Monthly Archives: December 2024

12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 6)

     A slightly not-so-traditional Christmas song by The Kinks.      Merry Christmas! Tweet

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 5)

     A simple but tasty Victorian Christmas dessert.      Merry Christmas! Tweet

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 4)

     José Van Haliano performs “Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Feliz Navidad”      Merry Christmas! Tweet

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News of the Week (December 15th, 2024)

  News of the Week for December 15th, 2024 Tweet

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 3)

     Now that’s what I call a Silent night!      Merry Christmas! Tweet

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Happy Bill of Rights Day

     Today is the 233rd anniversary of the first ten amendments to the Constitution coming into effect. The original Bill of Rights contained a preamble stating that the clauses were “declaratory and restrictive” — i.e. they restricted the Federal Government and … Continue reading

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 2)

     Explore the science of snowflakes with Professor Brian Cox.      Merry Christmas! Tweet

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12 Posts of Christmas, 2024 (Day 1)

     Christmas is the season for… Padaru! Especially from VTuber Gawr Gura.      Merry Christmas! Tweet

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Quick Takes – Ending DEI In Academia: Nebraska; Northern Kentucky; North Texas

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Standing up against wokeness in colleges      First, a little mood music: … Continue reading

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Point Counterpoint: Super Humans Or Artificial Intelligence?

     A semi-posthumous book by the late Henry Kissinger (along with co-authors “former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and longtime Microsoft senior executive Craig Mundie”) raises the question of dominance by artificial intelligence and the response that ought to be employed.      While … Continue reading

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