Many a truth is said in Jets.
- Heh Heh
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Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Daniele Bolelli: Sacrificing to the Gods of the Algorithm. "Call me crazy, but I find the prize not worth the price," He's not wrong.
- Things keep getting worse for CBS News. Apparently they learned nothing from the example of Dan Rather.
- The New York Times is lying about Kamala Harris's plagiarism.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Learn something new every day: famed film director Stanley Kubrick was a supported of Ronald Reagan and Kubrick's own daughter says she doesn't think he'd mind Donald Trump using scenes from Full Metal Jacket in a political ad. In fact he'd probably support Trump too.
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Quotes for Today
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Monday, October 14, 2024
Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier
Today is the anniversary of Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier in 1947. The sound barrier was the invisible brick wall in the sky that was so feared by many pilots of the day. He did so in the X-1 (X for experimental) over the Mohave Desert in a plane he called the "Glamorous Glennis" after his wife (who he named all his planes after for luck). He also simultaneously became the first person to create a sonic boom.
Great detail on how he was chosen for the program and broke the sound barrier in his autobiography Yeager. Worth a read (or re-read). There will never be another like General Yeager.
A Modest Proposal
Said it before but Columbus Day continuing to be a federal holiday also continues to be a divisive issue. On one side you have people who say Columbus was a genocidal imperialist monster and on the other proud Italian-Americans and traditionalists. I have a modest proposal with a solution which I think would be acceptable to most Americans.
On October 19th in 1781 the British forces under Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown to end the Revolutionary War. America as a free nation really starts with this date. Why not celebrate the date as the new national holiday in replacement of Columbus Day? Yorktown Day could be celebrated on the third Monday in October. The unions would be satisfied since they wouldn't be losing a paid holiday. Italian-Americans couldn't complain since this in no way would be disrespecting Columbus and historically Yorktown is the more important date (beside Columbus really "discovered" the Caribbean not North America). French-Americans would be big supporters of the switch because the French fleet played a huge role in the victory. The only people who might complain are the people who are against glorifying anything that's even remotely militarily related but screw those people.
Have Yorktown Day replace Columbus Day. So let it be written so let it be done.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Ivermectin may not just be a miracle Covid treatment but also a miracle cancer treatment as well
- Matt Ridley: Is another pandemic really inevitable? (HT Steve Layman)
- How to focus on what's important, not just on what's urgent.
- AI scans RNA "dark matter" and uncovers 70,000 new viruses. What's next the human gut biome? Actual "dark matter?"
Columbus Day Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Not mentioning the Italians on Columbus Day is like not mentioning the Irish on Saint Patrick's Day but I have to bring up the fact that President Joe Biden wasn't at the historic launch and catch by robotic arm of SpaceX's Super Heavy rocket. Nor did he issue a release praising Elon Musk for the achievement. Total missed opportunity to trumpet the historic flight and American exceptionalism.
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Quotes for Today
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
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Sunday, October 13, 2024
More Memes You May Enjoy
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The fallout at CBS continues.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
50 so called "Intelligence experts" signed a letter saying that Hunter Biden's laptop was Russian disinformation while 51 Medal of Honor winners signed a letter supporting Donald Trump for President. I find the Medal of Honor winners much more persuasive.
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Quotes for Today
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Saturday, October 12, 2024
Fearless - Pink Floyd
Think this would be a hit today if re-recorded by an Israeli band or an artist saying this was in support of Israel. Like U2 taking back the song Helter Skelter.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The greatest game I ever saw Pedro pitch. I forgot Dave Roberts was the centerfielder or Cleveland that night.
- California not even pretending anymore that they're not playing politics in delaying SpaceX launches from the state. SpaceX and Space Force should move all launches and related jobs out of California to Florida or Texas where they'd be welcome.
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Reportedly the Optimus robots will retail for about $20-30,000 each when in production. Can't you foresee any affluent household having one to do the little things around the home like dusting, mowing the yard, etc. They would make great companions for elderly folks who may have trouble with everyday tasks and just want something to listen to them. Also can't you see a new apartment building getting an Optimus to be a doorman? Think of the benefits and how much a status symbol that would be and how much less it would cost than an actual doorman's salary.
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Quotes for Today
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Friday, October 11, 2024
1491
Currently reading Charles C. Mann's book 1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus:
"Much of the environmental movement is animated, consciously or not, by what geographer William Denevan calls 'the pristine myth' - the belief that the Americas in 1491 were an almost untouched, almost Edenic land, 'untrammeled by man,' in the words of the Wilderness Act of 1964, a US law that is one of the founding documents of the global environmental movement."
"Researchers differ in the details, some scientists have theorized that the Americas may have been hit with with as many as five waves of settlement before Columbus, with the earliest occurring as much as fifty thousand years ago."
"The Olmec, Maya, and other Mesoamerican societies were world pioneers in mathematics and astronomy - but they did not use the wheel. Amazingly, they had invented the wheel but did not employ it for any purpose other than children's toys, Those looking for a tale of cultural superiority can find it in zero; those looking for failure can find it in the wheel."
It's a fascinating subject but the unfamiliar names of individuals and tribes coupled with the author's need to provide copious facts to prove his case can at some times make for difficult, dry reading. Much like Graham Hancock's Fingerprints of the Gods. Not sure if I'll make it all the way through this book. I agree with his case already but Jeez...
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- VDH: Try a little honesty about Israel.
- Keep saying the Gruden case against the NFL is worth keeping an eye on.
- Tesla Semi exceeds expectations in 3,000 mile trial with DHL
- Trump unveils new tax proposal. It goes over quite well.
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Tesla had their We, Robot event last night and unveiled both the CyberCab and the Cybervan (a bigger robotic taxi). Pretty impressive. The CyberCab is priced around $30,000 and should go into production in 2026. If Uber and Lyft or other competitors don't immediately start placing orders they may be missing the boat.
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Thursday, October 10, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The stress reducing power of humming. Think about it - do you know any stressed out people who hum?
- The beginning of a reckoning: the Middle East after Oct 7th. The tale of the tape says Iran is 12 times larger than Israel but I'd put my money on he Israelis.
- Bill Belichick's NFL Week 6 look ahead.
- Glenn Reynolds: Debt doom is coming. Steps I'd immediately take: eliminate all federal DEI programs, and funding for DEI. Any university that doesn't comply loses all federal funding. Cut all foreign aid to Ukraine and countries that don't have a reciprocal free trade agreement with us. Use those funds to help pay for any interest payments.
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Learn something new every day: Hurricanes have a "lightning wall." Know this knowledge will become nightmare ammunition at some point. High winds, storm surges, and lightning walls are no joke. Hope everyone in Florida stays safe!
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Wednesday, October 09, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- VDH: We Are in Need of Renaissance People. Agree 100%.
- Are we too impatient to be intelligent?
- Reminder: Joe Biden's first 100 days in the White House.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The routine a little off today as I spent yesterday afternoon golfing in Cape. That's when I learned about the passing of Luis Tiant which was surprising. Made sure me and my cart mate had a cigar for the round in Louie's memory. Didn't have a good score but it was a beautiful day and I had a great cigar.
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Quotes for Today
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Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Think every guy is with the dad on this one
- Trying to maintain a household
- Many a truth is said in jest
- Heh Heh
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