In Our World

Yesterday, we spent most of the day at the Red, White and Brew festival, put on by Harley-Davidson of Charlotte (which, incidentally, is located in Matthews). This latter fact is neither here nor there. As with many festivals we have attended of late, it was a little sparse…

That isn't to say that I think you should be stuck in a long with undecorated walls, because that might be a little creepy, and perhaps claustrophobic. I've been in an inside cabin in a cruise ship, and I get the concept of the window. It's very comforting…

Every time we turn around, someone wants to label the times in which we live. Many would call these the golden years, though they invariably are only golden compared to those that come after us and remember how much better things were previous to now. Looking at a…

It seems like every few days, there is an announcement about a problem with a "security database" at some web service or another. The problem with having so much information in the cloud is that it means your very identity is in the hands of someone else. It…

While that might not be a precise title, it's not far off. In the annals of history – which is to say, about 13 years ago at this writing – the CBS television show premiered, and is generally credited with creating the reality television genre. What really happened,…

In this case, let's look at the upcoming (in progress?) merger between American and USAirways as an example. Each airline operates a reasonable number of flights at a number of airports across the country. But with nine hubs in this merge, someone is bound to lose. The problem…

First came the news that New York City would be paying the Occupy Wall Street protesters more than $100,000 for property damaged when their "camp" was cleared out. Then it was bumped to $230,4000. Seriously? I'm the first to admit that I don't get it. I'mold. On the…

Slightly more than eleven years ago – and a bit less than six months after the attacks of September 11, 2001 – I wrote a short piece to no one in particular. I actually addressed it to "Mr. President", at the time meaning it would have been delivered…

Movies like 28 Days Later, Contagion and Outbreak cater to our fear that something is going to come along that will destroy our way of life. Ultimately it is more than that. In a society that is both ever more connected and ever more disconnected, by interacting so…

Is it just me, or are companies really having a problem dealing with technology? For those that don't know, I work in the technology field – and I'm not just talking about whatever residual income may flow through the site here. I'm talking about my actual "day job",…