Commentary
I Don’t Care If Jason Collins Is Gay
A big story broke earlier this week when NBA player Jason Collins announced he is gay. Collins became the first active player in any of the four major sports in the United States (NBA basketball, MLB baseball, NFL football, NHL hockey) to come out. The story found it’s way into all media. Even a baseball […]
Let’s Stop Using The Term Blogger
Upon perusing a couple of fan sites for a sports team this morning I began musing on how blogs have evolved over the years and how the term originally applied to the content management system has grown to cover several genres of writing. As a fan of the New York Mets I was one of […]
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 […]