A small win…

In an odd place, all things considered… An Arizona federal judge is upholding a state law that requires voters to provide verification of their U.S. citizenship before their votes can be counted.  Following a lawsuit that led to Arizona legislators … Continue reading

And now it begins…

NY AG James is on a…roll??? New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing JBS USA, the world’s largest producer of beef, over the company’s emissions and for “greenwashing” by allegedly misleading the public about its environmental impact. In an announcement, James … Continue reading

Back in the day…

Somebody(s) did a survey of the ‘top’ cultural moments in the 60s… The Top 10 Pop-culture Moments of the 1960’s 10. Woodstock Music Festival: In 1969, the Woodstock Music & Art Fair brought together half a million people for a … Continue reading

Utter failure…

The recent rollout of Google’s Gemini AI was an absolute disaster by any measure. Over the course of several hours, users across the internet quickly realized the large language model developed by Google had erased white people. The AI model … Continue reading

A few interesting quotes…

From various places… If the assumptions are wrong, so are the conclusions. [Murphy’s Laws of Combat, Marion F. Sturkey] No man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the Legislature is in session.  [Mark Twain] Old age is like a … Continue reading

Linguistics…

Or how do we use ‘words’, ‘names’, and other things in our writing… I don’t think any author today goes to the extent J. R. R. Tolkien, HERE.  Many authors use ‘unusual’ names, especially in fantasy, space opera, or other genres. … Continue reading

Bias and two tiers…

Of…’justice’??? One state prosecutor and one civilian plaintiff have already won huge fines and damages from former President Donald Trump that may, with legal costs, exceed $500 million. Trump awaits further civil and criminal liability in three other federal, state, … Continue reading

Heading home…

Fun times on the road… Kinda sorta… Got a chance to go to the Naval Aviation Museum in P’cola for the first time in 10 years, LOTS of changes, and a nice tour by one of the employees (thanks to … Continue reading

On the road…

Again… Got to take Jonna and Kortnee to a pretty good BBQ place last night… Going to be busy, so little posting and even less commenting. I should be back in battery on Monday. Go read the folks on the … Continue reading

DC jury strikes again…

They definitely ‘toe the line’ based on what their masters tell them… “Science,” wrote the philosopher Karl Popper, “is one of the very few human activities – perhaps the only one – in which errors are systematically criticised and fairly … Continue reading