Diversions
December 4, 2025
AI Should Be Able to Block Scam Calls — Why Do We Still Get Them?
The usefulness of our landlines and cell phones are being undermined by an escalating barrage of scam phone calls from fake numbers. Artificial intelligence and databases of real phone numbers could easily stop this plague. Why hasn't the FCC ordered it done?
November 27, 2024
A Better Way to Wordle?
Wordle is one pastime that many of us enjoy in the NY Times. And then there are Quordle and Octordle.
November 27, 2024
Bake Chestnuts Great Again
Soaking chestnuts in water vastly improves the edibility of the roasted nut. Poke a hole, soak, roast, enjoy.