Category Archives: culture

Sunday, 8 April 2012

Posted on 8 April 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:25 – Today, Christians world-wide gather to celebrate the resurrection of the Easter Bunny. The fact that there is absolutely zero evidence that the Easter Bunny ever actually lived, let alone died and was resurrected, is apparently no impediment. Interesting … Continue reading →

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Friday, 6 April 2012

Posted on 6 April 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:03 – Names and dates. I was reading something the other night that was sneering at teaching history as “names and dates”. Over the last few decades, it’s become the prevailing opinion that such teaching of names and dates is … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 5 April 2012

Posted on 5 April 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:30 – Regarding US manufacturing, this article (h/t to Derek Lowe) says pretty much what I’ve been saying for a couple of decades. Ultimately, all US factories will be staffed only by one man and his dog, or as close … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, 4 April 2012

Posted on 4 April 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:14 – I see that student loan debt has now passed $1 trillion. That’s about $3,000 for every man, woman, and child, more than automobile loans and credit-card debt. Something has to give, and soon. The average college graduate now … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 15 March 2012

Posted on 15 March 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:22 – Okay, this is simply bizarre. Widespread theft of one particular brand of laundry detergent? The cops in various cities setting up task forces (!) to deal with it? Bootleg Tide? Geez. Of course, it’s bogus, a Faux News … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, science kits | 36 Comments

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Posted on 28 February 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:58 -Today is the last day of Barbara’s four-day weekend. She’s picking up her sister and parents and heading for some big outlet mall somewhere. Sunday we ran out of the Scotch Blue masking tape we use to seal chemical … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, politics, science, science kits | 22 Comments

Sunday, 11 December 2011

Posted on 11 December 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:35 – I just shipped my first kit using the on-line USPS Click-N-Ship. Well, technically it’s not shipped yet, but it is queued for pick-up by the USPS. I was surprised to see that today was among the options available … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, science kits | 36 Comments

Friday, 11 November 2011

Posted on 11 November 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:01 – Even the scummiest of politicians will sometimes tell the truth when it suits his own agendum. So, it was with no surprise that I read Eurozone collapse ‘will send continent into depression’ According to no less than Jose … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, government, politics, writing | 60 Comments

Thursday, 29 September 2011

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:04 – If you’ve been having trouble getting to this site, you’re not alone. Apparently, there are some network issues. I did a traceroute this morning and was able to get to Dreamhost, after which the pings disappeared into a … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, government, politics | 23 Comments

Tuesday, 27 September 2011

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:37 – Pournelle frequently says that despair is a sin. That may be true, but it’s hard not to despair with the euro collapsing and fools like Obama and Geithner and the US congress butchering the US economy. These morons … Continue reading →

Posted in Barbara, culture, government, politics, technology | 20 Comments