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Many road warriors we know all too well expect that when they head to the airport to board their flight and attend to business they will then return home safely. It happens all the time. For anyone that has walked through an airport of late there is no doubting that the desire to get back out into the world has returned. Gates are packed with check in and security lines back to their former slow crawl patterns. What is not expected is to see planes parked at the gates, along taxi runways and worse. Who knew that a simple computer glitch could take down the air traffic control network across the United States? When news of a glitch spreads it almost never turns out to be a minor irritation. Of late we have read about such glitches affecting  banks, trading houses and more – so much so that for the community at large, it’s become almost a case of well, here we go again. But bringing air travel to a halt, that’s a glitch on a completely different plain! Everyone it seems is left hur...

Two articles caugh t my attention last week. Why is it that during the holidays we find time to read as many stories as we want in between family dinners eating turkey with the trimmings or maybe shrimps on the “barbie” and watching football or cricket, depending on the hemisphere where you live. It’s not that I am trying to escape traditions, then again, perhaps I am. Nevertheless, having the time to dig through publications for the occasional editorial gem is something I like to do. In the article I came across on December 29, 2022 within the digital NPR (National Public Radio) site, 2022 was the year crypto came crashing down to Earth the news looked pretty bad. “ In the future, 2022 may be regarded as a turning point for the world of virtual currencies, when they lost their luster and were cast out as a fringe product most people approach with skepticism and caution.” Well, that’s perhaps the biggest understatement of the year, right? But wait, there’s more. According to Lee ...