I’ve been a technogeek most of my life – pretty much since I pushed a touch-tone phone pad at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. In this digital age of the iPad, Netflix, and other new consumer technologies, it is clear that technology has changed much of what we do each day. There are arguments […]
The flare-up over Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s gratuitous use of the N-word during a call on her radio show last week provided a brief distraction from the overboard media coverage and political controversy over the proposed Islamic center in south Manhattan. By now the circumstances of the call that led to her use of the word […]
Yesterday’s decision on the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8 will engender plenty of commentary from those on both sides of the issue. I’ll add my own thoughts here, though I harbor no illusions that I will change anyone’s opinion. I merely want to state my own and also my concerns about the political fallout should […]
Beyond my concerns with drivers distracted by their texting on phones while driving lies my pet peeve with moviegoers who insist on texting or reading messages during the movie. Most theaters now display an on-screen reminder, typically sponsored by a wireless carrier, to “Silence your phone.” Would that was enough in this day and age. […]