Category: Misc.
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Politically Correct Maps
No matter whose politics. “Google Maps blocks Gulf of America reviews after rename criticism.” So, Google changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico. It’s not the first time they made a geographical name change to accommodates someone’s politics. On Google Maps, the country of Tibet is just a borderless ghost of an empty space.…
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Talking about…
“In “A Tunnel of Uncertainty,” Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss several of Trump’s recent HHS nominations, the latest respiratory virus data, and two recent studies on long COVID. Dr. Osterholm also provides an update on the unfolding H5N1 situation and shares another “This Week in Public Health History” segment.” This is probably worth listening…
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The Least Visited Park in Old Lyme
If you follow the Old Bridge Road in Old Lyme—and somehow, I managed not to do this for about 50 years—you’ll be compelled to stop at the site of the first car and trolley bridge connecting Old Saybrook and Old Lyme. Just south of that site is the location of the 1948 Baldwin Bridge. And…
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Infinite Monkey Theorem
So, some mathematicians proved a monkey, with infinite time on its cute little paws, could not randomly reproduce the works of Shakespeare. But could a monkey, given infinite time and a patient editor, produce a decent work of fiction?
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On Salt Pond
A beautiful fall day for sailing out of the URI boathouse into Salt Pond. However, I also remember a chilly November day long ago when we “crashed and burned,” turtling the 470 and winding up in the water for about an hour or so. Did I mention November?
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Nao Trinidad
Back onboard the Nao Trinidad in New Bedford Harbor. Looks like a nice place to write… if you’re the captain, but a terrible way to cross the Pacific or the Strait of Magellan or the Atlantic. In fact, any body of water larger than this harbor. The ship’s next port visit is in New Castle, Delaware, followed…