Category Archives: Politics

Causality, Smausality

One of the big arguments against faster than light travel is that it will break causality. Even if true, I don’t see how that matters. So what? What’s so sacred about causality? Humans certainly don’t pay any attention to it, now. Example one billion whatever-we’re-up-to: “There are so many people in this administration that haveContinue reading “Causality, Smausality”

Whew! They’re Young!

I’ve been having all sorts of debates with myself about political things, criminal justice, etc… All the things that go horribly sideways after an apocalypse. I just noticed something about my characters’ backstories: They’re all young. This is by-design. It’s also the case in almost all action stories for the same reason I chose it:Continue reading “Whew! They’re Young!”

We’re Doomed

I read an interesting article about AI hacking: When AI Starts Picking the Locks. There’s a lot of good stuff in there. The most terrifying sentence: And insist that human judgment — discernment, wisdom, moral responsibility — remains central to decisions about risk It’s unfortunate that almost every filter we have between birth and theContinue reading “We’re Doomed”

Speaking of Trust Issues

The Rapid City Post is a new newspaper, of all things. I’m pretty sure the HomeSlice Group owns it. They’re a radio (at least) conglomerate that’s based here. They seem fine. They published an opinion piece with the very long title/headline of Opinion: Choosing Facts Over Fear Ahead of the 2026 Legislative Session. It’s dreadful,Continue reading “Speaking of Trust Issues”

“No” on Trust Issues

Rapid City is having a special election today to vote on Tax Increment Financing district. To drastically oversimplify: A developer wants the TIF as collateral for a loan. The concept is simple: The taxing authority locks in the current assessment. As property values increase, the tax difference between the locked-in assessment and the actual assessmentContinue reading ““No” on Trust Issues”

Digging Into Sensationalism

Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) has been a thing. Here’s the basic timeline: Meanwhile, we have headlines such as this one: Tractor Supply LOSES BILLIONS in Stock COLLAPSE As Woke Left Activism EXPOSED. Granted, it’s a Youtube channel, but still. I happen to have access to an excellent market data provider: CQG. The goofy, American dateContinue reading “Digging Into Sensationalism”