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The pandemic has now officially killed more Americans in about two months than those four events did over multiple decades. And that is almost certainly an undercount for the virus. Vietnam: 58,209 9/11: 2,996 Afghanistan: 2,216 Iraq: 4,576 Total: 67,997 Covid-19 Pandemic: 68,843 The...

New music can be fun and interesting, but discovering some artist or group that has been around a long time that you really like is often even better, because there is generally a large back catalog of stuff to explore. What are some acts that you discovered later in life that you became a big...

Spotify and the BBC produced an 8 part podcast series on the history of the Clash. It has been out for almost a year, but I only just became aware of it. It was exceptional and I listened to the whole thing over a less than 24 hour period. The narrator was Chuck D of Public Enemy. One of the...

for babies that are on the way are the dumbest, lamest thing possible. Change my mind.

A while back I read the book Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio. The book was pretty decent, even if I came away with the strong feeling that I wouldn't like working for Dalio very much (he seems like an ##### and a weirdo). One of the best things about the book was that it suggested that...

Haven't posted here regularly in I don't know how long, but I thought I would stop by to check in and see what is going on. I've had some profoundly life altering events happen to me in the past couple years. What's up?

My first post here isn't inherently political, but I am going to file it here just the same, since I have an idea how the discussion may go. I am going to stick to the facts with relatively little editorializing in this first post too. --The Fed and the world's other major Central Banks have...

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She has a very classic look and might be the most beautiful woman in the world right now. Google Images She compares favorably to the gorgeous French film chick that @rockaction loves, IMO.

A lot of you guys (and gals) have some really strong notebooks. So here is the game: Provide a factual piece of information from your notebook from that past about another poster, with @ tag, if you are so inclined. The more random (and funny), the better. Bonus points for esoterica that comes...

This is likely to be a continuing series

I just went through a great presentation by the co-founder of ECRI, which is one of the best economic forecasting and consultancies out there. Their work is always thoughtful and thought-provoking, even if the forecasts aren't exactly correct. Some of it is a little esoteric, but I'll summarize...

CPS To Set New Graduation Requirement: Acceptance Letter A school system that can't even calculate its own graduation rates correctly (or honestly) is now going to be put in the position to decide whether a student is awarded a diploma, based on its own arbitrary judgement on the student's...

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In this thread I will share some songs I love, like a lot, or just find interesting. Genres are going to be all over the place. Feel free to contribute, if you like. The Street Parade - The Clash The Clash are one of my all time favorite bands and this song, a lesser known one off Sandinista...

:( Hans Rosling: 'A kind and constantly curious genius' His famous TED talk on global development stats. Definitely worth 20 minutes.

I haven't had an up-to-date resume in years, but I saw a job that I wanted to apply for yesterday on LinkedIn and figured I would try to put one together. My LinkedIn profile is current and detailed. I figured out that you can download your profile details into a PDF right from LinkeIn, but it...

Saw several movies with great car chases mentioned in the Lesser Known Movies thread, but this can be a separate topic... Obviously the French Connection and Bullitt are right up there. I nominate the chase in To Live and Die in L.A. Whatchagot?

Haven't done one of these in a while. I fired up my 80s playlist on Spotify this morning. A few gems came up almost immediately on Shuffle: Corona - Minutemen Within Your Reach - The Replacements Mandinka - Sinead O'Connor

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