Technology
Technology If you’re like most people, you’re probably in a whirlwind of confusion about the extraordinary pace of technology. You might even be afraid to buy a computer because you …
Technology If you’re like most people, you’re probably in a whirlwind of confusion about the extraordinary pace of technology. You might even be afraid to buy a computer because you …
Using Critics Do you have time to see every movie, read every book, listen to every music album and attend every play? That’s 250 movies, 53,000 books, 6,000 music albums …
The Ugliest Words in the English Language I think the ugliest words in the English language are these: “Sometimes you just have to have a little faith.” Offhand, I can’t …
God I don’t believe there is a more profound question than whether or not there is a God. Yet people insist on asking each other this enormously complex question in …
Local News This is a simple one: Don’t watch local television news. Ever. Maybe the weather if you really must, but there are much better ways to get weather without …
Medical Risk If you’re like most people, when you hear on the local news report that drinking faloopi juice triples your chances of contracting Schmeckheimer’s liver disease, it sounds like …
Teach Your Children Well We tend to teach things to children in terms of absolutes. This is because we think they’re too dumb to grasp nuance. That’s why our teachings …
In a Restaurant, Part Two Are you the kind of person who doesn’t like giving money to street-beggars because they provide no service to you (other than disappearing when you …
In a Restaurant You’re in a restaurant with a dozen friends. Your waiter (sorry: your server, Trevor) just finished spending ten minutes taking down everybody’s order. When he’s supposedly all through, …
Degrees of Freedom: Playing Games with Justice Many of you may be familiar with a game that has been sweeping the Left Coast for about two years called “Six Degrees …