Simon Paynton

Reg:

Here is what the future of MAHA could mean for healthcare, although we have also experienced it too many times in the past. Fast forward to 49:45 and watch to 54:20:

Mystery Science Theater 3000 never got real deep into riffing on religion, but when they did, they really hit home! Joel and the Bots could…[Read more]

Reg,

That all makes sense to me. Your bronto is pronto and unique. Unlike Block universe in which i am not ruling it out but i am far from convinced.

That article finally gave me a working conept about which i was puzzled. Reductionist which i always observe is being used to criticize or undermine an idea or argument and i always thought it was…[Read more]

Yes Simon but I would treat “fundamental” and “thorough” differently. A model can be thorough by including many relevant factors, but that doesn’t make all those factors fundamental.

What I’m pushing back on is the physics habit of treating “fundamental” as meaning “smallest,” “indivisible,” or “basic ingredient.” I agree that something can…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
What physics gets wrong about the idea of “fundamental”.

Yes, I think a model should be “thorough” as well as “fundamental”.  Some fundamental elements are not just individisible particles – they’re also structural factors, for example, that form the fabric of reality.  So, the fundamental constants of the unive…[Read more]

Reg:

Nudge theory was all about taking responsibility, but it allowed big business to look the other way. See also Book Club below.

First, a couple of definitions:

A Shareholder is someone who invests money or capital in a corporate venture and have a say in the running of the venture. The best shareholders who do well for themselves study…[Read more]

Thank you Reg!

Jake:

OH MY GOD.

They found fossils of the original Palestinians. The genocidal Zionists in their diabolical ways formerly known as Australopithekike were trying to eradicate our cherished paradigms of goodness.

As it was in the beginning..

Just a bit of pedant punnery to add here for added annoyance, but ackshuyally, all of Ethiopia is Afar…[Read more]

Have a great week!!

I generally try to leave personal commentary out of the main page and just publish the linked headlines. But I am in no mood for any religious bigots or theist bullshit this week. 🙂

OH MY GOD.

They found fossils of the original Palestinians. The genocidal Zionists in their diabolical ways formerly known as Australopithekike were trying to eradicate our cherished paradigms of goodness.

As it was in the beginning..

https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260515234644.htm

PopeBeanie:

I’m wondering it behavior like this is just not interesting to enough people any more? About 9 minutes:

It’s not that it’s not interesting, it’s just that every other fiasco from Trump and MAGA and the ineffectual opposition is also interesting. Everything is a distraction from everything else.

It’s like MAGA muse and W…[Read more]

I’m wondering it behavior like this is just not interesting to enough people any more? About 9 minutes:

Nakba for all of the indigenous peoples who were Islamized. Centuries of persecution of women/girls, gays, minorities…

Religion is the worst cancer ever visited on humanity.

And in terms of the dodger blue bleeding for the nakba i doubt ten percent of the lefties have any knowledge of the ethnic cleansing of Jews in the middle east and…[Read more]

Jake:

The real Nakba for the Arab people was the Al-Quran, Al-Hadith, and Al-Sunnah and, of course, the enemies they made along the way.

It is Nakba Day tomorrow.

Just want to express my admiration for the national identity of a people who did not exist when the rejection of compromise was swift and the attack on Jews in their ancestral homeland was immediate. At that moment”Palestians” were Jews. The evidence is ample. If the coalition of Arabs had not been such fuck-ups they…[Read more]

Fellow Unbelievers,

And here’s the other story:

Palantir wants to bring back the draft just as the Selective Service Preps for Automatic Registration
https://fortune.com/2026/04/20/palantir-military-draft-selective-service-automatic-registration/

An AI CEO throwing warm bodies at problems, let alone war, should be an automatic disqualifier

Fellow Unbelievers:

Welp, my dreams of Man-And Machine Co-Existence just got shattered by two stories

RFK Jr. Sits in on Open Heart Surgery in Bonkers Move
https://www.thedailybeast.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-was-allowed-near-open-heart-surgery-patient-in-bonkers-move/

RFK Jr.’s filthy paws should be near hospital doorknobs without disinfectant…[Read more]

Fellow Unbelievers:

More rotten Ecumunism:

Leo XIV grants the Order of Pius IX to the Iranian ambassador to the Holy See
https://infovaticana.com/en/2026/05/13/leo-xiv-grants-the-order-of-pius-ix-to-the-iranian-ambassador-to-the-holy-see/

Hey, Leo! There’s a third Golden Mean between being a Crusader and being a D’himmi suck-up! And you don’t…[Read more]

Reg:

You won’t want Ezekiel 4:9 Bread™ after reading the full chapter. The least of the problems with it is that the author of the verse didn’t believe in commas.

Sprouted Grain Bread/Ezekiel Bread/Food For Life
https://www.foodforlife.com/about_us/ezekiel-49

The bread actually has to be refrigerated to prevent molding which would probably…[Read more]

I am forever in search of the perfect red lentil stew. I had one from Andhra Bhavan this evening that came close.

Then I heard about Genesis 25: 29-34 where Esau came home exhausted and hungry after hunting. Jacob was cooking a red stew — traditionally understood as lentil stew.

Esau said “Give me some of that red stew.” Jacob replied: “Sell…[Read more]