Author Archives: Writer #1
Prayers are often answered before we pray them
Often, I will pray for something and then an apparent answer to the prayer comes but I notice that that answer was set into motion before I prayed. Many people would see that and think that it’s just a coincidence and they would have had that result even if they had not prayed. As if… Read More »
Ai Apologizes For Lying, Then Does It Again
Ai is half amazing and half ridiculous. I have caught Bing’s copilot just making up PowerShell functions that don’t actually exist so as to give the appearance of having an answer for my question. Recently, I discovered that DuckDuckGo has an Ai so I tried it out. I was searching for where to buy “Fructus… Read More »
Let’s Kick Ads!
You know you hate ads. Why do you allow them into your life? They rob your screen space, bandwidth, and mental energy. You have the right to block them, and you should do so. How many hours per month do you think you could have back if you didn’t have to spend them staring at… Read More »
Legalization does not infuse morality onto a thing
Legalizing something does not make the thing right. It only means there’s a group of people who identify as “government” who will not harass you and lock you up for doing it. Just because abortion is legal does not mean it is right or acceptable to dismember a baby while it is in its mother… Read More »
Winning Biden Style
This lame excuse to give out my phone number
When working with Microsoft support in an online chat, they have this lame excuse for me to divulge my phone number to them. It’s not new. It’s not just them. I have heard this before from many support reps. “Just in case we get disconnected give me your phone number.” What? I am doing… Read More »
The Best Way To Search – Why Is Nobody Doing It This Way?
Are you sick of searching, clicking a link, going back, clicking another link, going back, again and again? #metoo 😬 Now there’s a better way! 🥳 Searching With Split Screen! If you’re using Microsoft’s Edge browser, there is a split screen feature that will make your search results feel like you’re clicking through your inbox.… Read More »
I’m dropping a new post to recommend dropping the use of the word “drop” in news articles
"Drop" can mean multiple things, and those things are opposites of each other. "Dropping ballots" can mean that votes were dropped into the pile to be counted or it can mean that votes are being removed. Are there any DBA’s reading this? If you were told to DROP a database would you ever think that… Read More »
Ergonomics Reimagined
How to reduce the back-and-forth distance when switching between keyboard and mouse: Of course, this is not for everybody, but I do find it to be an easier and shorter motion having the mouse between my wrists and more within my reach. Laptops use this layout, although they probably use this layout on laptops to… Read More »