Monthly Archives: Nov 2019

Inequality of incomes

Posted on Nov 30, 2019 by

I just stumbled over this graph of inequality of incomes, before and after redistribution: It’s from Our World in Data’s “Income Inequality” and I am not surprised to find my own, capitalist/social-democratic country, as one the most income-equal-after-redistribution: Capitalism and … Continue reading →

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Planting trees

Posted on Nov 29, 2019 by

Planting trees sound like a good idea, but I don’t think we should go around telling other people to plant trees on our behalf. “It is true that you could store lots of carbon if you planted more trees. But when … Continue reading →

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Nihilism and responsibility

Posted on Nov 28, 2019 by

Paraphrasing nihilism is what it takes to turn an ordinary person into a monster and responsibility is what it takes to turn an ordinary person into a hero This is why we shouldn’t fall victim to the the-end-is-nigh scaremongering of … Continue reading →

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Correction

Posted on Nov 27, 2019 by
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Time for a Christmas movie

Posted on Nov 26, 2019 by

Only, this one exists in two versions. The original and the … censored? The posters seem to be similar So what could be censored in a Canadian Christmas movie? Wait…

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The six seasons

Posted on Nov 25, 2019 by

I think Kurt Vonnegut was right: One sort of optional thing you might do is to realize that there are six seasons instead of four. The poetry of four seasons is all wrong for this part of the planet, and … Continue reading →

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Trainwreck

Posted on Nov 24, 2019 by

A story told by Ken White: The year is 1993. The place, a stuffy and officious law school. The lead player is a prominent law professor who shares a name with a famous playwright. So let’s call him Professor Ibsen. … Continue reading →

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Radiation

Posted on Nov 23, 2019 by

This Pulled out my radiation detector on a flight and it would not stop alarming! Crazy to think I am getting at least as much dose flying this week as I did working at a nuclear power plant for a … Continue reading →

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“you can tell the Kardashians you tried”

Posted on Nov 22, 2019 by

From the ongoing American nightmare, this article Trump had pressured Sweden’s Prime Minister to release A$AP Rocky on bail (despite the fact that Sweden has no bail system) after the rapper was detained and charged with assault in July after … Continue reading →

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Conspiracies

Posted on Nov 21, 2019 by

This is from a 4 year old interview with US Representative Devin Nunes: This may seem strange coming from Nunes, considering what has happened since, but shows why the fight against conspiracies are important; conspiracy theories, which are insane, are … Continue reading →

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