The mainstream belief about petroleum(1) is that it is the leavings from the previous cycle of life on this planet(2), that a massive meteor impact (3) or some such thing approximately 65 million years ago exterminated all life larger than a mole, and some how all that biological material found Read more…
When I first encountered Robert Heinlein’s attitude toward manners, I thought he was just a little bit over the top. The older I get — and the ruder our culture gets — the more I realize just how right he was. And he saw it that clearly over 60 years Read more…
I won’t go into any long spiel this time. Let me just give you the short version, the simple analysis of why I say Bitlocker(1) is bad. If you lose the key, even you can not erase your own data. Oh sure… plenty of articles on the Internet about how Read more…
I must be a little slow… It just dawned on me that Elon Musk’s objection and attempt to back out of buying Twitter (which he has just rescinded of, by the way) was not because Twitter maintains Fake Accounts, but because they under counted the number of Fake Accounts. That Read more…
Disturbing piece of news today, about the Women’s Soccer League and sexual abuse and misconduct. Apparently (and all too believably) women professional soccer players have been systematically abused sexually by coaches, et al. In the past charges were raised and generally dismissed. Dismissed… The news article refers to it as Read more…
I just had a (retired) Lawyer agree with me on two statements: First, 90% of all Lawyers exist only to protect us from that same 90% of all Lawyers, and Second, the Profession (so-called) of “Lawyer” is almost entirely parasitic(1). He went one step further and agreed with Shakespeare’s opinion Read more…
I use an adblocker… ever since I found out that they actually work. (Imagine my surprise! — But what a Major Joy!!) Some times, though, I go to certain websites and they say “please turn off your ad blocker — this is how we make money.” I leave the site Read more…
Some times people come to me and ask if Climate Change is real. Or, thinking me an informed and intelligent person(1) expect me to reinforce their (possibly Fox-News-inspired) idea that climate change is just a conspiracy by some one (mysterious or not) for some purpose (nefarious or not). Or… what Read more…
Just a thing to ponder… Subjects are controlled by their government (King, Council, Parliament, Proconsul, Congress, what ever) Citizens control their government. Dumb-funnies are those who (among other things) wonder aimlessly and planlessly into the capital building thinking, thereby, to take over the government. Or perhaps believe they will “start Read more…
You know the difference between a Pirate and a Privateer? Not that we have privateers any more (sort of), though we do still have pirates. (Look it up, if you don’t know about this; pirates still operate and they are neither romantic nor fun, nor do they have even a Read more…
EULA: end user license agreement. You know: that annoying thing you have to agree to after you have purchased what ever it is? A computer. A piece of software, etc. End User License… But you already purchased it! That’s an implied contract. You already have the right to use what ever Read more…
The Senate voted down a bill that would have put a price cap on insulin. Specifically the Republican party-line blocked the bill. Insulin, of course, is the primary treatment for all forms of diabetes, which, due to the nature of the standard food supply, is among the leading health disorders Read more…
I’ll keep this short. “Important security updates” and all they can tell you is “something went wrong”? Are you kidding me? Ah, but! Here’s the good news: there’s really no chance of Microsoft ever inventing Artificial Intelligence, is there? Not when this is the best they can do! I’m a 45 Read more…
Here’s a question to ponder. Hopefully deeply. Would you want Fox News(1) judging your life? Your private life, versus your professional (i.e., day job) life? I wouldn’t. There’s quite a bit there that could easily be taken out of context and turned into “scandal.” I’ll bet real money there’s such Read more…
Please don’t pretend for one instant to be surprised or amazed by the weather this summer. I and a million other voices have been shouting it for over 50 years. Charts, graphs and rigorous logic have all been rigorously ignored. 50 years ago this could have been easily avoided. Fixing Read more…
“Neither Left nor Right, I’m just staying home tonight, Getting lost in that hopeless little screen” ~ Leonard Cohen Democrary is Coming to the USA Besides “rules,” I also don’t do political parties or political affiliations. “A Pox on Both Your Houses!” ~ William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet I’ve Read more…
Yesterday was a bad day. I believe future history books(1) will show 24 Jun 2022 as the day America finally died. The dream is dead. A government of, by and for the People has been replaced by a religious oligarchy(2), using illegal tactics, coercion, lies and propaganda to stack the Read more…
Telemarketers have become a fungus on the planet, a disease with no cure. A Toxin in the culture of every nation, not just America the Incredibly Gullible. Ok, that’s harsh, maybe [and maybe not], but let me explain. Everyone of you who calls someone uninvited (there’s the key word) can Read more…
Here’s one “easy” partial solution to the problems of government everywhere. World Wide, really, but in America in particular. To get into any public office (elected, appointed, hired, doesn’t matter, city, county, state or federal) you first have to pass a test. A basic competency test for Public Office in Read more…
Heard a phrase today, “Happy Wife, Happy Life.” Every guy in the room nodded his head in agreement. After thinking about this for a bit, here’s a simple yardstick for you, gents. A “Wife” is not a possession. She is not a way to perpetuate “the family name” (which is Read more…