Tag Archives: personality
Time for your CAT scan
There is an under-recognized, untreated blight upon the land that is eating away at the very core of our existence. Sorry to sound like an evening news report for bird flu or humanism, but I need your full attention Are … Continue reading
Getting to know you
I’ve recently had a flurry of job interviews. Despite the jobs themselves being somewhat different, the interview questions were rather similar. And of course, the main goal is to find out what kind of person I am in the 45-60 … Continue reading
Revelations
My brother has a subtle, sardonic sense of humor. I think it was in that spirit that he bought and wears an “energy band”. I’m pretty sure he doesn’t buy into the dubious claims of these allegedly magical bracelets, but … Continue reading
Library Science
I had a remarkable revelation last week. I realized that I want every place to be like the library. In particular, I want them to be the main branch of the New Orleans Public Library. I always hated going to … Continue reading
Internetervention
Just so you know, I haven’t given up on setting down my ideas to make the world a better place (in spite of itself). It’s just that I have been devoting all my excess mental energy to the molding of … Continue reading
I care enough to be apathetic
I’d like to rehabilitate “apathy”. Not just the word, but the whole idea of it. It should be okay not to care about something. It seems so much more to the point to say, “I don’t care” rather than “I … Continue reading
That wasn’t me
I just got finished reading one of those long NY Times articles that make you feel smart when you finish them. It was all about how the internet is making it impossible for us to forget and thus forgive our … Continue reading
TV Tuesday: Reuse, Recycle, Reclaim your dignity
What happens to all the reality show footage that doesn’t fit the narrative? What do they do with all the smart things the “dumb jock” said? What about the times the “bitch” was nice? Or when someone said that they … Continue reading
Keeping it real
Why on earth would anyone want to create a technology that “augments” reality? There is seriously way too much reality already. It’s everywhere you look. And, frankly, it’s shocking. I had only a vague notion about what augmented reality is … Continue reading
Match-making in a perfect world
If I were going to build the perfect match-making website, I wouldn’t bother with 29 dimensions of compatibility. I’d use one dimension: Irritability/Irritating. Through an in-depth scientific sounding questionnaire that takes at least two hours to complete, I would determine … Continue reading
Utopia for Cynics 