Kevin Bae

Non-Social in a Socially Networked World

  • Joy Crookes: If Erykah Badu & Amy Winehouse merged their sounds

    Joy Crookes: If Erykah Badu & Amy Winehouse merged their sounds

    I was going to make the headline, “Joy Crookes: If Erykah Badu & Amy Winehouse had a baby”, but these days you never know who you might upset. So it’s the first sentence of the post instead of a headline. Why would people be upset? Why not! Everyone is upset over everything these days. But……

  • The Apple Store: How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways.

    The Apple Store: How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways.

    The Apple Store has the worst shopping experience in the world. No store enrages me like this stupid concept of a store. All I wanted to do today was process a post-purchase trade-in. I wanted to do this in person because 2 years ago I processed a trade-in by shipping it back via FedEx. That…

  • Get the FCC out of broadcast content

    Get the FCC out of broadcast content

    People and governments love regulation when they’re in power and hate it when they’re not. During Biden’s administration, conservative voices on broadcast TV, cable, and streaming platforms faced intense pressure, with many fearing job loss for expressing their views. How many people were “canceled” for questioning the government’s COVID-19 policies? Most of these cases didn’t…

  • Retirees in France earn more than working adults

    Retirees in France earn more than working adults

    This is where we are headed in the United States. In France, people on what is the equivalent of Social Security in the United States, the average retired person makes 2% more annually than the average working adult. Talk about unsustainable entitlement programs. French retirees over the age of 65 now make more money relative…

  • Broadcast television is trying to kill itself

    Broadcast television is trying to kill itself

    I bet you didn’t know that broadcast television is yet again going through a digital transition. Yes, I know, it hasn’t been that long ago in the United States where we all had to buy new TVs or set top boxes to receive brand new digital signals we never asked for. That was ATSC 1.0…

  • Detroit Lions Open a big can of whoop-ass on the Arlington Heights Bears

    Detroit Lions Open a big can of whoop-ass on the Arlington Heights Bears

    The Bears are no longer good enough to have the name Chicago in front of their team name. Chicago isn’t good enough for their own name, but that’s a rant for a different time. I’m so glad I no longer live in the Chicago area because I would still have the urge to watch the…