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I read InfoWorld for its entire run, from when it was on newsprint in the 80s. Is there anyplace to read a true and complete history of the Cringely column? As I recall, I thought of this guy as 'not Cringely'. I'm happy to be corrected, but there was more than one Cringely. As I recall, there was even a lawsuit over rights to the name.

I remember a fun related one suggested by my high school chemistry teacher--'what if Planck's constant was a very large number?'

They periodically have ‘specials’ such as idle chatter by the announcers during a rain delay. Ha!

And this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_Army

This one blew my mind when I first heard of it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisbee_Deportation

Of course, in your particular case, the Jesus atoms may outnumber the other two. So you’re probably good.

That’s not the way to look at it. The airline has a total cost hurdle for the flight to make sense. If they don’t cover that the flight doesn’t happen. So in a very real sense, your seatmate paying half what you are could be the difference between the flight going or not. As long as they are covering the direct costs of their flight (fuel, etc.) they are helping the flight take place at all. Since the assumption is the business travelers ‘really, really want that flight’ everyone benefits here.

Another perspective on the underlying issue—do you suppose that MDs will be more easily replaceable with AI than nurses will be?

For something similar but seemingly nutty, try the podcast ‘Northwoods Baseball’. It consists entirely of ‘broadcasts’ of baseball games in a fake baseball league. Sounds crazy, but works for me! Each ‘game’ lasts about 2.5 hours.

I live outside Boston and frequently see a Newark-Singapore A350 fly over. A mind boggling distance…

Reminds me of one of my favorite Far Side cartoons https://www.reddit.com/r/TheFarSide/s/g5y9E0ZlmI

Maybe so, but the 6-axis machine appears to be sitting in the front window of a store on Newbury St. (which is Boston’s high-dollar shopping area).

An extra safety margin is conferred by the stepladders found in the tailcones :-)

When the pope was in the US, he was driven around in a Fiat 500 (!). Granted, it was the four-door version :-)

Fun fact—AI has done that already. 200 million proteins have been folded (and that’s all there are). Folding at Home is no longer a thing!

Everything old is new again. Here is the same thing, from Yankee Magazine in 1987: https://newengland.com/food/fish-seafood/salmon-cooked-in-di...

Can confirm. I have an 1898 house in the Northeast. Just upgraded from 100A service to 200A service for $3900. I didn’t own the house at the time, but I believe it went from 40A to 100A in 1985.

By similar logic to Russia’s claim on Crimea, wouldn’t Finland have a claim on eastern Karelia?

I haven’t received a notice either. I do however use Google as my domain registrar, and I purchase storage from Google. Is it even conceivable that either of those has spared me? Or is Google just lagging with its termination notices?

Just some minor pushback. When walking, ‘look at chimneys’. There is something to be said for enforcing an uplifted posture, plus engaging with the light. Honestly, it makes a difference!

Cut Bank, Montana to Gulf of Mexico is also quite a ride!

It’s like pulling teeth through the anus. Theoretically possible, but very, very difficult.

Here’s one of my favorites: What state in the US is closest to Africa?

Now if only someone could explain why toppled smokestacks break into three pieces, my life would be complete :-)

Hillbilly Elegy, J. D. Vance.