I’ve started this blog to have a place to put my rants, raves and opinions. Please feel free to comment on what you see here, but keep it brief and to the point! Mostly, I will leave the party and international politics to others who are more eloquent about...

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I saw this on Elon Musk’s Twitter, and despite that, I thought it was worth a look. I found the original at https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/lifestyle/50-cognitive-biases-to-be-aware-of-so-you-can-be-the-very-best-version-of-you . By TitleMax.com

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I’m really sick of those {email/text} shipping notices from {UPS/USPS/FedEx/Amazon/Etsy/etc.} that tell me there’s a package coming today or tomorrow, but no clue as to what it is or even who the vendor is, unless I {click through to/search for} the tracking number on the vendor’s website, which usually...

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Somewhere between the “Please Wait…” of the DOS era and the present, we had a great program feature called a progress bar. It told you, in no uncertain terms, how long you had to wait before a certain lengthy task or operation was complete. Granted, it was seldom predictable,...

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Did you even get those “coupons” in the mail offering a “discount” on a “service” claiming to be essential to your health and well-being, namely duct cleaning? Let me first explain my use of “air quotes”: They’re not really coupons, they’re advertisements; it’s only a discount if you know...

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