A Large Regular

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Dick Winters court martial paperwork (with his endorsement)

- Niall Ferguson on the new anti-American axis.

- Love the new Alex Trebek stamp

- American pole vaulter may decline Paris Olympics. He has a point that the Olympic Committee never apologized for their Covid hysteria.

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- Elon Musk passes Jeff Bezos as world's richest person

- In defense of Homer

- Jeopardy! tribute to Alex Trebek. Miss you Alex!

- First Principles: Elon Musk and the Power of Thinking for Yourself

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- Interesting - The friendship that made Google huge. Doubles as a look at the creativity of collaboration.

- Bittersweet - Alex Trebek's final Jeopardy! episodes to air this week

- Because Some Have Forgotten...

- The Treasury's Crypto Reporting Proposal May Be a Fourth Amendment Breach

- 4 Laws of Muscle. I've posted this before but its worth repeating. It could actually be narrowed down to two laws - eat protein and exercise! 

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- Stats show NYC is in trouble. Going to be a long time before NYC recovers (if ever) and that recovery will never begin as long as Bill DeBlasio is still mayor.

- The Name in the Stone. Moving writing like this is worth revisiting.

- More info on SpaceX's Starlink offering

- Raging Fred

- Adam Thielen of the Vikings paid tribute to Alex Trebek has night.

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- Alex Trebek's Powerful Reminder to Us All

-  Heh Heh

- Pentagon: 7 in 10 youths would fail to qualify for US military. I could see revisiting the restrictions on ADHD and other medications because they are so over-prescribed in the US. I would not lower physical capability requirements.

- Girlfriend keeps referring to herself as "Wife-Elect" despite no official word from boyfriend

- 6 time-traps that many people fall into

- Fox News (and no I don't watch Fox News)

1. Alex Trebek

2. Cam Neely

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- RIP Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

- Heh Heh

-  RIP Alex Trebek

- 125 essential movies according to Martin Scorcese

- This is true

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- Interesting long read look at The Athletic and how they are now trying to take over sports reporting in the UK (or more correctly the Premiere League because many soccer fans are international based not necessarily confined to the city of the clubs). As an aside I've been a subscriber to The Athletic for quite a while now and enjoy their content.

- "Keep working." Excellent advice.

- One year update from Alex Trebek. How can you not root for this man?

- Why String Theory is such a dream and a nightmare. Got a sneaking suspicion that physicists from the future will scratch their heads wondering why we believed in String Theory. HT Stephen Landry

- Jack Welsh's approach to leadership

- How Tesla sets itself apart

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

People forget but the Patriots beating the Rams for their first Super Bowl win in 2001 was considered by many at the time to be as big an upset as Buster Douglas beating Mike Tyson. It was only later when people realized Tom Brady wasn't a fluke and how great a coach Bill Belichick is that it became just another victory... One of the big sports stories of the weekend was the revelation that star pitcher Madison Bumgarner has been secretly competing in pro rodeo roping contests under the alias Mason Saunders. Kind of feel bad that his cover has been blown... Victor Davis Hanson had a good point on a recent podcast. He noted that China targeted their retaliatory tariffs on products produced in States that could effect the electoral college in the next Presidential election. For instance soy beans were targeted but almonds (produced mainly in California) were not. This is clearly trying to influence the 2020 election much more than anything the Russians are trying to pull off with Facebook ads... The other big sports story over the weekend was the incredible story of 42-year old zamboni driver David Ayres winning a game vs Toronto as the Carolina Hurricanes emergency goalie. Incredible!... "Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do), and desire (want to do)." - Stephen Covey... If you find yourself being annoyed by a Canadian just remind them that Alex Trebek became a US citizen back in 1998...

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When I saw trending on Twitter was Emma Watson's "self-partnered" comment and the NBA's "load management" issue - I assumed they were related. Am I a bad person because my mind works like that?... This is such a tremendous way to get your message out... Boston pro sports are a combined 25-4-2 between the Patriots, Celtics and Bruins so there really should be nothing to complain about. Every other sports city in the USA would be celebrating their good fortune. Yet in Boston you'd never know how good things are if you only got your information from sports talk radio... Excellent quote "Your mind automatically generates thoughts related to the information you consume. Be Conscious of your information diet"... Do you remember when certain comedians and pundits tried to force the nickname of "Donald Drumf" on the President? It will be interesting if any of those now try to pass themselves off as non-partisan... Nice - Teen Jeopardy Champ donates $10,000 to cancer research in Alex Trebek's name...

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- Interesting long read on what drives Marvel's movie blockbuster machine from Harvard Business Review

- Never thought of it that way

- Apple weighs 15-30% capacity shift out of China amid trade war. Apple is not alone in looking to possibly make changes on relying on China based production.

- Heh Heh (Lakers joke)

- The idea that the shooting of David Ortiz was a case of mistaken identity is more than a little fishy to me

- This was a nice story. Alex Trebek is a North American treasure.

- Mexico becomes first country to ratify the new USMCA trade deal.

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- This should put a smile on your face.

- Very cool interview with the Chicago Bears Mama Bear 96-year old Virginia McCaskey

- My first thought was "what a waste of books" but my second was "I want one but with a fire-pole"

- USC's penny-sized robotic bee. I for one welcome our insect sized robot overlords

- If you don't at least get a little misty watching this then I really don't want to know you

- Really great news about Alex Trebek

- Patients with drug resistant malaria cured with plant based therapy developed at WPI. Go Worcester!

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- Alex Trebek is the best.

- After a long winning streak, Netflix's vulnerabilities becoming clearer.

- Why Bob Kraft's ordeal should alarm us all

- Good advice

- You're going to see a lot of stories like this - and not just on Joe Biden.

- I like Tim Apple Cook.

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Somebody pretty please ask Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez if she'd eat the moon if it were made of ribs. Or better yet ask her if the Sun is her favorite planet. Please, please, please... My current life goal is to live longer than Charles Bukowski did. That means if I make it to 75 I win!... Alex Trebek is the best!... Now that Beto is in the race - when does the Rent if Too Damn High guy announce he's running for President too?... "The tools for learning are abundant. It's the desire to learn that's scarce." - Naval Ravikant... "Stinktum" should be a word. It's so much nicer sounding than either "anus" or "sphincter"... How funny would it be if Odell Beckham Jr. didn't pass the Browns physical and had to return to the Giants? I have my fingers crossed because I enjoy a certain amount of chaos...

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- I love Alex Trebek. I'm praying for him to beat the long odds. He's the best!

- In other medical news - Billionaire diamond trader dies during penis enlargement surgery.

- The physics still hiding in the Higgs Boson. Going to have to read this a second time (for comprehension reasons)

- Clint Eastwood's Code (Via Execupundit)

- Cool - the moment of impact for a bullet

- Well that's one way to look at Brexit I guess

- Israeli company can produce 5,000 liters of clean drinking water from just the air and a good electrical supply. The cost per liter is estimated at just $.02-04 per liter!

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- Alex Trebek recovering from blood clots on the brain. Prognosis looks good. Alex is the man!

- Holy crap! Only people over 35 probably get the joke.

- Interesting - Obamacare to die in a whimper. If insurance companies could offer a plan with full Obamacare coverage but also other lower cost plans more customized to individual needs - how many people would buy the Obamacare coverage? Almost nobody?

- Heh heh

- Interesting new potential solar cell window technology

- If you really wanted to ban slaughterbots - you never should have given them such a very cool name. Slaughterbots! I don't think they understand how most people will think this is cool technology.

- Chelsea Clinton denies being a Satanist. Maybe it was just a phase?

Alex has reached the stage where he gives zero fucks.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Chad Ochocinco will wear number 85 for the New England Patriots while Aaron Hernandez will switch from 85 to 81. I wonder what that cost Ochocinco to get his uniform number? I think Ochocinco can have Wes Welker type production for that Pats. He doesn't need long bombs to be successful. He is very quick and good at running routes. He easily could match his uniform number in receptions with Tom Brady as his QB. So let it be written - so let it be done... Heh heh - Algorithm... The things you learn on the Internet (via Mental Floss): "In 1965, Alan Stillman opened T.G.I. Friday’s in New York as a way to meet stewardesses. He said it was the first singles bar." I just find that funny. A single's bar that now has a kids menu? If it had a kids menu back it 1965 it would be just creepy. Like a single's bar designed with NAMBLA in mind... 10 Reasons to Love Alex Trebek... It has been 36 years to the day that Jimmy Hoffa disappeared... Today is also Bud Selig's 77th birthday... This is literally scary good. Michael Chiklis' audition tape for The Shield (NSFW language)... Director Christopher Nolan turns 41 today. I will go to see any movie he directs.... The Red Sox Magic Number is now 57

Trebek Curses and Drinks (NSFW)