After poking fun at our local newspaper a few days ago, I feel compelled to mention that long-form journalism, when + more
After poking fun at our local newspaper a few days ago, I feel compelled to mention that long-form journalism, when + more
Saw this in today’s paper: Coeur d’Alene-based technology company, Rohinni, is under new leadership and is planning to relocate its + more
I learned a new word today: kakistocracy. My copy of the OED defines it as “the government of a State + more
Yesterday, with no explanation (or warning, for that matter), my son texted me a link to this video. So it’s + more
From this comprehensive list of helicopter prison escapes—helpfully defined as “when an inmate escapes from a prison by means of a helicopter”—we learn + more
According to Wikipedia, Benjamin Franklin was “an American polymath active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and + more
My friend Bill, in town for the summer, is directly responsible for turning me on to Domini’s and the Thad + more
“It turns out that being good-looking really does pay off,” begins the abstract for Is Beauty More than Skin Deep? + more
Is it me, or has it been a while since I’ve posted anything related to music? Let’s get to it, + more
About the only thing I didn’t check before the missus and I left for a short road trip last week + more
OpenAI’s GPT-3 is an artificial neural network that uses “probability, machine learning, and a huge body of training texts to + more
“I am deeply resentful that others write my headlines,” says Peggy Noonan, “and deeply relieved I don’t have to.” It’s + more
“No crystal hunters are as daring as Chamonix’s cristalliers, who complete technical alpine climbs to extremely hard-to-get places so they + more
The answer to the question posed by the title of this piece is No. Full stop. You don’t have a + more
I loved, loved, loved this movie when I first saw it at the old Orchard Tri Cinemas in Lewiston, Idaho. + more