latest California law now requires BOTS – autonomous programs that can interact with computer systems, particularly internet users, to “self-identify.” Starting July 2019, platforms with over 10 million unique monthly U.S. visitors require Automated Accounts “to... Continue
Weekly Report 18-45
October 24, 2018
“ELECTIONS & REFERENDUMS ARE NOT ABOUT WHAT WE THINK, BUT WHAT WE FEEL. If democracy were a matter of rational decision-making, there would be absolutely no reason to give all people equal (or necessarily any) voting rights. There is ample... Continue
Weekly Report 18-44
October 18, 2018
MOST PEOPLE NOW IDENTIFY BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY AS THE ENGINE BEHIND CRYPTO-CURRENCY – which it is, but also dramatically more profound, just as the Internet is far more than E-mail. Currently, Blockchain is considered to be a game-changer for (1) the... Continue