Tag: SES
-
One headline says it
Here’s the problem with statistics, especially the mean, encapsulated in one headline: People are living longer but it’s not evenly distributed. Well then, you can’t say PEOPLE. You should say rich people are living longer, and everyone else is dying faster. Since 1980 longevity and happiness were transferred upward along with wealth.
-
Return of an old rule
Noticing a repeat of a very old rule. Back in the 60s I was listening to shortwave from various countries. It was clear that Britain and Russia and Portugal had a more objective view of Vietnam than any of our politicians or media. Now I’m getting the same clarity from Canada. Looking at CTV and…
-
No need to read Machiavelli.
Here’s the end goal of Mach’ian rulers, all wrapped up in one nice little sentence. Do not buy the $TRUMP coin/con. If it isn’t Bitcoin, it is a scam. Brand A scam says “avoid the Brand B scammers, stick with honest Brand A”. Brand B scam says “avoid the Brand A scammers, stick with honest…
-
Sentence never written before
The president headbutted the pope. Even AI couldn’t come up with this combination. Only our actual presidents and popes can reach this level of impossible unimaginable lunacy.
-
Alien empathy
The life of an executive is purely alien to me. Managing is not in my genes or family history or training, so I’ve carefully avoided getting into such jobs. The few times I had to do a little bit of managing, I failed and hated it. Here’s a rare candid insight into how it feels,…
-
World in one checkout
In Safeway the woman behind me in the checkout line was loading the belt with dozens and dozens and dozens of baby food jars. She was clearly from India, judging by her appearance and dress. The other customers, including me, were Anglo and OLD. Describes the world. India and Africa are winning because they have…
-
Best comment of the year
Spokane News caught a nice pic of a rainbow after today’s brief rain. He asked for other pics, and got quite a few, including this timeless perfect comment:
-
Spokane in one picture
Says it all. When you devote all your money and effort to satisfying Bloomberg’s ESG and DEI requirements, there’s nothing left for trivial luxury accessories like streets and snowplows and police and jails.
-
Capsule headline
The bitcoin website Protos has followed the opposite path to bait-and-switch. They started pure pro-crypto, then seemingly learned from the failure of every single “company” and “startup” and “coin”. Now Protos is casting an appropriately jaundiced eye. This headline is wonderful: Autism may be the only asset left for 3AC founders after $1B frozen The…
-
Illustrating the point
Self-parody is sometimes accidental. This discussion at the Federalist is unusually fair and reflective. Ryan Grim is talking about different fundraising and media styles on Right and Left. He mentioned ActBlue as a highly successful funding system, which isn’t matched on the right. (WinRed tries, but it’s nonfunctional. They started billing me for a monthly…
-
Hits all the nails
Rushfield hits ALL the nails on the head in one massive all-consuming all-explaining sentence. He’s talking about the entertainment industry’s death rattle, specifically the strike shutdown. = = = = = START QUOTE: There are a lot of people who were squeezed out of the profession and the city by the shutdown, who will never…
-
DST SES
Spokane News gave the usual DST reminder. Most comments were the usual. Here’s one wonderful exception. = = = = = START QUOTE: Thumbs up to those of us who still “turn clocks back” rather than notice the time on our phones seems off. I look forward to sowing mayhem in the retirement homes with…
-
The one peacetime year
Still reading Pat Foster’s books on Willys and Jeep. The Jeep obviously began as a military project, and typically 60% of its income was from military contracts. The company always produced a variety of specialized vehicles for sole military use, along with the dual-use Universal Jeep. The company was an attractive and productive acquisition because…
-
Fabled
Radio scriptwriters mastered the technique of creating a full image in a few words. The cheaper shows overused great to describe a great mansion on a great boulevard in a great city. Erskine Johnson’s Hollywood gossip column in the late 40s began with: This is Truman Bradley speaking to you from the fabled penthouse studio…
-
All in one word
Daily Mail is showing supersupersuperfashionable weird creatures engaged in some sort of supersupersuperfashionable party. Jennifer Lopez, Emily Ratajkowski and Kendall Jenner donned their best looks yet as they lead the stars continuing their wild night at the Met Gala by heading to the after party at Zero Bond in New York City on Monday. Zero…
Polistra's Mill 