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The Best Prime Day Deals Are Slightly Hidden

By Timothy R. Butler | Jul 08, 2025 at 1:11 PM

The next few days, we’ll all be bombarded by Amazon’s Prime Day deals and the equivalents from other stores. But, the best are just off stage. A new Mac Mini for less than $287, for example.

The Action Live Streaming Camera I Used for Inaction

By Timothy R. Butler | Jul 01, 2025 at 11:51 PM

I’ve reviewed a lot of technology over the years, always aiming to use it as intended. In the case of the OBSBot Tail 2, life had other ideas. What do you do with an action-ready, live streaming camera when you can barely move?

The AI Preacher: from the Cloud or the Spirit?

By Timothy R. Butler | Jun 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM

AI has infused itself into every part of our lives. Nearly everyone can feel it nipping at some aspect of their jobs. Pastors like myself are not immune. As we see uses and misuses throughout society, should AI be allowed to take over the sermon?

It's Time Hospitals Communicated as Clearly as Domino's

By Timothy R. Butler | Jun 04, 2025 at 11:05 PM

I’m exhausted. Worn down from dealing with the medical system that is supposed to heal us. It shouldn’t be this way and we have the technological means to fix at least some of it right now.

Chrome is the Antitrust Problem, Selling It is Not the Solution

By Timothy R. Butler | Apr 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Google is worse than Microsoft ever was. With a stranglehold on search and online advertising, backed with an Orwellian surveillance of users, dominating the browser market is too much. The solution cannot be to sell Chrome to OpenAI, however.

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