Category Archives: Technology

Trump: Make Spam Great Again

Posted on June 25, 2016 by

Tiger Beat on the Potomac (Thanks Charlie!) tells us that Deadbeat Donald has not mastered the fine art of email: Data from email tracking firm Return Path shows 60 percent of Trump’s fundraising emails were kicked into recipients’ spam folders, … Continue reading →

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Can You Hear Me, (Are You Listening, Redux)?

Posted on February 9, 2016 by

I’m not sure if this is creepy or just inevitable. One data mining company, Dstillery, used its intelligence-collection capabilities at the Iowa caucuses last week. Here’s what they learned by correlating the locations of phones: Caucusgoers [sic] who were expecting … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Goat Rodeo, Technology | 7 Comments

Paging Mr. Orwell

Posted on September 29, 2015 by

Remember, what Google (and Facebook) are really selling is YOU: Google will soon let advertisers tap into one of the most lucrative types of ad targeting: email addresses. The search giant is rolling out a new tool called Customer Match, … Continue reading →

Posted in Silicon Valley, Technology | 8 Comments

Now THAT’S Dirty!

Posted on September 15, 2015 by

'I've been a very bad girl,' she said, biting her lip. 'I need to be punished.' 'Very well,' he said and installed Windows 10 on her laptop. — 50 Nerds of Grey (@50NerdsofGrey) September 7, 2015

Posted in Technology, Twitter | 4 Comments

One Lump of Stupid or Two, US Navy?

Posted on June 24, 2015 by

The Hill tells us: “The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) will pay Microsoft $9,149,000 through the contract, which was approved earlier this month. It could eventually grow to be as large as $30,842,980 by 2017. “The funds will … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | 10 Comments

A Ceiling Shattered Today: #WWDC2015

Posted on June 8, 2015 by

I don’t write about Tech very often, because working in Tech makes writing about tech dreary. Today’s Keynote presentation at Apple’s WWDC stands out and breaks my embargo for a simple reason: Today Apple put women on stage. And not … Continue reading →

Posted in sexism, Technology | 9 Comments

Your Daily Gohmert

Posted on March 26, 2015 by

It’s not as funny as Alaskastan’s Ted Stevens’ A Series of Tubes… …but it is just as out of touch with reality.

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News That Will Drive You To Drink

Posted on February 23, 2015 by

Free-range conspiracy theorist Glenn Beck tells us that if Net Neutrality is preserved that Apple and Microsoft will move out of the country. I suppose now we must add computer punditry to his MPS Honorific.

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Our Modern Life

Posted on February 10, 2015 by

Imagine how cool it would be if Dude got a video of the humpback whale that is right next to him. You know, instead of texting, “S’up?” to his bros.

Posted in Technology, Youth - damn them! | Tagged | 4 Comments

The Morning Quote

Posted on February 5, 2015 by

“I don’t see Christ’s redemption limited to human beings,” Providence Presbyterian Church Associate Pastor Dr. Christopher Benek insisted. “If [artificial intelligence] is autonomous, then we should encourage it to participate in Christ’s redemptive purposes in the world.” Benek was already … Continue reading →

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