Shermann
Shermann's JournalManhattan voted for President Joe Biden over Trump by 87% to 12%
However, in the 2020 general election, the voter turnout in Manhattan was approximately 61.9%. Statistically that means approximately .5 jurors are Trump voters. Rounded, that's one. It only takes one MAGA cultist to have disillusioned reasonable doubt and hang this jury.
The Talos Principle
I just finished this on Xbox One and can recommend it. There is a LOT of gameplay for only $4.49. It is a slow-paced casual first-person puzzle game. There is an AI-themed backstory there for atmosphere, but it is all about the puzzles. They are completely standalone and use a few basic building blocks like fans and lasers and, well, blocks. When you start a puzzle, the puzzle elements are mostly laid out in plain sight without having to find hidden objects or obscure interactions. The difficulty is in figuring out how to connect all the dots, and it is HARD. There are many variations on a theme with some deception and lateral thinking involved. I only cheated twice, and one of those cheats I'd like back (I had brain lock on it). The other, well, they got me.
Are customer feedback surveys out of control?
On paper, customer feedback surveys are a win-win. They give the customer a voice in large companies which gets heard (hopefully) by the right audience. Companies can use this feedback to improve their products and services and quickly be alerted to problems.
So, where's the rub?
It turns out, companies can use this data to strategically make their products and services shittier. If all the customers are saying they love the products and see them as a tremendous value, then they can be cheapened a bit and/or they can be priced a bit higher. Maybe they can be shipped out a little slower. Maybe the product test cycle can be shortened as there doesn't seem to be an excessive number of complaints. Maybe services can be watered down.
Back in the day, companies would have a business plan which aimed for a particular return on investment. They would put in 110% not knowing where exactly the customer was at and be happy with that return, or maybe a little more. But now companies employ Big Data, and they try to squeeze every last dime out of the customer using all the personal data they've acquired about them. Feedback is just a part of Big Data now.
We claim to value toilet paper, but wipe our asses with it
...sort of like Republicans and the Constitution.
Anne Feeney - Have You Been to Jail for Justice?
Tom Morello played this song this morning on his SiriusXM Lithium radio show, and I thought of DU.
Trump's court dates are irrelevant
MAGA Republicans have circled the wagons defending the idea of voting for an indicted candidate. Due process this, witch hunt that, blah blah. They WILL reform the wagon circle around the idea of voting for a convicted candidate if the time comes. They can largely duck the question today because it is a hypothetical. So, the only statements the media will get today from the right are weak denials or affirmations. Only hardcore MAGA mouth breathers are going to be way out in front today making strong statements for. The rest have the cards held close to the vest but will fall in line when so called upon.
Czar Putin
The last official czar of Russia was Czar Nicholas II. It's time for Putin to finalize the collapse of the Soviet Union by appointing himself as czar and abolishing the presidency. The presidency and corresponding elections are a sham, so he is effectively czar anyway. There is nostalgia for that historical era and there would be an element of honesty with this move.
Donald Trump's fraud wasn't victimless
Trump rolled the dice with his bank loans and put himself in a position to be lucky, and he got lucky. Had he been unlucky, he would have found a way to leave the bank holding the bag. Then he parlayed his good business fortunes into a successful presidential run, which he has admitted to. This was done largely on his celebrity facade and the pretext that he had built a great organization. So, his traveling carnival of cronies went on to snare 330 million more "loser" victims in addition to the "suckers" at the bank.
Is it possible Hur got played by Biden a little?
I'll say up front that Biden has continued the long-standing tradition of openness and honesty by Democratic presidents. He has cooperated fully with the special counsel on the documents case which is in stark contrast with the obstructionism by Trump. That said, some of the events in question are almost two decades old and there are attorneys involved. While I don't suspect Sauber would instruct Biden to lie under oath, he may have cautioned Biden against refreshing his memory on certain events given that there was in fact some low-level impropriety. "I don't recall" is, after all, the perfect legal defense. Why should Biden have to go above and beyond and fill in all the details crystal clearly in a case against him, knowing there may be a hit piece report at the end? Maybe he played up the "well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory" thing just a little on advice of counsel.
Hur's characterization of Biden seems diverged from reality. This is mostly conjecture, but I think he got easily outmaneuvered.
Logic puzzle: Three Republicans at an Insurrection
Republican suspects 1, 2, and 3 were observed at an insurrection wearing masks. One is Mitt Romney, one is Donald Trump, and the other is Lindsey Graham. Romney always tells the truth, Trump always lies, and Graham can lie or tell the truth. The district attorney has to determine who is who from only written statements.
Suspect 1 states that he is not Romney.
Suspect 2 states that he is not Graham.
Suspect 3 states that he is not Trump.
Can the case be cracked using logic, and justice handed down? Scroll down for the answer.
Suspect 1 cannot be Romney because he would be lying and cannot be Trump because he would be telling the truth. Therefore, by process of elimination, suspect 1 is Graham. Thusly, suspect 2 cannot be Trump because he would again be telling the truth. Therefore, suspect 2 is Romney leaving suspect 3 as Trump.
Lock 'em up!
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