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Firm rule until 2016
Media are noting that Tesla fans are disillusioned with their perfect car and its perfect cult leader. Shouldn’t be a surprise. Getting involved in unnecessary disputes was ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS strictly forbidden by ALL rules of persuasion and salesmanship and advertising, from the New Testament to Dale Carnegie to Duane Jones. Boost the advantages of…
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One obvious, one mystery
For some reason** I just now noticed two firm social patterns in the 1950s. The first is universal and easily explained. The second is highly particular and unexplained. = = = = = 1. Males always called males by last name. Females called everyone by first name. This applied between teachers and students, and among…
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Raking record
Time to start the roof-raking record for this winter. As always, this should be in my private daily worklog, but I started doing it here, so I’ll continue the tradition. = = = = Last winter started late and needed only one raking. 2/6/2025 First raking of the season. EXTREMELY late; normally most of the…
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Utter lunacy
Our “city” “government” has been unspeakably corrupt and incompetent for at least 30 years. It steadfastly refuses to take care of real problems, instead pouring money and effort into bizarre insane symbolic hypershit that nobody needs or wants except the alleged “council” and so-called alleged “mayor”. Latest example, quoted in full: = = = =…
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Status inversions
Earlier I noticed that leather reversed its status rather suddenly in the mid 30s. Buggies had leather seats because leather is waterproof. The earliest automobiles were buggies plus motors, and continued as fully open vehicles with leather seats. As closed cars became more common in the 20s, cloth upholstery became the sign of status. The…
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Non-random thought
Canadians understand Trump better than US Democrats, Repooflicans and media understand Trump. Canadians recognize that Trump’s words are NOT promises or proposals. Everything he says is aimed at creating emotions in the listener. Sometimes he’s just keeping the cultists in the fold, sometimes he’s threatening a horrible fate to achieve a much smaller goal in…
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Good proposals, won’t happen.
The Edelman outfit has done its annual Trust Barometer. In nearly all countries, normal people hate their leaders of all types. Needless to say, rich fuckheads trust other rich fuckheads, but humans distrust all rich fuckheads. Edelman describes the facts correctly, and even proposes some pretty good solutions. Listen, respect, stop fucking people over, try…
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Following the Cuban model?
Canada seems to be picking up the old Cuba/Persia/Russia attitude. When the US empire sanctions you, DEVELOP YOUR OWN SKILLS so the US monster will have less leverage and less damage. Canada’s officials seem to recognize that Trump is the most unpredictable disaster in the world, so they aren’t counting on his reprieve. Instead, they’re…
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Philco = medieval
The Philco Rule: Sell merchandise that doesn’t come back to customers who do come back. Good manufacturers avoid quantity. They make high-quality products that don’t come back, and they interact with customers to maintain the products. Good lawyers avoid trials and judgments. They negotiate and interact to reach a plea deal or a settlement. Good…
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What does it mean?
This recent upload at Periscope Films is pushing college education, mostly aimed at law school and police careers. It was meant to be shown in high school classes. Key statement: “25 years ago, only 1 out of 12 high school students went on to college. Today, 1 out of 3 go on to college. What…
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This might be good.
Trump has given both Canada and Mexico a reprieve from the tariffs after both have agreed to work together with USA in fighting fentanyl. Fentanyl is the BIGGEST immediate problem, or at least the BIGGEST problem that CAN be solved. Our lack of factories is a much longer-lasting problem, and the crisis with fentanyl and…
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Try to interpret this dream…
Dreamed this morning about Jesse Unruh, the old California political mover and shaker. I was an office manager. Unruh came in the front door along with a uniformed cop. I greeted him warmly. “Always wanted to meet you, Mr Unruh!”** But he was in a hurry, wanted to see the boss. I took him and…
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No QE in nature
Another “leftover” “vestigial” piece of anatomy turns out to be useful after all. The muscles around the outer ear are unquestionably used by most mammals. We can see a dog or cat moving both ears to listen in various directions. The outer ears are also used for emotional signaling, showing fear or alertness or curiosity…
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We weren’t always stupid
I was skimming through some 1966 RCA periodicals at American Radio Library just for jollies. RCA was demonstrating a fancy time and temperature screen generated by one of those newfangled Electric Brains: Ping! That’s KHQ in Spokane! Nah, impossible. The last time I watched broadcast TV was 2010. They couldn’t have been using the same…
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Olympic city
Spokane is trying to beat its own record today! In the last 24 hours we have 10 overdoses, 2 suicides by gun, one suicide by jumping, and two stabbings. The overdoses are coming in fast and furious in the last hour. Must be EBT card time.
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