Publications
November 16, 2022
Weekly Report 22-64
IRS CONCERN UPDATE: The much-reported federal budget to hire 87,000 new Audit Agents carrying firearms is bogus; That is the estimated cost of replacement employees (staffing attrition from retirement, etc.) at all levels over the next decade, including operations support, taxpayer services, and also ‘business systems modernization.’ Currently, of some 80K full-time-equivalent positions, some 17K... Continue
November 14, 2022
Weekly Report 22-63
KEY ELECTION TAKEAWAYS: (1) Election Day balloting has effectively become irrelevant, after state-by-state balloting & counting processes were radically changed – including ‘ranked’ & ‘majority-margin’ voting, early mail-in, and non-verified residency or citizenship requirements; (2) “Under-polled voters were seething upscale women and college students, not silent and wary Trump supporters leading a ‘Red Wave,’ as... Continue
November 7, 2022
Weekly Report 22-62
SOME 3½ MILLION EMAILS ARE SENT EVERY SECOND, OVER 300 BILLION EVERY DAY. Tips to optimize likelihood of a timely and effective response: (1) Make a single, simple request which can be replied to in one word (yes or no), or forwarded, as is, to the right person; (2) Keep it short and factual, under... Continue
November 3, 2022
Weekly Report 22-61
‘AMBIENT COMPUTING’ IS COMING – “interaction with the world through gadgets & sensors physically embedded in our environments, tracking every action via voices & gestures’ – from morning wake-up, tracking breathing, setting temperature, lighting, displaying calendar, selecting clothing, having breakfast ready and car ready to drive you automatically to wherever. Today’s Smart Assistants will automatically... Continue
October 28, 2022