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Musk and Security Clearance
Is Musk too big to treat like all others with Clearances, or will we permanently damage the National Security apparatus? We may see if Harris wins.
Geoff Anderson
Lifelong learner, physics educated, product manager by trade, guitar player, and dog rescuer.
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What the actual (and I mean it) Fuck? - Trumpers in line at MSG
From the line outside the MAGA Nazi rally.
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Misguided Protests: Canceling your WaPo subscription
I know it feels good, but it is ineffective and will not alter the behavior of the oligarchs. Trump once again corrupts absolutely.
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Some thoughts for Substack's Product Management Team
The pressure to go paid and drive paid subscriptions could be moderated and ironically be more effective. Not sure they will listen, but this product manager has thoughts
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Cowardice
When you have all the money you could ever want, but you are quivering like jello on a rickety freight train, you really are not cut out to own a newspaper. I mean, did you not even watch Citizen Kane
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We lost another one: Paul DiAnno original singer for Iron Maiden has passed
Well, that ruins my afternoon. I just learned from the NY Times that Paul DiAnno, the original singer for Iron Maiden, has passed away ash the ripe old age of 66. Damn, he was only 7 years older than me. That cuts close to the bone. I will spin a
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Music: Rush's 2112
Near where it all began, a banger of a song, and an epic adventure.
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Fixing Fouled up e-Books
Whilst there are plenty of legal "free" e-books out there, the downside is that much of the time, they are glitchy, and have egregious formatting and layout issues. You can fix them with these tools
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David French Wades into "it"
Or, David French uses a horrible implementation of DEI to justify his disdain. News at eleven.
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Music: Doing a classic Justice - Holy Diver
Paul Gilbert's tribute album to Ronnie James Dio is masterful, tasty, and fun
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Guilty Pleasures: Doc Savage
A gem from the height of the pulp era, Doc Savage was a serialized periodical targeted at young boys. Why do I still read them to this day?
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Music: Triumph
The early 1980s was a magical time for rock music.