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Jul 19, 20241 min read
Dang! Must Have Been a Faulty Stud Finder.
Comparison: He [Bruce Schneier] compared the situation to a house built in such a way that nailing a picture to the wall puts it at risk...
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DLP
Jul 18, 20242 min read
Heavy Hitters Yet to Come in Late Lignup.
Comparison: ‘There is no shame in taking a well-deserved bow to the overflowing appreciation of the crowd when your arm is tired out, and...
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DLP
Jul 17, 20241 min read
What Hath Gary Wrought?
Comparison: The story of Hart and the blonde [Donna Rice] didn’t just prove to be Hart’s undoing; it was the story that changed all the...
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DLP
Jul 9, 20241 min read
Womp Rats Anyone?
Comparison: The usually too-silent majority of Americans who actually like living in a democracy have discovered the two-meter exhaust...
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Jul 8, 20241 min read
More than 3 Months Away, yes?
Comparison: ‘We are super-thorough and kind of traditional in how we draft bills — meeting with stakeholders, doing outreach,‘ she said....
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DLP
Jun 27, 20241 min read
Hamster in Helicopter More Dangerous than Misplaced Alliteration?
Comparison: . . . a lot of his other major policy goals from ending the Affordable Care Act [to] getting Mexico to pay for his border...
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DLP
Jun 19, 20242 min read
When does your water freeze?
Comparison: Freezing usually doesn’t happen right at zero degrees for much the same reason that backyard wood piles don’t spontaneously...
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DLP
Jun 17, 20241 min read
Heh, heh, is your dog friendly?
Comparison: Although wolverines naturally prefer to live in snow-packed mountain habitats and aren't known to attack humans, the idea of...
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DLP
Jun 13, 20241 min read
Someone Forgot to Check their Firearm at the Door
Comparison: We all know now that the Pac-12 CEO Group turned into a disjointed, double-crossing, back-stabbing pack of gunslingers. The...
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DLP
Jun 1, 20243 min read
We Need Our Mangroves-Healthy
[The comparison from Thomas Friedman below is unusually long (compared to most analyzed in this blog). But, that's part of the point....
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DLP
May 27, 20242 min read
Tragedy from Atmospheric Streams and Winter Avalanche Danger
Comparison: A slab avalanche of wet, heavy snow rushed down the mountainside and slammed into the two stalled trains. It pushed them—and...
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DLP
May 11, 20241 min read
That Kick Carries a Distance Punch!
Comparison: So they poked it. They sent commands to Voyager 1, trying to jolt it back to coherence. The [tiger] team had a list of...
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DLP
Apr 24, 20241 min read
Yow! How'd They Get to the Front of the Line?
Comparison: The rabble holding cheap tickets who board last are most affected, but even jet-setters with elite status seem to worry about...
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DLP
Apr 20, 20242 min read
Dumb is as dumb does.
Comparison: ChatGPT is dumber than it looks. That’s not true for a screwdriver. Or a table saw or even a spatula. These are useful tools,...
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DLP
Apr 12, 20244 min read
Rock-a-bye Baby in the Gas Cloud.
Comparison: Astronomers have discovered the first known instance of a baby star ‘sneezing.‘ The cosmic discharge, which may have occurred...
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DLP
Apr 9, 20241 min read
Something tells me the install's going to take a while.
Comparison: . . . if you haven't sailed here, if you haven't put in your ten thousand hours, these counter-currents, these eddies, it's...
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DLP
Apr 6, 20241 min read
Now that's a firm handshake!
Comparison: Yet it’s startling how much energy shoots though her via a simple handshake: if a woodland creature could shake your hand, it...
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DLP
Mar 31, 20241 min read
Outa my nest, or “How the Cuckoo Bird Eliminates Other Influence.“
Comparison: Once you realize smartphones are like the cuckoo bird. So the Cuckoo bird lays her egg in other birds' nests; that egg...
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DLP
Mar 28, 20241 min read
Get Busted Roller Coasters Off the Air!
Comparison: The last one had the element of surprise, which kept things shocking for a while in a way that was honestly a bit distracting...
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DLP
Mar 25, 20241 min read
It's getting a little tight and sticky in here!
Comparison: At one point, a dozen or so heroes amass at the old Ghostbusters headquarters in Manhattan to protect a storage trap of...
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