Archive for the ‘From the web’ Category
The problem with CNN
CNN is a big news network and therefore important. It’s under new-ish management and has possibly slid downhill a bit in terms of being reasonable. For one thing, they are giving airwaves to 45 — who technically is a presidential candidate but more importantly tried to overthrow democracy. Here’s The Damage Report on this topic: […]
The story of the dodo
The dodo has been the exemplar of an animal that went extinct because it was too stupid. Scientists found out much more about the dodo after 2005 when some bones were discovered. The myths about the dodo, in other words what we heard about it as kids, are not true. Here’s the story from PBS […]
The intersection of Fox News and the NRA
What happens when people believe that they should have a gun to defend their home, and they believe that crime is rampant and someone coming to their home is likely there to kill them? Here’s Chris Hayes on MSNBC: Fox News and the right-wing paranoia problem Homeowners hopped up on paranoia are shooting innocent people […]
It’s time to abandon your team
Most people in the US think they have to vote for the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, although Ross Perot won 19% of the vote in 1992. Ones who are logical and are paying attention to what’s going on have certainly abandoned the Republicans, but there are many Americans who know less about what’s […]
A day for justice
45 has been indicted for one of his many crimes. It’s the first time a former president has been indicted, but as Jon Stewart says — you either have the rule of law or you don’t. Here’s Brian Tyler Cohen on the topic: BREAKING: TRUMP INDICTED IN NEW YORK
Film Symphony Orchestra
There are lots of videos of orchestras playing soundtrack music, some of higher audio quality than others. There’s one orchestra that specializes in film music — it’s the Czech orchestra Film Symphony Orchestra. The director is Constantino Martinez-Orts. Unsurprisingly, they play lots of John Williams music. They do sometimes go overboard with lighting effects. Here […]
The importance of typography
Vox shows that better typography could have improved the chances that the Oscar announcement mistake of 2017 wouldn’t happen. They then show that better typography could have changed the outcome of the US election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. At this point in the 21st century, design your documents so that they can […]
4-day work week
A big test of a 4-day work week has been completed, and 92% of the companies who participated are keeping it. Not only did employees love it but employers did as well. How does the reduction in hours affect employees? 71% were less burned out 39% were less stressed 48% were more satisfied Here’s Ana […]
Interviews with actors on Inside of You
I never watched Smallville, the show Michael Rosenbaum is most known for. But he has some astonishing interviews. The channel is called Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum. Like the guys on Shuttlepod Show, he has a relaxed but penetrating style. He’s talked to all sorts of TV and movie stars — like Jonathan Frakes, […]
Astrology debunked
Since astrology is an industry worth billions of dollars, I wanted to place here what I think about it. It’s garbage. Here’s Professor Dave explaining what the deal is: Astrology: Fact or Fiction? He tests the claims of astrology, going through the possible mechanisms by which astrology might work, and testing to see if its […]