Commentary
In Your Face!
Many people in this country take public transportation to work. In my case I take a bus from my little corner of suburbia to the big city. The operator of the line I take has a few basic rules for riders. No food or drink, clean up your newspapers when you leave, etc.. But the [...]
The Difference Between Misusing And Exploiting Personal Information
There’s constant talk in the “internet space” about what can and can’t be done with personal information collected from users. The most benevolent way this data is used is when the data is mined for certain demographics and the demographics, not the data itself, is used to sell advertising on the web presence of the [...]
Israel Navy = State Trooper
Imagine a state trooper spotting a car driving erratically on a highway. The trooper turns on his sirens and strobes to pull the car over suspecting that the driver is drunk. But the car does not pull over and instead continues on it’s way. The trooper calls for backup and after a brief chase he [...]
School Budget Rejection A Mini “Tea Party”
Yesterday was an important day in my home state of New Jersey. Townships across the state held general elections for their respective boards of education as well as their school budgets. The budgets have become a hot button issue as they have direct bearing on property taxes. New Jersey has the highest property taxes in [...]
Why I Dropped GoogleVoice Voicemail
A few days ago I wrote about my first impressions of GoogleVoice. Now I have stopped using it. Here’s why. My first annoyance was with the dial in service. When you call to hear your messages you only have access to new messages. Saved messages cannot be heard when calling in. The only way to [...]