It would be nice to live in a world where we can all cut the cord on cable TV and all watch TV online. A large hurdle to reaching that goal is the lack of high speed broadband in many areas of the U.S. The Akamai State of the Internet report gives detailed statistics on [Continue Reading]
Raising the Minimum Wage and GDP
Minimum Wage in the U.S. There has been much talk about raising the minimum wage in the U.S. over the past year. A full time minimum wage job in the US would only pay around $15,000 annually. Minimum wage workers have conducted labor strikes to try and draw attention to the issue in hopes of raising the [Continue Reading]
Private vs Public Healthcare: Which is More Efficient?
A comprehensive look at the administrative costs of private vs public healthcare in the United States. Most Americans will always assume that the private sector is more efficient than government when it comes to performing a task or providing services to people. In many cases this is true. However, that doesn’t mean it’s always true. [Continue Reading]
Latest Mistake of Roger Goodell -The Latest Ray Rice Misstep
The NFL’s Ray Rice Problem Unless you live outside the United States then you have most likely heard the NFL controversy surrounding Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice. The NFL has made a series of mistakes handling the issue, and the latest mistake is yet to unfold. Before we get to the latest mistake let’s recap [Continue Reading]
The Real News on Job Openings
Another Failure of Media Reporting on Job Openings CNN Money has just reported there are 4.7 million job openings in July which is slightly up from June. In typical traditional media fashion they just throw a few eye grabbing numbers, like 4.7 million, and a few quotes from an authority on the page and call [Continue Reading]
Swagbucks Review | Make Money Online or Scam?
With two kids I’m always looking for a way to earn a little extra spending money. There are tons of websites explaining how to make big money online. I tend to find they are either a big scam, or take just as much effort as making money offline. What is possible though is making a [Continue Reading]
Traditional Media: Keep Calm and Look Away
Traditional Media and Our Brains Humans are an amazing animal. Our ability to create and use tools has gone from clubs and stone blades to the World Wide Web and iPads. Our ability to record experience and pass it from generation to generation has allowed us to evolve in a way no other animal on [Continue Reading]
Average American Income: Is it enough?
Last week I wrote an article on the income gap in the U.S. The post was in response to the reported news of an increase to the median income in the US. While researching I came across data on the cost of basic needs for average Americans from numerous government and private studies. Unfortunately, the numbers are [Continue Reading]
The Internet of Things – What is it?
Due to my line of work I have the privilege of going to the Gartner Enterprise Architects Summit every year. It’s a conference where a big chunk of time is dedicated to emerging technologies that could impact our lives or businesses. The topic that repeatedly came up was how the Internet of Things is going [Continue Reading]
Income gap is on the rise, but don’t blame the 1%
Income gap? But things are getting better. Right? I’m so tired of the media treating the general public like fools and not addressing the real issues. CNN reported today that income is on the rise and showed this nifty graph to make everyone feel good inside. Daddy’s bringing home an extra 95 cents an hour! [Continue Reading]