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Amazon’s acquisition of Roomba makes its data acquisition capabilities even scarier

by ScottBlog August 8, 2022August 8, 2022Comments are Disabled

On Friday, Amazon acquired iRobot, the company responsible for the Roomba, for a cool $1.7 billion. At first glance, that’s a little odd. What does Amazon want with a company responsible for a robotic vacuum cleaner? Does Jeff Bezos get off on scaring people’s dogs? Are they planning a future where my vacuum can bring …

Go ahead

by ScottBlog July 12, 2022Comments are Disabled

Tell me again how the party that wants to criminalize reproductive health is the party of small government. Tell me again how outlawing procedures that can save a mother’s life is good and wholesome and in line with family values. Tell me again how the zealots working to eliminate the line between church and state …

I took a week off to write. Here’s what I learned.

by ScottBlog June 21, 2022June 21, 2022Comments are Disabled

I’ve always been a big fan of the staycation. To me, vacation doesn’t have to be about going somewhere; all I really need is an extended period of time with a different routine that somehow makes me happy. Enter last week’s writing vacation. I took five days off from the day job to get caught …

How to fix baseball once and for all

by ScottBlog April 12, 2022Comments are Disabled

It’s opening week (technically) and I’ve got the game on the brain. Today’s missive was inspired by the following amazing play: 2022 AL Gold Glove winner. 🏆 Brett Phillips, pitcher. pic.twitter.com/vOPgjElC7q — Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 12, 2022 Super cool, right? On the surface, yes, and I applaud Mr. Phillips for his effort and athleticism. …

Scott’s quick and dirty 2022 MLB preview and predictions

by ScottBlog April 11, 2022Comments are Disabled

Baseball’s back! Thank Xenu. I can not tell you how heavily the prospect of potentially missing out on a summer of angrily yelling at professional athletes messing around with a tiny ball and some sticks weighed on me during the lockout. Here’s a quick reminder on the new rules for this year: the universal DH …

The best Cambridge bars for writers

by ScottBlog March 28, 2022March 28, 2022Comments are Disabled

With the release of Stranger Than Fiction, I’m now up to five published novels. Holy shit. To celebrate, I wanted to give a shout out to a few places that made it all possible. When covid restrictions have allowed, a large part of my writing process has been “welp, let’s take the notebook out for …

After the lockout, are MLB’s new rules any good?

by ScottBlog March 11, 2022Comments are Disabled

Major League Baseball’s lockout of its players is over, thank Christ. It is disgusting how relieved I am by this. The new collective bargaining agreement includes a bunch of changes and potential changes to the on-field product. Are they any good? I know everything, so I’ll tell you using baseball terms I think are moderately …

The worst people you meet in the bar post-pandemic

by ScottBlog March 1, 2022March 1, 2022Comments are Disabled

Look, I know the pandemic isn’t technically over, but “The people you meet in the bar after you’ve been vaccinated and boosted and decided the current situation works well enough within your own personal risk tolerance that you’ve decided it’s ok to go get a beer every now and then as long as things don’t …

The Book of Boba Fett made me even angrier about Disney’s treatment of Luke and the Jedi

by ScottBlog February 21, 2022Comments are Disabled

*Deep breaths.* Also, spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett ahead. *More breaths, because Jesus Christ.* Ok. So. Din Djarin’s trip to visit Grogu at Luke Skywalker’s fledgling Jedi academy in Episode 6 of The Book of Boba Fett made it real clear that Disney’s intent on revisiting one of the biggest themes of the …

Additions to the Winter Olympics

by ScottBlog February 15, 2022Comments are Disabled

The 2022 Winter Olympics began the other day, reminding me once again that holy crap, the Olympics are so damn dull. Look, I appreciate the dedication and skill of all of these amazing athletes. I just don’t find anything they’re doing particularly entertaining. So let’s jazz it up. Let’s bring the Winter Games into the …