Scientific truth is beyond loyalty and disloyalty - Foundation, Isaac Asimov
The fog-shrouded future
The old normal is gone, and the new normal is yet to take shape through the dense fog of the present.
There comes a point when the people demand the government do something. When the majority is large enough, that's not tyranny anymore - it's representative democracy in action. At that point, if the government fails to do what the people demand, that's tyranny.
Dear anti-lockdown protesters – your white privilege is showing
The only people calling to relax the lockdowns are whites who are among the least likely to die from it. That's white privilege and selfishness.
Ender’s thoughts on hot vs. cold anger
He could see Bonzo's anger growing hot. Hot anger was bad. Ender's anger was cold, and he could use it. Bonzo's was hot, and so it used him. -Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
Governor Polis beware – the last week’s COVID-19 data is too unstable to use for policy decisions
No COVID-19 data from the last week should be used to make any irreversible decisions about COVID-19 policy in the state of Colorado, and based on the analysis below, data from as far as two weeks ago should be considered suspect.
Your rights come with responsibilities
Never forget that exercising your rights means you must also exercise them responsibly. Your right to "live free or die" ends when it infringes on the rights of others.
COVID-19 update for April 21, 2019
My previous COVID-19 projections used Colorado COVID case data incorrectly, and the correction I made yesterday shows a rosier picture.
If you're going to compare governors' and mayors' COVID19 responses to the Nazis in any way, say equating the closure of businesses to Kristalnacht, you're too ignorant to be using Nazi comparisons of any kind. Sit down, shut up, and read some godsdamned history before you open your trap.
Beer review: Imperial Java Stout, by Santa Fe Brewing Company
Verdict: Definitely buy again, but not an everyday beer. Delicious, but with the high ABV and caffeine content, it's a sipper and best enjoyed in the afternoon.
