Three Short Guest Essays Rarely do we publish essays written by anyone other than Cloudeight. For Memorial Day weekend, we’re making an exception by publishing three short essays by our friend who writes using the name of G. Petee. We hope you enjoy these essays. If you do, please let us know. The Great Equalizer By G.… Read More »
A Rant About AI I don’t know about you, but I’m getting sick of hearing about AI. It seems the powers that be think sticking the term “AI” in everything from search engines, to recipes, to lawn mowers will entice me to buy/use/want it. Even AI experts disagree on where AI will lead us. Some so-called… Read More »
The Essay that Started it All: Nitrogen Blue Skies Introduction We began including essays in our newsletters in the autumn of 2006. They would later become a feature of our weekly newsletters. But today, 19 years later, we thought you’d like to walk down memory lane with us and read the first essay we published in what… Read More »
The Lady in the Attic I was 10 years old. My world ended the day she left. Cancer, a silent thief, stole her laughter, warmth, and love from me, leaving an empty silence in our small house that would echo throughout my life louder than any storm. After she died, I was afraid to go to bed… Read More »
I Still Haven’t Dropped Off I’m happy to report that I still have not dropped off. I’m not sure if “happy” is the correct word, maybe “relieved” would be more apt. There are many things about getting old that are difficult. One of the most difficult is getting used to looking backward. And buying new things when… Read More »
Dear Microsoft: Why Are You Killing Windows 10? Exactly 6 months from today, Microsoft will kill Windows 10. There’s nothing wrong with Winndows 10. It’s a great operating system. But many are going to have to throw away a perfectly good computer because of the Windows 11 hardware requirements. And yes, there’s 0patch and Microsoft’s ESU (Extended… Read More »