More Linky Links

More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Matt Taibbi - How much did The Culture of Narcissism get right?  Starting to see many discussions of this book.

- Minimum Internet speeds needed to stream video online. The advent of 4K (and 8K) will make many broadband services inadequate.

- I admit that I've been wondering about what path Senator Joe Manchin might take for a couple weeks now. He's currently the most important politician in the country.

- Heh Heh

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Started my 2021 yesterday with 3 large cups of coffee and a pound of bacon. How's your new year going?... Funny how they seem to say the same thing every year whether we're in a "pandemic" or not. It's as if they can't be trusted (or socialized medicine is inefficient)... Only 37 defensemen league-wide, including line-mate Charlie McAvoy, totaled more 5-on-5 ice time than Zdeno Chara. Even fewer played more penalty kill minutes. Heavy workload for a guy the Bruins are trying to paint as a reserve player at best... In 1993 when Japan was threatening America's economic dominance Hollywood came out with the film Rising Sun. Today nobody in Hollywood has the courage to come out with a similar film regarding Communist China... Zdeno Chara's heir-apparent with the Bruins, Matt Grzelcyk, is literally a foot shorter and 75-pounds lighter than Chara. No way he's the same "big brother" protective presence as Chara. Boston's top line is going to pay a physical price for Chara not being in the lineup... Still say that Hoof Hearted is the greatest name for a racehorse ever... The Bible was wrong - 2020 is the number of the Beast...