Many a truth is said in jest.
- I'm an awful person for laughing at this.
- Heh Heh
Tuesday, September 03, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Bari Weiss: Dark Tunnels and Moral Beacons. Morning the deaths of 6 Israeli hostages brutally killed.
- Mathbabe Blog. Periodic math-related content that I'm going to check out. Can't vouch for the quality - but like I said wanted to check it out.
- Glenn Reynolds with some thoughts on Labor Day
- Government censorship and the war on free speech. Reminder that Kamala Harris's campaign manager was one of the ones in charge of government censorship in the Biden-Harris administration.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Big win for Boston College 28-13 on the road at Florida State last night to open the season in Bill O'Brien's first game at the helm. As an aside the Eagles first home game ever in the ACC was in Chestnut Hill also against the Seminoles. I was at that game. My how the worm has turned!
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Monday, September 02, 2024
Weapons of Math Destruction
"Like gods, these mathematical models are opaque, their workings invisible to all but the highest priests in their domain: mathematicians and computer scientists. Their verdicts, even when wrong or hurtful, were beyond dispute or appeal. And they tended to punish the poor and oppressed in our society, while making the rich richer.
I came up with the name for these harmful kinds of models: Weapons of Math Destruction, or WMPD's for short." - Cathy O'Neil
Just started Cathy O'Neil's Weapons of Math Destruction and will keep you posted.
Labor Day Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Hope you have a great (and safe) Labor Day. Hope you and yours only do what you want to do. And if you are traveling I hope you make all your connections on time or that you don't have to sit in any traffic.
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Sunday, September 01, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share,
- Reminder.
- This should be as famous (or infamous) as Nixon's missing 18 minutes of tape
- Reminder
- Lost in Space: NASA has learned the hard lessons of experience.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Happy first day of September. Man did that summer go by fast even though at times we never thought football would never get here. Well guess what - tomorrow is Labor Day the unofficial end of summer and yesterday was the first full day of college football.
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Saturday, August 31, 2024
Linky Links
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- Ross Dellenger on the effect the transfer portal has had on college football starting QB's
- Interesting: Ivermectin should be given to all advanced breast cancer cases.
- Latest poll from Nate Silver has Dems nervous. Maybe they'll be so disheartened they'll stay home on election day.
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Joe Biden being morally questionable and mean was known throughout his career yet he was still picked to be Obama's running mate and then when he was getting trounced by other Democrats on the debate stage the party managed things to either force the other candidates out or got them to drop out in his favor. Now they get him to drop out if the race against his will in favor of a completely unqualified Kamala Harris who nobody voted for. Paying attention yet? Hard to stay silence in such a situation.
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Friday, August 30, 2024
MAHA
"I was completely misinformed about what MAGA is... The coming together of these two groups over the past weeks - has been really glorious. And they gave us the name MAHA, Make America Healthy Again. That was always the vision of this unity movement, this desire to heal the divide, even though these are just two pockets... they're two very powerful pockets, and to find common ground has been one of the most motivating, optimistic things I've seen in recent political time." - Nicole Shanahan
- Joe Rogan lays out the problem the US is facing.
- RFK Jr.'s philosophy on environmentalism.
- RFK Jr. on his uncle JFK's desire for Americans to be healthy
- How the media wants you to think.
Make America Healthy Again!
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Diversity Thursday: Death to DEI. Agree 100%.
- Michael Wade: Light and Shadow.
- Shake Shack to close 6 California locations including 5 in LA after $20 minimum wage law.
- Wow!
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Reportedly it was announced that Kamala Harris agreed to debate Donald Trump on September 10th. My burning question was how Joe Biden and Kamala Harris planned to commemorate that fateful day of September 11th 2001 and those who lost their lives that day. Now I'm wondering if they'll be commiserating over losing a debate the night before.
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Thursday, August 29, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Well, that doesn't sound like much of a "Cybersecurity Lab." But hey Georgia Tech won the football game this weekend.
- Ex-husband of CNN moderator Dana Bash signed infamous Hunter Biden laptop letter. I don't put a lot of stock into holding ex-spouses responsible for their actions but shouldn't this conflict have been revealed before now?
- Politically Homeless: I'm on team F You. "The Obama years started the national division, and now the Democratic Party is batshit insane."
- Jon Stossel on Kamala Harris. Worth a listen.
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Is it weird that Kamala's campaign team not only required a pre-taped interview but also that Tim Walz would be there too to insure proper answers? Why the need for the two orders Colonel?
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Again - sorry that so many of my thoughts seem to be turning to politics these days. In my defense Kamala Harris is so brazenly dumb and the Democratic Party machine seems so intent on manipulating people into voting for her that I can't help but shout "Hey the emperor has no clothes!"
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Linky Links
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- VDH on Who is "Destroying Democracy in Darkness?" Keep earing Roger Daltrey of The Who singing "Won't get fooled again" when I read this.
- Glenn Reynolds on Health Moms following RFK Jr. to Trump's team.
- Zuckerberg admits that Facebook faced government censorship from the Biden Administration. It also seems to be coming apart of the Biden family.
Some Memes You May Enjoy
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Heh Heh
- Many a truth is said in jest.
- Makes you wonder why anyone pays attention to the propaganda news
Top 5 Values Nick Saban Wants Players to Have
Here's the 5 values Nick Saban tried to instill in his football platers at Alabama. These 5 values could work in any competitive setting or your own daily life.
1. Discipline
2. Commitment
3. Toughness
4. Effort
5. Pride
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Marcus Aurelius once wrote, "No one could ever accuse you of being quick witted." I didn't know he knew Kamala Harris.
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Monday, August 26, 2024
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
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As a Patriots fan I'm not sure how I feel about Jacoby Brissett maybe being hurt and Drake Maye having to start the season as the starting QB. Like the idea of bringing him along slowly but clearly he's the more talented guy. If they do have to do that - I hope the O-line doesn't get Maye killed.
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Sunday, August 25, 2024
The Liberation of Paris and the Ritz Bar
[From the Archives] I'm a big fan of Ernest Hemingway and if you were to mention to me the liberation of Paris in WWII (August 25, 1944) - the first thing I would think of is Hemingway "liberating" the bar at the Ritz Hotel that very same day.
Today is the anniversary of that day. I was curious - so I Googled "Hemingway liberate Ritz bar" and I came across an article from the San Francisco Chronicle.
The article is an interesting read - chock full of anecdotes about Hemingway and his "liberation" of the Ritz bar. However, the paragraph that really caught my attention was this:
Can you imagine the press being described that way today? The American press could not be described as part of the war effort today. The press today serves their own self interests and not the public good. Stories are slanted to match a certain bias and agendas are almost completely transparent (even though the press likes to crow about being a neutral purveyor of the simple truth - (yeah as long as "the truth" matches the agenda). I wonder how the Hemingway of 1944 would view the press of today.
Today is the anniversary of that day. I was curious - so I Googled "Hemingway liberate Ritz bar" and I came across an article from the San Francisco Chronicle.
The article is an interesting read - chock full of anecdotes about Hemingway and his "liberation" of the Ritz bar. However, the paragraph that really caught my attention was this:
The renowned author annoyed his colleagues in the working press. They were both awed by his fame and furious that he was playing soldier, in violation of all the standing rules about correspondents staying out of the war, even though the reporters were very much a part of the war effort.I have no trouble picturing Hemingway having a bit of a mid-life crisis (he was 45 at the time) and playing soldier would have been his equivalent of buying a new Corvette. What struck me as odd was the description of the "working press" who in their own way "were very much a part of the war effort."
Can you imagine the press being described that way today? The American press could not be described as part of the war effort today. The press today serves their own self interests and not the public good. Stories are slanted to match a certain bias and agendas are almost completely transparent (even though the press likes to crow about being a neutral purveyor of the simple truth - (yeah as long as "the truth" matches the agenda). I wonder how the Hemingway of 1944 would view the press of today.
I'm pretty sure I know the answer.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
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Has anyone fallen quicker in likeability than Neil de Grasse-Tyson? Maybe David French or Jonah Goldberg. He's approaching Harvey Weinstein-type levels.
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Today Would Have Been Sir Sean Connery's 94th Birthday
They don't make many like him anymore. Might watch one of his films in remembrance today.
Saturday, August 24, 2024
Saturday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Hard not to think of all the speakers at this week's DNC convention (including Kamala Harris) as actors playing a role and sending out a scripted message. Also hard not to think of the Bible quote of what good would it do a person to gain the world (or in this case the White House) and lose one's soul. Did you get the feeling any of the people on stage this week were authentic people with their souls still intact?
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Many a truth is said in jest.
- Going to hell for laughing at this
- Don't trust what you see with your own eyes (or pay at the gas pump)
Friday, August 23, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- The Free Press: How long can Kamala Harris avoid the press? Keep saying the longer she waits - the worse it will be for her when she finally does.
- 10 Reasons Why Technological Progress is Now Reversing. Longish read but well worth it. He has a good point.
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Didn't watch Kamala Harris' speech at the DNC last night. Have you ever thought I have to watch Kamala's speech because she may say something profound? Curious to see how the DNC's ratings from last night stack up against the NFL pre-season game between the Colts and Bengals on Amazon Prime though. Don't know what she may have said but still guessing that RFK Jr's announcement today will be more memorable event of the week for most.
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Tim Walz and K-5 Education
Can't blame Covid either - this is against a national average and Minnesota wasn't the only state to have a lockdown. (Via)
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- He's not wrong (and maybe why the DNC is giving free abortions and vasectomies at the Convention)
- Navy using Starlink to bring internet connectivity to ships at sea. Is it strange that the press release seems to avoid using the name Starlink even though physical pictures show its Starlink?
- 15 states sue Biden/Harris Administration for enrolling non-citizens in Obamacare. Illegal aliens should not be eligible for any federal benefits - or voting in elections. That used to be common sense.
- Tim Walz is a gaffe factory. Love that phrase - hope it sticks.
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Business idea that I was meaning to act on for a while but won't - a King James Version of the Bible in nice leather binding that were replaces all the references to Satan with the word Trump. Fairly simply to do and all the Liberals would think it was great and all the Conservatives may buy them as gifts for Liberal or atheist friends as a way to get them reading the Bible. Let me know if you act on it,
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- From the archives: How to Think for Yourself. Well worth the read (or as a refresher)
- Morgan Housel on A Number from Today and A Story About Tomorrow. Always found it a good policy to simply replace the word "projection" with the word "guess."
- Jonathan Turley: Chicago Dems let anti-Israel protesters march but block pro-Israeli Jews at DNC. The Democratic Party really does employ two sets of rules.
- How Psychology Can Make You a Better Cook. I enjoy good writing (but sadly not cooking). HT Steve Layman
The Hunt for Red October
It was a post from CDR Salamander that got me thinking about Tom Clancy and The Hunt for Red October. It has been so long that I read a Clancy novel or seen the movie that I forgot which I did first - read the book of see the movie. I do remember seeing the movie when it first came out with my brother and we loved it. It holds up to the point that its hard not to picture Captain Marko Ramius anyone other Sean Connery whether you read the book or see the movie.
There were many differences between the two. The book was more detailed with the same basic plot but various differences. There was no US President in the movie or Ritter at the CIA while the role of Judge Moore was reduced to just a miniscule appearance in the movie now.
The dialog was also better in the movie. This is no surprise since Sean Connery only took the role because it was promised that the gun toting, cigar chomping John Milius would write Connery's big speech to the crew. Guessing Milius punched up the rest of the script too. He is, of course, uncredited. Hollywood seems to want to erase any memory of the man who directed Conan (giving Arnold his first big role) and Red Dawn.
The ending in the book is different than the movie but you can't hep but notice in neither case were the Americans the cause of Russian sailors' deaths. There was no blood on their hands.
Now to re-watch the move sometime.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Even though yesterday was just Day 2 of the DNC convention in Chicago hope is on the way. After living on the gruel of politics and the less than filling calories of pre-season NFL exhibitions games - week 0 in college football is this weekend and I'm looking forward to it.
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Led Zepplin's Robert Plant Turns 76 Today
One of my go-to Zeppelin songs. HT On Plant's birthday to Cultural Offering (a go to music stop)
Linky Links
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- VDH on the myriad projections of the 2024 election. Projections in the psychology sense.
- The Daily Coach on Tom Hanks 3 pieces of advice. Good advice.
- Organic farming activism threatens millions - and the environment.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Admit that I'm not watching the DNC convention live (I didn't watch the RNC convention live either). But I do have to wonder if those in charge of messaging there have pivoted from "price controls" or "vibes" to "electing Harris/Walz is like elected Joe Biden to a second term?" Be curious how many times a phrase like that is uttered this week and if that plays because the other messages certainly weren't.
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Monday, August 19, 2024
Linky Links
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- From the archive: Thomas Sowell's 3 questions. Good practice to be in.
- John Fetterman has no regrets. Interesting (but longish) profile of a guy who could become the face of a new Democratic Party or is one step away from saying he's an Independent.
- Jonathan Turley on the EU declaring war on free speech in the US. People should boycott traveling to Europe in favor of traveling to US states instead in response to this attack on our "indispensable right." Tourism from America to the EU is big business.
- Biden accused of abuse of power, obstruction in blistering House Republican impeachment report. Not new details but still kind of chilling to see this all documented in one place.
Monday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The DNC convention in Chicago begins tonight and it promises to have plenty of "moments." Not a Republican consultant but if I were I would suggest that Trump, Vance, and the rest take the week off and just let Kamala and other Democrats speak. There will be plenty of "what did they just say?" and "WTF?" moments to go along with all the footage of mostly peaceful protests. Think people will contrast how well the RNC convention went off on their own.
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Sunday, August 18, 2024
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