Friday, July 29, 2016

They've Done Their Job Too Well

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Ran across this on Facebook: I have news for you, son: The last several elections have been insults to our intelligence. Back in 20...

And Now for Something Completely Different...

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SF blending: I like the cut of this man's jib!
Sunday, July 24, 2016

Pretty Much

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Saw this over at Facebook:

I Think He's On to Something There....

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Thursday, July 21, 2016

Quote of the Day - Woody Allen Edition

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Never thought I'd be quoting Woody , but: More than at any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despai...
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

One More Time

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I posted this last year. Here it is updated. On this day at 02:56 UTC 47 years ago, Neil Armstrong became the first human being to leav...
Friday, July 08, 2016

More on Destabilization

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Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams is often an interesting thinker (see his recent post on gun control ).  Yesterday he opined on FBI Director ...

Destabilization

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It has been said that Western societies are "high-trust" societies, that is, members of these societies trust their fellow citizen...
Thursday, July 07, 2016

Your Moment of Zen - Interplanetary Edition

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After the last couple of posts, I need one of these even if you don't: (click to embiggen) Congratulations to the Juno team for a...
Tuesday, July 05, 2016

"Rule of Law" has been Dead for Awhile Now...

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Today they just admitted it out loud.
Monday, July 04, 2016

Pressing the "Fuck It" Button

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In December of 2003, just a few months after starting this blog, I wrote Pressing the "Reset" Button , my response to this questio...
Thursday, June 23, 2016

“Put down your gun so I can shoot you.”

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Oh.  My.  God.  Scott Adams (author of the Dilbert™ cartoon) knocks it out of the park in his blog post Why Gun Control Can’t Be Solved in t...
Saturday, June 18, 2016

Report from the Trenches - "Apparently Hysteria has a Price Tag"

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My local Merchant O'Death reports: Six working days after Orlando and I feel slightly vindicated in regard to my earlier prediction. ...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

George? Meet Ben.

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So George Takei, the guy who votes for the party that actually put him and his family in a concentration camp, asks : It’s safe to assum...
Friday, June 10, 2016

Frying Pan, or Fire?

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So the 9th Circus says "No," the D.C. District Court says "Yes." Not exactly a circuit split, but Scalia's stil...
Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Stereotypes

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I know some of you enjoy these, so here's the latest free content from my fishing over at Quora.com's well-stocked pool. Back in ...
Sunday, June 05, 2016

Remember "Civility in Politics"?

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Wandering around on Facebook today I ran across a golden oldie from Roberta X , the meat of which was this quote: What is clear is once an...
Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Quote of the Day - Truth in Fiction Edition

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I just finished reading CTRL ALT Revolt! by Nick Cole, the novel self-published by the author when his publisher refused to release it . (R...