I like the cut of this guy’s jib. When my kids were young, I told them that they were going to spend a great deal of their lives working, so find something you love and get incredibly good at it.
Author: craigshields
The Meaning of the Marine Corps and “Not My President” Flags Flying on the Same Staff
If I were guessing, I would say that among America’s top military people, about 10% are Trump supporters. The most accomplished and well-educated folks in the service, the generals and the admirals, understand that Trump is a would-be authoritarian who …
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You Can’t Access God with Reason?
At left is what has troubled me about the belief in God since I was three years old. I asked my mother, “How did all this stuff get here,” and she replied, “God made it.” When I asked in response, …
If Only It Were That Easy
Funny cartoon, but only so if we can let go of the fact that the hats don’t cause the ignorance; it’s the ignorance that causes the hats.
Tagged with: MAGA hats
The Battle for Our Children’s Health
It’s good to know that the medical community is putting up a fight against the anti-science crackpots in the Trump administration.
Tagged with: nti-science crackpots in the Trump administration
What’s Going on Here?
The gorgeous meme at left poses an interesting question: Are things getting worse, or simply more overt? Well, let’s compare today’s world with the one we lived in 50 years ago. In 1975, with Gerald Ford at the helm, how …
Tagged with: Rejection of basic science
EPA Proposes to Remove Itself from the Climate Change Mitigation Business
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (@epagov) released a proposal that would gut the 2009 Endangerment Finding and undermine the foundational scientific finding that global warming pollution endangers public health and the environment. At the same time, it’s repealing strong car …
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Tagged with: climate change mitigation
Why Discuss Political Philosophy?
Re: the opinion expressed at left, I’m not naive enough to think that I’m changing the political philosophy of any significant number of my friends who happen to be Trumpers with my blog and other writings. That said, I find …
Tagged with: political philosophy
“Pure” Opportunity Here
Here’s a call for investors to pump money into a Michigan-based start-up that claims it will produce small commuter aircraft with drone-like rotors. Oh. Well, I guess if it’s “pure” opportunity, it must be pretty special. I’d pass if it …
Tagged with: small commuter aircraft with drone-like rotors
Australia’s Solar Train
Let’s do some math and physics associated with the claim made here. The typical passenger train requires about 5 megawatts. If the average efficiency of solar PV is 25%, and its capacity factor is also 25%, and the solar irradiance …
Tagged with: solar train
