Too many clouds hamper journalism’s ability to tell you what you need to know. Democracy dies in darkness. — motto of The Washington Post Oh, joy — it’s National Sunshine Week. That […]
National Sunshine Week? Hardly.
Happy freaking birthday, geezer: job hunting and ageism
Job hunting is hard, and a lot harder once you hit 50. It’s important to keep your head up and stay focused on your value, but only hiring companies can actually do […]
Dems: take the deal…with conditions
Here’s this gadfly’s prescription for bipartisan compromise Take the deal, with conditions. 1) Bipartisan oversight of the bidding process, including bipartisan vetting of bidders and whatever the usual public notice for comment […]
Trump’s Wall vs the Berlin Wall: how much would it really cost? (Hint: more than you think)
[UPDATED] All the estimates you’re seeing on the cost of Das Trumpenwand are leaving something out. Something important. And really, really expensive. NOTE: I figured out the flaw in my math and […]
When in Facebook, don’t do as Facebook does
Today’s lesson in caveat emptor Update 1/13/2019 AM: I’ve heard back from the authentic company. They reviewed the information I provided here. They noticed that the Shopify account with the fraudulent offering […]
Beer & Burritos #1: ghosting, recruiters, IPAs and chicken tastes like cardboard
In the pilot episode of Beer & Burritos, Brian, Sam and Andrew talk about the “ghosting” phenomenon companies are dealing with and discuss how much sympathy we have for recruiters. And other […]
Happy SchadenFriday: How did that GoFundMe for the wall do, anyway? [hint: it’s now past tense]
The perfect metaphor for fiscal conservatism Update: January 11, 2019 CBS reports: GoFundMe “Trump Wall” campaign to refund all donors after falling short of $1 billion goal The refund announcement came a […]
MeWe: Like Facebook, but with privacy and no ads?
There’s a new social network in town, and at a glance it seems worth a try. One of my Facebook friends yesterday mentioned MeWe, a new social network I’d never heard of. […]
Have you heard of “dark store theory?”
I should no longer be surprised by the ways corporations and the rich find to get ever richer, but I am still surprised from time to time. Here’s a new one – […]
Dr. Tyson, please sue Amet for libel
And have done with it for the sake of justice By now, Dear Reader may have heard that Fox and Cosmos are investigating Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson over multiple allegations of sexual […]
