Why did my Windows 11 laptop start chiming? I don’t know, but through the process of elimination I figured out they were notifications coming from Chrome.
Notifications about what? Don’t know, don’t care. Checking the settings in Chrome, I stopped site notifications.
The chimes stopped, but this morning they’re back. The setting had been reset.
Grrr…
P.S. I pulled this post to do more testing, and there is no doubt that Google Chrome is the culprit behind these annoying chime notifications.
Today, Fed Chairman Jay Powell is widely expected to announce another interest rate cut. Recently, I predicted that rates won’t change this month. Am I wrong? Stay tuned.
Update: Darn, they did it. Another 0.25% cut. It was an academic question, as the change doesn’t affect me.
So now Wall Street goes into full-blown panic mode. They’ve had an incredibly good year, with all-time highs, but having everything is never enough for these guys.
It’s hilarious that uncertainty is often given as the reason for market instability, but here they’ve been told what to expect in the coming year and it has the same effect. Count on Trump putting pressure on Powell.
Two Sci-Fi movie favorites and a silent Max Fleischer cartoon, with its own Sci-Fi elements, have made it into the National Film Registry this year.
I am especially pleased with the addition of Invaders from Mars.
Also getting the nod this year is Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the feature that put Trek on a different track from Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
Speaking of Trek, William Shatner is scheduled to appear once again at the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour in Ticonderoga, New York. I’m semi-seriously considering being there. A lot this coming year will depend on my medical status.
https://startrektour.com/product-category/2025-06-shatner/
Kudos to animation historian Jerry Beck for helping to make the restoration of “Koko’s Earth Control” happen.
That’s Debbie Daughtry with Stephen and Evie Colbert at WNYC, just ten days ago. WNYC recently announced another round of layoffs and today on LinkedIn, Debbie announced that she’s looking for a new job. Debbie does not live by Boss Radio 66 alone!
Debbie Daughtry / Sound Engineer at Ichiban Radio Productions
Hi everyone! I’m seeking a new role and would appreciate your support. If you hear of any opportunities or just want to catch up, please send me a message or comment below. I’d love to reconnect. hashtag#OpenToWork
About me & what I’m looking for:
Experienced Broadcast Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry. Skilled in Streaming Media, Pro Tools, Adobe Audition, Audio Engineering, and Audio Post Production. Strong operations professional graduated from The University of Georgia.
- Radio Host, Podcaster, Sound Designer, Audio Engineer, and Music Curator roles.
- I’m open to roles in Brooklyn.
- I’ve previously worked at New York Public Radio.
Joe Rogan ‘Genuinely Concerned’ About Drone Sightings in New Jersey and New York
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-rogan-drones-new-jersey-new-york-mystery-concern-2001217
Why should it matter that Joe Rogan is “genuinely concerned” about this or anything else? It isn’t news.
On the Roku Channel I’ve been watching Leslie Howard’s son Ronald as Sherlock Holmes, in the 1950’s TV series. The shows are good fun, and being in the public domain they’re widely available.
The old Alfred Hitchcock Presents series is also on the Roku Channel. Ronald Howard appears in an adaptation of Ambrose Bierce’s 1890 short story, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”.
Howard as a Southern plantation owner was a clever bit of casting, considering that his father was Ashley Wilkes in Gone With the Wind. I can’t embed the Hitchcock episode, but this link will take you there.
https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/b19e33491d2656a3a444fce5d0281a12
