In the early to mid-1900s, the ideal job situation led you to stay with one employer pretty much for your whole career. This was true whether you were a union worker, attorney, or even company executive. The (sexist labeled) "IBM Men" of the 1940s-1960s were...
(Paraphrasing the great David Bowie's "Is There Life on Mars?") Scientists using data from NASA announced yesterday that there are nearly 9 billion planets in our Milky Way galaxy alone that are similar to Earth's size and in the range of their suns to support Earth-type...
I am a fan of the HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire. It takes place in 1920s Atlantic City highlighting the corruption and other problems mostly related to prohibition during an otherwise booming economic time. But signs of the times are everywhere. In a recent episode, a...
Sure we always had headphones. But back in the ancient 1960s, those headphones had a wire that had a giant plug that had to be attached to a "stereo" or "hi-fi" system in your house. These were expensive groups of components that would generally include...
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I have to admit I've been a space buff since I was a young lad and men first landed on the moon. Voyager I was first launched in 1977 to explore the solar system and universe. It's complete with 8-track tapes and discs that carry...
The New York Times reports an interesting trend: more and more restaurants replacing tipping with a mandatory surcharge, or across the board increase in food prices, and the extra is shared with all employees of the establishment. Many hotels have been doing it for years, and...
The "college for everyone" concept known as massive open online courses (MOOCs) seems to be evolving. A number of companies offering the populist-driven idea are not giving up. But they are, according to University World News, finding some challenges getting universities to offer college credit for...
As with all exciting cultural developments, a new trend towards paying to "upgrade" your situation in jail started in California. Sadly, it is more because the general prison situation there is so horrid and municipalities are so strapped for cash than because of some exciting...
It was revealed this week that the Orlando judge that oversaw the Casey Anthony murder case (she was acquitted of killing her daughter if you recall but was convicted of lying to the cops) may get a TV show. Ninth Judicial Circuit Judge Belvin Perry has...