Author Archives: muser
It’s Offensive
I don’t know when this happened. It kind of crept up on me over the years. But now there is a highly vocal group of people who police the Internet and try to destroy those they deem “offensive.” This is … Continue reading
Mass School Murders Not Due To Mental Illness
According to a report by Gary Brucato, PhD, and Ragy R. Girgis, MD, mass school murders are not due to mental illness. I am curious to know what they think it means to be “mentally ill.” Evidently it doesn’t mean … Continue reading
Study Says Supplements Don’t Work
A recently-released study has concluded that several popular supplements for heart health don’t work. Among other findings, there was no improvement on the levels of cholesterol. Despite this, I would suggest hanging on to your supplements just in case the … Continue reading
C++ Is Not The Same As C
This is something of a useless rant, in that few people care anything about the topic, and there is almost certainly nothing that will change as a result of my posting it. However, it may help me get it off … Continue reading
UFO’s And The Government
The US Government has released some video footage of interactions between military aircraft and something that was not identified. Evidently the proper term for these things is now UAP – Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. This is probably a necessary change, since … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is the invention of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The highly logical detective had an almost uncanny ability to form deductions based on the slightest bits of evidence. Where others might see nothing more than some cigarette ash on … Continue reading
Scientism
Some while ago I was a member of a science-oriented online group. I noticed that many of the people in this group seemed to treat science as a sort of religion, rather than as an intellectual pursuit. I especially noticed … Continue reading
Cancel Culture and Richard Stallman
In the fallout from the news about Jeffrey Epstein and his human trafficking, Richard Stallman made some comments that were deemed offensive. Because of this there was a clamor for his hide; he was evidently compelled to resign from his … Continue reading
Victims Of Their Own Success
These days, many people adamantly refuse to take a vaccine, claiming that the vaccine can do more harm than the illness it is meant to combat. It is true that there is a risk of adverse reactions to vaccines, as … Continue reading
Chinese “Weather” Balloon
About a week ago, a large balloon wandered into US airspace. The balloon was from China; the Chinese government acknowledged ownership, and claimed that it was a weather balloon that had gone off course.