The McKenzie Report

Corralitos Rainfall

Here is a graph showing rainfall over the last several years. Note that I go by the year that the rainy season started. So "2021" kicked off recently and will keep running through

Student Loan Forgiveness

I wanted to write about student loan forgiveness since the idea has been floating around. I am not in favor of blanket forgiveness but I have another idea. We should let students work

737 Max

Here is what they should do. Fix all the Boeing 737 max aircraft out there. Software fixes, additional hardware, whatever it takes. Then, Boeing should hold an 8 hour board meeting on a

Loma Prieta

I was actually in Riverside. Taking a break from being a UC Santa Cruz student. I was living in an apartment with my then girlfriend. Since I am not a baseball fan I

Hit the Diff and Pray

If you have ever got in over your head good judgement long gone, but found it was too late to turn back, and there was no choice but to just lock the differential,

Hong Kong

Huge protest in Hong Kong. Maybe a million people protesting a proposed new law which would obligate Hong Kong to comply with extradition requests from mainland China. It is widely expected that the

Rainfall Update 2019-03-10

We are up to 44.1" inches of rain for the 2018 rainy season. We have thoroughly surpassed 2014 and 2017, which were drought years, and we are tracking close to but slightly

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Rainfall Update 2019-02-03

We got about 5 more inches (125mm) of rain over the last several days, bringing us up over 26" (660mm) since the season began. Comparing to recent years, it looks like this year

surveillanceCapitalism

Another Example of Surveillance Capitalism by Google

Google has found yet another incredibly creepy way to insinuate itself into the everyday lives of its customers and clients. It lists fake phone numbers online (Google-controlled numbers) for businesses. Then when people

surveillanceCapitalism

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Wow! You should definitely take a look at this interview with the author of new book The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. The interview is so full of zingers that I don't even know

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Rainfall Update 2019-01-18

So far this year we have about 20 inches of rain (51 cm). To put this in perspective, I made a graph showing rainfall vs time for the last few years since I

SpaceX announces layoff

According to the LA Times, SpaceX has internally announced plans to lay off 10% of its workforce to become a "leaner company."

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The Fish

what does a fish think
when it jumps from the ocean
and sees all the stars

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Ship on Fire

Wow. This is a messed up situation. Car carrier ship in the pacific ocean burning and abandoned. Two crew confirmed dead and two missing.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year. As promised I have launched this blog. I put all my haikus (previously posted on facebook) into the blog so there will at least be something for you to look