Michigan Citizens for Science Has a New Domain
Things have been quiet on the evolution/creation front in Michigan. So quiet that the domain for Michigan Citizens for Science
Read moreThe Washington Post on Paying for Health Care
There’s a Washington Post editorial board op-ed on Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for all” proposal. I’m going to work on just
Read moreNet Neutrality: FCC FCC’s Itself
Last year, John Oliver had an an exceptional episode of “Last Week Tonight” devoted to the net neutrality issue. One
Read moreThe New Abnormal: With Friends Like Us…
Scott Gilmore at McLeans has an article on Canada making an effective response to the new trade tariffs decreed by
Read morePhoto Gear: Flashpoint R2
I got some Christmas and birthday gifts in cash, and an admonishment from Marguerite that she wanted it to go
Read moreA Modest Proposal on Online Stores and Taxes
If sales made online must be taxed (and I don’t see that as a horrible thing), we immediately run into
Read moreThe New Abnormal: On the Outs with the Trumps
An MSN news article relates the curious case of Ms. Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, friend (or perhaps former friend) of First
Read moreMoving Window Averages and Ocean Acidification
There’s an interesting study on carbon dioxide effects on ecosystems. I’m trying to lay my hands on the full paper,
Read moreAnother Child Sex Criminal in the Trump Camp
It isn’t just campaign workers anymore. The “Trump.Dating” matching website (I am not making this up) previously featured a photo
Read moreHardware: The Phone Has a Problem
It took me a while to figure out that my LG G5 phone was changing shape. The unevenness in color
Read moreThe New Abnormal: School Shootings and Fire Alarms
Here’s what we have come to now. We need to have a cost-benefit analysis with Bayesian statistics to determine whether
Read moreTrump Campaign in the News: Nolan Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking
Besides standing up for domestic spouse abusers, Donald Trump now has a record of multiple convicted child sex traffickers as
Read moreCan You Smell That Smell?
There’s a meme going around dissing Nancy Pelosi for a sour face allegedly during the part of the State Of
Read moreNet Neutrality: Crafting a Winning Legal Strategy
In the wake of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) abdicating all regulatory oversight of internet service (1), various state Attorneys
Read moreMerry Kitzmas! Times Twelve
Twelve years flew by from the date Judge John E. Jones III handed down his decision in the Kitzmiller et
Read moreNet Neutrality: Prepare to Fight
Given that the FCC has ceded almost all regulations on internet service providers and consumers are on their own (modulo
Read moreTax Bill Horribleness: The Great Unknown
The US Senate has passed its version of a tax change bill, enshrining as potential law some 500 pages of
Read moreTax Bill Horribleness: Chained CPI
The Los Angeles Times has an article on the proposed tax bill’s inclusion of “chained consumer price index (CPI). It
Read moreISPs Have Large Pockets
How large a pocket do you need to stuff some $400 billion in collected, but not used for the stated
Read moreTrump Campaign in the News: Get Shortey
Item #8 returned by Google Search for “Trump Campaign” this morning is this article about Ralph Shortey, former Trump campaign
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