During tax season, my accountant erroneously estimated what I would owe to the US Government for filing. I ended up overpaying based on the estimate. Once filed, I owed nothing and was getting a refund. In previous years when this…
Category: Digital Dilemma
The Big Data Dangers
Everywhere, any time, data about us is being tracked. Some tracking happens without our consent. For example, our browsing and searching habits or things we are looking at to purchase. While we can opt out of some options, it can…
Thinking for Thinking’s Sake
Last weekend I had a random conversation with a legal executive from a technology company. Business was booming for the company. This was mostly because it specialized in AI, something everybody wants to have. She found it slightly ironic that…
Agent Smarts
I had to schedule a session with the mechanic to check my car due to a product update. This time, when I called to schedule a time, the entire conversation happened with a ChatBot. A previous experience in 2023 trying…
The Lost Language of the Library
I grew up in the analog-age when we didn’t have quick access to information. Learning something meant a trip to the library. Or we had to ask around to find an expert. Mostly, we learned through reading books, articles, newspapers,…