Tyree demolishes The 25 greatest inventions of 2016

“The Best 25 Inventions of 2016” blares the cover of the Nov. 16 issue of “Time.”

I don’t have the space to do injustice to all of them, but some of them just beg for comment.

Of course you may wonder why “Time” feels compelled to release its list with more than a month left to go in the year. Isn’t it possible that someone could unveil some brilliant labor-saving device or cultural milestone during the twelfth month?

OK, truthfully, Kickstarter startups do tend to get pushed aside by all the holiday hubbub and year-end inventory reduction zaniness. The only thing that MIGHT be brainstormed in...