03/11 Open Thread: Shemp Howard, Fukushima, Douglas Adams
br> I was originally going to title this Well DUH! in light of something I will discuss later, but that combination of anniversaries up there was simply too good to pass up. I'm writing this on the...
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strings & loops in piYouTube Videon dimensional dartsYouTube VideoRiemann's ParadoxYouTube Video
View ArticleMonday OT: March 16 is Black Press Day
March 16 is day 76 of the Gregorian Calendar year, Setting Orange, Discord 2, 3186 YOLD (Discordian) And let us not forget 13.0.7.5.11 by the Mayan Long Count - On this day in history: - . 1190 – A...
View ArticleSaint Patrick's Day, a fresh look.
Oh my, where to start --His name wasn't Patrick. He wasn't Irish, he was a Brit (A Romano-Brit, we are told, whatever that may be). Somesay he might've been Welsh, but there aren't enough consonants,...
View Article03/18 Open Thread: Radical Far Left Communism
The other day I heard some otherwise normal middle class people approvingly discurring the fact that California's declaration of emergency outlaws and hence prevents price gouging. I was appalled that...
View ArticleMonday OT: March 23 is World Meteorological Day
March 23 is day 83 of the Gregorian Calendar year, Boomtime, Discord 9, 3186 YOLD (Discordian) And let us not forget 13.0.7.6.9 by the Mayan Long Count-On this day in history:- 1568 – The Peace of...
View Article03/25 Open Thread: Free Market Capitalism Leads to Oligarchy
Before I get started I will admit that I am not relying upon the work of noted economists. I consider that to be a good thing. Academic/theoretical economics is a grand farce, in which theory is...
View ArticleMonday OT: March 30 is Pencil Day
March 30 is day 90 of the Gregorian Calendar year, Prickle-Prickle, Discord 16, 3186 YOLD (Discordian) And let us not forget 13.0.7.6.16 by the Mayan Long Count-On this day in history:- . 1822 – The...
View Article04/01 Open Thread: You're Kidding Me
April First, aka April Fools' Day. Wow. So I presume that folks expect humor, but there just isn't that much that's funny any more unless you enjoy "sick humor". I mean, we have clowns, elected and...
View ArticleToday's Jam
The white Queen infamously told Alice "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day." So here's a Jam from yestidday. Casady-Garcia-HartYouTube Videocross posted from...
View ArticleGarcia Jam with Casady and Hart is up
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/5/1934351/-Today-s-Jam?_=2020-04-05T13:12:40.055-07:00
View ArticleMonday OT: April 6 is Fresh Tomato Day
April 6 is day 97 of the Gregorian Calendar year, Sweetmorn, Discord 23, 3186 YOLD (Discordian) And let us not forget 13.0.7.7.3 by the Mayan Long CountUH, In Early April, huh? Heh-On this day in...
View ArticleFire on the Mountain
There is a great version of Fire on the Mountain featuring Babatunde Olatunji (and his troupe), Jerry Garcia, Carlos Santana, Hamza el-Din, Micky Hart, Bobby Vega and others in my OT today...
View Article04/08 Open Thread: Propaganda, PR, and Marketing
Prefatory Intro: Hi there kids, can you say Propaganda? How about Marketing? Notice how different they sound even though they are the same damn thing? What's with that? Is the sheep’s clothing on the...
View ArticleToday's Jam
The white Queen infamously told Alice "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day." So here's a Jam from yestidday.The Family Dog, 1969, Garcia, The Airplane, SantanaYouTube...
View ArticleMonday OT: April 13 is Dyngus Day
April 13 is day 104 of the Gregorian Calendar year, Pungenday, Discord 30, 3186 YOLD (Discordian) And let us not forget 13.0.7.7.10 by the Mayan Long CountIt is also Easter Monday. Nobody knows what...
View Article04/15 Open Thread: It's Bessie Smith's Birthday
I really couldn't come up with anything today and the column I was working on instantly turned to shit late yesterday, so I fell back on the calendar. One thing I noted was a boatload of "Holidays",...
View ArticleToday's Jam
The white Queen infamously told Alice "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day." So here's a Jam from yestidday.YouTube VideoAlto Saxophone – Benny Carter, Charlie Parker,...
View ArticleMonday OT: April 20 is 420 Day
April 20 is day 111 of the Gregorian Calendar year, Setting Orange, Discord 37, 3186 YOLD (Discordian) And let us not forget 13.0.7.7.17 by the Mayan Long CountIt is also the 105th anniversary of the...
View Article04/22 Open Thread: Communication and narrative control
All is propaganda, but all is not lost. We can replace the noise machine with our own narrative, and sidestep all the narrative control and manipulation by those currently running the show. Podcasts...
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