How they can teach the US Navy how to defeat China.
Ummmmm…OK.
Science’s Broken Rewards System
A a look into the math and sociology of it.
Trump, And Anti-Semitism
Yes, like Bethany Mandel, I’d take them a little more seriously if they’d ever shown any concern about it when it comes so abundantly from the Left:
The increased focus on anti-Semitism has, of course, only been borne out of the fact that the supposed offender and his supporters have a capital R after their names. Would the media have been so concerned about an outbreak of hatred against a religious group had it originated out of a Democratic campaign? Given the water-carrying the media has been willing to do for Democrats who on one hand breathlessly warned about a “War on Women” in 2012 while still eulogizing Ted Kennedy, a beloved Democrat who killed an actual woman in 1969, it would be a good bet to wager that maniac supporters and a few campaign dog whistles would’ve been hastily ignored from a different party.
Also:
I suppose it's possible that Bannon is a racist, but I'm not going to take the word of the usual "boy who cried racists"' word for it.
— Apostle To Morons (@Rand_Simberg) November 17, 2016
Counting Calories
These may be the stupidest people in the world:
Based on its menu board, Desmond bought a chorizo burrito at the Chipotle restaurant on San Vicente Boulevard in Los Angeles on Nov. 3 believing that it contained 300 calories, the suit states. But after consuming the product, Desmond “felt excessively full and realized that the burrito couldn’t have been just 300 calories,” according to the complaint.
Two days later, Gurevich bought a chorizo burrito at the Chipotle location on Riverside Drive in Toluca Lake and similarly realized after eating it that had more than the 300 calories advertised, the suit says.
You can’t tell how many calories are in food by how “full” you feel after eating it. Nutritional labeling is part of the general public-health disaster that has been nutrition “science” for decades.
And speaking of which, “researchers” are shocked to discover that kids are healthier, with lower body fat and higher vitamin D levels, on whole milk.
No one should be consuming low-fat dairy products, which are a nutritional abomination. Michelle’s school-lunch program literally constitutes physical child abuse.
Trump And NASA
Eric Berger discusses the possibilities for NASA administrator. I think that going with Scott would be the conventional choice, which would belie Trump’s stated desire to “drain the swamp,” but then, I’ve never believed any of Trump’s promises. I’m a little disturbed by the fact that Bob Walker seems to be no longer involved. I wonder what happened there?
[Update a few minutes later]
@Rand_Simberg I believe Walker is out because of Pence's purge of lobbyists.
— Eric Berger (@SciGuySpace) November 17, 2016
[Update a while later]
More thoughts from Keith Cowing. TL;DR: He thinks Scott would be a better choice than Bridenstine. FWIW.
How Short Our Memories
This is great.
The Electoral Voters
Yes, absolutely. The way to persuade them to vote for your candidate is to dox and harrass them. While complaining that your opponent is a violent threat to the nation.
Risk In Space
A blog post with the European perspective, from Jan Woerner. It’s almost as though he read my book.
Unlocking The Brain
A brain implant is allowing a locked-in woman to communicate. Faster please; this is one of my greatest nightmares.
Brilliant Babs
Sure, Senator Boxer, it will be no problem at all to persuade thirty-eight states to give up their role in electing the president.