"In a democracy (‘rule by mob’), those who refuse to learn from history will be the majority and will dictate that everyone else suffer for their ignorance."
Among other mind-boggling abortions of English literacy in a recently-read screed (including apostrophe abuses/neglects, comma splices, inexplicable “grammar” and syntax, & etc.) was this laughable phrase: “vest interest” (instead of “vested interest”) –attached to a comment that also had no basis in fact, of course.
I appreciated the writer going to such great lengths to let me know his opinion was worthless, so that I could forever after avoid his stupidity. Very helpful.
. . .but you can almost never tell them anything that will puncture their delusions.” — third world county™
Every time I see “climate change”–or whatever the propaganda term du jour might be–written seriously, I *smh*. CACAs (adherents of the Cult of Anthropogenic Climate Alarmism) are either delusional or outright bald-faced liars, one and all. Point out verifiable facts to such persons and the liars only scream louder while the delusional ones either join them in irrational wails of faux outrage or put their (metaphorical. . . usually) fingers i their ears and chant nonsense.
No protocols for measurement of results, just a combination of procedures from different well-designed-and-conducted (IMO) experiments as presented in several papers downloaded from PubMed, as well as info posted directly on CDC site (no link here; anyone who’d “smarter than a third grader” can find the info for themselves with a simple web search. Not gonna hold hands and be “internet crossing guard” for adults):
Took a used disposable N-95 and (per CDC) subjected it to 170°F temps for 20 minutes (CDC says 165 for 15 mins), after having soaked it in a solution comprised of 75% ethanol, 25% concentrate of a medical-grade disinfectant (compatible with ethanol) that remains after ethanol evaporates.
Stored in disinfected (with above ethanol solution) vacuum sealed bag for use as filtration media–in place of HEPA filtration media-as supplementary filtration in a simple two-layer cloth mask that has the exterior treated with a hydrophobic compound to resist moisture (“droplets” anyone?)
This will be a very slight step down from the HEPA filtration media. . . but is plenty for allergy season. 🙂
N.B. Will also be just fine for wearing into those stores that “can’t” stay open w/o “masked bandits” for customers.
Just a couple of observations from my own amateur reading of research papers from PubMed, et al. . .
The severity of illness from a virus depends, to a VERY great extent, on how many viral particles one is exposed to at any one time. A large number of viral particles accumulated over a short period of time usually results in a more severe illness, while a small number of viral particles accumulated over a long period of time usually results in a much less severe illness, often with few or no symptoms expressed at all, with an immune system then able to ward off future infections by that virus.
This is why lowering viral load and spreading that lower viral load out over time is a more sensible strategy than foolishly attempting absolute prevention of infection by a virus (which is impossible unless one LIVES in a Level 4 biohazard lab, with absolutely NO infectious agents present–even in yourself).
Reading a novel. Ran across (sub-sub-sub-plot) “I need to earn her love.”
Whatever comes of the effort, it wouldn’t be a “love” that endures. A love that endures embodies the Rogerian translation of agape: unconditional positive regard. It’s the “unconditional” that is most important. Now, that unconditional positive regard may not result in the actions the one so loved desires, if their actions are negative, because actions have consequences, and love is sometimes tough. Lovingly tough.
Not that, “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” but “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Attempting to earn the love of another, and thinking that being worthy of their love is a prerequisite can result in a relationship built on sand. As I remind my own Wonder Woman: it’s not my fault she loves me (since I could never really be worthy of her love but only attempt to demonstrate my own and my appreciation for hers). *heh*
New Kindle Paperwhite.
Pluses:
The display is excellent. Perfect, IMO, for reading (and since that’s much more than 99% of what I use a Kindle for, just about perfect for my purposes).
The size is very good. Easily held one-handed for long periods of time.
Does indeed appear to last longer per charge.
Waterproof (well, water resistant).
In the 32-gig version, much more room for books than my other Kindles.
Minuses:
Navigating to my library of books sucks a bit. Much less straightforward than any of my other Kindles.
No auto-orientation. Not a really big deal, but it is a minor inconvenience.
I have yet to get it to sync up properly, and navigating to :last page read” in other registered devices has yet to work.
Just navigating to a different page or location in a book is clumsy.
All-in-all, the pluses far outweigh the minuses for me. The negatives are themselves only minor irritations, and are few. The positives are all things I was looking for.
Latest 40 min “exercise bout” (yard work: tossing logs, feeding chipper, hauling and spreading bagged mulch) today in 101°F “heat index” ? 119/69 BP; 109 pulse. I’d like to reach closer to mid-upper target on pulse, but given the weather, I’m OK with it where it is for now. Combined with the two sessions pushing a mower, etc., earlier today, I may sleep well tonight. *heh*
Neat thing about the chipper is that if it doesn’t require major maintenance before the cleanup is finished, it’ll just about pay for itself in mulch! ? So, far, I’ve chipped/shredded only about 1/10 of the material I have to deal with, and it’s already produced enough mulch to equal about 1/6 of the cost of the chipper. Between that and the exercise–especially for hands, forearms, and back feeding the thing the larger limbs it will take–and “massage” benefit (holding onto the 1.5”-3” diameter limbs one of the feed chutes takes is NOT easy–a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on! ?), I’m really enjoying the chipper. And then there’s all the mulch! Love that stuff!
Enjoyed “building” a different compost pile, the other day. Some 3/8” rebar (4 – 4′ lengths) driven into the ground to hold some 6.5′ long logs in place. Dumping mostly grass clippings between that and the garage’s concrete block foundation. The ends are stacked tires–also filled with organic matter for composting. Some “drunk composting” mix sprayed on top and a lil dirt added, and it’ll be good for next year’s gardening. Just add a wee bit of dirt on top come fall, mulch on top of that.
No gardening this summer. Too much wood waste, etc., to deal with. *shrugs* ‘S’all right. Different. Gonna miss my peppers, though.
“Acclaimed climate scientist” disavows “climate alarmism”? Yep.
CACAs*, one and all.
Continue reading “*duh* And the Sun Rose in the East Again Today”
Well, not actually too many, just more than I may be able to finish in my lifetime. *heh*
And one more.
Today, I found a 40′ length of pre-built CAT7 cable at my fav “fell off the back of a truck store”. . . for a buck. Now, I have our home network upgrade 3/4 plotted out in my head.
But.
Yeh, it’s gonna have to stay in my head for a while, ‘cos I have too many other irons in the fire right now. Juggling what I’m already working on is enough for now.
Ain’t it great? Busier than I have been for a couple of decades, and no end in sight. ?
Anarcho-tyranny is a concept, where the state is argued to be more interested in controlling citizens so that they do not oppose the managerial class (tyranny) rather than controlling real criminals (causing anarchy). Laws are argued to be enforced only selectively, depending on what is perceived to be beneficial for the ruling elite. [ref]
In Mexico, neither the police nor the military are effective in curbing cartel violence, for a couple of reasons: plata o plombo, silver or lead. They are either bought off or simply keep a low profile because of threat of gruesome death for themselves and their families. Thus, the government has a de facto policy of either not actively discouraging or active encouraging cartel violence. On the other hand, private citizens who want to arm themselves against cartel violence find it almost impossible to do so legally because of the extremely restrictive firearms laws, which harshly punish private citizens who arm themselves for self-defense. (Indeed, communities that have done so have been harshly punished for making their communities “no go zones” for the cartels).
Anarch-tyranny: no control of real criminals, while criminalizing self-defense measures.
Example two: Chicago. No serious attempt at enforcement of Chicago’s restrictive gun laws applied against criminals who cause most of the (very large number of) firearms deaths in Chicago, while making it difficult for common citizens to legally obtain the tools (firearms) to defend themselves against predation by criminals.
You see, it is dangerous to actually attempt any sort of serious efforts to control violent criminals, but controlling common citizens who want to be law-abiding is easy-peasy. Until the tyranny becomes too much to bear, and then. . . . well, history gives us at least one clear example of a proper response.