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Monthly Archives: July 2016

It’s surprisingly hard to throw something at the Sun

Posted on 2016-07-31 by GaryAugust 1, 2016
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Minute Physics points out that despite the Sun’s immense gravity, it’s remarkably hard to throw something off of Earth so that it hits the Sun. In fact, it’s actually easier, at least in terms of energy, to send a payload … Continue reading →

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Time magazine article on Esperanto

Posted on 2016-07-31 by GaryJuly 31, 2016
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A brief July 26 Time magazine article by Olivia B. Waxman (link) addresses the historical context of Esperanto, and it’s noteworthy for being relatively accurate. For example, she points out that while Esperanto was initially an “invented” language, it quite … Continue reading →

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“Melania Trump” defends herself on Colbert

Posted on 2016-07-30 by GaryJuly 31, 2016
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“Melania Trump” delivers a hilarious defense of plagiarism charges on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Link: https://youtu.be/Wh1wctQNKRM The Melania impersonator is Tony-winning actress and singer Laura Benanti, interviewed by Colbert here: Link: https://youtu.be/TZe3oavADVw by … Continue reading →

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Misleading commercial about antibiotics in chickens

Posted on 2016-07-28 by GaryJuly 28, 2016
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There’s a commercial on television recently that claims raising chickens without antibiotics is just a scam to charge more money. After all, it says, federal rules don’t permit selling chickens with any antibiotic residue. Of course, that’s not the problem. … Continue reading →

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Seth Myers explains things to Bernie or Bust die-hards

Posted on 2016-07-27 by GaryJuly 31, 2016
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NBC Late Night host Seth Myers explains an important part of the nature of reality to a segment of Democrats: Link: https://youtu.be/HvV2JY8kbgI Lately I find I often feel like grabbing certain segment of the populace by the scruff of the … Continue reading →

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I’ll be posting again very soon

Posted on 2016-07-21 by GaryFebruary 3, 2019
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Apologies to anyone reading this blog for my recent inactivity. I’ve been dealing with a serious illness in my family, but I should be able to begin posting stuff again soon. by

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Prisoners break free from holding cell to save guard’s life

Posted on 2016-07-11 by GaryJuly 11, 2016
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A group of prisoners in a Texas jail saw their guard collapse. When yelling for help produced no response, they manage to break out of the cell and proceeded to bang on doors and shout until other deputies finally arrived … Continue reading →

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Economic experiments in the laboratories of democracy

Posted on 2016-07-03 by GarySeptember 11, 2016
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The U.S. states have long been called “laboratories of democracy” (and not just by Republicans, as Bill Maher seems to imply in the clip below). The idea is that states can try different things and learn from each other’s experience. … Continue reading →

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