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AI . . . Grrr!
I don’t get this infatuation with AI. Is artificial intelligence better than the real thing? By that I mean, is it better than using one’s own intellectual abilities to come to a conclusion? Does it replace analytical thinking for another’s
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No Soup for You
The above line is from a “Seinfeld” episode where the Soup Nazi, who seems to be a manager or an owner of a soup restaurant, doles out soup to people standing in line who must behave in a certain way
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Tipping
More and more businesses and services have their hands in the tip jar these days. I realize tipping is part of our culture and that not leaving a gratuity would brand me as an ungrateful tightwad. But a new aggressiveness
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Ugh!
And while we’re on the topic of advertising, our first holiday-inspired catalog arrived yesterday. Make no mistake, it was a Christmas catalog wrapped in the veneer of late summer items for your patio. But once you got to the stapled
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Advertising, Grrrr!
If you read my blog regularly, you know that Earl and I are Cubs fans, he more than me, but still.
I like the players, I like the home announcers, and I love the fans. What I don’t love is
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Life Is Complicated
Historian Heather Cox Richardson wrote yesterday that the White House is trying to combat junk fees, excessive paperwork, hold times, and other ways companies “deliberately design processes to be burdensome in order to deter people from getting a refund or
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Fresh Air
I’m not here to take political sides, but I am pleased that Donald Trump is not front and center in the news these days. He’s commandeered the media for the last several months with his comments, his trials, his convictions,
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NYT
Let me be more clear about why I’m taking a break from The New York Times. Especially when I believe the publication’s writing is excellent, the typo rate is small; and the book section is a national treasure, since the
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All About Communication
The middle of the week went by in a flash. I thought of concocting blogs for each day that has passed but decided against it. Instead, I believe I needed a mental vacation from the RNC, the All-Star game, the
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Streaming
We have subscribed to three streaming channels, if that’s what they’re called, for a year or more. In that time, we’ve spent $40 a month and watched one program on one of the channels. This doesn’t seem like a wise
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