Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Anyone who’s read sci-fi (or pondered the nature of consciousness) has reservations about true artificial intelligence. That said, I’m not too worried. I don’t inherently recoil in terror at intelligence different from or superior to my own. It’s a risky … Continue reading →

My HAM radio is disappointed in me. It’s not the other way ’round; my most recently purchased radio is fine (probably excellent) and I’m glad to have it. The failure is on my end. I’m just too damn lazy to … Continue reading →

Progressives, or socialists, or whatever they call themselves this week like to say they’re on the “right side of history”. Nobody is on the right side of history. To say “history bends my way” is to assume you are a … Continue reading →

Sometimes I’ll hear folks ranting about enlightenment virtues, stoic philosophy, or religious belief but their spine vaporizes on contact with reality. They’ll emote over freedom of speech and rule of law and consent of the governed and then fold over … Continue reading →

“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to … Continue reading →

OODA… Observe. Orient. Decide. Act. Originally coined by Air Force Colonel John Boyd, it’s a concept originally intended for military combat. Since then it has been applied in any environment where two forces are in direct competition. Oversimplifying greatly, the … Continue reading →

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, pursuant to section 202 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622), the national emergency declared by the finding of the President on … Continue reading →

On 357 Magnum I found a post called Cops Have No Sense of Humor. Click over and check it out. I’ve never heard of the rapper called Afroman but the dude’s got the right attitude. The cops kicked down his … Continue reading →

I’ve been quiet. You might think I’ve been inert. Nope! I’ve been doing my own thing. Society is crawling up it’s own ass too deeply. It’s gross. I can’t watch. Topic #1: What the fuck? The cure for a world … Continue reading →

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to tell Filthie to “DO IT!” In the middle of the lingering snowpack I dragged Honey Badger (my Yamaha TW200 dirtbike) into my shop. I meant to get it ready for … Continue reading →