On False Freedoms and the Oppression of Truth

It’s easy to point to the other injustices that the CCP have perpetrated as proof that their actions are evil Have we not systematically wiped out the Natives of the Americas? Have we not tweaked the history lessons we teach our kids so that we deemphasized slavery in favor of “indentured servitude”? Do we not continue to white wash…

The Importance of Transparency

Apple recently apologized for its iPhone slowdown controversy. They’re in a bind because the throttling was to prevent another issue with ailing batteries causing random shutdowns. Could they have done something differently? I assert that the issue here is the lack of transparency and the conditioning of the majority to not care about transparency (the things-should-“just work”-mentality). When people encounter…

Hello World

Many of the posts you see here are 80% thoughts that I've formulated during different circumstances; although most of those circumstances involved alcohol, jazz, and good company.   I used to note down these thoughts in my journal but have recently decided to write a blog in its stead. I hope you'll forgive me for posts that have been written…