Love Rubber Soul
Episode #914 August 8, 2026 My favorite Beatles album of all time is Rubber Soul. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBcdt6DsLQA&list=RDYBcdt6DsLQA&start_radio=1 Styles range…
iMentor® weB-LOG
Hints & rants
This weB-LOG is about the musing of a technical consultant. It is the iMentor's thoughts on technology and the human condition.
GO TO ARCHIVE
The iMentor® Hints and Rants bLog (webLog) is a weekly journal. Rick Thues (the iMentor®) began writing the bLog in 2009. All of the past episodes are in the Archives. While this bLog began as hints and rants about Apple products and technology it has evolved into a technician's observations of the human condition.
Plagiarism
Episode #913 August 1, 2026 Plagiarism is the act of using another person's ideas, words, or expressions and presenting them…
Paywall Reader Mode
Episode #912 July 25, 2026 I am often frustrated with internet web page paywalls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn6gjfUKSPU&list=RDgn6gjfUKSPU&start_radio=1 Many internet…
Self-preservation
Episode #911 July 18, 2026 A superintelligence might operate in subtle ways that may not be obvious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjVQ36NhbMk&list=RDcjVQ36NhbMk&start_radio=1…
Amtrak Vacation-part 5 of 5
Episode #910 July 11, 2026 Amtrak Vacation - part 5 of 5 The Return Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcADqxnQA_4&list=RDKcADqxnQA_4&start_radio=1 Seattle to…
Amtrak Vacation-part 4 of 5
Episode #909 July 4, 2026 Amtrak Vacation - part 4 of 5 Seattle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcMD3LWUwD8&list=RDOcMD3LWUwD8&start_radio=1 An Uber took us…