• Media - Music

    “The First Take” – We’ve been taken!

    Recently, I was introduced to a YouTube channel entitled, The First Take. Wonderful. You get to hear artists performing live in a studio and see and hear their "first and only take". I've watched some inspiring segments. But wait, you tell me there's a catch?

  • General Interest - SCAM

    TZ Audios’ Scam

    Received this email and of course was immediately suspicious and rightfully so. Even Gmail tossed it into my spam folder. Searching on Google, there were a number of complaints and unfortunately, some people actually fell for it. This has been going on for two years, and it's about time that they get taken down. However, there is a real company, so don't confuse the two. But the scammers actually use microphone images from the legit one in an attempt to lure you...

  • General Interest - Government

    Political Campaign Robocall and Text Rules

    According to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission), this election season, like those before, will likely lead to an increase in calls and texts from political campaigns. While campaign calls and texts are exempt from the National Do Not Call Registry requirements, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) contains specific rules they must follow....

  • AI - commentary - Computers

    AI generated art?

    This article is filled with stupefying questions regarding the use of AI, and it’s guaranteed to make your head spin. Does this man deserve to have “his art” copyrighted, that is, given credit for its creation? This will be the first of countless disputes over – AI versus human beings. Who is the actual author/creator/designer? Let’s just say I would hate to be working in the patent office or a lawyer that takes on an AI lawsuit, right? So, what do you think?

  • Animal Kingdom - Birds/Birding

    How to identify these finches

    Many times, even seasoned birders can confuse Cassin's, House and Purple Finches (Carpodacus genus). Especially when they're crowded around your birdfeeder, side by side. It's easy to do. But hopefully this guide from The Cornell Labs will make the job a little easier...