Op-Ed Articles

(Inter)national Delurking Week!

Resolutions, goals, or pantsing it through the New Year? What’s your style?

Knowledge

Save me years of frustration – tell me WHY.

Poetry from Banned Words

There’s a list of “naughty words” floating around. Let’s turn them into poetry.

A Poem a Day or, If Bing is My Copilot, We’re All Gonna Die

Microsoft, your AI isn’t ready for prime-time, and renaming Bing Chat to Copilot is making me afraid to fly.

Use Your Words, Not Your Label-Maker

Dec 9, 2023 | Op-Ed

Don’t say “no offense” when you really do mean to give offense. Just own it.
No, that’s not me giving you permission to be a troll.

fire burning on the road with high rise buildings during daytime photography

Extinguish the Flaming Social Media Trashpile!

Dec 31, 2021 | Op-Ed, Technical & How-To

If you can get followers to spend a little more effort – to change the thumbs-up to a heart emoji, for example – you got something like a “reaction” out of them. But the holy grail of engagement – getting a thing to “go viral” or “spread like wildfire” online – requires the equivalent of fuel, a heat source, and oxygen.

I’m Confused by Facebook’s “Fact Checkers”

Feb 23, 2021 | Op-Ed

I do appreciate friends who keep me honest on those rare occasions when I post utter rubbish on Facebook. It happens to us all, sometimes, assuming we’re breathing. This wasn’t one of those times.

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