Danny Tyree

Are you tired of updating your apps?

Do you share my frustration at being required to update smartphone apps at the most inopportune of times? With aggravating regularity, my quick lunchtime stops at fast-food chains have become anything but efficient.

Dying languages: Can they be saved?

“Took away our native tongue/And taught their English to our young…” — from “Indian Reservation,” by John D. Loudermilk. According to the United Nations, there are about 6,500 distinct languages (not just dialects) spoken throughout the world.