I am reading the book “The most powerful idea in the world”, and the author makes a good case that the sole reason the industrial revolution happened was because of patents.
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Spanking, and a reflection on other violence
First and foremost, we always need to fully comply with the law.
I read a number of articles and information on spanking, as well as on the reproducibility crisis in social sciences and psychology.
A lot of studies supposedly show that spanking has negative outcomes. However, the studies that do so lump together people who beat their children with fists around the face with those who do measured spanks on the butt.… read more “Spanking, and a reflection on other violence”
Bipolarization
I saw a guy commented, “… this coming from someone who has a maniacal hatred for the democrats (referring to himself)”.
Why the hatred? I lean to the right, but I don’t hate someone who is far left or moderate or whatever. They just have different opinions than I do. Don’t let news media twist your soul in their quest for more clicks.
Top Gun:Maverick Review
I re-watched the original a couple of days ago. Young Tom cruise and Val Kilmer oozed (literally as their skin was oily) confidence and power. The music was amazing and was fresh at the time.
This one was a decent retread. None of the sex appeal or cocky power… Just appeals to nostalgia. The plot had holes a mile wide (tomahawks can strike the airfield but can’t just do the mission?).… read more “Top Gun:Maverick Review”
Watch “Why We Won’t Raise Our Kids in Suburbia [Remake]” on YouTube
This is the downside of government regulations. Bureaucracy starts with good intentions and then slowly evolves to protect the bureaucrats jobs at all costs. They don’t want anything to go wrong so they way over-regulate. We need a bankruptcy type of process for regular and government agencies. And we need less regulations and agencies to start with.
War rap: In Ukraine, an angry voice for a furious generation | AP News
“One of the ironies of the Feb. 24 invasion launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin is that in ordering the destruction of Ukrainian towns and cities, he is fueling one of the very things he wanted to extinguish: a rising tide of fierce Ukrainian nationalism, forged in the blood of tens of thousands of Ukrainian dead and the misery of millions who have lost loved ones, homes, livelihoods and peace.”
Managerialism
We see managerialism every day: Venture Capitalists (mostly managing other people’s capital), members of Boards of Directors (without much financial stake), and Private Equity folks (once again… other peoples money) all making decisions to maximize their financial gain without risk. Do away with the Limited Liability concept in business and you will also get rid of all the negative externalities.… read more “Managerialism”
Arm The World
Power does not come from protests, sit-ins, or other useless gestures. Power comes from the force of arms. Power ultimately always will derive from whoever has the most military force.
It’s funny that the New York Times and CNN report with great anguish the atrocities that Putin and his cronies are committing in Russia, Ukraine and in Africa….… read more “Arm The World”
New York state passes first electronics right-to-repair bill – Ars Technica
Great first step New York! Now pass blanket right to repair laws for ALL products!!!