Tag Archives: algorithms

A Bit of Urgent WordPress Housekeeping

Posted on October 1, 2025 by mitchteemley

Most of last year, WordPress’s Machiavellian master processor (AI with a lot of A and too little I) busied itself with systematically removing my subscribers. The only upside was that I had more time for other projects. Then, last spring, … Continue reading →

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Are Computers Dehumanizing Us?

Posted on June 13, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Last week, my wife and I flew to the west coast. In recent years, flying has been transformed from a pleasure into an ordeal, with passengers packed into increasingly rigid, anorexically thin seats. So, yes, we … Continue reading →

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I Got (Algo)Rithm

Posted on August 17, 2020 by mitchteemley

To be sung to the tune of George and Ira Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm”: I got algo, I got rithm, I got pop-ups Who could ask for anything more? I’m a target of “smart marketing” That’s forever Who could ask … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Fallon, New Ebola Czar!

Posted on October 10, 2017 by mitchteemley

Three years ago, I was desperate to get people to discover my still-new blog, so, as an experiment, I used the two top trending topics of the moment–Jimmy Fallon and Ebola Czar–in a single post. And it worked (kind of). … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Fallon, New Ebola Czar!

Posted on October 17, 2014 by mitchteemley

“Jimmy Fallon, the new Ebola Czar?”  Yes!  Jimmy Fallon! Ebola Czar! OK, no, not really. But as of yesterday, Jimmy Fallon and Ebola Czar were the top trending terms in America. And as a new blogger, I’ve been told the … Continue reading →

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