Candidate for Worst-Written Tech Article

I’m not aware of the contest or award in contention here, but this MacWorld article is so terribly written that it is frustrating to read, and in fact motivated me to write an equally poorly-written but mercifully much shorter post about it.

Now I do not wish to throw stones too hard, for obvious and typical reasons regarding the throwing of stones, as well as due to the fact that there actually is good information in this article, which I will shortly rely upon, at least in part, in making a purchase.  But why is the information so hard to get?

This article seems to have been written three times, chopped up into paragraphs and, like the taped recording of a calliope in The Beatles’ Mr. Kite, simply … Continue reading

Jefferson Quote

“A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written law, would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means.”

–Jefferson to John Colvin, September 20, 1810

Meghan Markle Coming Unhinged

Just a quick hit here, so to speak.  Maaan, this is delicious.  I think Markle is getting her come-uppance in the wake of some cooking show debacle.  Rumor is that Netflix has fired her.  I guess that might explain her sudden willingness to “forgive” the British royal family and so forth.

I’m just so disgusted with Harry the Whipped and Markle the Destroyer.  I confess I can’t turn away either.  This is textbook advice for young men about bad women.  The never-ending nature of this sordid story is part of the warning.

I wish I could link to my piece over at ricochet.com, “The Slowly Bumping Saga of Harry Markle Grinds to a Halt.”  Alas, their business model seems to have hidden everything except podcasts and pro content.  … Continue reading

A Sigh of Reprieve

It’s good to feel happy and Heaven knows we’ve seen trouble, but let’s don’t fool ourselves — this is an opportunity, not a solution.

The Trump victory in 2024 is an amazing feat, and there will be much written about it.  The campaign ran one Hell of an operation, and this is going to be a fascinating story when it comes out.  Grassroots and big-name support along with great personnel picks and magnificent showings by the boss made this a campaign for the ages.

Part of what made this “mere competence” seem spectacular was the backdrop of doom and corruption.  This 2024 victory is more than the defeat of a vapid woman and her ever more vapid running mate.  The Marxist Alinskyite Obama project is still running a … Continue reading

Why Milley Fears Court-Martial for Treason

Widely reviled former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley worries that he will be court-martialed under a Trump administration.  His fears are probably larger than life, but hardly without merit.  He does have a serious vulnerability.

I understand that he feels there is some justification for what he did — I have read it.  He puts it in the context of soothing the excitable Chinese — he feels that he was doing real ‘Missiles of October’ stuff, mil-to-mil contacts avoiding war by mistake.  That’s noble.  But there is still a right way to do things. I  would have one question for him: “Did you tell your boss what you said about him to the enemy?”   The rest follows from there, and may be … Continue reading

The New Thing

I am inclined to consolidate our Republican coalition. Our winning team should be solidified and replicated.

I also do not want revenge upon our fellow countrymen merely for voting differently. Their rights are our rights.  But there are a great many who did more than just vote or politic a different way — some of them joined in the hysteria to destroy our families and livelihoods over COVID mandates, and have colluded to mutilate and pervert our own children, with a malicious disregard for our rights or the children’s well-being.  This cannot go unpunished, or it *will* continue.

Finally, there are a great many officials who have committed actual crimes in office, putting their partisan or other interests above their oaths to the Constitution. From Garland to Vindman, … Continue reading

Don’t Fall for Bezos’ WaPo Column

Jeff Bezos’ WaPo, like the LA Times before it and USA Today shortly after, has refused to endorse Kamala Harris for President.  He wrote an op-ed about it here:  The hard truth: Americans don’t trust the news media

If you haven’t read that yet, it’s worth the time, but take your blood pressure meds first.  As is typical with leftist framing, he says that the problem is perception of bias, rather than bias itself.

We [newspapers — bdb] must be accurate, and we must be believed to be accurate. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, but we are failing on the second requirement. Most people believe the media is biased. Anyone who doesn’t see this is paying scant attention to reality, and those who fight reality lose. … Continue reading

Vance Debate — Bigger Picture, So-Called Journalists are Marxist Trash

It’s time to take the MSM up on their claims to objectivity.  Accept for argument’s sake that they are all as pure as the driven snow, without a common ideological axe to grind.  You know, just to make the rest of this argument go.  Then look at the questions they ask and the “clarifications” they issue.  Why would a “debate” “moderator” say such a thing?  What is the worldview which would cause an honest journalist to ask such a question, or to emit such a brain-dead reply?

This analysis will show that the honest and hard-working talking heads of the Democratic People’s Republic of TheNews are all thoroughly mal-educated Marxists.  Regardless of whether they are committed or merely caught up in the rush, every single one of them … Continue reading

WordStar 7 Archive Released

WordStar 7, the last version of the first word processor, has finally been posted as a complete application, with manuals and much more than ever came in the box by science-fiction author Robert J. Sawyer. 

To describe the impact or the rationale would simply be to recap one of Sawyers’ bests posts on WS, which go back to the early days of the internet.  I will simply link to some relevant pages and provide a few notes.

Meanwhile, here’s the first three paragraphs from his post:

As you all know, I continue to use … Continue reading