Kahomono - Still Lucky After All These Years

Random musings on whatever catches my attention that day

David F

MRA Dilbert

I remarked a few days ago that Scott Adams has recently taken the Peter Principle -- or the Dunning-Kruger effect -- or both -- to wild new heights by drawing the conclusion that the success of his Dilbert product line cum comic strip makes him…

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Apollo

Remember the Apollo missions to the moon? When Trump talks about "making America great again," this is NOT what he means. I wish a candidate were running who did. APOLLO from Chris Coupland | Photography on Vimeo. President Kennedy announced our national intention to do…

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Precision or Energy

Many bands did studio work that obviously took precision and care (and probably many takes!) to produce a perfectly balanced result. The Grateful Dead have millions of devotees of their live shows, and those bootleg recordings are still eagerly and illicitly passed around like secret…

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Today in Book Banning

Suppose my school library had a Muppets book written by Jim Henson (in his capacity as Kermit's ghostwriter) about how the lives of children all over the world might be improved. The book was published by the UN. And one of its points is, that…

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