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Who Doesn’t Love A Bargain?

December 16, 2019
by Caroline Miller
Amazon fulfillment centers, Black Friday, Christmas shopping, Gabriel Winnant, Jeff Bezos
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On Black Friday, I encountered a woman scurrying toward the entrance to my retirement center.  The raw wind blew past as I held the door open for her. As I did, I noticed the shopping bag she clutched in her hand was filled to the brim. “Did you get a bargain?” I asked, making li
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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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Don’t Eat The Gingerbread

August 29, 2019
by Caroline Miller
Amazon, free book translation from Amazon, Hansel and Gretel, Heart Land, Jeff Bezos, Jon Emont, the fine print in Amazon's contracts, The Gingerbread Witch
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Who doesn’t like a good fairytale? Few. I suppose that’s why when Jeff Bezos sent me an email announcing my four novels could be translated into foreign languages for free, a smile crept across my face. Long years have taught me it’s best to keep my hands in my pocket whenev
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Becoming An Entrepreneur In the Technology Age

March 04, 2019
by Caroline Miller
eBay, Facebook, Fullfillment, Jeff Bezos, Monopoly game, Nick Baker, Our Very Own Stock Exchange, The Good Will
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I admit it.  Some mornings, I dedicate time to cursing my computer.  Overnight, some dark magic has rendered my passwords useless or an old blog has risen from the grave to republish itself on Facebook.  On those days, I call my guru.  Usually, he’s good at sorting out the probl
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The Wonderland That Is Amazon

February 07, 2019
by Caroline Miller
Alice In Wonderland, Amazon Marketplace, Jeff Bezos, Josh Dzieza, Queen of Hearts, The Secret Ward Behind Amazon Reviews
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Beware the effects of “greater efficiency.”  It can lead to chaos.  Housekeeping, at my retirement center, recently sent residents a memo about upcoming changes in the maid service schedule.  Curious residents dialed the extension number provided, hoping for more information. 
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Algorithm For The Public Good

October 04, 2018
by Caroline Miller
a different way to share the wealth, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, oligarchs of capitalism, Proposal for a new tax, the 4 tech giants
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Nobody likes a multi-billionaire who stiffs his workers.  Donald Trump accuses Jeff Bezos of greed and Bernie Sanders agrees, suggesting a man who pockets $157 billion a year while his warehouse workers live on food stamps is a man whose conscience is questionable.*  While Trump’s
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The Web That Matters

August 17, 2018
by Caroline Miller
Dorian Gray, Elan Musk, good intentions and bad outcomes, interconnectedness of nature, Jeff Bezos, tech giants
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  Sometimes, I forget a web larger than the world-wide web exists.  You know the one I’m talking about. Nature, that place where every action has an equal and opposite reaction.  That place where a butterfly flaps its wings in Argentina and Japan suffers a tsunami.  To be ho
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Placing The Right Bet

January 12, 2015
by Caroline Miller
Adam Lashinsky, Amazon, Beth Kowitt, Google+, Jeff Bezos, justifying CEO salaries, Larry Page, McDonalds
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A friend visited the other day and as she settled down with a cup of tea, she peered round the room, admiring my new apartment which is larger than my last.  I’m probably one of the few retired people who has upsized her space rather than downsized.  My friend must have wondered h
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Pennies On The Dollar

January 02, 2015
by Caroline Miller
Amazon, Hachette publishing, Jeff Bezos, price of eBooks
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With the holiday season come and gone, it’s nice to know the period was marked by a little peace on earth.  Hachette, 4th largest publishing house in the United States, and Amazon settled their long standing dispute over the selling price for eBooks. (Blog 9/25/14)  The question i
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