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Category Archives: Technology
Artificial Intelligence: Will It Take Your Job?
“Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds” (Robert Oppenheimer, quoting the Bhagavad Gita following the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima) Recently, my daughter shared details of her trip as an Amazon employee to Las Vegas to attend … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Technology
Tagged AI, Artificial Intelligence, MKartin Fod, offshoring
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Does American Sign Language (ASL) Have a Future?
We all have hobbies or special interests. Mine has been studying languages. As a child, it literally became an obsession. I’d buy paperbacks with my meager allowance, seemingly offering a pathway to fluency in German, a language I desperately wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Technology
Tagged American Sign Language, ASL, Bébian, cochlear implants, deaf, Gerald Shea, hard of hearing, hearing aids, oralism, sign language, The Sounds of Silence
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Live Longer Now
It’s funny how your mind takes vast jumps, transcending time and space, hurling you into the past or thrusting you into the future. It’s happening to me now. I remember sitting in my sixth grade class in Florida, fascinated with … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Lifestyle, Psychology, Reflections, Technology
Tagged Calco, death, immortality, meditation, mindfulness, psychology, Shinzen Young, The Science of Enlightenment, Vector
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Apple vs. the FBI: How Money May Decide the Issue
Things are really heating up these days in the ongoing dispute between Apple and the FBI. In December, fourteen people were killed by ISIL sympathizers Farook Malik and his wife Taskeen, in San Bernardino, CA. In the aftermath, the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Reflections, Technology
Tagged Apple, Bernie Sanders, Congress, contributions to members of Congress, FBI, ISIL, ISIS, mass shootings, pacs, San Bernardino, terrorism, Tim Cook
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Expanding the energy portfolio: Utilities awaken
Every month our local power cooperstive, Blue Grass Energy, sends us its superbly put together magazine, Kentucky Living, filled with helpful tips on home maintenance, gardening, recipes, recommended books, regional activities, events, etc. With all its feel good staples, it’s … Continue reading
Internet Ghouls Among Us: The Robin Williams Aftermath
I haven’t any doubt that the vast majority of us mourn the tragic death of Robin Williams, who brought laughter into our hearts and with it, wisdom too. And yet there are always a few, the ghouls I call them, … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology, Reflections, Technology
Tagged ghouls, Robin Williams, sychology, technology, the Internet, Twitter abvuse, Zelda Williams
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Reminiscence: And I could wish it were 1949 again
The other day, I had a solicitation in the mail from a magazine called Reminiscence. Apparently, a lot of folks like to engage in nostalgia. I confess I occasionally do the same, though I’m aware of how time can soften … Continue reading
Technology and the shrinking of community
I just read Frank Somerville’s recent post (July 3) on Facebook. For the record, he’s the nightly news anchor on KTVU in Oakland, CA. I don’t live anywhere near the West Coast, so I don’t get to watch him, but … Continue reading
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Tagged anonymity, Frank Somerville, Internet, technology, traffic etiquette
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Will tablets replace your TV? The new frontier of online video
Just came across an interesting piece in the Economist (November 9, 2013) on the growing popularity of online video in China that threatens TV. In fact, a recent Chinese government reports says that only 30% of Beijing households watched TV … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Lifestyle, Reflections, Technology
Tagged entertainment, online video, technology, video
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New York’s icon of courage: the Brooklyn Bridge
When I think of New York City landmarks, flashes of the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the legendary Yankee Stadium, alas, now gone, leap to my mind. But there’s an underdog landmark I like best: the Brooklyn Bridge, … Continue reading
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