It used to be a friendly little neighborhood. Then the riff-raft moved in. Maybe riff-raft is not a “Politically Correct” statement about our neighbors these days but, what’s going to happen to them? “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn”, is what Rhett told Charlotte in Gone with the Wind. It works for me too. Some neighbors don’t deserve respect no mater what’s deemed sociably proper. The neighborhood of which I speak is the...
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Bad Science
I used to enjoy learning new things by watching “educational” programs on the TV. Channel 13 was my all time favorite. With the advent of cable “pay TV” a lot more of this type of educational material became accessible. Many production companies became dedicated to producing real science and engineering learning programs. I was in intellectual heaven. However, I have become quite peeved. The entertainment factor has overcome good science. The History Channel is the...
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