ramblewrite Tag Posts Index

Technology Perspectives: Past, Present, and Predictions

I am older than Facebook. I remember when Netflix mailed DVDs. I am older than Google, which once promised not to be evil. I am older than the World Wide Web itself.

A Minor April Update

It's been almost two weeks since my last post again. I just haven't felt inspired to write anything. I'm still alive, and the stress which inspired that post has

Fathers, Frustration, and Faith

I know I've been somewhat absent for over a week. Sorry. Happy Hive Power Up Day, Happy April Fools, etc. I don't like writing about deeply personal issues. Even

Assessing Trump vs. My Predictions

Sixteen months ago, Donald J. Trump was re-elected to a non-consecutive second term. This is only the second time in the nearly 240 years since the US Constitution

A.I. Slop and My Thoughts

I know this seems like beating a dead horse after the past couple years, but I really, really dislike most generative artificial intelligence content. HIVE frontends

Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way?

Many debates seem to boil down to arguing over who needs to be in charge, and who needs to do as they are told. Politics is the most obvious example, but the idea

Cluttered Musings on Travel, History, and the Future

I was recently reading about American history, particularly the early colonists and the later Oregon Trail settlers. Suppose you were uprooting your entire life

Assassins, Blame Games, and American Politics

Earlier today, American right-wing activist and media personality Charlie Kirk was assassinated by a gunman while speaking at a Utah university. I'm not a huge fan

What Are We Leaving Behind?

There is a common perception that people in the past were better builders, writers, thinkers, and craftsmen. This is in part nostalgia, and in part survivorship

Nine Years on HIVE!

According to HiveBlocks, my account was created on 2016-08-11 at 19:16:36 (presumably UTC). This was on the old version of our blockchain, then called Steemit. It

Turmoil and Trouble in North Idaho

I haven't really felt the urge to write lately. I've thought about re-posting more Creative Commons articles I found interesting while declining payout and offering

Bumblebees and Persistence

It's already been a week since my last post, and it seems like on the one hand, time has flown by, but on the other, it's been a month of struggle compressed into

Blisters and Roses

First things first: there will only be pictures of the roses, not the blister, or the mosquito bites. Those also happened. You're welcome, or sorry for the

Homeschooling: Early Recollections and Overview

When I was a very small child, home-schooling was a rare thing in the United States. By the time I was approaching kindergarten age, it wasn't a completely new idea,

Updates About Nothing

It's been a while since I posted last. I have a few things I want to write about, but offline life has been taking precedence. Burnout Quitting my job at the end

Artificial Intelligence, Spam, & Dead Internet Theory

It's been well over a decade since I noticed something was amiss online. Neither Hive nor its predecessor existed yet. Web2.0 juggernauts Twitter and Facebook had

Today's Ramblings

It has been a month since I last posted, and I really want to post today, but I have no idea what to write about. Some folks always post fiction, others always post

Shrinkflation and the Illusion of Value

One of the many hats I wear at the library is that of planning and presenting programs for adults. My goal is to provide ongoing education and entertainment through

Morality & Monsters 5E

When last I wrote about my library Dungeons & Dragons game, there was an incident with a cursed axe. Since then, the party managed to free a Marid (a sort of

Library Odd Jobs: A Southpaw SNAFU

I mentioned yesterday that I planned to post this, and here we are! I don't know whether this will become a regular series. I don't even know how much longer I will