Author: craigshields

I agree with this woman 100% (though I point out that her last sentence here is a statement, not a question). Here in the U.S., for instance, we wouldn’t have elected a terrible person to lead us if we ourselves …

Yes, It’s Who We Are. Admit It, Then Do What You Can to Change It. Read More »

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A reader sent me this and notes, “This is what happens when you let the 16 year old employees make the signs.” My reaction: This is a good place to avoid.

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I like this guy’s positivity, but I caution that Trump is coming out “armed for bear,” in terms of centralizing power within the U.S. presidency, and he’s making sure he runs into as little resistance as possible. What he’s doing …

Watching Out for Trump Read More »

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Most math teachers wish they had a dollar for every time some cheeky 14-year-old raised his hand in their class and asked, “Am I ever going to use this even once in my life?” I’ll grant that, if you’re not …

Does Algebra Have Any Value in Your Life? Read More »

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The subject of energy storage is like anything else in technology: lots of entrants of completely different types that, over time are winnowed down, and ultimately, the “winners win and the losers lose.”  What happens next is that the losers …

Flywheels as Energy Storage Read More »

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Here’s a woman with a tattoo that reminds us that about 45% of our countrymen have joined a cult of ignorance and hate, and another 5% are in another, closely related cult: one of selfishness and greed. Both vote for …

What Americans’ Tattoos Signify Read More »

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From a reader, with my comments below: So, I started this sentence with ‘so’! And I followed up by starting another with a conjunction. But do I care? There are many people who object to these practices, condemning them as …

Question on Grammar Read More »

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I’m not a billionaire, let alone one with the net worth of Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk, so maybe I’m the wrong guy to ask, but I would say that the answer to the question that this young man raises …

Why Mars? Read More »

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At left are the words of U.S. representative Adam Schiff.  Sure, conservatives view Schiff as some sort of blend of the anti-Christ and Karl Marx, but doesn’t he have a point here? Didn’t the American people have a right to have …

What the American People Need to Take Away from Trump’s Flipping Off the U.S. Justice Department Read More »

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When people like Ramaswamy are taken to be serious candidates to become president of the United States, it can only be because the people they’re speaking to are morons. It’s a grotesque truth–but one we’re forced to accept.  

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