[NOTE: “Impossible “ burgers are now quite possible. But after a few tries, they’re not quite palatable enough to divert me from the occasional Mickey Dee’s. It appears that most other consumers feel much the same; after the novelty wore off, plant-based “meat” sales have fizzled. Yet a change just has to come: for all … Continue reading Lab-Grown Bacon? I’m Interested, But Cautious
[NOTE: Ads with cutesy robots, named “Jasper,” for AI software that reputedly will write my blog posts ten times faster, are popping up on my Facebook page practically every day. I’m hardly a techie; but I’m no enemy of technology. It was 39 years ago — George Orwell’s 1984 — when I happily traded … Continue reading Coming: The Invasion of the AI Body [Brain?] Snatchers?
[NOTE: First, a reflection: Quakers are known, in part, for a devotion to losing causes. This penchant was deftly satirized by Doug Gwyn, a renowned scholar/songwriter, in his ditty, “Yonder Stands the Quaker”: “Yonder stands the Quaker, Looking quaint as a box of Quaker Oats . . . Yonder stand the Quakers, On the far … Continue reading Time to Close Gitmo, Says Its First Commander
[NOTE: This column is a followup to the post of early last week: Lightning Strikes Three Times: Japan, Taiwan & The Emerging Big Power Arms Races. It’s an improvement, in two ways: First, Gwynne Dyer knows what he’s talking about. He has a doctorate in war history and strategy; he served with the militaries of … Continue reading Dyer: Alliances and The Big Wars Nobody Wanted, But Stumbled Into
Nancy Pelosi, Liberated and Loving It The New York Times By Maureen Dowd — Opinion Columnist WASHINGTON — It’s not a pretty sight when pols lose power. They wilt, they crumple, they cling to the vestiges, they mourn their vanished entourage and perks. How can their day in the sun be over? One minute they’re running … Continue reading Quote of the Day. Nancy Pelosi, One Word: Class