We are only as smart as our AI
While we use technology to do our bidding, we donāt always feel that we have supremacy over it. More often than not, we feel dependent on the computers, appliances, and mechanics that help our every day run smoothly.
Tag: OPINIONS
The speech tells us that ābetter is possibleā
Since Justin Trudeau became the prime minister of Canada, the Liberal Party fulfilled some of the promises that they made during the federal election last year.
Picking your battles when standing up for morals
Recently, I recommended a movie to a customer on behalf of his six-year-old daughter, as part of my job.
Attack ads are not just for politics
We see it in politics all the time: commercials that call out the negative aspects, false advertisements, and empty promises of competitors.
What is a fandom, anyways?
Most likely you have heard the term āfandomā before. If you donāt associate yourself with a fandom, when you hear the term you probably think of over-the-top, obsessive fans.
The Cunning Linguist: Man of straw, feet of clay
If the stereotypes are to be believed, online forums are little more than dung-smeared gladiatorial arenas where the illiterate masses hurl insults at one another morning, noon, and nightānot the best place for an intellectual debate.
Spiders arenāt scary
What creature has eight hairy legs and multiple eyes? I bet the first thing you thought about was a spider, wasnāt it? What was your next thought?
You, your pet, and climate change
Almost everyone I know recycles. There are a couple individuals that I (not proudly) associate with who would throw their plastic water bottle they had only bought an hour ago into the trash.
What you really mean
In my online wanderings, Iāve noticed a very annoying trend among the avidly political pseudo-intellectuals populating social mediaāparticularly the Twitter, Tumblr, and Buzzfeed subspecies.
People who need people rating apps
I hate that review apps exist to begin with. While customer reviews are one of the most trusted forms of marketing, I have little respect for the people who leave negative reviews.