Seems almost inevitable.
https://consortiumnews.com/2026/05/22/china-a-world-order-on-the-verge-of-collapse/
2026-05-22
After surviving another long night of work this past weekend ...
... get to do it all over again. This time on a holiday evening, no less.
Yay me.
We'll see how that goes.
2026-05-18
The Future.
https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-the-future/
A very worthwhile piece. Probably the most succinct summary of what people around the world need to do.
2026-05-17
Another work adventure tonight.
This hot on the heels of more layoffs, more moving of jobs to other time zones (both in the US and other countries).
As always, why do I do it? Because I have no real choice.
Let's hope I survive until tomorrow.
2026-05-15
'Sportswashing'.
https://fair.org/home/jules-boykoff-on-world-cup-and-sportswashing/
As if I don't have enough reasons to avoid it.
2026-05-14
Now playing in theaters of reality near you - > 'hyperimperialism'.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/13/trumps-state-visit-to-beijing-and-the-new-cold-war-on-asia/
Trump’s state visit to Beijing and the New Cold War on Asia
What is on display in Beijing this week is not a thaw, and the executives traveling with Trump are not a sign of moderation. The economic and military aggression against China are two halves of the same project of containment. This is hyperimperialism: an empire turning increasingly to force as its economic dominance erodes, with China and other Global South countries defending their sovereignty as the primary targets. Trump’s transactional style is not a departure from US imperialism but the form it takes when its economic instruments no longer deliver.
2026-05-13
2026-05-12
Sunrise on Mount Rainier and Downtown Seattle.
They literally happen everyday, but didn't want this moment to pass me by.
Why I don't really know, nor can I really say.
2026-05-08
Normally I don't post things from social media outlets.
Like many sites, LinkedIn has its share of cesspool and idiocy.
That being said, this came up, and it does reflect a lot of what I have both observed - 1) in the past, 2) and today.
Here are 8 signs burnout is a systems problem, not a people problem
0/ Constant urgency with no real priorities
1/ Too much work, not enough capacity
2/ Boundaries ignored once pressure hits
3/ No time to recover between pushes
4/ Success rewarded with more load
5/ Feedback up, pressure down
6/ Fixing people instead of fixing the process
7/ Leaders firefighting instead of redesigning work
In true fashion, LinkedIn doesn't make it easy to post outside their site (why would they; like all social media, their owners think the world revolves around them), so here's a screenshot -
2026-05-07
2026-05-06
The Petrodollar - replaced by the Petrogasdollar?
A very lengthy and critical analysis by Richard Medhurst.
An interesting (and perhaps telling) screenshot ...
... that says something about the 2026 NHL Playoffs - Round 2.
No teams that finished 2nd in their respective Division made it either.
2026-05-05
I have to admit, I always thought of this as incredible to have. But evidently it has its disadvantages.
A closer look at extraordinary memory
Some people, such as memory competition champions, do have extraordinary memories. They can memorize thousands of digits or entire decks of cards in minutes. Their feats are real, but they don’t come from a memory that takes mental snapshots.
Instead, these people rely on strategies – mental frameworks built through thousands of hours of deliberate practice to scaffold their memory in specific domains. Without these strategies and in other aspects of life, their recall looks pretty much like everyone else’s. Experts’ performance reflects better methods, not different machinery.
In the scientific literature, the ability that comes closest to photographic memory is eidetic imagery: a form of visual mental imagery in which people claim they can briefly continue to “see” pictures they carefully studied and that are then removed from view.
This ability is rare, is seen mostly in children, and usually disappears by adolescence. Even at its peak, however, it falls short of the Hollywood ideal. Eidetic images fade quickly and are not perfectly accurate. They can include distortions and even details that were not seen.
It’s exactly what you’d expect from a reconstructive memory system – and exactly what you would not expect from a literal recording.
2026-05-03
Well 4 down for the Habs.
12 more to go.
But as my brother said, they have taken great strides.
Buffalo Sabres up next.
2026-05-02
I hadn't spoken much about this.
Mostly because there are folks like Margaret Kimberley who do a far better job at it.
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