Yes it was Mother’s Day. Elaine was all set to have an “art play day” so she was looking through her art books, fine-tuning how each easel would stand, studying new acrylic paint mixing ideas…. You know, the kind of stuff Mothers Do when… (whenever that happens during the year.) My mission was to get … Read More

Abstract: A novel form of warfare is proposed. Having written about this kind of thing long ago (see my book: Broken Web: The coming collapse of the Internet, 2012) it is hardly surprising that we had something of a global hack on Friday. It was one that most people could avoid with some simple personal … Read More

Yeah,, the CPI numbers in a second.  But I wanted to begin this morning by tossing out what I think is a pretty good idea. Namely, that Donald Trump, should as I see it, ought to appoint Rudy Giuliani to head up the FBI where everyone knows there’s a job opening. Why Rudy?  Well, there are a ton … Read More

I thought you’d get a kick out of seeing how the futures gets to us… Last weekend my son (George II) was off skydiving at Lake Chelan (WA) testing new mesh network gear as a beta tester for www.gotenna.com. A couple of pictures he sent me will give you a sense of how much fun … Read More

FedSpeak, as we call it around here, is what happens between FOMC meetings.  The regional Fed chieftains (and chiefettes) go on the rubber chicken circuit where the pronounce upon all things economics. Off in the background, though, we’d point to two rather uncomfortable facts. These will give you “cause to pause” and wonder what the … Read More

A reader was wondering why our Peoplenomics.com column Wednesday didn’t focus on the firing of FBI whozzit James Comey. The answer is simple.  But it deserves some discussion here. That’s because Peoplenomics is about making money, getting a sustainable lifestyle going, and getting good value in return for the hard work you put into life.  … Read More

Say someone goes out and creates something.  Perhaps it’s an engine control system for a vehicle.  Maybe they write a piece of music… How often, and how long, should creators be paid for that?  Welcome to the squishy world of Digital Rights Management. That and a look at future price of Bitcoins today as we … Read More

I awoke this morning about 2:30 AM from a dream that was quite troubling.  As you know, I occasionally have dreams that are of a precognitive nature, the most spectacular of which was an exact hit published 18-hours before the fact of the offshore oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The one overnight involved … Read More

Things are going from bad to worse when we look at the future of the Internet, as we have been doing since I wrote my book Broken Web. The problem was underscored in Monday’s column when I explained how Texas Governor Greg Abbott went “consumer-direct” in his signing of the new Texas law that forbids … Read More

Not much of a Monday morning, when comes down to it. A few words about the French election in the Coping section since it’s more opinion than “straight news.”  (Unlike some, we do try to differentiate a bit…) Other than getting the lawnmower out today the rest of this week will be about as non-exciting … Read More

While living in the internet-driven “now” it’s a paradox, indeed to read about long-form television. Yet here we have again how CBS is reporting on the evolution of “slow TV” on YouTube. There are lots of reasons for it – and some of them are worth a bit of deep thinking because they tell us … Read More

Today we tackle on of the simplest of all questions in the world of investing:  Which is more important in the pursuit of becoming “rich?” a)  Having a big pile of money when young, or… b)  Having a plan for modest returns over a very long timeframe? If you can look up from texting for … Read More

What is possibly MORE important than even this morning’s job numbers – which we will get to in a sec.? The answer is the Federal Reserve standing on the brakes of easy money and shortly this should result in move of interest rates up and perhaps a decline in stocks. What I’m about to show … Read More