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From “on the fringe” to “off the edge”
I haven’t been posting much during the pandemic. The main reason is that my library has been mostly closed to the public since March. Though the wi-fi remained active (and someone was thoughtful enough to take the lock off the … Continue reading
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Killing data, killing people
For several years now, I’ve had the idea to create a book on treating the common cold. Initially, it was with the idea of navigating the “decongestants,” “expectorants,” and such, so people would be better able to the find the … Continue reading
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Killing the patient to cure the disease
I’m scared. Not of getting COVID-19, but of not being able to pay my bills for inability to get online. Over 70% of my income depends on being online almost daily, and while service providers have promise not to discontinue … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse of power, Covid-19, digital divide, freedom, internet, law, legal, life, overreaction, quarantine, regulation
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A pandemic is no excuse to let the facts out
I admit, I’m trying to make a buck out of the crisis (Before you get you’re pitchforks out, let me tell you: my annual income is about $1,200. A hundred sales of a $0.99 e-shook would be a huge shift … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Pharma, CDC, coronavirus, Covid-19, factcheck.org, FDA, pandemic
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What happens when a mass “shooter” doesn’t have a gun?
Anti-gun activists often look to Japan when soapboxing about the virtues of extremely restrictive gun laws. And it’s true Japan doesn’t suffer from mass shootings. The homogeneous, law-abiding culture, however, has its own vulnerabilities, such as the mass poisoning that … Continue reading
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Tagged arson, gun control, law, mass shootings
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Warning: Wood, apple cores, banana peels not “biodegradable”
There are certain advantages to having a lot of old emails hanging around in your inbox. If something happens and gets corrected soon after, it’s an ignorable “blip” in the grand scheme of things. If there’s no correction, then you … Continue reading
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Tagged biodegradable, economics, FTC, law, legal, life, regulation
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Concert photographer gets banned for reporting unauthorized use of image
Recently concert photographer J. Salmeron was banned from any and all performances of Arch Enemy after requesting compensation (actually, he asked them to make a charitable donation) from a company for an image he took of Alissa White-Gluz, the lead … Continue reading
Reduce the National Debt in 5 Simple Steps
A few years ago, I read an article about the nation’s $18T debt. It’s bigger now, of course. That article had a call for what to do about it. I replied to it, and my suggestions haven’t changed. And since … Continue reading
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Tagged federalism, law, libertarianism, national budget, national debt, statism
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Authors Guild’s 2018 Author Income Survey Shows 42% Decline in Authors’ Incomes Since Kindle Debut: A Response
https://www.authorsguild.org/industry-advocacy/authors-guild-survey-shows-drastic-42-percent-decline-in-authors-earnings-in-last-decade/ Several factors have been mentioned in causing this, most of them coming back to Amazon, Google, and Facebook (especially Amazon) working to reduce their distribution costs and secure profits for themselves at the expense of devaluing the publications themselves. … Continue reading
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