I’ve written about Thanksgiving history here many times (2005, 2006, 2008, 2010) and this year it feels like time to write again. It is clear that the holiday was created by President Lincoln after Civil War to bring the pro-slavery rebels back to the table with their American neighbors and family. Don’t know if I … Continue reading Why Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving
It is time again for a look at why we celebrate Thanksgiving. Although I have made a guess once or twice before in past years, this year I noticed Wikipedia has a greatly enhanced entry. They filed it under “Legacy” for Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (October 24, 1788 – April 30, 1879). Right away you … Continue reading Thanksgiving History
Thoughts from another year… Personally, I always think of the holiday in terms of a President who wanted a united nation to rise above its years of discontent and discord in order to notice the bounty of good deeds done even under the duress of civil war — to recognize and therefore seek a common … Continue reading Thanksgiving
Every year I write something about the actual history of this American holiday, versus the modern interpretation. I used to just send it to friends and family, and then last year I posted it on my blog. This year, I noticed some interesting stories in the news like this one about school teachers emphasizing the … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!
One day I became curious how Lincoln’s Presidential Proclamation to reunify America turned into a feast of turkey legs, mashed potatoes, and pie. I mean it seems fairly certain at first glance that the American holiday today was a result of President Lincoln’s third day of Thanksgiving, October 3, 1863, when he brought to national … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving
Nvidia boasts in the Sacramento Bee of a truck that was able to drive a load of butter across America …the first coast-to-coast commercial freight trip made by a self-driving truck, according to the company’s press release. Plus.ai announced on Tuesday that its truck traveled from Tulare, California, to Quakertown carrying over 40,000 pounds of … Continue reading Robots Get “Butter” Driving Skills
Most Americans probably think of Memorial Day as a time for remembering all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice while serving in our armed forces. It was observed every year on May 30th from 1868 to 1970, and then became a federal holiday on the last Monday of May (as with today, the 27th). Perhaps … Continue reading Origins of American Memorial Day
Five years ago in 2014, the future of Facebook trust was in the balance. What happened? ‘When I joined Facebook in 2016, my mom was so proud of me, and I could walk around with my Facebook backpack all over the world and people would stop and say, ‘It’s so cool that you worked for … Continue reading The Facebook Trust Disaster Was Easily Predicted
Just before the 2005 Thanksgiving holiday the Senate Judiciary Panel approved a Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, authored by Specter and Leahy. The soon-to-be-called “Specter-Leahy Act”, also known as the SLA, has some exceptionally vague language even compared to laws (already in effect) at the state level: Giving individuals access to, and the opportunity … Continue reading US Senate to consider Data-Breach Bill