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Monthly Archives: May 2022
It’s still here, folks
Are you like me- tired of hearing folks saying the pandemic is over?
Wishful thinking never makes something true.
Floor Mopping Pollution
I have been using a steam mop for about a decade. It does a great job on wood floors, linoleum, and tile. The trick is to routinely clean the pad, so you are not just spreading the dirt, but picking it up off the floor.
Poof. They just disappear!
Well, that’s one way to get rid of a backlog.
The IRS, in its desire to reduce the amount of paperwork that it must process, did something extremely stupid. Well, maybe not extremely stupid, but pretty damned close.
I can breathe clearly
I’ve talked about the astronaut helmet device pioneered by Seventh Heaven.
Cellphones do not belong on battlefields.
A few years ago, the DOD (Department of Defense) notified our troops that they had to stop using certain apps (such as Strava) on their fitbit trackers. They made it way too easy for terrorists to see where we were stationing troops; more importantly, it made it way too easy to attack them, knowing that information.
In Vitro Alzheimer’s Test
It’s always great when there’s competition.
(Yes, I know the problem in America is that we no longer have capitalism- instead, our politicians have enshrined crony capitalism, where we grant favors to certain companies [and those are the ones that donate all those funds for their political campaigns]. But, it’s possible for us to re-enshrine capitalism as the partner for our democracy (there’s another institution that is endangered here in America, thanks to TheDonald and his buddies at qAnon)- so we really can re-stablish the American Dream, where anyone with a good idea, a little bit of luck and a lot of hard work can become successful. But, enough about politics. Let’s get back to science.)
Harvard-MIT collusion?
I am sure that you’ve heard of the MacArthur Fellowships. You know, the ones that are also called the “Genius Grants”. They are awarded annually to 20 to 30 folks, all of whom are considered to be extremely creative. The prize is for some $ 625K awarded over the course of 5 years.
Horn & Hardart
When I was a tyke, I remember my dad taking me to Horn & Hardart’s.
Most of you probably have no clue what that was…
Creativity and Remote Work
This is the last of 3 articles this week describing hybrid meetings- the good, the bad, and the disappointing.