“Why I left it.”
Much of the blogosphere (including this blog) emerged at the turn of the century because of this.
The Beginning Of The End
It was always inevitable, given the intrinsic corruption, idiocy, incompetence and increasing dementia, but four years ago what would be seen to be the hammer blow against the Biden presidency occurred that begin its downward spiral, with the disastrous Afghanistan retreat, one of the greatest debacles if not indeed the greatest one, in the history of American foreign policy.
New Guidelines On Blood Pressure
Much of which is BS.
There is zero scientific basis for thinking that eating low-fat foods will reduce blood pressure.
The New Naval Challenge
…is command of the seafloor.
A Floor Wax AND A Dessert Topping
It looks like both Cialis and Viagra, but especially Cialis (and the generic versions) are protective against heart disease and dementia. For both men and women. There don’t seem to be any downsides, and they don’t cost that much.
Terry Savage
I don’t know how many of my regular readers knew him, but he was a founder of the Los Angeles L-5 Society (aka OASIS) back in the late 70s, and he passed yesterday. I’ll have more anon, but if anyone did know him, feel free to comment. I’m in good health, but one contemplates mortality more and more as one’s cohorts pass on.
[August 14, 2025, update]
I’ve started a memorial page for him.
[Bumped]
Racial Discrimination
Why it’s so institutionalized in higher education.
It’s non-White Supremacy.
Advanced Directives
Good advice from Blake Powers: Preparedness pays.
The Higher-Ed Bubble
Another sign that it is probably popping: Gen Z grads can’t get jobs. The scam has been particularly brutal on that generation. It won’t end well.
At Smallsat
This is my first trip to this venerable conference, which for decades was held in Logan, UT, where the university there, Utah State, was a hotbed of this developing technology as a result of innovative faculty. This year it’s at the convention center in Salt Lake City, and it’s huge, as would befit this burgeoning industry. There’s a cavernous exhibit hall with hundreds of exhibitors.
My concern is that the industry may be in a bubble. I’m seeing several vendors for some of the technologies, and it’s not clear to me that they’ll all survive, or how they’ll compete. But that’s the dynamic nature of new tech.