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A SONNET ON SPRINGFIELD’S HAITIANS

Beneath the moon, a gruesome feast they hold,
Those dusky Haitians, their hunger set loose.
Their plates are piled with dishes both hot and cold,
Beloved cats and dogs plus the occasional goose.

With gusto they devour the delicious flesh.
Their laughter echoes through the frightful wood,
A macabre scene, a…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
Simon i was wondering how the aftermath of an assassination would play out. Can imagine scenarios, situations, exchanges of great peace and love descending from above like leaves of autumn gently descening to the earth’s bottom.

If Kamala wins—and it’s looking more and more like she might—we can expect Jan 6 all over again…[Read more]

Ryan Routh had spent time in Ukraine and I had wondered why he had not thought to use a drone, giving the volume of drones used in the war against Russia. My friend in Ukraine said the same to me the following day.

I’m waiting for someone, either party, to be killed with a suicide drone. If Ukrainians can blow up tanks with easily-modified off-the-shelf drones, I don’t think there’s a way to stop it from happening.

Here’s a hint that there remain things that can’t be explained with the standard model of physics: Why does the number 1/137 turn up all over the place?

Simon Paynton wrote:
It seems like some of Trump’s own gun nuts are turning on him. This one was a previous Trump voter who became “disillusioned” with DJT.

They should all be disillusioned with him. You can’t believe a word he says.

Belle Rose wrote:
I don’t think that assassination attempt was real. I think they were both staged. It’s Trump’s new way to get a poll boost. “Poor me look at me, they’re trying to kill me, (sob sob)…..”

Staged with the full cooperation of the Secret Service?

I don’t think so.

I don’t think that assassination attempt was real. I think they were both staged. It’s Trump’s new way to get a poll boost. “Poor me look at me, they’re trying to kill me, (sob sob)…..”

jakelafort wrote:
Oh my god who names their kid Brain Cox. Just willfully subjecting him to merciless teasing. That is not right nor is smoking crack wearing tight pants with a puss on your face…

jakelafort wrote:
Oh my god who names their kid Brain Cox.

Beats Harry, I. Chase, and Seymour.

Oh my god who names their kid Brain Cox.

He can blame his parents, Dick and Suki, for that. I wonder if nominative determinism was at play when they were named.

Brain Cox on Entropy and the Arrow of Time…

Yes, here is some beachfront property Trump should invest in.

Regarding the article on entropy, there is a real question whether time is really directional and yet the entire concept of entropy hangs its hat on the assumption that time is directional. Am I wrong?

Regarding Brian Cox’s collab with watchmaker IWC, I’m a big fan of mechanical (clockwork-based) watches. I always feel a little sad for someone wearing a “smart” watch.

I find it amazing that mankind can make a tiny machine you can wear on your wrist, held together by screws about the size of coffee grounds, which can keep time with an accuracy…[Read more]

Regarding rising oceans, Trump quips that rising oceans will mean more beachfront property.

No, idiot: It will shrink the landmass and thus the total shoreline in the world will decrease, not increase.

Have a great week everybody!

Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.

David Hume.