It happens every time Samsung releases a new smartphone. In fact, most Samsung addicts, like myself, expect it!
Now, with the release of the new Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+, get ready for the great Samsung coverup, where every phone case maker enters the arena to grab your hard-earned cash by offering to “protect” your new phone.
Making the Movie Industry More Interesting, More Fun
“I've got a bad feeling about this.” – Indiana Jones, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” Paramount, 2008
I’m not a movie critic or connoisseur. I just like movies.
Horror, Sci-Fi, comedy, drama, documentary, adventure, animation, crime, fantasy, mystery - good. Romance, musicals - not so much.
So, I couldn’t figure out why Steven Spielberg doesn’t think Netflix’s films - or Amazon, HBO, Hulu and others - should be considered for Oscars. Or that Cannes changed the rules, so their films wouldn’t have a snowball’s chance to win.
TV Addicts may Want to Mend the Cord
Lesson learned in 2017: You may want to think twice before “cutting the cord,” especially if you can’t live without so-called premium channels, a DVR and local sports.
Our adventure in cord-cutting lasted about a year as we tolerated buffering delays (with WIFI speeds logging in at 230 megabits per second), dropped connections and mounting subscription fees for PlayStation Vue, Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime.
Autonomous Vehicles Require Industry Cooperation, Not Laws
“Sometimes your whole life boils down to one insane move.” – Jack Sully, “Avatar, “ 20th Century Fox, 2009
Social media that obliterates borders and treats the world as one gigantic community, autonomous cars, smart homes and Internet of Things (IoT) are changing everything.
Or, as deep thinkers like to say, they are disrupters to everything.