I’ve been to Japan, Hong Kong (twice), Macao, and Shanghai. I definitely liked Japan the best because I found the people to be polite and, somewhat surprisingly, they have a lot of American interaction. But, oddly, I didn’t see a lot of Americans while I was in Japan. When trying to figure out what languages […]
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Platforms & Content
I think we’ve all been a little bothered over the past week by what seems to be an increase in censorship by some of the platform companies. It seems as though the companies are taking steps to reduce certain types of content based on what their users are demanding. I understand it but don’t think […]
Read MoreShot Measurement Idea
This is the idea of the week. One of my first jobs was as a bartender and I often got in trouble for pouring too much alcohol into mixed drinks. Not that this would have prevented me from doing that but it would have at least been neat to have. I can see why this […]
Read MoreFind a Lawyer with International Law Experience
Over the past ten years, as I’ve been more involved in creating intellectual property, I’ve been especially concerned about protecting it, internationally. Depending on how you define a country, there are over 190 countries in the world. When working on intellectual property, there can be good and bad reasons to file for protection. When you […]
Read MoreMy Investment Tools & Platforms
I started my investing around 1995. I literally would go back and forth from the library to check on stocks that I bought, trying to keep track of how much they were. The internet connect at home was so slow that I couldn’t do anything without waiting through a long screeching delay that most people […]
Read MoreThe Parent Trap
I don’t recall ever watching the movie but the term resonates. In my world, the parent trap refers to actions that spark and equal or opposite reaction from a parent. For years, I’ve been telling my mother that I have a lactose intolerance. In fact, I missed so much school as a kid that I […]
Read MoreFinance Call Scheduling
Distractions are big. Those calls from finance companies that are unscheduled and they just expect to reach you and disturb whatever work you are doing, not good. One one hand I get that they want to reach you and remind you to pay them but at the same time they are often distracting from the […]
Read MoreCase of the Sunken Car
For some reason, yesterday, I remembered a car that I owned when I was about 18 or 19. I had just moved out of my mother’s house and gotten an apartment in a neighborhood not far from where I grew up. It was a particularly run-down neighborhood I didn’t have much furniture. Anyone that came […]
Read MoreIt’s Easy To Get Lost
I worked for a large cable company about twenty years ago. I left the company because the division I was in was about to go under. It was a mess and despite the large amounts of money being thrown at it by the owner, the son of the founder of the company, it was not […]
Read MoreRepresentatives in Maryland
I contacted the State of Maryland about some election questions I had lately. I was told that I could visit this link to find my information and also make updates. I was surprised that I was able to get my information without logging in, so it is public apparently. My party is listed. https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/VoterResults It […]
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