This is why I hate selling my books on Amazon as opposed to my own direct website. I am lucky if I get $1 PER BOOK. Over half of a book’s consumer price goes in Amazon’s pocket and the actual content creator gets peanuts. https://www.newyorker.com/news/us-journal/a-kansas-bookshops-fight-with-amazon-is-about-more-than-the-price-of-books
Tech

Microsoft, social champion saving family from killing each other through the power of Windows 10
The best Windows 10 feature is Quick Assist . If, like me, you run tech support for family members, this is a must! Sometimes it is not very easy to explain over the phone how to do something, or fix something that you could do in seconds. Now I...

Online game has Belgians hunting #books instead of #Pokémon
Inspired by the success of Pokémon Go, a Belgian primary school headmaster has developed an online game for people to search for books instead of cartoon monsters, attracting tens of thousands of players in weeks. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/offbeat/belgians-are-hunting-books-instead-of-pokemon/ar-BBw6N9W?ocid=st The perfect, and logical, progression of Little Free Libraries on a larger scale....

An Observation
Today’s observation, courtesy of #NonSequitur by Wiley Miller, August 27, 2016 GoComics http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2016/08/27#.V8Gdyzmad3I.twitter

New and improved website
There had been internet chatter as of late amongst professionals wondering if, in the age of social media, official websites were needed any longer. Quite a few good points were made on all sides of the discussion. That being said, I knew for some time that my own website needed...

When the Almighty Dollar Controls Content
I have already scaled back the usage and scope of my personal Facebook account, opting to focus on my professional pages. Now, it seems, I may be on the verge of leaving Facebook altogether in favor of other social media outlets. If Facebook is not going to allow content...

Photo Bomb
Now my new Lumia 950 is complete thanks to a 23″ rotating tripod and zoom lens. #howdyneighbor

Well, I am now officially on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/rwolfbaldassarro/

Across the Great Divide: “The Fine Line Between Believer and Skeptic”
“The Fine Line Between Believer and Skeptic” By R. Wolf Baldassarro I have been doing a careful dance as of late on a very thin tightrope. I have been skeptical, highly critical, and utterly blatant lately in calling out bullshit when it comes to ghost hunting and paranormal research...

Across the Great Divide: Parapsychology’s Database Debacle
“Parapsychology’s Database Debacle” by R. Wolf Baldassarro It’s well-known that paranormal research isn’t taken seriously by mainstream scientists- after all there is a big difference between measuring phenomenon like earthquakes and hurricanes, which affect and are witnessed by hundreds of thousands, as opposed to telekinesis and ghosts sightings, which...
