I learned something new yesterday. Nashville has ten sister cities across the world. Every town I’ve lived in has a cultural alliance with a city in some foreign country. This week, Nashville announced they’ve partnered with Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan. While I have no issues with this, I wonder why we even bother forging the…
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I love technology. And like many, I often enjoy being an early adopter. But I rarely buy early or often when purchasing a new phone. Many of my friends buy a new cell phone every year or two. I’d love to do that, but I can’t justify the crazy costs. I like to buy the…
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It’s been the hottest summer for many cities across America. And whether it can be considered a heatwave or even climate change, large cities struggle because of the lack of green space. Nashville is currently testing a product that could help decrease the heat in our major cities. It’s called cool pavement, and this technology…
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When I look at my daily news feed, I see another story about a new drone strike in the Russian-Ukrainian War. It seems it was just yesterday when drones were toys. As technology keeps advancing, I can see a time when people don’t fight wars; it’s all accomplished with drones. And that’s a scary thought…
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An East Coast grocery store chain is testing a new smart shopping cart. It’s similar to the technology used by Amazon in their Go stores a couple of years ago. A small iPad-type device is attached to the cart handle and tallies every item you put into the cart. Many feel this is the future…
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Having spent so much of my life surrounded by music, first in radio and then in the music business, I often think in song titles or lyrics. Yesterday I had an old country song come to mind. My internet provider reached out because they noticed a problem with my equipment. Immediately the tune from Little…
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As we get older, many people accuse us of being stuck in the past. Sometimes, it’s true; we get sentimental remembering the good ole days. Like many baby boomers, I grew up on AM radio. And, of course, working in the business, I had the good fortune to work at a few legendary stations. Sadly,…
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While there’s been so much talk in recent years about self-driving vehicles, you don’t hear many people discussing driver-assist technology. So many of our cars now come equipped with tools that are a part of the total package for driverless automobiles. But as we’ve discussed before, many carmakers will try to package these extras and…
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Recently I’ve started seeing articles online telling us we should never use a public cell phone charging station. You often see them in airports, train stations, hotels, and malls. While they haven’t alerted us to extreme breaches, authorities warn us to beware of juice jacking. Whenever we try to charge our phone using a USB…
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Have you been to the bank lately? A lot has changed since the pandemic. Their hours are shorter, and there are also fewer tellers. Plus, many branch locations have closed. I’ve also noticed that transactions that used to take just a couple of minutes now take at least five or ten…
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