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Infill coincidence?
On this morning’s walk, after a GOOD sleep that got my brain back in gear, I was noticing a pattern in some of the familiar sights. From 2008 to 2021 there were several Infills in the neighborhood. Vacant houses were expanded into McMansions. Long-vacant lots got new houses, and three big lots were subdivided formally…
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Not that complicated.
Compact Mag, always overthinking, describes Elon’s departure as a failed alliance of two classes against the “clerisy”. Nope. Trump and Elon don’t represent any groups or classes at all. Representing is EMPHATICALLY NOT what a psychopath does. The alliance and its breakup can be fully explained by three qualities of psychopaths. 1. A psychopath doesn’t…
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Didn’t need SEO.
I was singing this song today, and decided to see if it’s available on the web. Sure enough. BC Clark is a brand that doesn’t need a search engine. Everyone in Oklahoma knew their jingle and stored it in our internal playlists forever. The last time I heard it on TV was in 1980. Unsurprisingly,…
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A good result of AI?
I can’t judge if this is true. I’m nowhere near the world of brand influence and SEO. I’m more of an effluencer than an influencer. If this is true, it may be the first GOOD result of AI. The author, a marketer, says that Google’s AI-based search imposes more discipline on companies. They won’t be…
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Latin note
Random language note while I’m thinking of it… Sherri Olson’s books on medieval England are full of quotes from village documents, always including both the actual text and the modern version. The court rolls were mostly in Latin, and church services were also in Latin. Villagers took part in the courts often, monthly in some…
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Fish in a barrel
Just having fun with a standard bit of Libertarian and Bitcoiner silliness. = = = = = START QUOTE: How do you know you live in a privacy enthusiast bubble? You look around a commercial airplane and you’re the only one using a privacy screen on your devices. Still so much work to do! =…
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Financial, not industrial
The print edition of History Today has a short article with a BIG myth-breaker. The Industrial Revolution of the 1700s was more about finance than industry. Industry’s share of Britain’s overall economy went from 36 percent in 1600 to 41 percent in 1700, then stayed around 35 percent through the 1700s. No net change. Services…
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Frustration
Just venting frustration. In a cold uncivilized world ruled by demonic billionaires, it’s difficult to do the right thing. In other places and times it was easier because friendliness and kindness were often reciprocated. Nevertheless I’m going to keep it up. This year I vowed to follow the KSTP rule: Laugh at your ills, pay…
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More than a joke
Joke seen online: Cats must think we’re cleaning an ice cream cone. It’s an interesting exercise in empathy. Dogs and cats use their prehensile tongues for many external purposes, drinking water, cleaning, soothing the C-tactile nerves. We don’t use our tongues for any external purpose except a few specialized tricks like licking an ice cream…
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Bernie comes to life
This is refreshing but futile. Bernie gets it. He’s trying to cultivate some new candidates who will also get it, running closer to FDR’s ideas instead of Sam Altman’s ideas. Bernie already had the right approach in 2016, and could have beaten Trump in 2016. The fucking party cheated Bernie and ran Hillary instead. Now…
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This is why
Protos notes that the bettors in Polymarket are increasing the odds of Jesus returning this year. The odds are still extremely small. It turns out that they’re not really betting on Jesus, they’re working a supercomplex superweird linkage of strategic steps to gain a slight arbitrage advantage. The bet itself isn’t on Jesus: The “odds”…
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Big step for the Foy Rebellion
Basic rule: A new technology is often established by disreputable content. Commercial radio was established as infomercials for businesses, and the leader in high power broadcasting was Doc Brinkley’s goat gland clinic. TV was established by pro wrestling. The web was established by porn. So this development is a good sign (heh) for the return…
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Who ever expected????
I don’t pay attention to instructions on food packages. Today the sun through the window highlighted these instructions on frozen veg as I was reaching into the package to grab some broccoli and carrots. = = = = = Instructions for stovetop: In a medium saucepan combine 8 oz of vegetables and 8 oz of…
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Why so slow?
The post office podcast features a big catch by the postal inspectors. Last year they finally convicted Patrice Runner and his associates for one of the biggest frauds in history. He operated for 20 years, 1994 to 2014, and took in $175 million from 1 million victims. The swindle was low price and high volume.…
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