Category Archives: Academia and Other Nonsense

I’ve been enjoying my old professor’s The Swerve, which inter alia really drives home how little there was of ancient literature that survived to be “discovered” later. George Cochran, whose 10,000 Year Explosion with Henry Harpending is utterly fascinating and … Continue reading →

The first time I saw Gibson’s entrance (at 01:29 above) in Mad Max, I immediately thought of John Wayne’s entrance in Stagecoach all the way back in 1939 (at 00:15 of the below). They even look a bit alike….

When the wolves are hypothetical. Last week in my Human Relations class we were confronted with the “Active Shooter on Campus” topic of discussion. We watched a video from some security company hosted by a couple of “experts” in which … Continue reading →

This is amusing. I took the test in college; I’m an INTJ. Married one, too. Our fights are… interesting.

And, you know, shoot up workplaces, set themselves on fire, drive into the White House gates, have meltdowns on the floor of Congress, etc. Sure am glad we stopped that shutdown nonsense — For The Children!  

I Am A: Chaotic Neutral Human Wizard (6th Level) Ability Scores: Strength-11 Dexterity-9 Constitution-12 Intelligence-18 Wisdom-11 Charisma-17 Alignment:Chaotic Neutral A chaotic neutral character follows his whims. He is an individualist first and last. He values his own liberty but doesn’t … Continue reading →

It does exist! The Alabama Federation of Republican Women (AFRW) strongly opposes “race-based standards for student achievement” pushed by the Alabama Department of Education, as reported in The Tuscaloosa News on Sunday, June 30. Minority students will be held to … Continue reading →

Why Janice Rogers Brown belongs on the US Supreme Court. An aside: My old two-hour Davis-to-San Francisco Amtrak commute (really, to Emeryville with a bus jumper) would end up consistently 30-45 minutes late because we had to wait on a … Continue reading →

Apparently 90% of fingerprints (especially on metal) aren’t identifiable. They’ve fixed that problem. In other news (to me), despite all the buzz in the ’90s and ’00s about how Daubert challenges were going to invalidate fingerprint evidence in the courtroom … Continue reading →