Tech Talk, and something made news that I have been angered about for 3 decades.

Okay, gentle reader. Today I found out that Facebook is the new king of the valley.

I have been on facebook, but have never clicked on any ads..of course having AdBlockPlus with facebook silliness settings set on kill means I don't see many ads. FB now has a larger market cap than IBM. That's laughable. Facebook remains the shallowest of big things on the 'Net. That will likely only get worse. Google+ would be cool if Sergey and Larry didn't want your soul, but whilst I have an account, I only use it to make pretentious comments about Youtube vids.

Can we talk about Twitter? I still do not get it. Sure, it has morphed some since the days of your-world-in-140-characters-or-less, but Twitter remains startlingly inane.

In non-news, The sixth mass extinction event has made a headline. I have been on this since I was an undergrad in the early years of the 1980s. "Anthropocene defaunation" is the latest label, but is hardly inclusive. What about flora? Photosynthetic plants are the most vital bigger things that aide in the biosphere's ability to maintain homeostasis. I haven't forgotten about algae.. you guys are plants too. Hopefully, this issue gets big play. Given humankind's long and sordid record of sweeping the really important stuff under immovable carpets, I will not be holding my breath.

Theplanet is still warming at an accelerating rate. Warmest quarter in history just came to an end, and July is shaping up to be a scorcher as well. El Nino's biggest effect may be next year, but given record highs of sea surface temps., this year is not going to be a picnic. I have a lot more that ittitates me, but my Dr. tells to rest my eyes, and "keep taking those drops." Next appt. is for 08.12.2014. I am hoping for good news. I have done all that I can do.