Archive for the 'Technology' Category


Mailbag-Willie Nile & More

From: Lincoln Myerson Subject: Re: Re-Willie Nile Hey Bob- I’m late to your post on Willie. (I blame the international timeline despite being a day ahead of you here in New Zealand but I digress) I thought I’d share my anecdote nonetheless.  You might enjoy it. I brought Willie to McCabe’s for the first time […]

Ai Protests

Are not really about AI. They’re about reduced prospects for college graduates, the detachment of techies from the general public and the fanning of the flames of AI by prognosticators and the media. It’s income inequality run rampant, I tell you. One thing we’ve learned is the tech bros are not like us. The dueling […]

Joanna Stern’s AI Book

They should probably change the name. Most people believe AI actually thinks, akin to a human being. It does not, and if it ever will…that ability is years off according to the experts. No, what AI does is send out queries and assembles an answer from what comes back. So, when you hear about training… […]

More TikTok

You’re trying to get lucky. And to do that, you’ve got to go where the people are, and that’s social media. Let’s leave aside the potential deleterious effects of social media, the bottom line is that’s where trends are started, where records are broken, where true fans live, and when you’re not on TikTok, Instagram […]