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Love And Science For Valentine's Day

Ahhhh, Valentine's Day. Bad food, shoddy restaurant service- and you have no choice about it. The Soviet Union had toilet paper lines but they didn't force Valentine's Day on its people. Really, anyone who is unsure what mandates accomplish ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 13 2020 - 3:17pm

Is Triscuit A Portmanteau Of 'Electricity' And Biscuit?

Like most writers, Sage Boggs (also on Bandcamp) is a curious guy. At a party he saw there were Triscuits, the snack crackers, and asked why they were named Triscuits. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 26 2020 - 12:02pm

An Argument To Force China To Pay Coronavirus Reparations

When President Trump said he was going to restrict travel from China earlier this year due to coronavirus, I didn't engage in the reflexive politics of corporate journalists and call him a racist, I just though it an overreaction. After all, the Whole ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 7 2020 - 5:01pm

Defunding Or Abolishing The Police Is A Bad Idea, Reform The Police To Make #BlackLivesMatter

D efund the police or even abolish the police is a politically ignorant statement especially because when asked they who say it describe extensive reforms.  Those words mean no money, and no police.  Just like abolishing slavery didn’t mean make slavery a ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Jun 7 2020 - 6:45pm

Travelling by YouTube during the Lockdown

Travelling by YouTube during the Lockdown During the lockdown, and not even able to take a bus to the centre of town, I have perforce been getting about more by YouTube.  Here are three of my “discoveries” which I hope will be interesting and pleasing to ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Jun 13 2020 - 9:35am

Reform Police, Don’t Defund, Abolish, Or Disband The Police. Here Is One Proposal For How That Could Look.  OPINION

P eace Officers should mostly replace police officers, but a police force of some kind is needed. Police would only be called in once a situation has proven, after a sustained non violent effort by peace officers, to require force.  Peace officers should ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Jun 13 2020 - 11:32pm

Tor, While Coronavirus Rages, You Should Release 'Automatic Reload' For Sale Right Now

It's not often that a guy who can't order lunch in under a thousand words can be stumped for what to say, but when it comes to "Automatic Reload" by Ferrett Steinmetz, I am at a loss. Mostly because all of the good one-liners were taken ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 25 2020 - 5:12pm

A Nice Swindle

It is not a secret that I love chess, and that whenever I have the chance to play some online blitz-in the absence of better competitions or tournaments- I plunge happily into it. However, my results vary, as sometimes my mind cannot be taken away from the ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Jun 29 2020 - 3:14pm

Anonymous Sources and Anti Trump Confirmation Bias. OPINION

M ainstream “news” has a problem. Reporters for more traditional big name organizations no longer need to present actual proof of anything they report.  The reason mainstream reporters do this is to feed the beast of the 24-72 hour news cycle.  The most r ...

Blog Post - Hontas Farmer - Sep 5 2020 - 9:52pm

Life in the Universe

life in the universe Abstract:  A living being is a concrete object which does peculiar actions. Living beings can be classified in to two categories with respect to human sense. One category is sensible living beings; which are like animals, plants, etc. ...

Blog Post - Veera Raghavaiah ... - Sep 17 2020 - 12:49am