2025-12-11
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Pluribus | Official Trailer
This might be the best show on television right now.
BTW, Apple TV has a one week free trial. Wait 9 days and then binge all 9 episodes for free.
Walmart's $12 Camera Is a Complete Lie
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Around 24 years ago, I bought a cheap VGA camera. The 640x480 pictures looked okay when displayed on my CRT monitor, which wasn't much higher in resolution.
We get many of our goods from China, and these products can vary greatly in quality.
2025-12-09
At that moment...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJyYVwP99cA
Yes, most dinosaurs went extinct around 66 million years ago due to a massive asteroid impact, but birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs and are technically living dinosaurs, meaning dinosaurs as a group are not entirely gone, just the non-avian ones.
At two meters tall, this thing is a freaking dinosaur.
There has been much speculation about dinosaurs being multicolored, which wouldn't show up in the fossil record. Some dinosaurs had feathers for warmth.
Theropod dinosaurs are closely related to birds, and had traits in common with birds.
According to Google AI...
Dick Van Dyke Admits He Feels ‘Diminished’ Ahead of His 100th Birthday, but Still Tries to ‘Hit the Gym’ 3 Times a Week
In four days, Dick Van Dyke will be 100 years old. There have been a few fake posts showing Van Dyke celebrating his 100th birthday months early.
I've heard him joke, "I could go any day now."
I can't imagine what it would be like to be 100 years old. As Doctor House said, "You have a bad case of natural causes."
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/dick-van-dyke-admits-feels-201301609.html
I've heard him joke, "I could go any day now."
I can't imagine what it would be like to be 100 years old. As Doctor House said, "You have a bad case of natural causes."
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/dick-van-dyke-admits-feels-201301609.html
2025-12-07
2025-12-06
Trump appeals against conviction in hush-money case
US President Donald Trump has filed an appeal to overturn his May 2024 criminal conviction in the hush-money payment case, arguing he is shielded by presidential immunity.
Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records by a unanimous jury in New York.
In December, citing Trump's imminent return to the White House, a New York judge sentenced Trump to an unconditional discharge, meaning he would not serve time or pay a fine.
"This case should never have seen the inside of a courtroom, let alone resulted in a conviction," Trump's lawyers said in the latest filing.
Trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records by a unanimous jury in New York.
In December, citing Trump's imminent return to the White House, a New York judge sentenced Trump to an unconditional discharge, meaning he would not serve time or pay a fine.
"This case should never have seen the inside of a courtroom, let alone resulted in a conviction," Trump's lawyers said in the latest filing.
They described the case as "the most politically charged prosecution in our nation's history".
The Manhattan District Attorneys' office, which prosecuted Trump, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Prosecutors alleged that in the days before the 2016 election, Trump instructed his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to pay $130,000 in hush money to the adult film star Stormy Daniels so she would stay silent about allegations of a sexual encounter with Trump.
The hush-money payment was not illegal, but prosecutors said that when Trump reimbursed Cohen the payments were fraudulently recorded as legal expenses in order to disguise their true nature.
The spring 2024 trial played out in tandem with Trump's re-election campaign.
During the trial, prosecutors alleged that disguising the payments amounted to a form of election interference as they kept Daniels' allegations from voters. Trump denied the charges and any wrongdoing.
The Manhattan District Attorneys' office, which prosecuted Trump, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Prosecutors alleged that in the days before the 2016 election, Trump instructed his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to pay $130,000 in hush money to the adult film star Stormy Daniels so she would stay silent about allegations of a sexual encounter with Trump.
The hush-money payment was not illegal, but prosecutors said that when Trump reimbursed Cohen the payments were fraudulently recorded as legal expenses in order to disguise their true nature.
The spring 2024 trial played out in tandem with Trump's re-election campaign.
During the trial, prosecutors alleged that disguising the payments amounted to a form of election interference as they kept Daniels' allegations from voters. Trump denied the charges and any wrongdoing.
I would have expected the appeal to have been filed a long time ago.
At the sentencing Trump argued that other people did the accounting and he had little to do with it.
2025-12-05
Fake Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxhLDNkaa-g
This is AI generated. I wouldn't have known this except for the disclaimer at the beginning, and Victor Davis Hanson himself calling out AI fakes on YouTube. There are other fakes that don't have a disclaimer.
I hate this. It is hard to know what is real and what isn't.
He has an official YouTube channel:
Maybe it should be illegal to impersonate someone using AI unless it is clearly marked as satire or parody.
Impersonating someone using AI is different from a Saturday Night Live parody. The creators imply that this is real, which is fraud, and they are effectively stealing views from the real content creators. It has the potential to slander the person being imitated.
If I were to make a fake Linus Tech Tips show, I'm sure that I would get sued.
This is the kind of thing that should be nipped in the bud before it takes over the Internet.
2025-12-04
2025-12-02
Why Democracies Collapse into Idiocracies — Plato Warned Us
The video is likely correct that an uninformed populace can cause democracies to fail. I've often argued that we need stronger civic education and a better understanding of the American founding.
History offers many examples of democracies deteriorating into tyranny; in fact, that pattern seems to be a common long-term outcome. In that sense, the video is justified in sounding an alarm.
However, it does come across as somewhat arrogant.
I've always liked the idea that democracy is a substitute for war. No matter how uninformed some people may be, a democratic system gives a voice to those who are downtrodden or who have legitimate grievances.
At the same time, I see significant danger from the far left. My conversations with activists in that sphere lead me to believe that they often prioritize power above all else. They may think that such power will benefit "the people," but historically, concentrated power tends to accumulate in the hands of an authoritarian instead. "Power to the people" is usually a lie.
History offers many examples of democracies deteriorating into tyranny; in fact, that pattern seems to be a common long-term outcome. In that sense, the video is justified in sounding an alarm.
However, it does come across as somewhat arrogant.
I've always liked the idea that democracy is a substitute for war. No matter how uninformed some people may be, a democratic system gives a voice to those who are downtrodden or who have legitimate grievances.
At the same time, I see significant danger from the far left. My conversations with activists in that sphere lead me to believe that they often prioritize power above all else. They may think that such power will benefit "the people," but historically, concentrated power tends to accumulate in the hands of an authoritarian instead. "Power to the people" is usually a lie.
The 1970s Cooling Scare
This has not changed. The Earth is halfway between its maximum tilt and its minimum tilt, which we will reach in roughly 11,000 years. A period of mass glaciation is inevitable, but we are not likely to see a change in our lifetime. Nevertheless, we should be in the cool-down period. Our warming of the Earth is temporary since we have limited fossil fuel reserves.
We could avoid the next period of mass glaciation by either increasing the CO2 level, by getting it from limestone, or we could find ways to destroy the advancing glaciers.
This has not changed. The Earth is halfway between its maximum tilt and its minimum tilt, which we will reach in roughly 11,000 years. A period of mass glaciation is inevitable, but we are not likely to see a change in our lifetime. Nevertheless, we should be in the cool-down period. Our warming of the Earth is temporary since we have limited fossil fuel reserves.
We could avoid the next period of mass glaciation by either increasing the CO2 level, by getting it from limestone, or we could find ways to destroy the advancing glaciers.
2025-12-01
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Kash Patel Just SAVES Trump From This Greatest Scam In Media History | Victor Davis Hanson
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9:47 Why is he referring to himself in the 3rd person? Is this an AI generated video?
This video drags on too long.
2025-11-28
2025-11-27
15 Things That Are No Longer Worth Your Money
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofsbonvwxj0
As someone who is already frugal, this seems like common sense.
2025-11-26
Best Black Friday streaming deals for 2025: One year of the Disney+ Hulu bundle for $60, plus save on Apple TV+, HBO Max and more
I notice that the Hulu and Disney+ Black Friday bundle has gone up to $5 per month for a year. It was $3. I might get this, but I am more interested in HBO Max. My problem with Disney+ is that even though they have a huge library, they don't offer much new content.
I am holding out for an Amazon or Netflix Black Friday deal. However, I've never seen Netflix discount their service.
2025-11-24
Ryan Gosling explains how to turn debt into money | The Big Short
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_DQtUK-FXg
This is a good movie, but its one failing is that it does not explain the government's role in the 2008 financial crisis. Instead it blames greedy capitalists.
I am sure that there were greedy capitalists, but banks do not want to make bad loans. It is a terrible business strategy. Major corporations do not want to make bad investments. I assume, rightly or wrongly, that investment banks do not want to sell bad and fraudulent securities to their customers.
The government created two Government Sponsored Enterprises to create and sell mortgage back securities to create liquidity in the housing loan market. Then the government passed the Community Reinvestment Act that set goals for GSE's to pressure banks to create mortgages for people who would otherwise not be qualified Also, there was no incentive for banks to make good loans when the GSE's would buy the loans regardless at a profit for the bank. This is the cause of the subprime mortgage crisis.
When the government interferes with the free market, usually worse results happen.
I remember a commercial on TV in the 2000's, probably created by a GSE, showing a black family being able to afford their first home. This was the motivation of the government.
COVID vaccine linked to kidney injury, respiratory infections in studies
When the researchers looked at the impact of the COVID vaccine, they found that people who received four or more doses were less likely to get flu-like illnesses and whooping cough, but more likely to get common colds and other mild respiratory infections...
"We did not expect to see such divergent associations with infectious disease type, where some infections (influenza-like illness) decreased among vaccinated individuals, while others (the common cold) increased," Song said. "These mixed associations likely reflect complex changes in immunity, behavior and healthcare use in the post-pandemic era."
"We did not expect to see such divergent associations with infectious disease type, where some infections (influenza-like illness) decreased among vaccinated individuals, while others (the common cold) increased," Song said. "These mixed associations likely reflect complex changes in immunity, behavior and healthcare use in the post-pandemic era."
During the COVID pandemic it was noted that flu diagnosis was down, but I wondered if this was due to quarantining. It was also noted that cancer diagnosis was down, which made me wonder what effect COVID-19 might have on cancer cells. It has been noted that this disease will attack every organ in the body.
My current sickness doesn't appear to be respiratory, which seems unusual.
2025-11-23
The Evils of Capitalism › American Greatness
The truth is that after 1820, the standard of living was rapidly improving in British society and, as Ashton points out, "the factory played a not inconsiderable role in the improvement." Even Edwin Chadwick, whose 1843 classic Sanitary Conditions of the Laboring Population of Great Britain is a major primary source for our knowledge of the subject, noted that "the comforts of the laboring classes have increased with the late increases of population" and that "the means of obtaining the necessaries of life for the whole mass of the laboring community have advanced."
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