Monthly Archives: October 2020

For your viewing pleasure, pictured below are two sample screenshots taken from 100,000 Stars, a simple but sophisticated website containing a comprehensive and interactive three-dimensional visualization of our nearest 119,617 stars! More details about this beautiful galactic project are available … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4OU8unx3-0 To celebrate our impending “200,000th hit” (see the counter on the right side of the desktop version of our blog), we are sharing this fun rendition of “Let’s Groove” by Earth, Wind, and Fire.…

Shout out to my colleague and friend Michael Conklin (Angelo State), who inspired the topic of Class #7 of my Advanced Topics in Law class and who is one of the most (if not the most) innovative and entertaining business … Continue reading →

Did you know the great rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen was not born in the USA? He was born in Amsterdam, my second-favorite city in the world, after La Habana! Also, check out this excellent essay by Matt Welch titled … Continue reading →

I have been watching this beautiful mural take form during my weekly commute to the university (I teach one face-to-face class on Wednesdays), and I finally got to meet the artist, Suhely, last night! Suhely’s mural is located on 517 … Continue reading →

Given that the results of this year’s presidential contest will most likely be disputed, I will be speaking about these fascinating topics on Tony Suarez’s informative “I need to know” radio program later this week. I will post a link … Continue reading →

Via David Noll (@davidlnoll), on this day in 2016 Nate Silver of “FiveThirtyEight” fame gave Hillary Rodham Clinton a 78.7% chance of winning the presidency. At the same time, as Mr Silver’s defenders like to remind us, Silver gave Trump … Continue reading →

Updated (10/7). Check out this investigative report about the misuse of police dogs. Maybe the “woke” critique of Paw Patrol is spot on (pun intended), after all, or maybe not! See Dylan Shelter’s excellent reply in the comment section. Hat … Continue reading →

From a recent deposition of Mr Musk:

I nominate the small square sign pictured below, which is located on Riverside Drive in Tarpon Springs, Florida.