Thursday, January 18, 2024

Reasons Why the Democrats Will Lose in 2024

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  I am convinced that the Democrats will lose the White House in 2024.  Not everyone agrees with this pessimistic assessment.  But in this p...

Why is REDHAT so Awful?

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I am not a Debian weenie.  I have been using REDHAT more or less constantly for over a decade.  True, I have been using the Centos variety o...
Tuesday, January 9, 2024

"Strongmen" by Ben Ghiat

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The following book by Ben-Ghiat is an excellent discussion of the history of several prominent autocracies since Mussolini.  In particular i...
Monday, January 8, 2024

LACMA Is Not as Bad as Expected

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By all accounts the new LACMA is a train wreck.  We took a trip there and it is a mess but not quite as bad as expected.  Still, they should...

The Concept of the "Continuing Education PhD"

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All the people who matter got their PhD at the correct time, in sequence, as approved by society.  Nobody who matters tries to get their PhD...
Tuesday, December 26, 2023

The 14th Amendment and the Supreme Court

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Whichever way the degenerate and illegitimate "supreme court" rules is good. If it rules against the 14th amendment, then we all ...

Faces 12262023

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  As a tool of self expression, MidJourney can be very productive.  You can spend all day and get no where, or you can spend an hour and get...
Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Theory About Why Cities Skylines 2 was Released Before It Was Ready

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I have no excuses for playing computer games but it is the best way I know to procrastinate.  And when you have problems that you really can...
Monday, December 11, 2023

Watching "Earthly Pleasures" by Jill Fraser being Mastered

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Not only has Jill Fraser finished her album, Earthly Pleasures , but she has signed a record deal with Drag City.  A record deal!  Could an ...
Thursday, November 23, 2023

Politeness to Robots

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When working with Siri, I always try to say thank you when he/she/it/they does something for me.  Today it even said "you're welcom...