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Confusion isn’t work
Continuing from this set of thoughts on the physics definition of WORK. All action is in the agencies. The Biden admin, obviously without any participation by the senile puppet at the top, is doing several positive things. It’s cracking down on monopolies and mergers in a serious way, including mergers in the tech area. The…
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Wrong problem
Nieman Lab, which surveys journalism, says that several of the finalists for Pulitzer this year used AI in their work. As usual the article concentrates on the loss of “individual” creativity. That’s not a variable, not a new situation. Major writers and reporters have always used secretaries and assistants, which were called amanuenses in earlier…
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Sounds good at first…
This Brownstone article proposes an official health agency devoted to pushing dietary fads. The article starts with one valid point. Since 1920 the medical establishment has ignored basic aspects of health like diet, exercise, confidence, and sunlight, focusing EXCLUSIVELY on adding more pills. Doctors will rarely tell you to eat less and walk more. But…
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One nice thing
Speaking of the direct connection to the universe with alidades…. One nice thing about getting older is the change from nearsighted to farsighted. When young I needed glasses to see beyond arms length. In the last few years I’ve stopped wearing them around the house, and then during neighborhood walks. I kept them on for…
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India’s TVA
Mentioning the TVA in previous item reminded me of this bit of news: India is starting a new giant hydro dam project after completing and turning on another giant hydro dam. Modi is probably the nearest thing to FDR in today’s world. Constantly improving his infrastructure, paying no attention to ESG/DEI, trying to get along…
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Stupid headline
Stupid headline: Congress plows ahead with bill targeting TikTok against Donald Trump’s wishes Trump always knows what he’s doing. He’s the consummate backshot artist. Every one of his executive orders was crafted to give courts and agencies a burning need to do the opposite. His pretended support of Tiktok gives Congress an added reason to…
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Thar’s gold in them thar shills
The NFT scam is still running, though it’s obviously running on a digital manifestation of an expression of a hyperlink to a mention of vapors. These people are trying to sell the concept to artists by treating art as “a manifestation of an expression of who I am”. In some vaporous way, NFTs help to…
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History isn’t useless
It’s clear that the tired Santayana quote utterly fails in its supposed purpose. I’ve read that Santayana meant it sardonically, which would make sense. I don’t know if that’s true. In simple fact the rulers DO read history and they DO learn from it. They learn how to make more war, how to organize tyranny…
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Movies are more honest
Random thought. The movie and theater industries are dishonest in many ways, but both are the MOST honest forms of art in one way. Plays about making plays, and movies about making movies, have always been common. Both industries seem to enjoy displaying how the sausage is cooked. We aren’t encouraged to believe that Walt…
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India’s third force
Since independence in 1947, India has always managed to form its own connections with the world, keeping its distance from the big global blocs without offending either side enough to trigger wars or sanctions. Now India is linking up with the non-EU countries of Europe, which is again unsurprising. This article is more interesting for…
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Physics definition
The concept of WORK in physics is deeply important, and the usual textbooks seem to miss its importance. Real work always involves a complex interplay of forces and counterforces, pushes and pulls. The final result counts as work if an object has moved in a single direction at the end of the complex interplay. The…
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YAFIYGI
Another fine example of You Asked For It, You Got It. Duke U is shutting down its herbarium after a century of maintenance. Other “scientists” are trying to shame Duke into reopening. Sorry, assholes. You created ALL the conditions for collapsing colleges. Now you’re reaping the benefits of your many decades of idiocy. The “biodiversity”…
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Why did they choose Sammy?
Wondering why the regulators went after Sammy hard and heavy. Other bitcoin players of the same type, notably Sam Altman, are on top of the world despite engaging in equally slimy rackets. Sammy’s racket attracted rich criminals, carefully selected by his obvious location. Anyone who CHOSE to invest a million in a dubious venture located…
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Stop telling us to be nice.
More idiot niceness from an “opinion” columnist. He says we should listen to our opponents. STOP BLAMING THE VICTIMS. IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT THE PEASANTS DO. As long as the monsters in charge are MAKING more wars and more problems at an accelerating pace, the peasants will try all sorts of pointless behaviors. Some will…
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Seems like a command
Random cranky observation. About two weeks ago, it appears that a command was given to the fake “independents” in various social media. The real independents gave up and went silent a year ago. Last month the fake “independents” stopped pretending and slotted neatly into the Trump cult or the Biden cult. Before the charge was…
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