Linky Links

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

- Texas Tech's QB Brendan Sorsby checks himself into rehab for a gambling addition. That thud you just heard was Sorsby's draft stock.

- Understanding the iron law of climate policy.

- The 2026 Kentucky Derby and gambling algorithms. Would be interesting if someone ran a comparison of how different AI's were able to predict races between say ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, etc.

- Kevin Kelly on our Uncertain Uncertainties.

Linky Links

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

- Could peace in the Ukraine war be close at hand?

- From the archives: Still on my buck list.

- The Minnesota fraud is getting so much attention that Pam Bondi feels need to issue clarification why the DOJ isn't acting faster. Yes - faster would be better.

- Can Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell fix college sports?

Linky Links

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

- Fossil Fuels: The Great Hoax. Interesting theory and if true could make lab made synthetic oil possible too.

- From the archives: Farnam Street on how to do great things.

- Make the best sausage possible.

- Ross Dellenger on Texas Tech: Texas, oil, and football. Long but interesting read.

Linky Links

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

- Japan agrees to increase military deterrence against China. Big believer that we should engage both Japan and India to increase their military deterrence against China as they both have the most to lose. (HT CMR Salamander)

- The heart of the team: trust, selflessness, and compassion.

- Bluesky: The online cone of silence. I always viewed Bluesky as the left's version of Trump's Truth Social. I'm not on either. (HT Execupundit)

- Former federal officer sentenced for smuggling aliens and receiving bribes from cartel. Rooting out corruption - this is the way. 

Karma

A great example of karma is Mike Leach who was basically fired as head coach of Texas Tech for how he supposedly mistreated Craig James son Adam.

It should be noted that Mike Leach was the only coach to offer Adam a scholarship and only did so at the behest of Craig James who had made the same plea to his alma mater SMU who declined.

Craig James is a homophobe and now a pariah in college football while Mike Leach has found success as the head coach of Washington State who will be playing Iowa State today in the Alamo Bowl. Texas Tech has not come close to succeeding to the same level they enjoyed under Leach.

It is hard not to root for the likable Mike Leach.

And hard not to think karma was real for all involved in this story.

Texas Tech Hires Struther Martin to Explain Mike Leach Situation



Yup - that pretty much sums it up.