Overton Windows
Is Trump smashing Overton Windows, in his attack on general world order, including proposing to take over Greenland? And what is an Overton Window?
Tag: truth
Barrels of oil
Chris looking at a ‘nodding donkey’ in Utah – a pump used to bring oil to the surface on land I felt […]
Scales of tragedy
How tragic is a ‘natural’ disaster? Does it depend on what is lost? Or when it happened? Is sadness about natural disasters another tilt at preventing inevitable change?
What’s in a Font?
The USA is mandating all diplomatic documents use Times New Roman 14 pt font, reversing the previous administration’s change to Calibri 15 point. Why the fuss?
Change is (not) good
Things can’t stay the same forever but humans have a tendency to wish they could. Like the Catholic church maintaining that women can’t be deacons. Hell, no?
Demonic Eggbeaters and Democracy
Shane Jones says regional councils should be disestablished because they’re full of demonic egg beaters. What are demonic egg beaters? Should they be disestablished?
Being polite
Should we be polite to large language models like ChatGPT? There are good arguments on both sides of the debate.
End of a career?
Changes to the New Zealand research funding meeting may spell the end of my career but, more importantly, what do they spell for research and science?
Lawyers & Bears
What do lawyers and bears have in common? I’m not sure, but given the choice, I’ll pick the bear.
Talking about weight
Ozempic is everywhere…one of a new class of weight loss drugs promising reduced body mass and increased health. Are the claims real? And what are the downsides?