Kahomono - Still Lucky After All These Years

Random musings on whatever catches my attention that day

David F

Backlog

When I find a bug in a piece of software, I usually want to report it. Some software producers make this easy. Others put the burden of proof on me. Here's a fun negative to try and prove: prove that the issue you're trying to…

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David F

Try Not to Breathe

The title was my first impulse on November 9, 2016, for the duration. But Jill has rules including one that requires me to breathe. In the age of COVID-19, the advice does seem all the more pertinent.

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David F

Postal Disservice

The mail will figure large in this upcoming election. Pumpkin rails against mail-in voting but then tells people to use absentee balloting, which is handled by... mail. His new Postmaster-General, Louis DeJoy, is beyond corrupt. Already I am seeing online reports of serious delays in…

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David F

Liberal Bias

Put in a search in your favorite search engine for "universities make leftists" and see the array of shrill right-wing hate speech that pops up. Reality has a well-known liberal bias, after all.

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David F

Nurses are the Heroes

My daughter-in-law, K, is a nurse who is on the front lines at a major US teaching and research hospital, treating COVID-19 patients. Here's an interview with another nurse who has not yet been sent to "the front." The orders can come at any time.

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