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FD = GS
I’ve probably written this before, but feels like a good time to write it again. The Fairness Doctrine was directly parallel to Glass-Steagall. Both New Deal laws tried to separate frauds from honest business. FD forced broadcasters to avoid partisan disputes and devote a certain amount of time to public service. GS forced banks to…
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Trying for the Ig-Nobel
New study on a fashionable subject: Predicting potential problems of persistent plastic particulates Peer-Reviewed Publication I don’t know if the Ig-Nobel still exists. After science tortured and strangled the world for three years, not many folks feel like laughing at science. We OUGHT to be laughing and mocking the whole fucking mess, but there’s not…
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Oldest rule
Another example of my oldest rule and oldest passion, endlessly repeated in this blog. As I animate electrotyping and stereotyping, I’m having trouble with the chemical aspects. One of the source articles made an error which was probably simple and obvious. I couldn’t spot it until I read several other explanations. I took chemistry in…
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Nonrandom note
Just one extremely nonrandom note on the Sam Old Subject. I have considerable sympathy for Sammy’s associates, especially Singh and Wang. I HAVE GALACTICALLY INFINITE NEGATIVE SYMPATHY FOR THE INVESTORS AND CUSTOMERS. THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE GETTING INTO. IF YOU WANT YOUR MONEY TO BE SAFE OR ‘RING FENCED’, YOU PUT YOUR MONEY…
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New breed?
Random thought, probably wrong. The Sammy trial is giving birth to a new breed of journalists in the same way that Watergate and OJ caused major shifts in the field. The new breed has to get along without all their usual hardware, which is banned in the courtroom. They watch the trial, some in the…
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Two main switches
From 1920 to 1945 both parties were isolationist and nationalist. Now both parties are aggressive NAZI warmongers. Deepstate worked assiduously to convert both parties. Truman was the switch point for D. Henry Wallace told us exactly how it happened. In ’48 Nixon, the Kennedy brothers, and Reagan were all working together in HUAC, the training…
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Whose ox?
For many years the “right” was properly mocking the Left for slogans like SILENCE IS VIOLENCE. Now the “right” is fiercely unsilencing people who dare to be silent on the current pet issue. Forced speech is far worse than forced silence, no matter who is doing the forcing. Silence is passive. Most people don’t talk…
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Poignant
Nishad Singh’s testimony focuses sharply on a point I’ve been making since 2014. Nishad admired and respected Sammy UNTIL Sammy instructed him to write dishonest code. Nerds do a terrible job of judging personalities and social strategies because we don’t have personalities or social skills. BUT: When you instruct a programmer to write dishonest code,…
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Not ideas
Sailer observes that foreign ideologies are making more headway in US thanks to international conversations on Twitter etc. I don’t think ideology is a major import. And I don’t think international conversations on modern social media are spreading any ideas or changing any minds. Most foreigners on Twitter and Reddit have a boringly predictable standard…
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60/40 odds
Via NewSuperstitionist: Coin flipping is controlled by the flipper. = = = = = START QUOTE: Researchers theorised that when a coin is flipped, the flipper’s thumb imparts a slight wobble to it, causing it to spend more time with one side facing upwards while in the air and making it more likely to land…
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More Rushfield sanity
Another nice bit of clarity from Rushfield at the Ankler. Main point: Everyone is watching a screen all the time. Hollywood’s business is screens. Yet none of Hollywood’s products are appearing on everyone’s screens. = = = = = START QUOTE: Today, I want to turn to — as Hollywood hopefully, sooner or later, steps…
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Simpler answer
Denyse notes an article showing that research grants are already being written by ChatGPT: = = = = = START QUOTE: A 2023 Nature survey of 1,600 researchers found that more than 25% use AI to help them write manuscripts and that more than 15% use the technology to help them write grant proposals. Some…
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Rebantamized
Curbside Classic featured an Argentine descendant of Willys that I hadn’t seen before. The Brazilian variants are well known, pictured in all the usual books and websites. The pictured Rastrojero is a sort of four-door ute. It’s clearly an original design, not a modified Aero, but it did use the Go-Devil four and the doorhandles…
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Huge explanation
Tiffany’s recount of Nishad Singh’s testimony includes one huge explanatory fact. Sammy spent unspeakably huge amounts to buy endorsements. Michael Kives was the agent, a “one-stop shop” for other celebrities. Sammy paid 500 million to Kives. Kives then paid for the most important endorsement of all: Satan’s pet author Michael Lewis. Satan’s pet wrote the…
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Even more useless logic
Via Protos: Sammy’s lawyers are trying every tool in the box, which is their job. Now they’ve filed a motion for mistrial because Sammy hasn’t been able to get his “required” dose of Adderall, allegedly needed to fix his alleged ADHD. Also via Protos: Sammy hasn’t bothered to show the symptoms of ADHD during the…
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