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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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The answer, three ways
The Canadians and the new pope have figured out how to deal with a psychopath. The idiot US Dems and “journalists” aren’t even close to thinking about the right solution. They’re stuck on screeching and suing and insulting the customers, which will only make things worse. Henry Ford and FDR had the right answer to…
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Must be a new month
Substack has screwed up its format again. This always happens at the first of a month. Each time the screwup is different. Goddamnit, why do tech tyrants have to keep fucking things up for the sole purpose of fucking things up? Human beings are smart enough to LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE. Unfortunately human beings don’t…
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Why we were stupid
Back in the hippie 60s we often imagined that the world would be perfect if presidents and CEOs dropped acid. We’d have universal peace and freedom and justice if we could slip some mescaline into Nixon’s martini! We didn’t understand what would REALLY happen because we were infused with the lethal lies of the Endarkenment.…
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Meanwhile in the “real” world….
While Elon destroys the good parts of the government with his wacked-out LSD-fueled psychedelic psychopathy, the “real” world is catching the tech disease. From Spokane News: 500 West Spokane Falls Blvd, Assault Reported. Victim states the suspects were from the metaverse. Nuff said.
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