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Coronavirus Open Thread
I came back on to see if anybody wanted to blow off steam on the Panic of the Century. I'll another full update next Tuesday. Here are just a couple…
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Are Movies Getting Worse?
This post originally ran 26 July 2011. I should have mentioned the recency bias in the citizens, and that most critics nowadays are woke dweebs. But this was before the…
A Priest And A Reporter Walk Into A Bar — A Mini Play In One Act
This post originally ran 6 October 2012. PLAYERS: Father Quinn, in uniform. A Bartender, Murphy, in uniform. A reporter, Bradford, looking hip. Other patrons may be added as set dressing,…
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Coronavirus Update V — Madness Has Arrived
All the good stuff, caveats, code, and explanations are linked, some in Update III, and the most important in Update II, Update IV, and Bayes Theorem & Coronavirus, so go…
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The Most Depressing Places On Earth
This post originally ran 30 January 2013. When my number one son was young he saw a TV show in which a group of people were scurrying about in an…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: The Consent Fallacy Applied To Fornication And Sodomy
Previous post. Our good saint did not use the name Consent Fallacy, but we see it in the first argument. No real comment is necessary here: the saint's words are…
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Spring Break At The Blog!
Due to my Florida sojourn, I am behind on all my work. Thus I shall be taking the coming week off at the blog. Reposts from the early years will…
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What Would Mark Twain Say About Gun Safety?
Spring Training at the Blog. This post originally appeared in January of 2008. Domonic Gaines, the brute, held the gun to the baby's head and...snapshot! As in photograph: somebody filmed…
