Jerry Stratton's Blog, page 28
June 9, 2021
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June 2, 2021
Mitt Romney Day 2021: The West Side Left
Coronavirus Calvinball? Only some black lives matter? Riots are protests and protests are riots? Who shall win the coveted Mitt Romney Day Award for 2021?
May 26, 2021
Daredevils Detailed Action Time and Action Options Cube
The Fantasy Games Unlimited game Daredevils, from 1982, has a very interesting combat turn system. Plus, an Action-Option cube you can assemble yourself!
May 19, 2021
Slavery is barbarism
Of course progressives believe slavery is a net economic positive. When the left talks rights, they’re talking about the power of government to force people to both provide something and to deny it.
May 15, 2021
The Joy of Food linked on Food
“A blog that celebrates eating well and living La Dolca Vita.” Joy is a master in living the good life with food and travel, and her photos will make you hungry not just for the food but for the place they were taken.
My Opinion is Fact linked on Food
“A guide to eating well and living La Dolca Vita.” Joy is a master in living the good life with food and travel, and her photos will make you hungry not just for the food but for the place they were taken.
May 12, 2021
BASIC tokenization examined
Why do old BASIC programs have strange characters in their .BAS files? Why do they look like they’re compiled code?
May 10, 2021
The Tyranny of Experts and the Great Unlearning linked on Editorials
“Gender dysphoria is when XY or XX chromosomes reveal themselves correctly anatomically, but something in the brain views these correctly functioning organs as ‘wrong.’ Who would look at that sad situation and conclude that it’s the genitals that require treatment?
“Wuhan Flu is a killer almost exclusively of the aged, the infirm, the obese, and the malnourished—typically a combination of at least two of the four. Who would look at that situation and decide that the best course was to shut in the young, the healthy, the trim, and the well-nourished?”
“Wuhan Flu is a killer almost exclusively of the aged, the infirm, the obese, and the malnourished—typically a combination of at least two of the four. Who would look at that situation and decide that the best course was to shut in the young, the healthy, the trim, and the well-nourished?”
May 5, 2021
Two weeks, and the madness of experts
The scientific method is the heart of the constitution and conservative philosophy.
April 28, 2021
Deadly complications of government bureaucracy
Government monopolies, whether government agencies or de facto government agencies in the form of government-sponsored enterprises, aren’t rewarded by getting product to the people who need it. They’re rewarded by kissing up the bureaucratic chain.
