Dr Wingnut

Category: General

  • Dien Bien Phu, 1954-05-07

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    On the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu, 1954-05-07: We should have seen it at the end of colonial era in Southeast Asia, which it really was.  But, instead we saw it in Cold War terms, and we saw it as a defeat for the free world which was related to the rise…

  • Talk Like a Pirate Day

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    Avast matey, it’s that time again, International Talk Like a Pirate Day, arrrrrgggg.  Although this year, we have intruders off our port bow claiming that today is also National Information Technology Professionals Day.  This will not be tolerated as those geeks have a couple of days to themselves already, Towel Day on March 25, also…

  • Standard Operating Procedure

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    Admit nothing.Deny everything.Demand proof.Make outrageous counter accusations.Declare victory and move on. Apparently this line variously attributed to Shelly Laurenston’s The Mane Event, the CIA, and the FBI has origins unknown, and morphs at every retelling.  I heard the first three points at aForestry Supervisors Meeting on 2017-08-08, but found many variations on the web.

  • Good advice for brick-and-mortar retailers

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    Shopping Mall StrugglesThe American shopping mall is in the midst of one of its biggest existential crises since the concept was first planted here in Minnesota decades ago, a July 9 story reported.Article Star-Tribune, 2017-07-09 Retailers, look within Regarding the July 9 front-page article “Malls facing a revolution,” I suggest stores stop blaming Amazon and…

  • Tennessen warning

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    What is a Tennessen warning?  In Minnesota the government must give individuals notice when collecting private or confidential information from them, see: Minnesota Department of Administration, Information Policy Analysis Division.Why is it called a Tennessen warning?  The warning from the Statute, 13.04 Subd 2. is called a Tennessen warning after the original author of the…

  • Tetris

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    A second perfect game in the same summer after a really long dry streak.OnLevelHighScoreDrops Total2017/07/22 05:329084,00029984,299See my other high scores.

  • Tetris

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    A high score after a really long dry streak, and I play it all the time.OnLevelHighScoreDrops Total2017/05/28 06:569084,00028484,284See my other high scores.