Author: Randy Tulane

You probably know that your smartphone and laptop store a lot of your personal data, such as your photos, messages, passwords and browsing history. But did you know that your car does the same thing?Your car can collect and share a lot of information about you, such as where you go, what you say and how you feel. According to Mozilla research, most cars sold in the U.S. today are “privacy nightmares on wheels” that collect huge amounts of personal information.This data is gathered by sensors, microphones, cameras and the phones and devices you connect to your car, as well…

Well, I swear.Is it just me, or are four-letter words inescapable these days? I’m not a prude and I’ve been known to utter “bad words” on occasion, but it seems as though whatever barriers once existed to profanity in polite society have died a quiet death. I first saw the four-letter word for excrement in print in a community newspaper around 1968, when I was 10, long before pooper scooping became the law. The writer was complaining about dog feces left on the sidewalks, but he sure didn’t write “feces.”I grew up in a home where such words were never used. Seeing…

Multiple university presidents spoke about the challenges of leading and communicating with their students in an extremely divisive and “hyperpolarized” era fueled by social media.Amid the turmoil of the Israel-Hamas war, an event that has created political turmoil and division internationally – particularly at American universities – the Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a webinar with four university presidents discussing the challenges they face in trying to communicate to students on hot-button issues, especially among diverse student bodies.The presidents of the University of Dallas, James Madison University, DePauw University, and the University of Washington said that it now requires care and patience…

The editor of a college newspaper in Tennessee resigned after he felt improperly supported in the paper’s response to campus anger over an Israel-related story.”Just two weeks ago, I was the editor-in-chief of Middle Tennessee State University’s student newspaper, MTSU Sidelines,” Matthew Giffin wrote in The College Fix. “Animated by the horrific images I saw Oct. 7, I wrote a story profiling a MTSU student worried about his friends in Tel Aviv.””Unable to stand behind a dishonest and harmful representation of my story, I resigned,” he continued. Sidelines, the school paper, “received unprecedented feedback from students on the article’s Instagram post,…

A 61-year-old Canadian woman, who ditched her job in law enforcement to become a bikini and OnlyFans model, said she is raking in nearly $2,000 a week and has built a massive following online. “I was very good at my job as a cop,” said social media influencer and model Bianca Jag, according to the Daily Star. “My main goal was to help people and I had a lot of duties.””I also did investigational work, but after 17 years as an officer I left because it wasn’t fulfilling anymore. I was not happy and needed a change in my life,” Jag,…

WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEOA man who tried to stop thieves from stealing his car was violently killed on Wednesday after he jumped on the hood of the suspects’ getaway BMW before being flung onto the concrete, disturbing video obtained by the New York Post shows.Mauro Chimbay, 43, had been in a Queens park playing volleyball when he heard the alarm to his parked Toyota Highlander SUV go off as a thief could be seen smashing through a rear passenger window and stealing a box, police said.The harrowing security footage shows Chimbay and a large group of people running from Gorman Park,…

My social media feeds are filled with reposts from TikTok videos featuring Gen Z having a lot of issues with work. “Lazy Girl Jobs” encouraging women to seek out low stress, minimal effort, possibly remote jobs (but of course, high-paying ones) became a viral phenomenon. One young women shared an on-camera breakdown over working 9-5, because, with commute, she was tired and didn’t have enough “free time.” While it’s easy to dunk on these young people, I really blame the parents. This hurts, because Gen Z is being raised in large part by Gen X, which should make the kids awesome and…

The head of a Chicago college is insisting no “single perspective represents the views of the entire university” after Fox News Digital reported on the sociology professors who repeatedly sent mass anti-Israel emails to students and staff. Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) Interim President Dr. Katrina Bell-Jordan issued a statement to the entire campus community clarifying its free speech position after Fox News Digital reported that students and staff in the Sociology Department received multiple emails from professors advocating against the Jewish state. “Northeastern values community and diversity and as an educated institution, we have a responsibility and commitment to allow our community…

With just two weeks left of the 2023 college football season, there is still potential for absolute chaos in the College Football Playoff (CFP). With each of the Power Five conferences having one team – and some two – that can make a case for the CFP this late in the year, the potential for hard feelings is a real possibility.  In the Pac-12, Oregon and Washington both have paths to the CFP, while the SEC still has undefeated Georgia and a one-loss Alabama looking better with each week. The Big 12 has one-loss Texas, which has the advantage of beating…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is sounding the alarm over what he calls Russian President Vladimir Putin’s desire to foment conflict in the troubled Balkans region.The Ukrainian president warned Putin is looking to distract from Russia’s failed military efforts in Ukraine by stoking tensions in a region of Europe where Russian culture still holds significant sway.”Pay attention to the Balkans. Believe me, we’re getting information. Russia has a long plan. … If our partners do nothing now, there will be another explosion,” Zelenskyy said.”Zelenskyy is correct. A conflict has been brewing in the Balkans for months now, if not longer,” Rebekah…