Spooky Language

Words have power, they evoke emotions and convey ideas, one of which is fear, but it doesn't need to be. I decided to write this article as an antidote to fear, because people are afraid of things they ought not to be - one of which is me. I've been told that I scare people.…

The Narcissism of Altruism

Forced altruism is false altruism, and those who would force others to be altruistic are entirely self-serving, even if they act altruistic themselves. It should come as no surprise that such hypocrisy is rife among the sociopaths who desire to control everything, because in the upside-down world of totalitarianism, the words used in propaganda typically…

Why Our Jobs Are Never Done

The purpose of this post is two-fold: first, it is an addendum to my last one, "A Scientific Explanation for the Persistence of Crusaders," and second, it is a look into the future of both this blog and my work in general. I used to work in Quality Assurance (QA), where continuous improvement (CI) is…

A Scientific Explanation for the Persistence of Crusaders

Below are two pictures of an article in a recent issue of Science.  The first is the un-edited shot, and the second is the part I wish to draw your attention to: Since I don't currently have a functional scanner, I had to take a regular picture.  Unfortunately, even though I could read the text just…