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Thursday September 15, 2016 · 4:03 AM PDT

2016/09/15 · 04:03

A little more Purple here in New England...

Those of us who grew up in the Granite State have long been familiar with the rabid right wing politics of New Hampshire’s biggest newspaper, the Manchester Union Leader. (When I was in High School, back in the 1960’s, the Union Leader was described by one Civil Rights group as the Nation’s second most racist newspaper, after the Jackson Mississippi Daily News.)

So, imagine my surprise:

www.unionleader.com/…

The Union Leader is NOT endorsing Trump! Say goodby to NH’s Electoral College votes, Donald; you ain’t gettin’ them!

In a related story, the city of Atlanta, Georgia, has voted funds to erect a monument to Union General William Tecumseh Sherman...

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Thursday January 21, 2016 · 1:46 PM PST

2016/01/21 · 13:46

Worth taking another look at the global temperature record:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming

The sharp rise at the right end of the graph is a matter of grave concern, but, the other datum that worries me is the “camel hump” centered around the 1940’s. Almost as if there was something going on then that caused a massive increase in fossil fuel consumption, lots of fires, explosions, and general increase in greenhouse gas.

Which makes me think that another World War at this point in history, with global temperatures already heading for disaster levels, might be an even worse idea than it would seem at first blush. Even if it did not escalate to the use of nuclear weapons.

Which makes me think that keeping the White House safe from the belligerent blowhards of the GOP Klown Kar Kaukus may be a very vital concern indeed!

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Thursday March 05, 2015 · 9:04 AM PST

2015/03/05 · 09:04

Just moved to a small town in Southern NH. Coming up on election time. (Running for office myself, but, that's another story...) One question that will be on the ballot (has been for last several years) is whether our town should abandon its traditional Town Meetings and instead adopt the protocols of NH Senate Bill 2 (SB2) for Town government. A hotly contested issue, this. My wife is dead set against it; myself, have mixed feelings. For those of you unfamiliar with the terms of this debate, will describe some of the issues "below the fold."

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Thursday November 06, 2014 · 2:31 AM PST

2014/11/06 · 02:31

Moved to NH from MA this Summer; fell in love with a Granite State lady, and moved here to be with her. (Just took our vows, "till Death do you part," this past weekend.)

And, to put icing on the cake, got to vote against Scott "Pickup Truck" Brown for a third time. Had seen him win one election, lose another, back in MA; nice to see him lose the "tie breaker." Some consolation, in the face of otherwise dismal political news.

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Thursday February 13, 2014 · 6:29 AM PST

2014/02/13 · 06:29

Interesting article over at Science Daily:

Beauty and the Brain

Appears that the beauty of an elegant mathematical formula lights up neurons in the same region of the brain that artwork and music do.

Seems very plausible to me. As a working engineer, I have had to study (and continue to study) a fair bit of applied maths over the years, and, have often experienced a "rush" upon first "grokking" a new formula or theorem. Conversely, do enjoy playing music, and find that the rush experienced when playing a particularly lovely musical passage is very similar...

It has long been noted that an unusually high proportion of mathematicians are also musicians. Perhaps this has biological roots?

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