Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Can you launch a paper airplane from space that won't burn up on re-entry?
- Adam Vinatieri - WTF? We've all seen linemen who slimmed way down after retiring. Who knew kickers bulked up like this after hanging up their cleats?
- Red Sox sign Raffy Devers to an 11-year $331 million contract. For many Boston fans though it is too little too late.
Elon's troll Tweet topped by Georgia Bulldogs fan troll tweet - USA! USA! USA! (Via)
One of the most remarkable economic divergences in the world.
In 1950, Haiti was as rich as the Dominican Republic.
In 2018, Haiti was POORER than it was in 1950, while the D.R.'s GDP had increased by a factor of TEN.
These countries are two halves of the SAME ISLAND. - Noah Smith
Geography-wise Haiti and the D.R. are the combined size of Vermont and New Hampshire. Imagine if they spoke French and were so much poorer in Vermont while in New Hampshire they spoke Spanish and were doing much better financially than their neighbor to the west. That's Haiti and the D.R. in a nutshell.
Perhaps the fundamental cause for the differing financial fortunes is the fact that they play baseball in the D.R. and in Haiti they play soccer. One is a sport of individual achievement (just look at the stars like David Ortiz or Pedro Martinez) while the other is a sport of faking injury whenever anyone so much as touches you.
Perhaps all this woke crap and cancel culture in the US is due to the fact that we've started having our children play soccer. We should fundamentally return to baseball and tackle football for the good of the nation before it's too late. Just saying.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Interesting cautionary tale from a start-up software founder.
- Omega-3 supplements offer some significant benefits. I've been taking Omega-3 (Krill Oil) supplements for 2-months now and have no plans to stop.
- Glenn Greenwald: The Media Lied Repeatedly about Officer Brian Sicknick's Death. The media has no shame - and once again the NYT is front and center among the worst offenders.
- That was quick - proposed Super League collapses.
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Am I wrong or is the new plan to pull the troops out of Afghanistan before the troops are pulled out of Washington DC? That's pretty messed up and it's like nobody's paying attention... The Great Barrington Declaration and Ad Hominem Augmentation. True - if they had a case to make they would instead they attack the signers... Remember a few years ago when Coors released a new drink - Coors Light Iced Tea but nobody in marketing thought through the acronym (CLIT)? "Hey guys let's go out and grab some CLIT" - you don't see that product advertised anymore (for some reason)... Unpopular Opinion: I see people talking about getting the vaccine and being relieved that they can now spend time with their family, friends and loved ones again. Truth is you could have been doing that all along... Not a soccer fan but I understand the outrage over the new proposed Super League. As a way to confront that threat to history and tradition I offer a simple recommendation: any player under contract to any team in the Super League would not be eligible for a World Cup roster. You could easily get Britain and Scotland to support such a measure and I'm guessing Spain and Germany would come on board as well. That would take the steam out of the Super League from the get go...
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Not sure if there's any truth to the rumor that CNN has moved to using Chat Roulette as their internal video conference system of choice... Heh Heh... Recently re-watched Avengers: Endgame and now I can't stop wondering about how awesome Professor Hulk would be at golf. Bruce Banner would be able to instantly analyze the correct choice for the physics of any shot and the Hulk's strength would easily allow him to drive the green on any hole - even the longest of par five's. The PGA may have to make a ruling on this... No offense to soccer fans but I think the only way I'd find the sport interesting is if they used two balls at the same time... Think it would be cool if someone remade a video of the song What a Wonderful World with images of the recent Middle East Peace deals...
