February 8, 2021
“THE ONLY THING MESSIER THAN A BARELY REGULATED INTERNET, is one regulated by the people who would like to regulate it… Big Tech is one of the menaces of the age, with a power that exceeds anything in the history... Continue
Weekly Report 21-13
February 4, 2021
BUSINESSES RUN BY A “CRAZY THING CALLED A BUDGET.” The City of Long Beach, California, with businesses struggling from among the nation’s toughest pandemic restrictions, opted to pass a well-intentioned ‘Hero Pay’ measure to increase wages of essential grocery workers... Continue
Weekly Report 21-12
February 1, 2021
“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” – Martin Luther King Jr. ANOTHER CALIFORNIA MESS: (1) “Hackers, identity thieves & overseas criminal gangs stole over $11 billion in Unemployment Benefits, with possibly another... Continue
Weekly Report 21-11
January 29, 2021
“PRODUCTIVITY IS OFTEN FALSELY CONFLATED WITH CREATIVITY. When completing any task that requires mental energy, people often take the ease of producing ideas – i.e. those ideas most obvious – as a signal of their quality, and are more likely... Continue
Weekly Report 21-10
January 27, 2021
THE AIM OF ‘LISTENING’ is “to ascertain what another person is trying to achieve – to identify, select & interpret the key words that turn information into intelligence, which is crucial to effective communication.” The pandemic lockdowns have dramatically... Continue