2026-03-20
2026-03-19
The nation is accelerating its self-assassination
Thomas Jefferson said spending money to be repaid by posterity is "swindling futurity on a large scale." There is, however, no injustice in borrowing from the future to fund public goods — those from which all citizens, present and future, will benefit. Such goods — physical (roads, dams, harbors, defense) and intellectual (education, scientific research) — are the infrastructure enabling society's dynamism. The swindle that has become normal is perpetrated by generations in power funding their consumption of government goods by burdening — borrowing from — future generations.
This practice stores up risk. The higher the national debt as a percentage of GDP, the less leeway government has to respond to recessions or other economic shocks. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says the government entered the last two recessions with the national debt at 35 percent and 80 percent of GDP, respectively. Today it is 100 percent.
If we have banished the business cycle, relax. If not … "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself," said the physicist Richard Feynman, "and you are the easiest person to fool."
This practice stores up risk. The higher the national debt as a percentage of GDP, the less leeway government has to respond to recessions or other economic shocks. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says the government entered the last two recessions with the national debt at 35 percent and 80 percent of GDP, respectively. Today it is 100 percent.
If we have banished the business cycle, relax. If not … "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself," said the physicist Richard Feynman, "and you are the easiest person to fool."
2026-03-18
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2026-03-15
This One Ingredient Wrecks Your Liver
Regular sugar, sucrose, is a disaccharide consisting of equal parts glucose and fructose. Chemically it is no different than high fructose corn syrup, which was developed as a cheaper form of sugar, mainly because of import tariffs on sugar.
2026-03-14
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2026-03-11
Not Another Star Trek Prequel! Star Trek: Year One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mn20Ys9V30
It has appeared to me that the current Star Trek series, Strange New Worlds, was working toward rebooting the original Star Trek series. The show has introduced new actors for Kirk, Spock, Uhura, and Scotty.
Someone borrowed Rufus…
This guy makes cute videos about his bull, Rufus, which he says that he loves. However, Rufus is a very large aggressive animal who is always causing trouble.
2026-03-10
I wrote this in 2020
Where are we in terms of technology compared to 10 or 20 years ago? There have been some major advances, but most of it has been incremental. Smartphones and tablets are roughly a decade old. In the year 2000, not everybody had internet, but we were definitely headed in that direction. We have gone from VHS to Blu Ray, and from CRT to big screen TV's. I first got cable internet in the early 2000's, and since then I have gone from 3 MbpS to 100 MbpS.
It appears to me that technology in the coming decade will explode. Some of it will be incremental, but some of it will be revolutionary. I am convinced that a decade from now many of our lives will be very different.
Wisdom
"Cherish wisdom as a means of traveling from youth to old age, for it is more lasting than any other possession."
- Bias of Priene
2026-03-09
People REVERSED their Cancer by eliminating Glycine and Serine - Brilliant Study!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nP8gH_zjnY
"This is a pretty complex topic, and I don't want to leave the wrong impression, because we are mixing and matching data across different types of studies, different cancers and different experiments. So, translation to day-to-day life is difficult... if you don't have cancer then there is zero reason to stop... the data is entirely too incomplete to make any strong statements in relation to cancer... The conservative approach would be to ignore this data until more data emerges. And the more aggressive approach would be to follow the results of this clinical trial."
What I don't like about his YouTuber is that he makes a big deal about studies in such a way that it attracts viewers.
However, I think that this particular video has useful information.
2026-03-08
2026-03-07
Ajinomoto Windsor Recalls Teppanyaki Vegetable Fried Rice
This is a product that I eat regularly. Sam's Club is telling me to discard the product due to possible glass contamination, and then go to the store for a full refund. I think that the risk is low, but I'll throw it out for the birds.
According to Google AI...
As of early March 2026, over 36 million pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat products—including rice, ramen, and dumpling dishes sold under brands like Ajinomoto, Trader Joe's, Kroger, Ling Ling, and Tai Pei—are being recalled due to possible contamination with glass fragments. The recall spans 16 different products.
2026-03-05
Mark 48 torpedo
Mk-48 and Mk-48 ADCAP torpedoes can be guided from a submarine by wires attached to the torpedo. They can also use their own active or passive sensors to execute programmed target search, acquisition, and attack procedures. The torpedo is designed to detonate under the keel of a surface ship, breaking the keel and destroying its structural integrity. In the event of a miss, it can circle back for another attempt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_48_torpedo
The news reports that this was used to sink an Iranian ship.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_48_torpedo
The news reports that this was used to sink an Iranian ship.
2026-03-04
20 Tested and Proven Longevity Hacks | Longevity
https://vocal.media/longevity/20-tested-and-proven-longevity-hacks
I don't know how true these recommendations are, but I would like to see the evidence, so I will try to do some research.
At least some of these recommendations seem like good advice.
Re: Apple’s Cheapest MacBook
On Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM Albert wrote:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/shopping/apple-announces-its-cheapest-ever-new-macbook/ar-AA1Xwxu0?ocid=edgemobile
The benchmark for the A18 Pro chip is not bad, but a little slower than the M1 chip. For a low cost and likely low power laptop, I think that it will be terrific. On a phone this seems insane.
The 2017 Core-i7 iMac I sold had a benchmark of around 10,000. My 2020 Core-i7 model is around 19,000, but it has twice as many cores. These are power hungry computers compared to the low power RISC style chips that Apple makes.
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