He’s running for president. What does it mean for Trump?
Matt Welch interviewed him. I might vote for him, given that where I vote, my vote for president doesn’t matter.
Planet Of The Humans
A review of Michael Moore’s latest.
Falcon Heavy First
They’re going to attempt to land both side boosters at sea.
The Vietnam Thing
…and our garbage media.
I saw on Twitter the other day that Olivia Nuzzi was “fierce and smart.” Well, they got it half right.
It’s The End Times
A reporter actually apologized to Donald Trump.
The Specter Of Secession
If California seceded, we’d be out of here before they have time to build the wall to keep us in. Absent the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, it would quickly become a totalitarian state.
[Update a while later]
Our dress rehearsal for a police state.
The New Vaccines
…are being developed using genetic engineering. That will hopefully speed things up.
[Update early afternoon]
More from Nature.
Kathy Kinsley
She was a tech nerd and coder who started blogging about the same time I did, I think, back in late aught one. She lived in Cape Coral, and I remember when she went through Hurricane Charlie and her car was damaged, in 2004. I talked to her once when we were living in Boca, on the other side of the state, I don’t recall what about. I never knew how old she was, but apparently she was just a year or so younger than me. Rest in peace.
[Update a while later]
Wow, this post is already in the top 10 Google search for “Kathy Kinsley.” Not sure whether to be proud or frightened.
Computer Problems
So the parts arrived today, and I’m installing the motherboard. The problem is, in addition to the 24-pin power connector, there are slots for an 8-pin and a 4-pin, right next to each other. But the PSU has no 4-pin connector; it only has an 8-pin, and four 6+2s. What am I supposed to do? I see that on my own X570 board from MSI (similar to the new one, but a different model), I didn’t use it, and it seems to be running OK. So just ignore?
[Update a while later]
Well, it seems to be running fine without it.
The good news: It works. The bad news: The new processor isn’t compatible with Windows 8.1; it says it needs to upgrade to 10. And I can’t get good screen resolution, which will probably get fixed after an upgrade.
[Wednesday-morning update]
OK, $200 later, we upgraded to 10, but still crap resolution. Had to install Nvidia drivers to clean things up. But now all seems well. So far.
Human Fatherhood
New thoughts on its evolutionary origins.
This reminds me somewhat of Axelrod’s evolution of cooperation.