When I was young, I provided myself with some severe traumas. At times, I might have even thought I had a private room at the Meadowbrook Hospital. (This facility is now called the Nassau County Medical Center.)
Continue reading A Site for Sore Eyes?
Some of us have been using smartphones for a long time. Oh, I know, y’all thought my Palm Pilot wasn’t sophisticated. But, consider this- for nearly 15 years, I was able to have a contact list (with eMail, pictures, and special information), Microsoft Office functionality (like a word processor, spreadsheet, and calendaring), access to my accounting program and to do lists, among other important functions (like Scrabble and books- albeit with 100 words or so on a page).
Continue reading What’s that sticking out of your pants?
I wrote a few weeks ago about some new devices the police are acquiring to enable facial recognition. I said, we can expect such devices to find widespread use- way beyond their original intent. (You do know the GPS on your phone not only tells you where you are, but everyone else, as well?)
Continue reading Big Brother Owns Your Phone!
Come on- you know you watch TV. The dozens of programs all showing spy cameras that prevail on our streets. Within seconds, someone claims they are going to do “facial recognition” of these fuzzy images to identify and compare them to the driver’s license photos. Well, unless these are NSA grade materials, that is not happening- yet!
Continue reading Big Brother is Coming to Town- YOUR town!