“Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray's case, physics. In mine, show business. You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely no understanding of either the facts or the issues. Often, the article is so wrong … Continue reading The Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect Summarized
For Fun
Embarrassing
A pretty common experience for Romans these days
Weirdness Epic
I think I've mentioned before my fondness for Ross's Game Dungeon, one of the more unique game-review pages on YouTube. Rather than striving for 'relevance' with reviews of the latest triple-A games, Ross tends to aim at more obscure, odd, or interesting games, old or new. It's hugely entertaining for two reasons: one because Ross … Continue reading Weirdness Epic
A Song for Our Time
Yet I can't think why... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm4VR439pZQ&ab_channel=UnclaimedFr8
How It’s Supposed to Work
The Five Stages of Election Fraud
Denial: “They’re not really doing this, right? No, surely even they wouldn’t dare…” Anger: “YOU CORRUPT, ARROGANT SONS-OF-*****! WHEN I GET A HOLD OF YOU…” Realism: “Yeah, what’d you expect? These are the great ones of this world; the people who sell their souls for the power to impose their brain-dead views on everyone else. … Continue reading The Five Stages of Election Fraud
Tolkien’s Answer Summarized
There is a famous story about what happened when Professor Tolkien was approached about the possibility of a German version of The Hobbit in 1938. Of course, this was when the criminal Nazi government was in charge of the nation, so before the German publisher would undertake a printing they, of course, had to inquire … Continue reading Tolkien’s Answer Summarized
For Halloween: ‘Don’t Drop That Knife’
(To the tune of 'Last Friday Night'...though more directly 'Don't Mine at Night') There’s a voice upon the breezeThere’s a screaming from the treesBodies all around the roomLast one left, girl, you are doomed! Just no way to reach the carSomeone’s moving in the yardWalls are dripping wet with goreNow he’s pounding at the door! … Continue reading For Halloween: ‘Don’t Drop That Knife’
Monarchy Memes
For Saturday, since we've just had Bl. Karl's feast day:
The Internet, Ladies and Gentlemen
In 2011, a couple years after the release of Minecraft, one of its many players came up with a little song while doing a Let's Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-ePNomef68&ab_channel=BestYogscastMoments Not much, but it made a big impression on the fandom, especially after someone did a remix turning it into an actual song complete with an animated music … Continue reading The Internet, Ladies and Gentlemen
Serpent's Den 