Early 60's engineer with interests in politics, economics, science and technology. Lived all over the US South as well as in assorted other corners of the country.
Mon 5 Jan, 2026 02:41 pm - I remember in elementary school standing in line to get vaccines. Sometimes it was a shot, sometimes it was an air gun that blasted it through the skin. It was a pretty routine thing. This would... (view)
Thu 11 Dec, 2025 07:55 am - My daughter recently mentioned that she (and her brothers) used to come on A2K to read my posts. I really hope I never got into any flame wars here. LOL (view)
Wed 10 Dec, 2025 01:07 pm - Well, we have the 12 team format and lots of drama already. Two(!) small conference champions, Miami beating out Notre Dame, causing Notre Dame to pitch an entitled fit worthy of any Karen story.... (view)
Fri 24 Oct, 2025 11:10 am - Just read this story and apparently AI producing false legal briefings to support whatever position you want is a thing.... (view)
Wed 10 Sep, 2025 12:29 pm - The redeeming part of all that was that the tennis was so good that everyone forgot about Trump and was talking about how Alcaraz took it to the next level to beat number one Sinner and avenge his... (view)
Sat 26 Jul, 2025 10:39 am - There is a thumbrule for the exact question you are asking. If you have N samples with no failures, you can say with a 95% confidence that the failure rate is less than 1 in N/3. So if you have... (view)
Mon 23 Jun, 2025 12:07 pm - Would have to say Jordan for me, not only for his individual accomplishments, but for how much his presence on the court improved the play of his teammates. He was both an individual presence and... (view)
Mon 23 Jun, 2025 10:42 am - I think the "problematic" part is where the pharmacist hits George several times before coming to understand why George disobeyed him.
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