Phidippides

Well, I think it was amazing that they had to put the full weight of the Trump Machine to attack Massie.  Had Massie held on to win it, it would have been a signal about the limits of Trump’s power…   Read more»

I hadn’t heard that Trump had a “disclosure speech” ready, so that is interesting. Still, I get the feeling that Trump or his administration understands the value of throwing some red meat around to titillate the base.  Remember the worthless…   Read more»

A mainstream topic, but does it mean anything?  There’s a guy whose blog I follow (he is/was part of a “skeptics” organization) and he had this to say about it: We get more indistinct blobs, dots of light, blurry nothings, camera…   Read more»

Oh wow, that’s pretty cool!  What platform do you use?

I was reading today about “Mythos”, which is an AI platform made by Anthropic.  It allows people to “vibe code”, or use natural language to create apps.  However, it has a second function that is apparently very dangerous, which is…   Read more»

Wow. Didn’t see that coming.  However, I agree that I have greatly soured on Trump since the Iran war.  Even his abduction of Maduro was done on shaky grounds, in my opinion.  I expect the GOP will be hit hard…   Read more»

Wanted to check back in on this this thread.  Donovan Mitchell is a bona fide all-star, and this season he’s averaging over 27 ppg.  But Victor Wembanyama is turning into one of the greatest players in the league, and he’s…   Read more»

What did you change? I’m not sure I know the difference.  Maybe the width?

Ok, wow.  Just wow.  So I did not actually expect that Ole Miss would top Georgia when I wrote my last post a few hours ago, but here we are.  Turns out all my predictions yesterday for the four bowl…   Read more»

So with Miami convincingly beating Ohio State, Oregon blanking Texas Tech 23-0, and Indiana smothering Alabama by 35 points, I see my predictions are 0 for 3.  With that in mind, don’t be surprised if Ole Miss somehow mangles Georgia…   Read more»

Yes, I guess that would be true.  I suppose it’s also true that other sports leagues (e.g. at the pro level) give playoff spots to divisional winners, rather than to the teams with the best overall records.  Still, I think…   Read more»

No comment on the automatic seeding for conference championships?  That seems to be the real interest killer in all of this given that Tulane and JMU aren’t competitive right out of the gate.  I think football purists can argue that…   Read more»

Well, we’re now seeing the problem with the CFP system play out.  Notre Dame has opted out of all bowl games after being snubbed for a spot in the playoff bracket, and ND is blaming the ACC for lobbying for…   Read more»

I thought San Diego leaned to the left, although maybe not quite so much as LA or SF.

It’s been a few days now, and it’s been surreal to process what happened.  It’s now sinking in.  I realize there are a lot of things over the years that could be labeled “turning points” (no pun intended) in the…   Read more»