Friday, February 6, 2026

In the war on data, even the CIA isn't safe

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As lots of people have pointed out, when trying to attack the truth, lying is often less effective than eliminating sources of trustworthy i...
Thursday, February 5, 2026

When you're trying to weather a scandal, it helps to have the NYT on your side.

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In order to understand, let alone judge, people's attitudes around a past event, you need to start by figuring out not just what informa...
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

A quick midweek film review by Bob Chipman

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Pretty much covers it.  If you're in the mood for something a bit longer from Mr. Chipman and you still haven't gotten around to it...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

"because a 'stock' no longer refers to a unit of ownership in a company so much as it is a chip at a casino where the house constantly changes the rules."

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This is taken from an enormous (19,000-word), highly recommended post by Ed Zitron. There is much here that merits comment, but I wanted to...
Monday, February 2, 2026

Elon doesn't think things through

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[As embarrassing as the fluffing is, I suppose we should be happy Grok isn't up to something worse .]  Elon Musk does deserve what we ha...
Friday, January 30, 2026

Tesla to transition out of the making of real things in order to focus on vaporware

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Hadas Gold writing for CNN : On Tesla’s earnings call on Wednesday, Musk laid out a literal replacement of Tesla cars by robot...
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Thursday, January 29, 2026

As if Mike Johnson didn't have enough to worry about...

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Unfortunately, though the thought of the porn obsessed hypocrite getting, if you'll pardon the expression, exposed, the victims here (ma...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

The Musk Credibility Market

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 David Ingram writing for NBC :  There’s a popular saying among fans of tech billionaire Elon Musk: Never bet against him. But in the boomin...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

The War on Data -- part [I've lost count]

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 Natalie Alms writing for  Nextgov/FCW : The federal statistical system is facing “unprecedented strain, uncertainty and transformation” in...
Monday, January 26, 2026

"ICE > MN" -- even for this administration, you seldom encounter the quiet part this loud

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Snapshots from a historic moment. It's hard to know where to start with this degenerate hogwash. But that last line "ICE > MN...
Friday, January 23, 2026

Where's your Ed at? Right here.

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Ed Zitron has become the leading voice of doom for the AI bubble. He's sharp, combative, knowledgeable, diligent, and he writes faster t...
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Thursday, January 22, 2026

Early seventies socially relevant DC has, as a rule, not aged well

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There are some exceptions (particularly from Dennis O'Neil), on the whole though...  The Brave and the Bold #94 February-March 1971   Th...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Acknowledging what these people are while being realistic about what they can and can't do

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The tendency of pundits and commentators has been to dramatically underestimate just how bad the intentions of the administration may be. De...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

I didn't expect to be recommending a nearly hour long video essay on Hopalong Cassidy...

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Hell, I had no intention of watching the whole thing, but from the "how much did you like the best job you ever had" hook to the e...
Monday, January 19, 2026

Have a safe and contemplative Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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   “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.”   Now more relevant than ever.