So I finally got Covid. Thankfully, it turned out to be no more than a run-of-the-mill cold. I did not need Paxlovid which has apparently earned high marks. No doubt, being fully vaccinated helped. Even though I’ve been symptom free for several days I’m testing positive and have a lingering, infrequent cough. I’ve begged off […]
Continue ReadingSomeone sent me a link to this video early on and I just didn’t have time to look at it. Glad I didn’t bother. At that point I was in the midst of a time-crunched project (Powered Paragliding Bible 6). Someone I trust to rely on sound evidence, and who understands how reliable knowledge works, […]
Continue ReadingIndividuals have billions of settings and specifications–all set at birth then tweaked through environment. Specifications (Specs) are the physical and mental capabilities that can frequently be changed through deliberate action like exercise. Physical dimensions are mostly set through genetic programming, but even height can be adjusted through a small range using an inversion table. Other […]
Continue ReadingThis is simple. Nearly all morals come from answering this one question: How would I want to be treated? This “Golden Rule” is universal enough to be coded by many religions whose writings have been preserved. Some are shown at right. It’s what we expect of our courts and of our people. Application of the […]
Continue ReadingIt’s sobering to realize how much we owe to those who gave so much. Freedom isn’t free. Regardless of politics, these kids and parents knew what they were signing up for. There are forces that would like to subdue freedoms, to have us live under Sharia Law, or other religious law or be subject to […]
Continue ReadingHow many times do we hear that something is “Black and White?” It may be true occasionally, but most often that something is shades of gray. The physical universe is full of shades. Planets orbit in a habitable zone, physical states like solids and liquids can be difficult to define, and all kinds of weirdness […]
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