Author Archives: David K.

The Debt Question Facing Janet Yellen: How Much Is Too Much? – WSJ

Posted on January 19, 2021 by David K.

A big question hangs over Janet Yellen this week at her confirmation hearing to become U.S. Treasury secretary: How much debt is too much?   In the past four years, U.S. government debt held by the public has increased by … Continue reading →

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Our paranoid friend who fears Facebook’s power – Philip Greenspun’s Weblog

Posted on January 18, 2021 by David K.

As a demonstration of how irrationally paranoid this guy is for imagining that a combination of political rulers and corporate cronies would suppress his speech via deplatforming, Facebook has deplatformed him… Source: Our paranoid friend who fears Facebook’s power – … Continue reading →

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Apple Developer Program

Posted on January 18, 2021 by David K.

In the endless internecine wars about Apple on “Hacker” “News,” there’s a common complaint that the Apple Developer Program costs $99/year. I can never get my head wrapped around that particular protest, as though it were some great barrier to entry. … Continue reading →

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Playstation 5: First Thoughts

Posted on January 17, 2021 by David K.

I keep promising myself that I’m going to finish Spider Man and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, but I’ve been playing through Skyrim. Again. Yeah, I know. A 10 year old game being played on a 7 year old console, now playing … Continue reading →

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Playstation 5: At Last

Posted on January 16, 2021 by David K.

I finally got a Playstation 5, thanks to Best Buy and Twitter. The new hardware can apparently do 4K at 120Hz over HDMI 2.1. I have a monitor that I use at 4K@60Hz over DisplayPort for my Mac, but it … Continue reading →

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The Lies that Can Undermine Democracy (You Said a Mouthful)

Posted on January 16, 2021 by David K.

While I understand that many people distrust the mainstream press, the fact that his lawyers have filed a blizzard of lawsuits and got precisely nowhere, proves that there is no evidence for the election failures that he claims. But his … Continue reading →

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The Hustle – YouTube

Posted on January 16, 2021 by David K.

New video guy. “Epiphanies: 0” Also, completely brilliant: The followup is also completely brilliant.

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Safe to Ignore

Posted on January 16, 2021 by David K.

I’ve heard and seen in several places that people on the alt-Right should get prepared for the declaration of “Marshall” law. Then there’s this report which confirms that martial law is being discussed at the highest levels. First, whatever wiggle … Continue reading →

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Apple and Privacy, So Far

Posted on January 15, 2021 by David K.

This is good news. The whole incident raised a lot of privacy concerns. Apple’s track record and extrapolated trajectory remains good on this front. Having been a programmer through the 90’s, and watched Microsoft (and Oracle, et. al.) through their … Continue reading →

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Votes against election certification to factor into Cummins’ political giving

Posted on January 13, 2021 by David K.

Cummins Inc. has said it will consider whether lawmakers voted last week against certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory before making future donations to their campaigns, joining a growing list of companies that have said the GOP-led effort to overturn the … Continue reading →

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