Random thoughts, life lessons, hopes and dreams
No, it’s not the opening line of a joke. Or, if it is, the joke is in poor taste, and the person telling it will find himself asking, “too soon?” About a month ago, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a Tesla Model-S self-driving car ran over and “killed” a robot that was... Continue Reading →
This post is a public service from No Facilities for our non-geek readers. You might be unaware of the fact that last week, the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) was held in Las Vegas. CES is the annual opportunity for manufacturers to showcase the latest and allegedly greatest output from their backroom boys. Some of this... Continue Reading →
Isn’t that supposed to be the Internet of Things? No, I’ve written about that before, but this post is related. Well, it depends on how far my train of thought gets down the tracks. Let’s get the science out of the way, to assuage the fears of the Monday-morning-math-and-science-phobic crowd – trust me, it won’t... Continue Reading →
I’ll start today’s rant with the dumbest thing since Labor Day. No, I don’t mean to imply that Labor Day is a dumb thing – that’s a temporal reference – and yes, I’m using that term in an effort to make Mary think that I’m thinking of Star Trek, which I am. She probably won’t... Continue Reading →
Slightly over 40 years ago, when I was in graduate school, “Business Ethics” wasn’t a separate course, but it was a section that was covered in several courses. A wide variety of topics were covered in these sections, but there was always one caveat – as young men and women eager to enter the job... Continue Reading →
We’ve established that I would rather drive the nine hours to Pittsburgh than fly, but I wouldn’t rule out being transported there when that becomes an option. Yes, I said “when” that becomes an option. I think the technology of Star Trek is only a few discoveries away. Impossible, you say? Well. Travel back in... Continue Reading →
Writing the Father’s Day post about my dad got me thinking about the gazillion things that have changed since I was a kid. Hang on, before you toss this aside as one of those “old man” posts, it also caused me to think about the rapidly increasing pace of change, and the things our daughter... Continue Reading →
No, I haven’t written a story. However, if you believe all the hype about Big Data and artificial intelligence (AI), you would think imagine realize that I didn’t have to. That story can be gleaned from everything I’ve ever bought online, tweeted about, posted on Facebook and described on LinkedIn – except that’s not me.... Continue Reading →
A few Saturday’s ago, my random thoughts, urged on by Linda’s prompt and the background image on my laptop, took me into the world of remote work. Beginning in the late 90s, and continuing for about 15 years, we called remote work “telecommuting.” Prior to the mid-90s, we called it a vacation day – as... Continue Reading →
