The CEO of The New York Times is predicting that the print version of the paper has only 10 years before it is gone.  That may be optimistic.  Older technologies have a way of hanging on long after their expiration date.  Still, it is a surprising statement that paper might not be around that much longer.  […]

Posted on February 13th, 2018 by admin
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Amtrak has put its reputation at risk based on the number of accidents it has had recently.  Some were not its fault — hitting a garbage truck on the tracks that didn’t belong there.  Others are due to maintenance and human failure.  At least one was egregious.  Train travel is supposed to be safe.  The […]

Posted on February 8th, 2018 by admin
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The idea seemed good. An online tailor would use artificial intelligence to measure the size of a customer’s shirt.  All the customer had to do was send in a photo of one his shirts and the computer would do the rest.  There was only one glitch. The AI program didn’t work.  Shirts came back too […]

Posted on February 7th, 2018 by admin
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Philly fans have no sense of decorum in their celebration.  Yes, the Eagles won the Super Bowl for the first time but that provided no excuse to shatter windows, take down light poles and leap from awnings.  Last night’s revelry wasn’t quite a riot but it could have turned into one quickly.  The out-of-control crowd […]

Posted on February 5th, 2018 by admin
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Cape Town, South Africa, is facing a major challenge — a lack of water.  The town is literally running out and has assigned a Day Zero, April 16, when taps of the city go dry.  Cape Town’s PR smacks of desperation.  Curtail your water use or else. The problem is that the “or else” is […]

Posted on February 3rd, 2018 by admin
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