Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- SpaceX and the Sentient Sun. Like a condensed history of SpaceX and the possible future of SpaceX.
- Is there nothing he can't do?
- Brendan Sorsby saga abruptly ends. But is it really over?
- UFC boss Dana White, "I hate that kind of nonsense." There is a simple way to end this controversy.
Suddenly everyone wants to know how to get the Paramount+ app. This fight card could set records.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- UFC champ Jorge Masvidal tells it like it is on Cuba.
- FBI agent in Governor Whitmer case arrested following domestic incident. The whole FBI kidnapping case here is smelling fishy.
- We are all investors now. People are living much longer than in the past and at a certain age most people learn to spend less that they make.
- How China's hacking entered a reckless new phase. Don't trust China - China is asshole!
- Noah Smith expands on Haiti vs Dominican Republic and why the divergence.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Steven Pressfield: Francis Ford Coppola on Re-writing. I remember Gardens of Stone as a pretty good movie though I haven't seen it in decades.
- Interesting - MySpace Tom got it right.
- Victor Davis Hanson: Why does the Left hate Israel?
- Tesla's Elon Musk comes through for UFC's Beneil Dariush. "Elon time" is a real problem though.
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
How the world will end according to my latest fever dream - someone will bet Elon Musk that he can't boil the oceans... Have to think with the move of many companies to work from home flexibility and with new broadband sources like SpaceX's Starlink service I believe that many people may be adopting a van life / RV lifestyle in the not too distant future... The perfect counter programming for the All-Star game would be a UFC title card held in Atlanta that same night. Dana White could even have former President Trump as his guest of honor. That event's TV ratings would dwarf baseball's. Only problem is the UFC just signed a big contract with ESPN and ESPN is broadcasting the All-Star game... Speaking of the All-Star game - Joe Biden and Rob Manfred giving this guy a run for his money... Funny but 4-years ago the best basketball team in NYC was arguably the Harlem Globetrotters. The Knicks and the Nets have come a long way...
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Heh Heh - we're talking about practice!
- This made me chuckle. (HT Meanderthal)
- It's too bad Amanda Nunes isn't better known outside of the UFC. Next to Serena Williams - Nunes is the most impressive female athlete of my lifetime. Oh and she won again last night.
- "Notes" of an Elder. Excellent life advice and some important question worth examining.
Dana White is a hero. His courage and resourcefulness saved his business.
"I'm not afraid of the media. Why should anyone listen to the media? Who are these people? What makes them experts? What have they ever accomplished?... It's easy to criticize from the sidelines when you risk nothing and do nothing." - Dana White
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Why Slack agreed to be bought for billions by Salesforce.
- Six things to know about Texas' petition to the Supreme Court
- UFC antitrust lawsuits granted partial class action status. This may drag out for years.
- Essential facts about Covid-19
- The glorious, almost-disconnected boredom of my walk in Japan. It was a 620 mile walk and the article is an interesting read.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- 11 trillion reasons to fear Joe Biden's Presidency. From the Libertarian Reason magazine.
- UFC fighters' pay lawsuit nears class action stage.
- Scientists weigh in on the great trekking pole debate. I've been considering buying some trekking poles for sometime now. Think I'll take the plunge.
- The five biggest effects Trump has had on the US space program
- Joe Rogan rips social media on their handling of Hunter Biden laptop story. Wonder if Twitter or Facebook would allow you to post this story?
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
The bandwagon of people in New England clamoring for the Patriots to sign Cam Newton to a long-term deal is basically empty today after yesterday's awful performance. If Dallas or Washington offered anything in terms of a draft pick - I'd be fine with cutting bait and trading him.. Long been critical of the F-35 program. Recently though I'm starting to think the fighter may have turned a corner. If Trump is re-elected wouldn't be surprised if the cost overruns get under more control too... Had to mute Mark Teixeira on Twitter because of all the Depends ads. Normally I'm amused by Yankees' players pissing themselves but enough was enough... Can't wait until November 4th because then I'll finally be free of all the articles and posts about the importance of early voting... You could make the case that Khabib Nurmagomedov is the greatest MMA fighter of all-time. I certainly would ague otherwise. Will be interesting to see of Khabib remains retired...
Stuff I found interesting or amusing.
- This was cool - Dave Grohl is the best!
- This is why the UFC is gaining fans while other sports are shedding them in droves
- LHC creates matter from light
- An example of why Mike Sexton was so important to poker
- The Washington Post used to be upheld as one of the examples of journalism at its best. Now they are an agenda driven bunch of hacks which their treatment of Clay Travis is just the latest example of. They've completely thrown away their integrity and for what?
- Heh Heh
- Is sunscreen bad for you? I've cut way back on my use of sunscreen for many of the reasons raised in the article.
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Not for nothing but under Dana White the UFC has become the most inclusive sport on the planet. Athletes of all colors from various nations are on almost every fight card. There's openly gay fighters and its treated as no big deal. And it is not unusual for women fighters to be the main event. Name another sport that's more inclusive... This is me on an average Sunday morning... Reportedly only 20% of NBA players are registered voters. Even if you bump that number up to account for foreign players who cannot vote in US elections, less than 50% of NBA players are registered to vote. That makes all of their "get out the vote" efforts ring a little hollow - doesn't it?... 5 ways to help independent bookstores during the lockdown... The word "gullet" doesn't get used enough. "Shut your gullet." "He keeps shoveling food down his gullet." Etc... If Mark Cuban really was supportive of racial equality in this country he'd forego his white privilege and sell the Dallas Mavericks to a black owner. Sorry but if Cuban really wants to go by the woke playbook those are the rules...
