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This past April 21 the North Carolina State Board of Elections released results of an audit (PDF) of illegal votes cast in the 2016 general election. The News & Observer of Raleigh provided a good summary the same day and … Continue reading
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The latest issue of Sky & Telescope has a short article by astronomy professor Andrew Franknoi on a project to address the high cost of college textbooks. OpenStax, a non-profit based at Rice University, has commissioned a series of new … Continue reading
As I mentioned a few weeks back, late June 1 my car was struck from behind by another driver, totaling my car and injuring me in the calf muscle of one leg. It could have been much worse, but I … Continue reading
Back on June 1 President Trump gave a speech (official transcript here) announcing that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, claiming that the agreement “disadvantages the United States to the exclusive benefit of other countries.” Of … Continue reading
An interesting report broadcast June 29 on PBS NewsHour explained what some economists call the “Elephant Chart” because it looks a lot like the profile of an elephant facing to the right. To read the chart, imagine every adult in … Continue reading
Axios reports believable if depressing results from an on-line poll of nearly 5000 people by Survey Monkey conducted June 30 – July 3. In brief, Republicans by 89 to 9 percent trust President Trump more than the news network CNN, … Continue reading
As you’re probably aware, there will be a solar eclipse 2017 August 21. Below is an animation created by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio showing the path of the Moon’s shadow across the United States. The total eclipse … Continue reading
I haven’t been posting for a while because not quite two weeks ago someone hit my car from behind, totaling it and injuring (of all things) my lower right leg, causing pain and swelling. I was seen in an emergency … Continue reading
Brian Keith Dalton, a former Republican (and former Mormon who coined the term Formon), here offers up a complaint about people’s willingness to vote for real jerks. He’s reasonably restrained in his manner except for what some might consider colorful … Continue reading
As regular readers (if any exist…) are aware, I’m a fan of Rahat’s pranks, most of which are harmless and often involve someone or something unexpected pulling up to a drive-thru window — an invisible driver, a skeleton, a robot, … Continue reading