I’ve seen a demo of Alpha by Wolfram. It was impressive. It shows how having specialized knowledge of sophisticated software can enable useful results. On the other hand, after news today of their “pro” version coming out, I gave it another try. Simple task: give me a plot of the average high and low temperatures…
Category: Stupidity
Iran and Nuclear Weapons
I don’t support the theological state politics and leadership in Iran, but I can understand their point of view on nuclear weapons. Israel has nucs. It is natural for any country to want parity in power with a neighbor. Why was there an arms race between the US and USSR? Anyone who dismisses Iran’s expectation…
Resigning to the Tough Times Ahead?
Amitai Etzioni in http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/04/opinion/etzioni-tough-times-ahead/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 wants to convince us that we can’t do anything about the predicament we are in. Ignore the causes and actors that created this mess. We are powerless to stop it. But, we can feel good in sharing the misery and becoming better people together. What kind of propaganda is this? Why…
It’s easy to solve the budget “crisis”
Some Republicans like to say, it’s a spending problem, not a revenue problem. Well, both are problems. I agree with cutting spending, in the right place. Using the New York Times budget calculator, it is easy to balance the budget and even generate a surplus. Return to earlier, pre-increased-greed levels.
It’s still the stupidity, stupid!
Wow, just read this essay by David Michael Green. It is a frightening description of the big picture in the story of who we are and how we got here. Powerful writing. If I were running for office, my slogan would be, “It’s the Stupidity, Stupid!”. It’s not the economy. It’s not drugs. It’s not…