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Cake day: July 23rd, 2023

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  • Tanstaafl. There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch. That the phrase comes from the novel “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress” by Robert Heinlein. Heinlein’s depiction of Luna is interesting, but he loads the dice in favor of a Libertarian society. Prison gangs were a thing when he wrote the book, which is something he brushes past. It is a very fun read, but a lot of people take it way too seriously.


  • I actually worked in public health.

    There was one homeless person in particular. Nancy S had mental health issues, alcoholism, and seizures. She was a ‘frequent flier’ who came to the Emergency Room at least once a week, and sometimes more than once in a day. Conservatively, she cost the taxpayers $10 million. The time she jumped in the river and had police, EMS, and fire respond cost at least $100,000.

    It would have been cheaper to give her a house and 24 hour aides, but that would have been ‘gaming the system.’






  • Don’t go down the rabbit hole.

    Next we’ll be trying to explain why they needed a garbage disposal on the Death Star.

    [Two reasons. first, the builder was trying to slow things down so he threw in extraneous stuff. second, there were regulations about ships over a certain tonnage, because no one wants tons of trash falling onto their planet.