Author Archives: andyjamison

There’s a hole in the ceiling

Never a dull moment at Andy’s Corner! When I opened the shop after the holidays on January 2 one of the rooms was covered with water that had leaked through the ceiling from the apartment above. Luckily, there was almost no damage to the books below, but there is now a big hole in theContinue reading “There’s a hole in the ceiling”

Tired of google?

Now this is what I call annoying: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/11/google-ai-overviews-health-guardian-investigation But there are alternatives. Check this out: Ecosia plants trees when you search the web! 🌳Join me and 20M+ others and start planting today. https://ecosia.co/app?referrer=friends-p24dnv If you’re using an iPhone or iPad, tap here to confirm you’ve joined: ecosia://invite/friends-p24dnv

Boycott AI

I have often wondered why so few, if any of our so-called leaders and/or opinion-makers do or say anything meaningful about the technologies that have recently emerged from the academic-industrial money-making machine that go under the alias of “artificial intelligence”. Like so many of the so-called innovations that so many people devote so much ofContinue reading “Boycott AI”

Carol of the Bells

On Monday my granddaughter’s school choir gave their annual Lucia concert at our nearby church and, as an extra added attraction my talented granddaughter played a piece on the piano with one of her classmates that sounded familiar but I couldn’t place it. Then this morning while reading a post on Timothy Snyder’s blog IContinue reading “Carol of the Bells”