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In Praise Of Incunabulum

October 11, 2022
by Caroline Miller
America's aging population, Bill Gates, compartmentalizing knowledge, Elan Musk, incremental growth of data, incunabulum, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, nuclear war, outlooks of young and old, refence librarians, self-learning technology, slowing the world down, technology and the elderly, The Industrial Revolution, William Wordsworth
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“My grandmother has trouble with her phone too,” the sales representative said. “My advice is to call your cell number once a month to avoid letting it fall into sleep mode.” Who knew?  My cell phone goes catatonic if I don’t talk to it enough. Needless to say, my transitio
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New Frontiers Of Money

February 24, 2022
by Caroline Miller
Bill Gates, billionaires and taxes, Brian Gallagher, contributions billionaires make to society, Dan Riffle, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, oligarchs, PEW report on shrinking middle class, split in Democratic party, Steven Pinker
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Everyone knows about the split between left-wing Democrats in Congress and moderates.  The left wants to redistribute wealth by raising taxes on the rich. Moderates who come from politically divided districts want to move more slowly.  Some, like Senator Joe Manchin, openly worry th
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Algorithms: No Crystal Ball For The Future

December 05, 2019
by Caroline Miller
Alexa, algorithims, artificial intelligence, Bill Gates, China's surveillance program, Elan Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Mest, Ring, surveilance
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Given the many life and death threats facing our species, an algorithm to help identify which challenges are imminent and which can wait five minutes sounds great. Unfortunately, technology is part of the problem. The more we rely on it, the more we are likely to find ourselves in a d
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Send A Capitalist To Catch A Capitalist

December 02, 2019
by Caroline Miller
anti-trust laws, Bill Gates, charity as a tax shelter, Elizabeth Warren, John D. Rockefeller, tech giants, wealth tax
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Bill Gates throws up his hands and declares Elizabeth Warren’s proposed wealth tax will break him. Gates, whose financial worth is reported to be $106.8 billion dollars, would pay about 3 billion in wealth taxes under Warren’s plan. But even if his fears were correct and he would
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Come November

August 10, 2018
by Caroline Miller
Bill Gates, economic threats to democracy, income inequality, millenials and democracy, Republican elitism, Ronald Inglehart, The Age of Insecurity, Warren Buffett
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Ronald Inglehart, University of Michigan professor, makes a strong case for the cyclical nature of populism in a democratic society.  (“The Age of Insecurity, by Ronald Inglehart, Foreign Affairs, May/June 2018, pgs. 20-28.)   He argues populism thrives during periods of change,
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No Fanfare For The Common Man

April 06, 2017
by Caroline Miller
automation and jobs, Bill Gates, Is This Robot A Friend -- Or A Foe?, Jennifer Alserver, Larry Summers, needs of a new workforce, robots become afforadable, Unions and the growth of automation, wealth distribution with automation, Yanis Varofakis
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Like Paul Revere,  I and others have spent time shouting, “The robots are coming.  The robots are coming.” I’m unsure what to do about it, but as writer  Jennifer Alserver notes, these machines are becoming smarter, more people sensitive and more versatile.   (“Is This Ro
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Charitable Giving — Its Public And Private Face

March 18, 2016
by Caroline Miller
Andrew Carnegie, Ben Ryder, Bill Gates, charitable giving, Eric Konigsberg, John D. Rockefeller, narcissism and charity, one-percenter's impackt on charity, public policy versus private giving, vanity as a facotr in chairitable giving
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In the past, making an anonymous contribution to charity was the norm, according to writers, Erick Konigsberg and Ben Ryder.  Many one-per centers in their day, like John D. Rockefeller, contributed large amounts of cash to colleges and other public institutions with no fanfare.   
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Standards For A Virtual World

February 20, 2015
by Caroline Miller
Bill Gates, Carolyn O'Hara, David Carr, HoloLens, technology and social change, virtual reality
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I’ve written a good deal about the impact of robots and the electronic world on everyday life.  (Most recently Blogs 10/2/14,10/15/2/2/15)  Like Bill Gates, who helped develop and advance computer technology, I fail to understand why people aren’t more worried about where it is
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