Stuff I make up
Philosophers Are Children telling truths Adults finding persecution Are of little faith, but chosen What It Is Wisdom is having outlived our mistakes. Intelligence is the capacity to make them.
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The Moon
Also of possible interest The Earth AI NoteBook https://astraea.earth/earth-ai-notebook/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI--TCx9Sm5wIVyp6zCh3yZAH9EAAYAiAAEgLPSvD_BwE
Welcome hackers - the good guys
Having knowingly accessed a computer without authorization People with computer coding ability are now getting paid to find bugs in computer coding infrastructure Large corporations find bugs before malicious hackers do using good hackers Source Published Sat, Jan 18 2020 9:01 AM EST Updated Sat, Jan 18 2020 2:29 PM EST www.cnbc.com Katie Brigham
How Taiwan was handled by previous Chinese leader
Deng Xiaoping did not take a stand on the acquisition of Taiwan Source delanceyplace.com from Following the Leader by David M. Lampton
He did something right
By Marc A. Thiessen Columnist A supporter of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 11. (Chiang Ying-Ying/AP) Occasionally Donald does something that inadvertently has long term positive effects on foreign policy. Follow this link to the Washington Post article Source washingtonpost.com
Who fights and why
“A widening military-civilian divide increasingly impacts our ability to effectively recruit and sustain the force,” Blogger - I joined the Air Force in 1965 to reduce my chances of fighting in Vietnam. I supported our government, but not the war. It was an eight-year battle that outlived its purpose and the men who fought it. For those who did fight and die, they are to be heled in the highest regard.
Art Deco
"Of all the artists pursuing the style "Arts Decoratifs", one of the most memorable was Tamara de Lempicka." Artist copy showed above A biography of her life
A left hook sends Iran reeling
Americans still aren't rallying behind the president. “ The first poll after the killing of Soleimani shows 53 percent of Americans disapproving of Trump’s handling of Iran, a number similar to what other polling registered in September and October. What has changed is that 39 percent ‘strongly disapprove’ of Trump’s policy— a number up 10 points since before the Soleimani killing . ” Action reaction but not as intended as we in the name of our president decide how to manage security abroad. blogger Source David Frum Staff writer at The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com
What's up pussycat
Without malice of forethought, animals are not blamed for their actions unless it involves a human "As rocket attacks against U.S. bases in Iraq intensified over the last two months, the president had granted the Pentagon extraordinary latitude: The U.S. military had his permission to kill Soleimani the next time it had an opportunity to do so, according to a senior defense official who was not authorized to speak on the record." Source politico.com By DANIEL LIPPMAN , WESLEY MORGAN , MERIDITH MCGRAW and NAHAL TOOSI 01/03/2020 03:20 PM EST
Being old sucks
At least the mind moves on and on in a chosen direction at least for most still capable of charting their course and destinations Having reached the age of advanced maturity at least in body I tire not only of my physical inabilities but of the political discord that superiority has yet to determine a winner No one wins and everybody loses the war that takes lives and life for those of us who choose our leaders or have them imposed on us
Unrequited
My life is unrequited People linger then pass on A word or two becomes a dare Then they vanish they are not there The above is the condition that a bi-polar person faces Few friends understand The few that do tolerate the unimaginable The normal definition is as follows from Wikipedia Unrequited love or one-sided love is love that is not openly reciprocated or understood as such by the beloved. The beloved may not be aware of the admirer's deep and strong romantic affection, or may consciously reject it.