Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Release 10-years ago. One of the best Marvel movies.

Marvel - Come with Me Now

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

In the Marvel Universe Tony Stark's wife Pepper Potts first name is actually Virginia because what parent would name their child "Pepper"...  Donald Trump did not enter this country into any new wars while he was President and de-escalated many hot spot situations around the globe (most notably the Middle East). Yet many in the media feel free to opine that the country is now safe from having some like like Trump in charge of the nuclear football. Complete projection not journalism... A pro Facebook look at the Australian situation.  Agree on the second point about the algorisms but disagree on the first. A "free and open" Internet is a myth. Many news sites require you to pay for subscriptions or be a registered user. Others require you to turn off your ad blockers before gaining access. How is that free? The link tax is just another way for the news organizations to get paid for their work. Facebook is declining to pay and thus has no right to the links. They want all their content for free so that they don't have to share their revenue. Anyway that's my off-the-cuff view of the situation...   The Acrobatic Grace of Cary Grant. One of my favorite actors...

Linky Links

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

- Interesting long read on what drives Marvel's movie blockbuster machine from Harvard Business Review

- Never thought of it that way

- Apple weighs 15-30% capacity shift out of China amid trade war. Apple is not alone in looking to possibly make changes on relying on China based production.

- Heh Heh (Lakers joke)

- The idea that the shooting of David Ortiz was a case of mistaken identity is more than a little fishy to me

- This was a nice story. Alex Trebek is a North American treasure.

- Mexico becomes first country to ratify the new USMCA trade deal.

Linky Links

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

- The psychology of persuasion

-  Military lessons learned from the Battle of Wakanda

 - The 10 coolest online courses you can sign up for in April 2019. Think I'm signing up for the one on the rise of superheroes.

- Damn it! Where was this science when I was first married!

- Waco biker prosecutions over after nearly four years, all remaining charges dropped. When all is said and done this story is going to make a fascinating book or mini-series.

- Congrats to Brad Marchand for joining some elite company