Tag Archives: Because I can

XKCD answers the question “What will new technology do to us?”

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

When you have questions about what will technology do to us, the first place to look at is the web comic XKCD: Remember: New technology is always scary!

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24-hour Video Game Streaming Fund Raiser

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

My friend and occasional guest blogger Aaron Blackman is doing a 24-hour live streaming video game fund raiser for Omaha Children’s Hospital. He writes: My wonderful wife Michelle had surgery on her heart when she was 3 years old. She … Continue reading →

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Why you need to pay attention to what you write (It can be spelled right and still be wrong)

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

Over the last few weeks there have been several spectacular copyediting errors in newspapers around the country that probably passed right through a spelling/grammar check but still managed to totally humiliate the publication and the staff members responsible. For example: … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe) – All-Disney Edition

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

How many African-American writers does Hulu have working on their series? Zero, none, zip, nada. (And just 4.8 percent of all TV writers are black.) Behind-the-camera diversity can be as important as in-front-of-the-camera. (Disney is one of the major owners … Continue reading →

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How Lin-Manuel Miranda helped boost a tweet about insulin in Puerto Rico

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

The one thing you need to know about me as I tell this story is that I’m an insulin-dependent diabetic. My pancreas checked out several years ago and no longer does much.  Which means that I have to manually control … Continue reading →

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When Nature Puts On The Really Big Show – Total Eclipse on the Prairie

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

The total eclipse of the sun in Kearney, Nebraska this afternoon was absolutely stunning. You didn’t need any fancy equipment to see the images. Just look down and see the pinhole images provided by the trees. Lots of high school … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

What’s the story behind the possible end of Snopes? Yes, it’s a true story. Sadly, it’s a typical new media battle over who will control a web site. Truly hope this ends well. How do reporters (or anyone else) authenticate … Continue reading →

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Proceeding Home

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

On Sunday of last week I I discovered in the parking lot of my hotel in Florence, Alabama that I had a leaky seal on one of my motorcycle fork legs with fluid seeping out.  I was in the middle … Continue reading →

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Proceed As The Way Opens

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

Proceed as the way opens My two sons learned to loathe that phrase as they were growing up. Conversations would go something like this: “Dad, what do I do if this doesn’t work out?” “Proceed as the way opens.” “Dad, … Continue reading →

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I’m going down to Florence…

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Ralph Hanson

A couple of years ago my Dear Wife and I drove 350 miles or so up to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to see Rosanne Cash and her band play one of the most sublime shows either of us has ever … Continue reading →

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