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Energi Media s Markham Hislop (who asks excellent questions) interviews Robert Page about America s drop in status as a military power (quite apart from the destruction brought about by Trump, Hegseth Co.) The interview brings out some fascinating insights.
Capitalism — the use of profit as the primary (if not sole) criterion for any decision — has done much damage, leading to the enshittifiication of everything it touches. (Greed turns out to be powerful.) Here s the garlic story
Information about HbA1c targets by age and about blood-glucose monitoring devices.
One problem in getting schools to teach critical-thinking skills (by using, for example, Edward de Bono s CoRT Thinking Program) is that the students then begin to use the skills on their own and at home, often bringing up questions about their parents sacred cows that the parents cannot answer and do not like. The result Continue reading "How the US got into the current mess"
Impressive. This is from three months ago.
The US shows the world the depth of its ignorance by adopting doomed policies and programs.
Every year, the UEA (Universal Esperanto Association) has an international week-long congress. This year it s in Graz, Austria. Here s a photo of the opening session.
Cool Tools just published my take on What s in my bag?
Master template for a nutritionally well-rounded vegetarian stew.
And to be explicit regarding the category, road rage is a mental-health issue (and also a maturity issue).
This is a cool approach to recipe design. I have no idea of the source. I saw it in a Facebook post by someone who also liked the format. I imagine that it is from Australia, the only country I know where one large egg can be 50g (so that two are the 100g of Continue reading "UX design for recipes"
The Guardian reprinted an article by Katie Thornton from Harper s. Thornton is an Esperanto novice who wrote about what she learned and observed at the 2025 World Esperanto Congress in Brno, a city in the Czech Republic. My own view is that good communication among groups — via a common language — is probably necessary Continue reading "Those who keep Esperanto alive"