Idaho’s unofficial state bird
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Most people probably already know that the turkey is a uniquely North American bird — a fact primarily responsible for its central role in the also uniquely North American...
Category: Random Digital Madness
The Dog Outside the Light
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff There is a truism attributed to early-20th century weird fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft: “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of...
Hope, fear and a universe full of Luke Skywalkers
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff This July, the House Oversight Committee’s national security subcommittee heard testimony from multiple military officials alleging the existence of alien life — and, confirming the long-held suspicions of many,...
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By Ben Olson Reader Staff When I brought the Reader back into publication in January 2015 after two and a half years out of print, I was hopeful for our future, but had no...
Disney+ series Ahsoka makes old Star Wars fans feel even older — and that’s good
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s telling that The Washington Post felt compelled to publish a piece Aug. 22 titled, “What you need to watch before Ahsoka series releases.” First, that viewers would “need”...
Greetings from 2023: Send help
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Part of my weekly duties as publisher of the Reader is skimming through old newspaper archives for interesting news stories of the past for the column at left, “Old School...
Random Digital Madness: The Money Problem and the Rise of Cryptocurrency (Part 2)
By Bill Harp Reader Tech Columnist In part one last week, we talked about the money problem and how cryptocurrency, or CC, resolved several problems associated with traditional fiat currency. We also introduced Bitcoin,...
Random Digital Madness: The Money Problem and the Rise of Cryptocurrency (Part 1)
By Bill Harp Reader Columnist Money: It has its problems, and I’m not talking about never having enough of it. First off, paper money has no actual value like gold does. Governments create their...
Sock Puppets, Cyber-Warfare, Social Media and Intelligence: Why Should You Care?
By Bill Harp Reader Columnist Countless dangers lurk in the cyber landscape: Public opinion tampering through social media and forums is one of the least understood aspects. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Reddit, Tumblr, Google+...
Random Digital Madness: Augmented Reality — why you will wonder how you lived without it
By Bill Harp Reader Columnist Why AR? So, if augmented reality (AR) is not on your technology radar, I would like to change that. A few months ago, one of the county staff asked...
