Posted By RichC on July 11, 2019
I tend to use Twitter $TWTR as my daily newsfeed and choice of social media comment platform, but on Thursday afternoon this week, it is not working. For me, it is no big deal, but for reporters and politicians, it is the way they communicate nowadays. It will be interesting to hear what caused the outage.
Posted By RichC on July 11, 2019
For decades I drove the Cincinnati to Cleveland/Akron/Warren Ohio drive at 4AM each week, but in recent years business has changed and the drive is no longer a regular thing. Part of me misses that early morning trip, but the other part that remembers snowstorms, construction and traffic delays does not. This past week I did enjoy the morning sunrise on my bug spattered windshield. 🙂
Posted By RichC on July 10, 2019
Oh for the good ol’ days when we read cereal boxes in the morning and just wanted the trinket inside or collected box tops while learning “delayed gratification.”
Kids online: ”81% of the world’s children and 92% of US children now have an online presence before they turn 2. In the US, 95% of teens report having (or having access to) a smartphone … and 45% of those teens are online on a near-constant basis.”
How to Protect Our Kids’ Data and Privacy
YOUTUBE IS CURRENTLY under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission following complaints that the platform improperly collected data from young users. It’s unclear how much data this might be, but there’s reason to believe it could be a lot. For many kids, YouTube has replaced television; depending on how parents use online platforms, children could begin to amass data even before birth.
Posted By RichC on July 9, 2019
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Posted By RichC on July 8, 2019
As a newspaper oriented guy from years ago, I have a soft spot for ink on paper and digital journalism (started as local newspaper photog when in high school and worked for Knight Ridder in the 1980s). Even my eventual career path followed from what I learned working for newspaper companies. But as a subscriber, I have only continued to pay for one newspaper subscription over the long term … and that is the Wall Street Journal. Today is the papers 130 anniversary … that’s a long time (click photo on left).
Thankfully for me and avid readers of the paper, they are one of the most successful newspapers. They are well respected (37 Pulitzer Prizes) and report the “news” right down the middle when it comes to politics. The editorial side does lean conservative and remains the leading news publication for those who count on business and investment news stories.
Congratulations to all who have contributed, and continue to contribute, to the Wall Street Journal newspaper and there online portal, WSJ.com’s success.
Posted By RichC on July 7, 2019
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Posted By RichC on July 6, 2019
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Posted By RichC on July 5, 2019
So far the Fitbit Versa “watch” that I received for my birthday has been great … and I’m using it far more than expected. It has already encouraged me to be a little more active as I work hard to hit the 10,000 step goal each day. Thank you Katelyn and Drew!
This past weekend was the first time I boldly wore it into the water and it was a little nerve-racking (or is it nerve-wracking) to leave it on in the pool. Call me an “electronic gadgets in water” skeptic.
Of course, the latest devices are made to be water resistant, the Versa to 50 meters … but I’m still old school when it comes to the term “water resistant vs waterproof” when it comes to watches of any kind. Brenda’s big question was whether or not the Fitbit Versa could count laps successfully (a big request for people who love swimming for miles like Brenda). Sounds like it should … and I’ll be testing it soon, for now I’m working on keeping my step count up!
EDIT: Adding as I love the week in review sent by Fitbit … very encouraging and motivating.
Posted By RichC on July 4, 2019
Most Americans love their country and enjoy celebrating our country’s “amazing” 243 year history and success. We are thankful for the rag-tag group of patriots from the 13 original colonies who boldly fought for their independence from Great Britain. In school, my generation (and previous) learned about our forefather’s near impossible struggle for freedom and their aspirational desire to build a democratic republic. The praise was for what they achieved and not for the colonists’ shortcomings.
Today, instead of honoring and appreciating what these patriots got right in founding our country, some spend an extraordinary amount of time on our predecessors’ wrongs. Yes we need to know history and learn from it, but not weaponize it. Each time I think the next generation is going to be able to put our nations’ transgressions behind us … be they the Oppression of Native Americans, Slavery, Civil Rights, Woman’s Suffrage, Japanese-American Interment, Jim Crow/Segregation, etc … there are inciters who take every opportunity to inflame the issues (many who benefit politically or financially). This keeps yet another generation from achieving Dr. King’s goal of racial and color blindness, something I thought my generation would advance (but to “focus on the positives,” we have … considering citizens did elect President Obama).
Still … another story from the “NFL star turned-activist” Colin Kaepernick once again put the focus on the “wrongs” associated with our countries 243 year old independence movement. He has a problem with our country’s 13-starred flag that a Nike was planning to display on a July 4th sneaker. On the heel of the shoe was a Betsy Ross American Revolution flag – yet with a phone call from Kaepernick, Nike has decided to pull the sneaker. What’s next … social media banning that flag because it is not considered “racially charged?”
Once again, we Americans are taking the bait as activists inflame the issue and widen the divide. We all know activist and politicians who have built their their entire careers fanning the flames rather than working to reinforce and recognize our gains. Kaepernick and Nike may be the latest provocateurs, but they are playing the same game.
Nike is yanking a U.S.A.-themed sneaker featuring an early American flag after NFL star-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick told the company it shouldn’t sell a shoe with a symbol that he and others consider offensive, according to people familiar with the matter.
The sneaker giant created the Air Max 1 USA in celebration of the July Fourth holiday, and it was slated to go on sale this week. The heel of the shoe featured a U.S. flag with 13 white stars in a circle, a design created during the American Revolution and commonly referred to as the Betsy Ross flag.
Posted By RichC on July 3, 2019
Our front door security camera picks up the strangest visitors #deer.
