Short-form thinking is shorting out. I’ve written a lot over the past 20-odd years on a problem balled-up as “Information compression distortion.” (ICD). Common problem in DSP, graphics and streaming, Essentially: When information is over-compressed there is “distortion of message baked-in the cake. So (other than pointing at most of Twitter and FB) we now have a fresh … Read More
With no major financial stories to parrot, (Dow futures +236) we find ourselves, once again, stuck in “The Investor’s Dilemma.” Which happens when we have “conflicting inputs” for investment decisions. You see, just as the (bicameral) brain often operates like a deadlocked House vs. Senate, and just as duality appears in poetic as compared with … Read More
Not enough on your plate to worry you? Time to become a “Seniorpreneur!” Today we take up some very uncomfortable forward-thinking about what may lie ahead for America’s aging grays. (Two of which we is.) Beyond just lining-out the problem, though, we have some ideas for how to cope with hard times that you can … Read More
Once you know that there is essentially no difference between what the social conventions call “WORK” and what some of us call “PLAY”, then term “workstation” becomes interchangeable with “playstation.” [Sony lawyers notwithstanding, but our use is in the generic sense, not the product anchored wordmark (2 cap letters), and there is plenty of prior art. … Read More
Oh, boy. This morning’s report will be a “two cupper” – and maybe three cups – if you study the ideas, problems and pictures of today a little bit. There is so much going on around here it’s, well, amazing. This writing less and doing more is turning out to be most agreeable. We’ll get to … Read More
Something is now bothering me – beyond the recent spin-up of 5G which can cause genetic damage. *(My pal the Major and a Doc buddy of ours will be doing a presentation at the upcoming Seaside, OR hamfest.) We know a number of things: U.S. Fed Gov put far more energy than necessary (*or appeared to … Read More
Sometimes, it’s hard to write directly about “what the data says.” Because, many times, people will not accept ‘raw data.’ Our socialization programs us to think a certain way. It’s hard to “bug out” of the dominant social paradigm. Occasionally, though, bugouts happen – not due to any special onboard biasing. It can arise because … Read More
Our normal Sunday fare is foregone today in honor of the solemnity of the day, and its meaning, worldwide. Easter Confessional: I found a great deal on a Wen 6510T spindle sander on eBay overnight. So, we haven’t lost sight of what really goes on in the shop… It’s a dandy time for us Junior … Read More
Glimpse into dying link: Glimpses of afterlife? ‘Near-death’ experiences aren’t hallucinations, scientists conclude – Brain Tomorrow Three visuals to help visualizing a few econ points. First is a long-term, 10+ year chart. One trace shows 1920-1933 while the other is from the 2009 Housing Bubble low to close of trading Tuesday 4/22/22. This is an … Read More
You may not be a frequent visitor to BrainTomorrow.com. But their article today lays out exactly the kind of topology of dying that I covered in my book “Packing to Die: Suitcase between your ears…” that I’ll be on George Noory’s Coast-to-Coast-AM talking about Tuesday night/Wednesday morning (depending on your time zone). The article is must-read. … Read More
Reader note: 7:12 AM. Bit later than usual with our Sunday Epistle. But there have been some strangish things afoot here… Texas Twilight Zone Yessir, fine Saturday in the outback, until we got to the power outage part at about 4:20 PM lasy night. Right in the middle of cocktails (champaign or rum) and the … Read More
How to become a High Output Production Writer (part 1). While Wednesday Peoplenomics reports are almost entirely income, expense, and getting-ahead oriented, several readers have asked for a “short course on writing.” We get to be “of a certain age” and the impulse to share with future generations is a natural instinct among “elders.” We … Read More
“The time has come”, the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes – and ships – and sealing wax – Of cabbages – and kings- And why the sea is boiling hot – And whether pigs have wings.” From an earlier Jabber-Writer. Today, in lieu of news, some useful thinking points. Understand, many people … Read More