So, over two days, Microsoft and Apple held consecutive press events to debut / refresh some of their higher-priced products. Microsoft introduced the Surface Studio, which is expensive and very pro/artist oriented, and Apple introduced their first significantly updated Macbook …
Travels
It’s a minute till midnight, and I’m starting to overcome the buzzing sensation I get from being on the road too long. Quick math: 361 x 2 (to Syracuse and back) plus 190 x 2 (to Ann Arbor and back) …
They Forgot About ‘Why’
Taking a look at the Android beta of “Apple Music” right now… I think Simon Sinek might need a new example for his classic TED Talk.
The reused Beats Music ‘bubbles’ UI for selecting favorite genres and artists, while cool, …
The Conservative Conundrum
Do you believe that our country has plenty of jobs? Do you believe that people in our country stop depending on the government, and get those jobs?
Or, do you instead believe that immigrants are taking all our jobs? That …
Let’s Get Real
Watching clips from last night’s Republican debate, I came to a kind of startling conclusion. The way rank-and-file Republicans look at Donald Trump and recoil in horror is pretty close to the way rank-and-file Americans typically look at Republicans.
Let’s …
An Adulting Failwhale
I was watching some old pictures flash by on one of those digital picture frames, and one thought keep replaying in my mind: How, in every single photo, things seemed simpler. Maybe not easier, but certainly simpler.
I’m sure part …
Can Someone Help Explain This Whole Sexism Thing to Me?
Or really, any of the -ism’s.
I don’t have the cultural or societal ‘knowledge’ to understand why someone would attempt to offer someone less pay, assume they are less capable, or otherwise treat someone in a different manner based on …
Shots Fired at the Q!
So, the Cavs fired their coach, David Blatt. Opinion is split between whether he deserved to be let go. People seem pretty one-sided in believing that Lebron James was the prime mover in the decision.
To be fair, Lebron has …
The MLK Day Post
I usually try to stay away from race.
It’s not because I can’t see how historic mistreatment has led to current day inequality, but because, if we are unified by anything, it is the struggle to get by and succeed- …