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My Quest for Better Internet: it's far more complicated than it should be
I live in one of the densest cities in the US... San Francisco. 49 square miles with 80000+ residents, yet getting a good reliable Internet connection is far more difficult than it should be. At this...
View ArticleMLM Genre Analysis: CBD products have HUGE risks not understood by participants
Some of the more recent MLMs have latched onto CBD, or cannabidiol as their next big thing, and several companies have started selling products based on CBD oil for topical and other uses. However,...
View ArticleCanadian #ButterGate is a #pseudoCrisis instigated by #MemeTerrorists
The #pseudoCrisis started innocently enough... A woman "Julie Van Rosendaal" (cookbook author?) on Twitter asked... why is the butter no longer soft at room temperature? Link to TweetShe also coined an...
View ArticlePsychology of Karen III: The Punisher Karen Sub-type
A recent Reddit thread on r/entitledpparents has pointed out yet another "subtype" of Karen, which I am dubbing "the punisher Karen", or type III. It shares traits from both type I and type II. A type...
View ArticlePsychology of Karen IV: The Robber Karen Sub-type
Previously, we had discussed the three sub-types of Karens;(NOTE: for consistency, I'll be using the term Karen, and "Ken" if the subject is male. Apologies to actual people named Karen and Ken)Type I:...
View ArticleWTF: Vaccine Hesitancy in COVID times
In January 2021, total deaths due to COVID in the US have passed 400000... that's LESS THAN A YEAR after the FIRST confirmed case (January 21st, 2020, in Seattle). Today, April 2021, it's already past...
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How to Spot Propaganda Statistics -- COVID Edition
NOTE: This post is also available at randomrantsbykc.blogspot.com as it explains how antivaxxers misuse statistics for propaganda purposes. Recently, experts warned that pregnant women are being...
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Scam Analysis: The Fake Job Offer
A reader of /r/scam posted this "job offer" and asked if it was a scam. There are a couple red flags. * While an employer can definitely run a credit report on a candidate, it is generally paid for by...
View ArticleWas Confirmation Bias The Cause For the Batmobile Debacle?
Confirmation bias is a serious problem that everybody suffers from, and it takes conscious effort to avoid it. Whether it played a part in the infamous "Batmobile Debacle", is a bit questionable. For...
View ArticlePsychology of Karen V: The "How Dare You" Karen
Previously, we had discussed the four sub-types of Karens;(NOTE: for consistency, I'll be using the term Karen, and "Ken" if the subject is male. Apologies to actual people named Karen and Ken)Type I:...
View ArticleDocumented Type II "Vigilante Karen" Sighting in San Francisco
A Type II "Vigilante Karen" was documented on Reddit harassing a father with his disabled child in San Francisco's Lands End, mistaking them as "old man dragging a drugged kid" over the July 4th...
View ArticleNation-wide Scam Warning: The Phantom Hacker Scam
When the FBI warns the public about a scam, you know it's serious. And that's the Phantom Hacker scam. To make a long story short, the scam has 3 phases. 1) A random call from a major company (this is...
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