Published inPhysics of Shadow and Light·Jul 2, 2022Erasing LGBTQIA+ from HistoryDespots, cults and hateful mobs have long enjoyed the comfort of using LGBTQIA+ people as scapegoats and driving them into hiding. Imagine an alternative history where Hitler, Mussolini, Mugabe, Putin, Lukashenko, Xi, Orbán, Bolsanaro, Trump, Franco, Castro, the Taliban, Al Qaeda, ISIS, Tucker Carlson, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, Franklin Graham…LGBTQ2 min readLGBTQ2 min read
Feb 25, 2022Emergency off network communications for UkraineUpdate: Reminder to be extra careful when clicking links. Ukraine’s ministry of defense says Ukrainian’s should turn off geolocation on their phones. As one who grew up in the days of wired wall phones, HAM and CB radio I marvel at the capability of mobile phones. They’re pocket-sized with excellent…Ukraine2 min readUkraine2 min read
Published inPhysics of Shadow and Light·Jan 6, 2022Fighting the lies behind the January 6th mobOne year ago a mob of Americans attacked their own country. Our country. People died. Others had life-changing injuries. Others lost their jobs, families, lives and may spend years in prison. Individually, most members of this violent mob were not rule-breakers, they were followers. Individually many have only been charged…Capitol Riot2 min readCapitol Riot2 min read
Published inPhysics of Shadow and Light·Jan 10, 2021How to Offend Facebook’s AI ModeratorsFacebook is relying more heavily on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for content moderation. During the 2020–2021 U.S. election season and pandemic this effort has failed. Facebook should invest more in helping humans safely moderate during a pandemic. …Social Media5 min readSocial Media5 min read
Published inPhysics of Shadow and Light·Jan 8, 2021The Facts They MisconceiveThe vast ignorance and boundless anger expressed by yesterday’s domestic terrorists reminds us of this quote: “The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive;” Misguided supporters of yesterday’s domestic terrorists enjoy…2021 Capital Insurrection2 min read2021 Capital Insurrection2 min read
Published inPhysics of Shadow and Light·Oct 24, 2020A Matter of Life(An emotional truth, details changed to protect someone whose life matters.) “Your name?” “Michael.” “Spell it, first and last.” The slender black woman held a sheet of paper against the door frame. Impressions of previous visitors slanted across the grain. I looked at Samantha. Her lips didn’t move to offer…BlackLivesMatter6 min readBlackLivesMatter6 min read
Oct 3, 2020Wisconsin History October 2020A speculative look back on this time from the not-too-distant future. Note that as of this writing, no one has traced where President Trump’s Covid-19 infection began. …Wisconsin2 min readWisconsin2 min read
Sep 27, 2020Without Effective Vaccines, Covid-19 “Herd Immunity” is GenocideEbola Herd Immunity? Why has no one tried uncontrolled herd immunity for AIDS? What about Polio and Smallpox? What about Ebola? Why not let Ebola run its course through our population? “But that’s different,” you say, “Ebola is terrible, bloody and deadly.” Yes. And Covid-19 killed 204,000 times as many Americans as Ebola…Florida5 min readFlorida5 min read
Sep 24, 2020One Acre, One VoteWhere Florida Snowbirds and a small number of Wisconsin residents voted made all the difference in 2016. When Hurricane Irma threatened my friends in Florida I want to help. I installed the Zello app and monitored the emergency channel in what would be the dark hours of the night in…Florida3 min readFlorida3 min read
Sep 11, 2020The Only Thing We Have To Fear is…The only thing we have to fear is fear itself! And Democrats. Specifically Joe Biden and especially his son Hunter who did some stuff in Ukraine, worse than Hillary’s emails. Could you imagine if someone in my family profited from my presidency? Unbelievable. Ukraine is so corrupt it’s unbelievable. Not…Donald Trump4 min readDonald Trump4 min read
