I first got a computer sometime around the age of 5. My parents one day came home with an Amstrad CPC 464 and my life started on a trajectory that has led me to where I am. I don’t think my journey has ended, it’s just a neat way of describing how I got to where I am now. I learned how to write BASIC and load and save games to the included cassette player. I bought cheap blank cassettes…
As some of you may know, I recently moved from a Google Pixel 5 to my first Apple iPhone (14 Pro Max). As part of þat transition, I have moved from Google Assistant to Apple’s Siri voice assistant. In the press there is a lot of commentary suggesting þat Google Assistant is better þan þe offering from Apple (or Amazon), so I þought (thought) I would give you a comparison of Siri and Google Assistant for a Brit. You could…
I have just abandoned For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming, and I want to tell you why. Most nights, before we go to sleep, I read a little fiction to my wife. We tried it both ways, but it causes my wife to yawn uncontrollably to read out loud, especially at night. We have recently been reading For Your Eyes Only which is a series of short stories about Bond. It’s disappointing for a number of reasons. I had…
There are a lot of criteria that people use to decide how to vote. This article explains why the GOP should never get your vote, and why you should vote for truth. There are a few key issues that define the political parties in the United States. One of those issues is abortion. The Republican Party in America claims to be “pro-life” because it is against legal abortions. This despite the science about the viability of fetuses, the way cells…
I have owned Androids ever since the original HTC Desire. I had Nexus phones, and now a Pixel 5. Since I abandoned Nokia, long before their ill-fated liaison with Microsoft, I have never been tempted to get an Apple device. Until now. I have a few things that consume me personally. One is a desire to know things and understand them. When I first saw the web, I was struck by how I didn’t know how web pages were created….
We are rapidly approaching the New Hampshire Democratic Primary 2022, so time for some more opinions. Maggie Hassan is wrong on: Healthcare reform Military spending Freedom Taxation of the wealthy Climate change The only candidate for the 2022 Democratic Primary who believes in universal healthcare, reducing military spending so that we don’t create a violent world, taxation of all fairly, and stopping climate change, is Paul J Krautmann. Vote for Paul Krautmann on September 13th, 2022 at your local Democratic Primary polling…
There are three candidates for the Democratic Primary on September 13th, 2022. They are: Maggie Hassan (incumbent) Paul J Krautmann; and John Riggieri I cannot find a website for John Riggieri, but Maggie Hassan’s website is here: https://maggiehassan.com/ and Paul J Krautmann’s is here: https://www.pauljkrautmannforussenate.com/. On September 13, 2022, New Hampshire citizens get to vote for one of the New Hampshire Democratic Primary 2022 candidates. The candidates’ priorities The candidates have quite different priorities based on the top items on…
The other day I realized some of the problem that people call the culture war. It occurred to me that the reason some people doubt science is because they do not know that what is written in scientific papers is not someone’s idea, it is the result of a lot of work to get to the facts of a situation. For those who believe in things – and by “believe” here, I mean in the absence of evidence – it…
I just want this out there: I bet investment in a cure for Monkey Pox will increase rapidly now that it is infecting people in the West. Now we care about Monkey Pox. At the moment we value lives differently depending upon a hierarchy. Here’s how I think it works, most valuable to least valuable: Yourself Your family People you know People who share your beliefs and your physical region People who share your physical region People who share your…
If you’re reading this, you’re probably a Christian or in a Christian-majority country. If so, this post is for you. If not, then I don’t know enough about your God to reject him so easily. In this post I want to set forth my reasons for not believing in the Christian / Jewish God. This includes the pantheon of Catholicism (Mary, God/Jesus, and the saints), as well as the newer Christianities that rely on the Old Testament / Torah and…