Monthly Archives: May 2020

More Thoughts on UBI

Posted on 2020-05-31 by alan

The main problem with Universal Basic Income proposals is that there are so many of them, and they are so completely different from one another, that the term is no longer meaningful. But the current need for governments to distribute … Continue reading →

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So Fucking Smart!

Posted on 2020-05-29 by alan

Yes! Let’s punish the people of Hong Kong for resisting CCP control Source: Trump Moves to Strip Hong Kong of Special U.S. Relationship – The New York Times

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Poinsot Construction

Posted on 2020-05-29 by alan

(With more attention to scanning Carroll’s reflections than to reflecting physics’ conjections) The polehode rolls on the herpolhode,  slipless in the invariable plane. And when it slips the herpolpode quips “That’s non-holonomic to me” But asymmetric jax-es flip intermediate ax-es, … Continue reading →

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Let’s all use “it”

Posted on 2020-05-21 by alan

A friend just passed on for comment this piece from last summer where New York Times opinionist Farhad Manjoo says: It’s Time for ‘They’ –The singular “they” is inclusive and flexible, and it breaks the stifling prison of gender expectations. … Continue reading →

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Sky News weighs in on ‘Planet Human'(sic)

Posted on 2020-05-11 by alan

The movie has serious flaws but I am glad I watched it because it also raises some legitimate questions. Unfortunately those questions are not addressed in this POS review which, on the contrary, picks up on and endorses some of … Continue reading →

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