Here’s an investment that I won’t be making: Miso Robotics and its product “Flippy.” It uses robotics to cook French fries and flip burgers in fast-food restaurants. Let’s begin by admitting that such a solution will ultimately replace humans, who …
Category: Sustainability
Understanding How We Raise Our Kids Means Following the Money
The meme here makes sense until we realize something very important: there is no profit associated with teaching our kids about basic biology, but there is a ton of profit getting them to recognize and admire Jason Aldean, Patrick Mahomes, …
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Dealing with Children
Here’s a piece on the present-day controversy forwarded by the Republican vice presidential hopeful JD Vance to the effect that all women should have children. I commented: Not to like kids? I wouldn’t say that’s natural. … to which a …
Tagged with: Republican vice presidential hopeful JD Vance
How Did Trump Get So Far?
The author of the meme here poses an excellent question. I believe it will ultimately be shown that Putin had a great deal to do with this. Russia benefits from a United States that is depleted morally, diplomatically, and economically. …
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Playing Fast and Loose with the English Language
A reader asks: My wife just said about some left over green veggies “ Don’t worry about those, I will salad them.” Grounds for divorce? Ha! My interpretation here is that your wife regards the English language the same way …
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Without Respect for Others, We Can Kiss This Civilization Good-Bye
I was on a Zoom call the other day on which someone was trying to explain the hostility between two sects somewhere in Central or Eastern Europe. (Was it Hungary? I can’t recall.) The caller explained, “These people just don’t …
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Tagged with: having an organized civilization here in 50 years
Whom and What We Worship
The meme here reminds me of the late, great George Carlin, and his masterpiece explaining why he worships the sun, and not the traditional Judeo-Christian God:
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Why Are Meat-Eaters Attacking Vegans?
Meat-eaters nowadays seem to have deep-seated emotional issues with vegans, for reasons that remain unclear. Why all this aggression against people who may have compassion for the welfare of other sentient beings. or may be concerned about their own health, …
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Do You Mentally Correct Others’ Grammar?
A reader asked for my position on his question at left. Of course. And often, it’s not just “in my head”; I shout it aloud. On CNN just now: “Someone with whom they’re speaking to,” should have been, “Someone to …
Tagged with: grammar
At a Chick-Fil-A
I actually didn’t need another good reason to stay out of Chick-Fil-A, but it looks like I got one nonetheless.
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