Lisa and I bought the first Macintosh [128K RAM, 400K floppy disk] at release in the Spring of 1984 through the Apple University Consortium program at Northwestern University (I was working full-ti…| Ben Slivka
Note: I’ve had three other letters to the editor published by the Wall Street Journal. Sometimes there was a delay of several weeks. It has been 3w3d since I sent my email, so I am self-publi…| Ben Slivka
I met USC Chemistry Professor Anna Krylov in May 2023 during my journey of understanding…| Ben Slivka
I am an independent voter with no enthusiasm for either political party. A friend of mine was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November and invited me to D.C. for the inauguration. I…| Ben Slivka
In The Free Press recently, Peggy Noonan recommended the 2019 book On Democracy by e.b. white (a selection of White’s writing by his granddaughter Martha). I read the Kindle edition on my air…| Ben Slivka
I was working for John Ludwig and finishing up my “Diamond” project (See *.CAB files)…| Ben Slivka
The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America, by Coleman Hughes, was released on February 6, 2024. This is by far the most thoughtful and thorough book about race in America that I …| Ben Slivka
On January 17, 2024, newly-elected President of Argentina Javier Milei lectured “the elites” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, about the evils of collectivism and the c…| Ben Slivka
One year ago, I attended a pre-football game tailgate party on the Saturday of my 40th reunion weekend in Evanston. Students at the party later complained about my words, and NU cancelled me withou…| Ben Slivka
I started work at amazon.com on September 7, 1999, reporting to Chief Information Officer Rick Dalzell, but with no job responsibilities. So, I spent my first three weeks interviewing 45 people at …| Ben Slivka
12/10/2023 UPDATE: I tried the new Grok service by X (nee Twitter). Only one error and overall a better answer: @BenSlivka: Who is Ben Slivka? @grok: Ben Slivka is a software engineer and entrepren…| Ben Slivka
[Last updated October 30, 2024][See my 11-company “angel” technology start-up company portfolio]I started this blog for high school and college students because: Young people regularly …| Ben Slivka
