Kevin Bae

Non-Social in a Socially Networked World

Author: Kevin

  • It’s time to implement C.A.R.O.U.S.E.L. aka, the Logan’s Run Protocol

    It’s time to implement C.A.R.O.U.S.E.L. aka, the Logan’s Run Protocol

    In the movie Logan’s Run when you reach the ripe old age of 30 the little light on your hand starts flashing red and you need to report to Carousel so you can ascend to a higher plane. It’s not what actually happens but that’s what people have been brainwashed to believe. We may need…

  • Say hello to my podcast player app

    Say hello to my podcast player app

    I’m building crap software left and right now! Feeling flush with success from building my own personal RSS feed builder I was compelled to build my own podcast app. Well… when I say build I mean Claude.ai built it while I told it what I want. It only took me a couple of weeks. I…

  • I built a podcast RSS feed builder using AI tools

    I built a podcast RSS feed builder using AI tools

    I’ve been trying to build my own podcast RSS feed creator using AI. I understand programming concepts, but I am terrible at writing and debugging code. I don’t have the patience for it. When people started using AI tools to build software, I figured I would finally be able to cobble something together. Over the…

  • Is the petrodollar the real reason we’re fighting Iran?

    Is the petrodollar the real reason we’re fighting Iran?

    Iran cannot be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. That’s the justification we’ve been given. But is that the ultimate end goal of Trump’s actions in Iran? We may be watching an all-of-government approach to weaken China and preserve the value and utility of the petrodollar. The petrodollar refers to the system where oil is…

  • My 15 year old Dell desktop feels Minty fresh

    My 15 year old Dell desktop feels Minty fresh

    I’ve made the switch. Well, I’m 90% of the way there, but it’s finally happening. I’ve moved to Linux Mint from Microsoft Windows. I know everyone is interested in my choice of OS, and I’m a people pleaser, so here’s your blog post. I’ve been in the Microsoft ecosystem since DOS 5.0 and moved to…

  • A realignment of power in the Middle East?

    A realignment of power in the Middle East?

    What’s happening in the Gulf is not normal. And it’s because of how events are unfolding and the identity of the active players. The significant part is which nations are no longer central to the equation. For decades, the United States provided military force. Europe and the UK, because of their reliance on foreign sources…