UNITED States President Joe Biden is making a first step to addressing gun control by requiring checks on “Ghost Guns”” not guns that make people ghosts but guns that are not regulated and are untraceable.
The idea that these can be homemade or bought online by anyone is concerning. Of course, registering guns does not make them less deadly but it helps to know who could have fired them.
Why the NRA (National Rifle Association of America) has so much power in America is puzzling for an outsider, like any Australian who has limited access to or contact with guns and little need for them. Guns in Australia are generally only used by the best and worst, the police and criminals, although farmers and sportspeople have controlled access to them.
President Biden offers hope and yet he must know how hard it will be to make any significant change. Good luck sir.
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The joke is no longer funny
When I first heard of Dogecoin, I thought they said Dodgy coin, which would be a fake and fun version of Bitcoin. But it was actually a real and fun version. It was started as a joke, but the joke has become a farce really.
From nothing but imagination and a computer has come something “worth” $50 billion, partially due to people trying to get it to a $1 value despite basically being worthless.
If an apparently joke cryptocurrency can rise up so fast in value, it can also go down just as fast, as could the slightly more credible Bitcoin.
Maybe it’s time to get some physical paper, or plastic currency and stick it under a mattress where it will earn just about as much interest as it would in a bank.
It’s time to stop and return to the real world where coins are made of metals despite COVID and all of the other problems.
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Still looking for the end of the rainbow
When I did a Google search for some personal information, a number of sites appeared, but so did a related search of “fun retirement jobs that pay a small fortune.”
My name is reasonably common so I wondered how Google knew I was retired, liked fun and could use a small fortune.
I know personalised ads and suggestions are a reality on searches and many web pages, but it does make me wonder how much they know about me and why?
When I decided to click the link all I got was “It looks like there aren’t many great matches for your search” and therefore today my life stays the same, a bit of a disappointment, but who knows about tomorrow?
There are a few lessons here. Don’t click on odd weblinks as they could be dangerous or just disappointing. Google knows a lot about you and this should be a reminder not to put anything on the web you don’t want your grandmother to know or see.
There are no real jobs that pay you a lot for doing little or at least not while I was still working.
Maybe I’ll stay off the internet for a few days to avoid any more disappointments but we all know how addictive it is.
Good luck if you try to stay away from social media for any more time than it takes to drink a coffee./PN
