I waste time thinking about what "leaning decisions" are — a special category of decisions that ought to be resolved by a throw of the dice? No, it must be a new philosophy of leaving decisions both big and small up to chance.
But here's the hot bath part: "Every night I take a bath that’s so hot that I come very close to passing out — and I use scented oil, the whole thing is done as girly as possible." Okay, I take very hot baths, and I am privileged — being a woman — not to have to think about whether anything I do is "girly" and —having little sense of smell — not to want anything "scented."
As for the watermelon, Jillette — who is privileged by his whiteness to be able to openly extol watermelon — relies on watermelon as a weight-maintenance food.[H]e’s built a sanctuary to showcase his ideas about environmental sustainability: the Shower Tower, the Worm Palace (crucial to his composting toilet), the Tea Cave (where he has stored more than 50,000 pounds of rare, aged tea), the Tea Pagoda (where he’s hosted tea ceremonies for friends and dignitaries for more than 40 years) and so many more.... [H]e never had permission to build any of it. “I’ve been a scofflaw all my life,” said Mr. Hoffman, 78. “I have to recognize that.”
Ah, yes, I can see this is like articles I've chosen — and blogged about — in the past. Eccentric real estate projects and the law.
At one time, he argued that his property could be considered a film set and exempt from much of code compliance because his home was the site of a documentary about his home-based tea business.... Landing a historic designation still appeared to be his best route....
As for Dahmer and the drooping face, I won't read the Dahmer article. Why does anyone need to "relive it"? And I'll skip the mystery of the drooping face.
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Jillette wrote a previous book about his all potato diet.
Jillette recommends skepticism but not cynicism
Jillette mocked people who wanted a border wall by rounding up a few Mexicans and filming them using a ladder to climb over a security fence. Hilarious!
Jillette has a very large home in Vegas. It is surrounded by a serious security fence.
Don't blame the bots they're just holding up a mirror to your clicking habits.
It's nothing personal. Netflix has been telling all its customers that they'd enjoy their new "Dahmer" miniseries, and presumably the NYT is trying to chase the same supposed buzz.
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The scofflaw story is interesting. A California eccentric vs California bureaucrats in ever so lefty and free Marin
I once had a girlfriend who owned a spa. She was all about 'ethereal' things, right down to the very best candles, music, lighting, and aromatherapies. And not just at work, but at home. I went into my relationship with her thinking scented baths were 'girly' things and I, being a man, preferred a shower and had not taken a bath in a tub since I was 8. Or maybe in college. It's hard to tell the difference in my memory.
Anyway, I started to take hot baths with fine scents. And candles, low light, ethereal spa music. And you know what? I learned to love them. Even after we broke up I continued to do a meditative bath once a week for a number of years. But...like all things, that too has passed.
I shower only now and look upon scented baths as girly things.
No, it must be a new philosophy of leaving decisions both big and small up to chance.
Not a new idea. "Luke Rhinehart" wrote a book in 1971, called "The Dice Man", about someone who made all sort of decisions by throwing the dice. I liked the book in my late teens, but not when revisiting it many years later.
The drooping face story is excellent
I'm in awe of doctors who do not give up.
I won't read the Dahmer article. Why does anyone need to "relive it"?
Good choice.
"What does the NYT know about me?"
Mirrors are so close at hand, and yet it is article suggestions that initiate self reflection.
I lost a ton of respect for Jillette after listening to a long interview he did with one of the "Reason" guys. He talked about his libertarian bent and how he was disappointed in other libertarians who didn't get on the vaccine mandate bandwagon. His position was, 'your personal autonomy should be subsumed for the benefit of society as a whole'. It was all very logical and I would have agreed with him BUT FOR THE FACT that we now know, have known since 2021, that the covid vaccines do not stop transmission of the virus. That removes the 'do it for the health of your fellow human beings' imperative. He went on a long time about his disappointment in his fellow travelers without once acknowledging this critical fact. Possibly he doesn't know this, but then I shift my loss of respect to his unawareness of the facts surrounding this issue that he himself deems important.
Anyways, I used to respect the guy a whole bunch. Less so now.
Dahmer is paid promo from Netflix. No algo necessary; it's just plain old-fashioned advertising.
Ann wrote, " ... but don't push Jeffrey Dahmer at me, and don't juxtapose him with a person with a mysteriously drooping face."
Blame the AI
Or ... NYT didn't want to admit that, among their pages and pages of riveting high-quality content, they couldn't find five to recommend to YOU so they filled with random picks.
I linked to the "California Scofflaw" story on FB yesterday (what a great word, BTW)... and I was thinking "Althouse should be on this"
I looking up the passport kiosk article. I found this:
Milena Rodban, 36, a geopolitical risk consultant, who was appalled to find herself standing amid thousands of people at Chicago O’Hare
What kind of frequently traveling "geopolitical risk consultant" doesn't have Global Entry? Which would have let her skip that line.
Actually, I guess the real question is "what kind of idiot pays for a geopolitical risk consultant who doesn't know about the US Global Entry program?"
Or is the issue that she's a criminal, and so can't use it?
"Not a new idea. "Luke Rhinehart" wrote a book in 1971, called "The Dice Man", about someone who made all sort of decisions by throwing the dice. I liked the book in my late teens, but not when revisiting it many years later."
Isn't that what the hippies were doing in 1971 — i Ching?
I was driving across the burning desert when I spotted six jet planes
Leaving six white vapor trails across the bleak terrain
It was the hexagram of the heavens, it was the strings of my guitar...
"We're very sorry your delivery is late" Amazon taking a shot at the Turing Test.
covid vaccines do not stop transmission of the virus
Per Johns Hopkins: "In general, most vaccines do not completely prevent infection but do prevent the infection from spreading within the body and from causing disease. Many vaccines can also prevent transmission, potentially leading to herd protection whereby unvaccinated people are protected from infection by the vaccinated people around them because they have less chance of exposure to the virus."
covid vaccines do not stop transmission of the virus
Per Johns Hopkins: "In general, most vaccines do not completely prevent infection but do prevent the infection from spreading within the body and from causing disease. Many vaccines can also prevent transmission, potentially leading to herd protection whereby unvaccinated people are protected from infection by the vaccinated people around them because they have less chance of exposure to the virus."
covid vaccines do not stop transmission of the virus
Per Johns Hopkins: "In general, most vaccines do not completely prevent infection but do prevent the infection from spreading within the body and from causing disease. Many vaccines can also prevent transmission, potentially leading to herd protection whereby unvaccinated people are protected from infection by the vaccinated people around them because they have less chance of exposure to the virus."
Anyways, I used to respect the guy a whole bunch. Less so now.
I went through the same progression with James Randi. First, he was debunking spoon bending and other paranormal stuff. Yay for Randi. Then he pointed out that "climate change" manifested the same symptoms. Everyone jumped on him, and soon he changed his mind and confessed his error. So much for courage. And, yeah, "climate change" really is up there with spoon bending.
Prof. Althouse writes: "Isn't that what the hippies were doing in 1971 — i Ching?"
Reminds me of this lyric:
I threw the I Ching yesterday said there might be some thunder at the well
Peace and quiet’s been avoiding me for so long it seems like living hell
-Bob Dylan, initial version of Idiot Wind [link to song]
Revised, final version:
I ran into the fortune-teller, who said beware of lightning that might strike
I haven’t known peace and quiet for so long I can’t remember what it’s like
This change always intrigued me - although I do prefer the final version.
I won't read the Dahmer article. Why does anyone need to "relive it"?
I don't need the details. I got the big picture. There is no upside in me trying to figure out evil. It exists. That's all I need to understand.
There was a TV show "criminal minds" Followed a team of elite FBI profilers, investigating crimes of sick individuals. Profile the crimes and narrow down the list of subjects by profiling. Very interesting. But the writers were forced to create, evermore sick and twisted atrocities to commit to video. The show became way to dark to make it through a whole hour. So we stopped watching sometime in the 2cnd season.
The decision by dice? The Big Bang did an episode with Sheldon rolling the dice for every decision. Like, dessert, or bathroom break.
Hilarity ensued.
Blogger RMc said..."Per Johns Hopkins: "In general, most vaccines do not completely prevent infection but do prevent the infection from spreading within the body and from causing disease. Many vaccines can also prevent transmission, potentially leading to herd protection whereby unvaccinated people are protected from infection by the vaccinated people around them because they have less chance of exposure to the virus.""
Yeah, that "In general, most vaccines…" is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Vaccines for measles and such do inhibit transmission and it was thought/hoped early on that the covid vaccines would do the same. And thus, the case for mandates (which I support in the case of measles, etc). But, unfortunately, that has not panned out for covid.
Penn's book was about loosing a lot of weight. The potato thing wasn't the diet he used, it was just a way to reset his pallet. He was transitioning from a lifetime of horrible eating habits (and deadly uncontrollable high blood pressure) to a vegetarian/vegan diet. When he was younger, for a period, breakfast was Hershy's choc syrup and coca-cola. Anyway, when starting the diet he ate nothing but potatoes - plain potatoes, boiled, baked, whatever, for x number of weeks (maybe 4-6). There is nothing special about the potatoes other than keeping him nourished during the transition. After that period, he couldn't believe, for example, how salty a piece of celery tasted.
Penn's book was about loosing a lot of weight. The potato thing wasn't the diet he used, it was just a way to reset his pallet. He was transitioning from a lifetime of horrible eating habits (and deadly uncontrollable high blood pressure) to a vegetarian/vegan diet. When he was younger, for a period, breakfast was Hershy's choc syrup and coca-cola. Anyway, when starting the diet he ate nothing but potatoes - plain potatoes, boiled, baked, whatever, for x number of weeks (maybe 4-6). There is nothing special about the potatoes other than keeping him nourished during the transition. After that period, he couldn't believe, for example, how salty a piece of celery tasted.
Love Penn Jillette. My YouTube recommended his Big Think video about how he lost the weight with his root diet while “eating anything you want”. I started it because I was slowly but surely putting on the pounds since the pandemic. I was eating ice cream and cookies almost every night. I’ve since had to expand it to include salads. The last time I went to donate blood they told me my iron was too low. I told them about the diet and they suggested I eat the leafy stuff. I’ve also started walking on the gym machine. I’m working my way up to a mile. I think I’ll be fine with a mile a day.
I don’t agree with PJs atheism, obviously. But other than that, he’s a pragmatic common sense guy with the gift of gab. I could watch him read the phone book, like they used to say.
BTW, I take cold showers and I’m going back.
The new iPhone update includes walking tracking already installed. I like that they did that. If anybody asks me to download or sign up for something to download on my phone my default answer is no.
To complete the study wouldn't Althouse have to read the whole NYT and see what she actually picks out and even in what order? the difference would probably be like the difference between an Identi-kit and a Rembrandt. What 's the difference - eyes, nose, mouth in both? And, just think, similar behavior algorithms are now being used in the criminal justice system to predict behavior in order to make parole decisions.
But, unfortunately, that has not panned out for covid.
Because of Covid's short incubation period, the body doesn't have time to eliminate the disease before it becomes infectious. Diseases with an incubation period of a week or more are easier to control through vaccination.
RMc said...
Per Johns Hopkins: "In general, most vaccines do not completely prevent infection but do prevent the infection from spreading within the body and from causing disease. Many vaccines can also prevent transmission, potentially leading to herd protection whereby unvaccinated people are protected from infection by the vaccinated people around them because they have less chance of exposure to the virus."
Rather sad that Johns Hopkins has become a politicized shithole.
All vaccines block you from getting the disease, which is to say build your body's immune response to the point that further exposure to the disease leads to an effective immune response that keeps you from being harmed by the disease.
Got the smallpox vaccine?
That doesn't mean "you won't die from smallpox". That doesn't mean "you'll only get a few pox marks from smallpox". It means you won't catch it.
Same for MMR, shingles, Hepatitis, etc.
The Covid shots are not vaccines, and only the ignorant of the dishonest call them vaccines
Wait, I got that wrong 👆🏽
I meant to say I’m NOT going back.
What's really disappointing is that once we learned that covid shots don't prevent transmission, that the mandates did not fade away. It's the only legitimate reason for a 'mandate'. "Follow the science", you know?
But they didn't. It's almost like they were a power trip for those in charge. In fact, it's exactly like that. And somebody like Penn Jillette should have seen it for what it was.
I'd have to place Jillette more towards the cynical than the skeptical.
I'm surprised the algorithm didn't direct you to the story of the guy who attacked a woman in Prospect Park, sprayed her with urine and killed her dog. And made it a systemic racism story.
I bought a new microscope for watchmaking and now I get nonstops adds for circuit boards et al…
Other articles you might have missed at the NYT:
"I knew I was gay when I buggered my rubber ducky"
"On his deathbed "Screamin' Jay Hawkins revealed, "I really AM black".
"Teller shared scented baths with Jillette".
"In general, most vaccines do not completely prevent infection but do prevent the infection from spreading within the body and from causing disease.
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In general, my ass.
Anyone know of ANYONE on this planet who got smallpox after getting the smallpox vaccine???
Yellow fever?
How about diphtheria? Polio? Measles? Tetanus? Plague?
Anyone know of any general population got those vaccines and still spread the infection among others?
Where are the "mild" outbreaks of smallpox, polio, etc among populations who have had all the shots.
Where we all got to get boosters? Why doesn't the CDC bug us all grown-ups to get them/
The CDC is filled with political shills, complete liars.
Our belief in Science is in the shitter because of leftist shills.
Penn and Teller. Did you ever think that maybe they picked the wrong guy to talk and the wrong guy to be silent?
Penn always seemed a lot younger than Teller, they weren't that far apart in age. They had both spent time in Western Massachusetts and I thought Teller had been Penn's high school teacher, but apparently not.
Anyone know of ANYONE on this planet who got smallpox after getting the smallpox vaccine???
No, but I did look it up once, the vaccine was said to be 95% effective, whatever that means. So not perfect.
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