In the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale, after the miller boasts to the king about his daughter’s many amazing talents, he ends his proud statements by saying, “She can even spin straw into gold.” Well, this of course caught the king’s attention…
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SPINNING STRAW INTO GOLD AND OTHER IMPOSSIBILITIES
Posted in Chat Tagged with: Alexander the Great, condominiums, gold, Gordian knot, renovation, Rumpelstiltskin, space problems
THE MACHINES AREN’T COMING; THEY’RE ALREADY HERE
I watched my granddaughter graduate from high school yesterday. I was in my robe and slippers with my morning cup of sweet coffee still in hand. She and I were physically separated by about one hundred twenty miles but streaming…
Posted in Chat Tagged with: AI, Artificial Intelligence, automation, Charles T. Rubin, customer service, drones, e-commerce, Joseph Weizenbaum, retail therapy, smartphone, streaming video
CATCH-22 FOR NO REASON
Sometimes the simplest effort to interact with a large company to solve a minor problem turns into an ordeal that tests the concept of free enterprise. Such was my encounter with AT&T. The story begins in November when we went…
SWEARING OFF SAVING THE WORLD
I am first and foremost a problem solver. I love solving problems. I have very definite opinions about what is good for anyone who has a problem. If I could solve everyone’s problems and save the world, I would. So…
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY NEIGHBORS
Posted in Chat Tagged with: Buffalo, Bull Elk, Mountain Sheep, Pelicans, Sandhill Cranes, Wet Mountain Valley, wild turkey
