What I’m Looked Forward to at HIMSS24 Global Conference
For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Korin Reid. I’m CEO of a Healthcare AI company, a wife of one, a mother of two (2yo and 9 months old), and I’m very very tired. My love language is sarcasm and breakfast…
“TBF (Token Black Friend) is the new BFF”
There are many key phrases that foreshadow the tragedy that is sure to come. These key phrases allow us to brace ourselves for impact. For example, when Trinidad James leads with “I’m releasing new music”, we can all prepare ourselves for the greatest assault to…
Eleven Christmas Songs Far Worse than “Mary Did you Know”
Recently, the internet has been in uproar debating the merits of the famed Christmas Song “Mary Did you Know”. The debate centers upon what Mary knew and when and whether asking the question “Mary Did You Know” is appropriate. Accusations of mansplaining are rampant. I’m…
Gender, Race, and Stereotypes in “Scorpion”, “Silicon Valley” and “Big Bang Theory”
Whether it be Shaquille O’Neal’s free throw percentage, the fraction of Iggy Azalea’s freestyle lyrics that aren’t incoherent nonsense, or the number of Rihanna notes that are on key during a live performance (to her credit, her vocals have improved over time), sometimes the numbers…
The NCAA: Illegally Fixing Labor Since 1906
Free market economists are a dying breed. In the past, we could scrounge one up to comment in the midst of pending market interventions such as minimum wage hikes in the same way that we could scrounge up a largely irrelevant Jackson family member to…
Land of the Free and Home of the Wimps
It’s official; we’re becoming soft. Our kids are afraid to get dirty, break some bones–break a sweat even. Instead of braving the outdoors, they sit inside playing video games hours on end, breaking only to diversify their screen time between other mindless mediums (Netflix, Ipad,…
How Suge Knight is Responsible for the Wage Gap – A perspective on Race, Gender, and Technology
As humans, the gap between our individual perceptions is often a canyon of seemingly infinite width. Whether it be the famed dress-gate that has taken social media by storm (is it blue/black/gold/white? I hope we can all at least see that the dress is hideous),…
Tech Target Feature
Ever wonder what sort of uber nerdy things I do at work?? This Tech Target article will give you a glimpse into some of the work I do within the hadoop framework, particularly as it relates to machine learning/predictive modelling and my favorite open source…
“Hi Dad, Meet My Boyfriend, who’s dating 3 other Women”: Feb 16th Bachelor Recap
At the beginning of the episode, it is revealed that Britt has decided to go home because she is disappointed that the group date rose was given to Katelyn. She cries before, during, and after revealing her decision to bachelor Chris. I honestly have no…
Welcome to Arlington..Finding White Jesus & Watching the Paint Dry: Bachelor Recap-February 15th 2015
This Friday evening, I live tweeted the Charlie Brown Valentine’s Day special because I have no life, and the sociopathic behavior displayed by the character Lucy was throwing me into an unhealthy rage. It was the type of rage that needs to be released in…