Random Thoughts

Francis: Pope, Chemist

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been chosen as Pope Francis, leader of the Holy See in Rome. That's all well and good, it's nice that heavily-Catholic South America is getting its due and I found it interesting that a Jesuit chose to name hims ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Mar 15 2024 - 6:10am

Interna

Summer is coming, and with it some more intense than usual travel for me. I actually started last month, when my path touched Rome, Athens, La Londe Les Maures (a small town on the south French riviera), and Athens again. Since being away from home means a ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Mar 21 2024 - 10:29am

Sexiest Vegan: PETA Objectifies Women Again

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is continuing its long-standing policy of defending dead animals by exploiting live human women. Well, clearly it works, since I am giving them free publicity by hammering on their lack of ethics in my ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Apr 24 2024 - 8:08am

On Black Swan Probability and Tail Obesity

For a long while now, having watched bubbles form and pop, I have found it frustrating how people pile into assets with straight line trajectories.  I first noticed it in the time of the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s.  During that time, as I recall, re ...

Blog Post - James Hawkins - Sep 9 2024 - 1:31pm

The Socialism Paradox

I find myself fascinated how similar people, with similar values, can feel so differently about social engineering.  This comes out in political discourse, and certainly is a hot topic today, with those more in favor of socialism, which I’ll refer to in t ...

Blog Post - James Hawkins - Sep 9 2024 - 1:33pm

"True Blood" Is Killing Your Marriage

If you were to ask me yesterday what did the most harm to romantic relationships, I would have said 'romantic comedies' followed by 'advice from women'. ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Sep 18 2024 - 7:49am

Slaves Of Satan: A Diabolical Subjugation Theory Of Everything

Do you think the 2008 financial meltdown was caused by religious evil? I don't, I think it was caused by populism in Congress that made it a potential prison sentence to deny anyone a mortgage and guaranteed mortgages for unqualified people.(1) If you ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 9 2024 - 4:58pm

Ignore Critics, Gen Z, We Weren't Smarter In 1984

It's commonplace for older generations to criticize the young. In my early career, an older fellow told me he wouldn't hire anyone who didn't know how to use a slide rule. Another only a decade older than me said he only wanted to work with ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 18 2024 - 10:27am

Imprisoned Drug-Smuggling Physics Professor Wants A Raise

Physics professor Paul Frampton of UNC Chapel Hill is sitting in an Argentine jail, busted for trying to smuggle out 2 kilos of cocaine, but that hasn’t stopped him from asking for a raise on his $107,000 annual salary- raise as in he wants it doubled. Hey ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 23 2024 - 9:05am