Monday, October 12, 2026

Antifragile - It's Like He Predicted Drug Commercials

"Via negativa, of course (by removal of the unnatural): only resort to medical techniques when the health payoff is very large (say, saving a life) and visibly exceeds its potential harm, such as incontrovertibly needed surgery or lifesaving medicine (penicillin)... decision making based on payoffs, not knowledge...

And recall that under nonlinearities, the simple statements 'harmful' or 'beneficial' break down: it is all in the dosage...

...a cost benefit situation, usually results from the treacherous condition in which the benefits are small, and visible - and the costs very large, delayed, and hidden. And of course, the potential costs are much worse than the cumulative gains."

Sopranos - Columbus Day

Columbus Day Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

Indian Summer was first termed in New England for the nice weather after the summer harvest was brought in when the Indians would often send out war parties to massacre the settlers. Now some want to place Indigenous People's Day smack dab when that might have happened. It's not far akin from some wanting to designate October 7th as Gaza Recognition Day.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

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Happy Otoya Yamaguchi Day

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Telegraph Road - Dire Straits

College Football Thoughts

Yesterday was a crazy day highlighted by Texas losing the Red Rive Rivalry and Georgia winning in Tuscaloosa, but remember we're not even half way done with the regular season.

Was having these thoughts anyway and figured may as well jot them down and post on Substack.

Reminder

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- How Trump enforcers are sabotaging efforts to bring down drug prices. PBMs delenda est.

- VDH: Are we becoming Gondor? He's not wrong.

- Europe forgot about its people. He's not wrong either.

- Jonathan Turley: Jack Smith sheds his mask. TDS is a mental disease and Smith's got it bad.

Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

New England takes on Las Vegas today at Foxboro. The Pats will be without 4 CB's from the roster. This could make for a big passing day for Kirk Cousins and the Raiders. The Patriots will also honor the 25th anniversary of the team winning the 2001 Super Bowl before the game.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

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Go Pats!

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Extreme Ways - Moby

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Out, Back, and Disoriented. Admit I can be mesmerized by tales of hiking (even if it is in California). 

- From the archives: A man is cryofrozen in 1974 and re-awakened 50-years later.

- Cardinals reportedly finalizing deal to trade Marvin Harrison Jr.

- Also from the archives: Neil Gaiman's A Study in Emerald

Heh Heh

Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

Reminder but Joe Biden and the media tried to tell everyone America was not in a depression even though all the conditions of a depression were clearly being met. Now the Democrats and the media are trying to say the economy is not doing well despite all the proof that it is. That's why the price of gas is so important - it's the only thing Democrats can point at and say "See!"

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Quotes for Today

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Stay a Student - Always

Via

Friday, October 09, 2026

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Two centuries of increasing paper abundance. And plummeting prices.

- Good news on the life extending gene therapy front.

- The Starship era is here.

- I'd give this as a gift but afraid some may not realize it was a joke and take it serious.

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- Heh Heh

- Fun fact

- Heh Heh

- Still laugh at this

Truth

Friday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

Love that Starlink is getting a step closer to offering cell service but isn't this eerily close to the script of Dr. Who's rise of the Cybermen but instead of airships there's low earth orbiting satellites? If Elon Musk starts offering free ear pods I'd really be worried.

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Quotes for Today

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Philippians 4:8

Thursday, October 08, 2026

Sergeant York

On this day in 1918 - Sergeant Alvin York became a household name when he (along with others) killed 32 Germans and captured 132 others in the Argonne Forest in France. York was awarded the Medal of Honor for his deeds. Sergeant York's fame was spread by the 1941 movie Sergeant York, with Gary Cooper starring in the title role.

Some people may ask why we don't have heroes like this in today's military. The answer is that we do still have such men but the media today just doesn't celebrate them like they used to.

College Football Thoughts

Some Red River week college football observations on some of the upcoming games and will Hurricane Isaias effect the Georgia-Alabama game?

Was having these thoughts anyway and figured may as well jot them down and post on Substack.

Life Advice from Bill Walsh

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting o amusing and thought I'd share.

- Glenn Reynolds: Marco Goes Hard. Agree 100%.

- Matt Ridley: Prosperity creates new luxuries.

- Why Texas is making datacenters wait. Power is the issue.

- Jonathan Turley: Macron goes full Orwell on censorship.

Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

Feel bad that I don't go into more depth about current events and news while paying attention to sports. Then I see that the impending landfall of Hurricane Isaias on the Gulf Coast focuses not on the damage that may be done but how this could effect the big Alabama-Georgia game on Saturday. Not sure if this make me feel justified or ashamed to have the same questions.

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Quotes for Today

Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.

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Farnam Street Thoughts

Wednesday, October 07, 2026

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Three Years Since the October 7th Slaughter.

- Kevin Kelly: The Influence of Science Fiction on Science.

- What challenges lie ahead for the Protect College Sports Act?

- Trump lowers the boom on Huawei. Good!

Columbus Day - 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 to America (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.

Truth

Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

Every day you live also brings you one day closer to your death. Kind of poignant having this thought on October 7th. Memento mori. And rest in peace to the victims of October 7th.

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Quotes for Today

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Truth

Via

Tuesday, October 06, 2026

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Live with uncertainty.

- How USAID built a global color revolution infrastructure with NGO's (and our tax money).

- We need to talk about RAF Fairford and the B-1B FLAPEX. Agree 100%.

- Less "Dune" more "Foundation."

The Eisenhower Matrix

Some Memes You May Enjoy

Many a truth is said in jest.

- I like subtle.

- Like I said - I like subtle.

- Heh Heh

- Sometimes I feel seen.

Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam

Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.

Not really commenting on the Cornell 7 case but I would find it amusing if the person who vandalized the campus and wrote "I don't want to go to school with rapists" is from out of town and not even enrolled at the college. Back to your regular programming.

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Quotes for Today

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Reminder