DB Driver Follies
Just when you (or I) thought that we’d gotten to the point where software that was widely used in different languages has evolved to the point of being reasonably reliable, a face-palm moment arises. My…
Do you have Comcast Business internet? Don’t double-NAT! )
If you have an SMB, a cable internet connection is one of the smartest choices you can make. There are few options out there for high speed internet on the cheap. How does 300Mbps for…
WeWork – the impossible business plan?
Last week we witnessed the collapse of the WeWork empire. Ironically, the end came when the company tried to go public, probably at the urging of its backers at SoftBank, when the internal workings of…
When the enemy admits and romanticizes war mistakes.
Way back when, during the Viet Nam war, the North was a customer of Soviet arms. The USSR was selling all the latest technologies to the NVA, including small arms, artillery, anti-aircraft guns and rockets,…
MoviePass – is it starting to sound like The Onion yet?
Sorry, but the outrage on the part of the slighted investors who completely disregarded reality and invested their funds in Helios and Matheson are falling on deaf ears theses days. As previously noted, the business…
MoviePass and the theaters – shortsightedness in action
The Situation MoviePass – what happened? We should start the analysis of this by asking – how did it get funded in the first place? And, most intriguing – why is anyone still a supporter,…
Sony A7III – best digital camera yet?
After using one brand for 20+ years, you’d think it would take quite a bit to make one switch, and you’d be right. I have been a Nikon user for at least that long and…
Is Trump Trying to Crash China’s Economy?
Is he crazy, or crazy like a fox? When Trump announced a new trade war with China everyone in the media rejoiced that there was a new chink in the armor (no pun intended!) of…
Exorcism and the Occult
I came across a funny-sounding news story the other day – seems that the Vatican is projecting a shortage in priests who can perform exorcisms. Yes, exorcisms. This was not The Onion. To me the…
The Exorcist – Hoax or Stunt or Comic Book? Crazy video from Russia
Is there a new hero coming or some PR stunt being planned? Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, atheism, socialism, democracy, tyranny, heaven, hell, God, devil, gothic, demon, archangel – in the new history of comics there…