Ramblings of a Luddite Geek

Eleven days ago, the CDC reported that a recent outbreak of Listeria most likely was due to Boar’s Head Liverwurst 1 . Since then, Boar’s H...

We lost electrical power when a line of severe thunderstorms swept across our state.  When the power came back 18 hours later, I was surpris...

In my first post about Wordle 1 , I introduced my strategy of starting with “STEAM.” Then I went on to describe word choices if I guessed ...

Here's a Wordle devoted to Towel Day. You can find out more about Towel Day here: https://www.towelday.org/

LudditeGeek chats with Copilot … Hello, please tell me what you think of the term "Luddite" Certainly! The term “Luddite” origin...

You might recall that my starting Wordle word is STEAM, that my strategy is to enter guesses that end in Y, and that I like to choose words ...

Tissues that come in cube-shaped boxes, “aka “cubes,” cost at least twice as much per tissue than those in the rectangular-shaped boxes. Bot...

A kind reader suggested I share this cybersecurity resource for teachers: https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/teachers-guide-to-cybersecurity/ ...

A few weeks ago, I was working with an Excel workbook that had 18 sheets that were similar in structure. Half the sheets had names L1_1, L1_...

Soon after COVID-19 arrived in USA, infectious disease experts were motivating us to wash our hands. I’d hear (paraphrased) “It doesn’t mak...

The best thing that Democrats and Independents can do to keep Trump out of the White House is to register as Republicans and vote for Nikki ...

I wrote a few weeks ago about Wordle, and that my starting word is STEAM. 1 As well, I wrote that my strategy is to enter guesses that end ...

I’ve been enjoying Wordle 1 daily since before the New York Times. I like the game because of how little time it takes to play, and how re...

I went to a fight the other day and a session of Congress broke out. This is a take on an old joke, "I went to a fight and a hockey g...

The letter from my ISP stated that it would be installing optical fiber. The letter encouraged me to upgrade (warned me, actually) because ...

Org-mode comes out-of-the-box with Agenda views for these time spans: Day, Week, Fortnight (aka bi-weekly, but why?), Month and Year.  Oddly...

LudditeGeek chats with Anthropic's Claude Hello, please tell me what you think of the term "Luddite" Here are a few key poin...

I heard the news today that, “Neuralink, the neurotech startup co-founded by Elon Musk, announced Thursday it has received approval from the...

On April 1, 2023, Luddite Geek chatted with the AI bot at You.Com . Here's what transpired: Hey there! How can I be of assistance? >...

Here's what I found at the bottom of a bottle of lotion -- the pump tube ends about an inch from the bottom!  I have enough to last for ...