Wars happen because some people expect one outcome, and others expect a different outcome. So prediction is hard, for if it was easy, the war would likely have been avoided, though as the war goes on, and on, and on, becomes easier. Due to fog of war, hard to know what is happening now, or has happened recently, But after a while, it becomes obvious what did happen, which gives …
Month: July 2024
Trump Unbowed
The early headlines are extremely interesting. Trump removed from stage by Secret Service after loud noises startles former president, crowd – USA today Donald Trump is escorted from stage after pops heard during pennsylvania rally NBC News: Secret Service rushes Trump offstage after popping noises heard at his rally Associated press: Trump has been escorted off the stage by secret service after loud noises ring out in the crowd. CNN …
Moderation broken
Suddenly WordPress has started to throw everyone into moderation, despite me turning off the various ad hoc things I have done. As far as I know, I am now just running standard WordPress, and it still just puts everyone into moderation. And I tend to leave my moderation queue unattended for long periods, because from time to time I have episodes of real life. So if it takes a long …
Starliner astronauts stranded in space
The official truth, blasted from every media, is that they are not stranded — NASA and Boeing just want time to run some more tests. The astronauts were supposed to do to space walks, but the space suits did not work either. Which is a problem because the space station needs some external maintenance which can only be done by people going outside in space suits. So everyone on the …