Category Archives: Technology and Society

Coffee

A daily habit may contribute to longevity.

That’s why I choke down the swill ever morning. I’ve never found any other reasons to do so.

Speaking of my apparent imperviousness to caffeine, I was staying with an old (in both senses of the word) friend in Seattle last week, and he noted that since he’d gone more paleo in his diet, he noticed much less of a caffeine effect from morning coffee or evening tea. I started drinking it after I’d changed my diet as well, so maybe carbs enhance it. Actually, someone should do a study on that.

Vizio Televisions

This is why they’re lower priced. The company makes revenue from selling your viewing habits.

Here’s the thing. I’ve got plenty of video input sources. I don’t want a “smart television.” I don’t even want to waste money on audio amp and speakers. I just want to pour all of my television money into a good-quality picture. But it’s very hard, if not impossible, to find just monitors in the large-screen class.