Category Archives: technology
¡Arriba, Arriba! ¡Ándale, Ándale!
Digital technology makes it easy to modify the rate of media playback, and pitch correction makes it far more practical. My wife routinely plays YouTube videos at high speeds, and some folks speed up their audiobooks and podcasts. Recently, Audible … Continue reading
AI’s Potential Impacts on Employment
When I consider the likely impacts on employment of advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), I am naturally reminded of how automation in manufacturing blossomed in the second half of the 20th century. I’m currently reading Kurt Vonnegut’s Player Piano, his … Continue reading
Dark Fiber
Our home’s fiber has gone dark, and we are back on coax. When our house was built in 1981, it was connected to Southwestern Bell Telephone with twisted pair cable and also had analog television service via coaxial cable. As … Continue reading
Alone Time
The modern world is, in many ways, an introvert’s paradise. Technological progress allows me to enact part of the science fiction future I read about in childhood. While practical limits denied us flying cars and human travel beyond the moon, … Continue reading
Social Media Status in 2025
Like most adults of my age in the USA, my use of social media is primarily YouTube and Facebook. I have accounts with some other services that I created just to access something specific at some point in time, but … Continue reading
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