Kevin Bae

Non-Social in a Socially Networked World

  • Britain Is Taxing Its Citizens to the Breaking Point: The U.S. Isn’t Far Behind

    Britain Is Taxing Its Citizens to the Breaking Point: The U.S. Isn’t Far Behind

    A software executive in his 50s published a piece this week explaining why he is leaving Britain for good, writing under a pseudonym because saying this under his own name in modern Britain carries consequences. He has spent 30 years in engineering and technology leadership, paid a mortgage, paid his taxes, and never asked the…

  • When What Used to be Comedy Becomes Our Reality

    When What Used to be Comedy Becomes Our Reality

    It would be funny today if this wasn’t reality. My God, what are we doing. Phil Hartman plays a doctor who has delivered babies in a small town for decades. Nora Dunn plays a reporter for People magazine. Bill Murray is an expectant father, and Victoria Jackson plays his wife. The couple comes in to…

  • RIP JCD

    RIP JCD

    On Wednesday I learned that columnist and podcaster John C. Dvorak, a person that I’ve been following since I was a teenager, died on Monday, July 20, 2026. I started reading his columns in PC Magazine back in the 1980s and more recently started listening to him on the DH Unplugged and No Agenda podcasts.…

  • In My House, Trump Got Trumped by a Galette

    In My House, Trump Got Trumped by a Galette

    Last night I tried to watch Trump’s speech on China and election security. I made it about four minutes in before I gave up and watched a YouTube video on how to make a strawberry rhubarb galette instead (Try it, it looks delicious). This should tell you more about this speech than the speech itself.…

  • Happy Birthday America!

    Happy Birthday America!

    This July 4th, Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence. Our country is young. It’s odd to think that my life, at age 59, represents almost 24% of the entire existence of the United States. While other nations and civilizations date back thousands of years our country is but an infant by comparison. Millions…

  • It’s Time to Get Rid of Time Zones

    It’s Time to Get Rid of Time Zones

    It’s high time to end the argument and debate over Standard Time versus Daylight Saving Time. I’m just the right person to end it. My unique qualifications and experience make me the pre-eminent expert on setting shit straight and fixing the world’s problems. The proposal is simple: get rid of time zones entirely and put…