Self-driving cars update – be alarmed
I didn’t intend to become a clearinghouse for self-driving car and taxi updates, but I guess that it shows that my attention span is improving with recent reading and writing,…
Most valuable letter to the editor
Last week, an opinion column appeared in the San Jose Mercury News that just didn’t seem right to me. It was by a writer that I had never heard of,…
But what about self-driving taxis?
I wrote an earlier note about how self-driving cars are not happening. So why do we still read about self-driving taxi trials in San Francisco and Phoenix? It is very…
Self-driving cars are not happening
I started a new job in February of 2015, in an established software group. For my new-hire lunch, we piled into cars and went to a Chinese place. The discussion…
Purdy good
I am not really a sports fan. I gave it a try as a young boy, but my early experiments rooting for the Chicago Cubs were not a wholesome experience.…
Everybody talks about the weather
Well, we just finished a long train of “atmospheric river” storms barreling through California. I have lived in California for forty years, but I think that the term atmospheric river…
Electric cars are more efficient than you think
A friend of mine is skeptical about whether electric cars are worth the trouble. Sure, they create zero harmful emissions, but what about the dirty power plants that provide power…
Powerful acronyms defend planet
I like what they’ve done with their acronyms here. Bullseye for the DART! That asteroid though, looks like a piece of hard candy that you left in your pocket too…
Mr. Magoo marathon
A suggestion for retirement home event night. Mr. Magoo is a cartoon from many years ago that pokes fun at near-sightedness, poor hearing and actual symptoms of dementia – stuff…
Work release
After retirement, I walk in my neighborhood regularly. The first couple of blocks are usually great, but as soon as I get out into higher-traffic areas, I often run into…