A cute video, featuring the sun destroying the earth. Time to pack up and find a new one — we only have half a billion years or so.
The Pioneer Anomaly
Is gravity not quite inverse R squared? That would be a pretty amazing result if it’s true.
Not Eating For Two Weeks
Someone gives soylent a try.
The Delta Clipper Legacy
Pat Hynes writes about last weekend, and her own remembrance of the test flights.
Mad-Men Economics
No, we can’t return to those ridiculously high post-war tax rates (which few people paid, anyway).
The Share Buttons Problem
I’ve disabled the plugin that puts the share buttons on the posts, so let’s see if that helps page loading. But I’ve also noticed that there’s an update to it, so it might be that if I install the new version, it will fix it as well.
[Update a few minutes later]
OK, I”ve installed the new version. Let me know if you’re still having problems with page loads.
[Update a while later]
OK, new version didn’t fix it, so I’ve deactivated again. It does seem to be Google that was slowing things down.
Mark Steyn, Me And Galileo
I hadn’t noticed at the time, but Daren Jonescu had an interesting essay last month on Judge Green’s denial of our anti-SLAPP motions.
Opposition To Gun Control
…is “neo-Confederate“? Really?
Someone should explain a little history to Ms. Reid. It is gun control itself that is “neo-Confederate.” It was used in the South after Reconstruction to disarm blacks, the better to lynch them. In fact, it was the Klan’s favorite law.
Idiot.
Camille
She takes on the Hillary worshippers, and the Baby Boomers. #TalkinBoutMyGeneration
My Father
I just realized he would have been ninety years old today, if he hadn’t died over a third of a century ago, at 55. He had a terrible lifestyle — he smoked most of his life, was overweight, and had a bad diet, exacerbated by horrible nutritional advice (low-fat, grains) after his first heart attack at age 45. I’ve outlived him now, with no signs of coronary problems, but I’ve never smoked, and never been (much) overweight. I’m hoping that I’ll live to be at least ninety, and if I can make it that far, I suspect I’ll go far beyond, barring accidents or massive social upheaval.