Can They Use Them in Hospitals?

 

February 26, 2026

 

An article in yesterday’s paper reminded me about using smart devices to track one’s health.

 

I’m hoping that at some point, they can be modified (and unhackable) so that hospitals can monitor patients’ vital signs without hooking them up to wires that make it difficult to sleep comfortably, and that won’t have bright monitors or beeping sounds to further disturb patients who really don’t need any more unwanted sensory input.

 

Since I’m chronically behind on technology advances, maybe that’s already in the works, or they’ve even been developed already.

 

One can only hope.

 

 

Whatta They Got That We Ain’t Got?

 

December 15, 2024

 

“I can’t live without TikTok!” is the latest cry. To hear people talk, you’d think that if TikTok is banned, all their entertainment, news stories, or self-promotion will be a thing of the past.

 

I’m really puzzled by this. 

 

Can’t somebody else start a platform that does the same thing?

 

 

 

 

Just Like Regular Folks

 

September 26, 2024

 

Ever been stuck on hold with tech support? Feel like you’re getting dissed because you’re not a mover and a shaker, you’re just an average Jane or Joe?

 

You may be surprised to learn that a Secret Service agent who was trying to get help with his malfunctioning drone also got stuck on a tech help line. Incidentally, he was at the rally in Pennsylvania where Donald Trump was shot.

 

So, if you feel helpless against the tech support line brushoff, remember: It’s not your position in society that keeps you from getting through. Nobody can do it. Nobody.