You can tell I’m bored when I’m writing about whether to open a piece of junk mail (see screen capture) that arrived a week ago. The USPS uses a more professional term — marketing mail — and that’s likely what it is. But are there enough outward clues to decide whether it is worth opening?
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The insulation upgrade to my 50-year-old house was completed on January 6th. So far, I don’t have enough data to know if I’m going to save significantly on heating costs. This week’s cold weather would be a great test of whether the upgrade is making the house more comfortable except there’s no good way to measure that.
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Last week Washington state Democrats introduced companion bills in the Senate (see screen capture) and House that propose to tax high earners. Dubbed the “millionaires” tax, the legislation imposes a 9.9 percent tax on annual earnings above $1 million. Although “millionaires” tax is a catchy term, it won’t apply for long, not because the tax will be overturned by a voter or legal challenge, but because of some fine print in the bills.
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The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to replicate human intelligence is growing rapidly. New applications for AI keep being found, and current AI technology keeps being improved. I have a suggestion for online newspaper publishers: work with computer scientists to develop AI algorithms that can be more widely used to screen reader comments (see flow diagram).
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I’m still recovering from the hip injury I suffered in a bicycle fall three weeks ago. Since then, I have graduated from a walker to a cane, and therapy is helping, but I’m far from being completely mobile. Today, I decided on a good future test to see if I have regained enough mobility for normal living.
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I didn’t set out to post anything about Melania (see screen capture of the top portion of its film poster) because the less said about the Trumps’ personal and business lives the better. But when I read online about how poorly Melania is doing at the box office, I turned to a website I trust—IMDb.com—for more information. As of today, the film’s rating there is the lowest I have ever seen.
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Last week the school levy ballot and the Bremerton School District’s justification for passing it (see photo) arrived in the mail. It’s not the increase in property taxes I’m objecting to as I will be voting “yes.” Rather, having lived in Bremerton since the 1970’s, I have seen this movie before many times and I’m bored with it.
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Greenland (see screen capture) is a gigantic island in the Arctic Ocean situated between Canada and Northern Europe (not the U.S. and Northern Europe as President Trump might have said). Its name has been around for centuries and stands as one of the largest con jobs ever tried in the real estate sector. It makes me smile every time I hear it. Greenland doesn’t need a new name.
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While riding my bike on January 16th I collided with the mailbox cluster shown in the photo. The result was a serious hip injury. A week later I’m still using a walker to get around. Yesterday, I reported this safety hazard to the City of Bremerton. It will be interesting to see if anything comes from my request.
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The Seattle Times is not known for posting clickbait headlines and content. But as the primary online news source in the home of the Seattle Seahawks, a link they posted this morning on their home page (see screen capture) is more outrageous than newsworthy. Hawks fans will likely click the link with the expectation of being able to post withering comments that thoroughly debunk whatever confused arguments the article is trying to make.
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