Information Overload

Too Much Information Are we really at the point of total information overload? How we got here Let’s stand back and view the expansion and dissemination of information over the past 30 years since the advent of mass user networking. Even before the internet and hypertext protocol were developed  as a means to share information more easily the [...]

Don’t Frack Up My Neighborhood

Can you believe this fracking guy? I sent the following letter to the folks that want to destroy my local environment (by “fracking” the shale in an around Pittsburgh): Please don’t drill. You’ll ruin my water, my air, my life. Are the lives of millions of people really worth the money that you’re after? There [...]

Business Verification

I’ve seen a lot of advertisements lately for companies that offer business verification. Even the phone book is getting into the act I guess the idea is that they are adding value to their service by making sure you’re not an unscrupulous business owner. I’ve been fairly suspicious of these sites but recently (as in this morning) [...]