Tag: Foy Rebellion
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Good work by Ireland!
Via Solari Report: Ireland has passed a law requiring all businesses to take cash along with other forms of payment. = = = = = START QUOTE: Until now, Ireland’s contract law merely has required that cash be accepted if it is to settle a debt. A legal loophole allows businesses to refuse cash as…
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Foy and 1906
The Soviet auto podcaster did a noble tribute to the Renault taxis that helped to win a crucial battle in WW1. These Renaults were the standard Paris taxi at that time. From airplane surveillance, army commanders realized they had an opportunity to defeat a Kraut attack on Paris if they could move troops fast enough…
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First video game?
Visual displays were common in early telegraphs and railroad signaling systems. There’s nothing new about a visual GUI. Wheatstone’s first system in 1832 was meant for home use, though it didn’t succeed commercially. Here the bee is typing out a message: In the 1850s the magnificent Foy system for the French railroads used a visual…
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More Foy Rebellion
Another small indication of the Foy Rebellion, the return to analog. During the Bush-Trump “virus” holocaust, young folks lost their connection to life for an irreplaceable two years. They turned to digital media like dating apps, but eventually found that digital can’t replace face to face. Now they’re returning to clubs and real dates, and…
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Not any worse
Reading tech history and medieval history in the last decade has been highly satisfying and informative. Old tech journals tell you what was happening in society if you know the jargon and know how to read between the lines. The newer medieval historians are actually DOING THEIR JOB, telling us in clear language how ordinary…
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What good is writing?
If you aren’t writing you aren’t thinking. Variations on this theme, allegedly quoted from the usual suspects, are common in substack and other literary places. It doesn’t make a lick of sense. Humans were thinking in constructive ways LONG before writing was established. They were thinking well enough to selectively breed plants and livestock, to…
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Red and black in daily life
The oldest principle in the ceremonial side of life is Say the black, do the red. Poets, politicians, priests, and publicists followed this rule. Churches formalized it with a series of actions (red) to be performed by the priest and the people, with standard TUNES (black) accompanying each action. Mainline churches and megachurches have abandoned…
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The Foy Rebellion HAS ARRIVED.
Headline: Art majors beat computer majors. = = = = = START QUOTE: For computer science and computer engineering, the unemployment rate in those fields was 6.1% and 7.5%, respectively — notably higher than the national average. Finance majors were 3.7%. By comparison, the unemployment rate for art history majors was 3%, and for nutritional…
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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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Black Rod
The king’s presence in parliament was announced by Black Rod. Many years ago I was tickled by the ancient offices with strange names like Portcullis Pursuivant. Each officer and ceremony continues to represent a tradition or an incident. Human memory was meant to be a continuum, not a digital sequence. The old world maintains this…
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Metrology Day 2025
Today is Metrology Day, so I’ll maintain my long tradition. = = = = = MEDIEVAL METROLOGY PART 1 = = = = = This year I’m focusing on the medieval way of thinking as illuminated by Sherri Olson. Medieval villages embodied Natural Law. = = = = = REVIEWING: The Almighty has created this…
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Foy man
An item in the Post Office section of Reddit: = = = = = START QUOTE: The LLV is actually pretty fun. It’s one of my favorite parts of this job. It’s pretty interesting driving a vehicle that’s older than me – especially in 2025. I was born in ’91 and the ones I use…
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Who’s learning, who’s not
Canada has learned and started doing the right thing. New Scientist mag has learned and at least stopped doing destructive things. Rome has learned and started LEADING the revolution in the BEST direction. Democrats and “journalists” haven’t shown the slightest sign of awareness or intelligence. Least surprising of all, Hollywood is doubling down on the…
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Foy Rebellion reprint
Linked in previous item about math pope, worth a reprint. = = = = = REPRINT FROM 2022: Yesterday I was discussing the cultural IMPERATIVE to re-employ ordinary men after WW2. France implemented a similar IMPERATIVE after it recovered from the 1789 revolution, which turned its demonic vision of “science” into a god of war…
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Math pope
Prevost is a Villanova grad with a major in math. This could make him a somewhat more significant figure for nerd types. A math pope would prescribe csc as the cure for sin. When sin goes to zero, csc ascends to heaven. He would give absolution as the cure for negative feelings. An inner product…
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