Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

With CNN's ratings in complete free fall - I'm reminded how Air America, the supposed liberal answer to Rush Limbaugh, also had ratings so bad that when their flagship station in NYC WLIB switched from the liberal talk radio format to broadcasting "Urban Gospel music" their ratings skyrocketed. Perhaps CNN should do something similar. I guaranty if they went to a Sponge Bob 24/7 format - their ratings would at least triple... How long before COVID Fatigue is recognized as a mental illness condition by the American Psychiatric Association?... Amused by the fact that in ten-years time they'll be teaching Joe Rogan's interview methods in journalism schools... I consider Carole King's album Tapestry to be one of the finest albums ever recorded. Is it wrong that I'd also like to hear a heavy metal band cover the entire album? Sort of like how Disturbed did their own take on Simon and Garfunkel's The Sound of Silence... One advantage to Web3 is that it's highly unlikely any platform on Web3 would ever ban the phrase "Learn to Code"... Just a thought but HBO really should approach Anthony Fauci and Senator Rand Paul about starring in a CSI centric season of True Detective. "Covid is a flat circle." I'd watch that... If you think about it - shoplifting food is both hunting and gathering... They say founders of social media tech companies don't let their own kids use their products they've built because they know social media is bad for them. This is like back in the day when record company executives wouldn't let their kids listen to Rod Stewart for the same reasons... Netflix has done really well with comedy specials. Many different comedians of all stripes getting an hour or so to perform their new and best material. I think a platform like Netflix or Amazon Prime could do equally well if they gave an hour or so to public intellectuals to give a talk on what they believe and why. Or to go over how they see the day's events. You could have Thomas Sowell, Jordan Peterson, Matt Taibbi, Glenn Greenwald, etc. Let the people hear and decide for themselves. This would be sort of like extended Ted Talks but longer and with better lecturers... Reportedly SpaceX and their Starlink satellite broadband product seem to be having some issues. They have launched roughly 1,900 of the planned 12,000 satellites and have 145,000 subscribers. But that's roughly just 5,000 more subs than they had last November and just a portion of the 500,000 of the people who pre-ordered service. The service speeds are also reportedly getting slower. Not a good trend... As always if this column has made you smile or think - don't be afraid to hit the like button. Also please subscribe (it's FREE) and share with your friends. Thanks in advance..