Author Archives: muser
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.
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
Faster Than Light Neutrinos
In 2011, researchers at CERN reported that some neutrinos appeared to travel faster than the speed of light.
Incubi and Succubi
Back in the Middle Ages, people were troubled by demons who would come at night to seduce them. Women were seduced by male-appearing demons called incubi (singular, incubus); men would encounter succubi (singular, succubus).