passing thoughts that make me laugh

snowden_is_a_hero.txt

Sometimes I have a passing thought that makes me laugh. I thought I'd try to leverage technology and gitHub's tool, specifically Speechnotes on Android and gitHub Gist, with the idea that I can spit these out relatively soon after I have them and record them before I forget them.  I also have some motivation copy-edit them since this is public.

Once you eliminate the possible, whatever remains, however probable, must be impossible.
or
Once you eliminate the truth, whatever remains, however probable, must be impossible.

(corollary to Sherlock Holmes' "Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth")

The "eyeballs" model for social media platform advertising has created a side market in social media content between the users. Users are expected to and rewarded by other users for producing content. The rewards are both tangible, in terms of the social media platform (likes, retweets, upboats, etc), and intangible, in the personal relationships of the users.

(Joker): I'm an artist, [victims]. And you are not my canvas.
. (grins madly)
. You're my paint!
. (mayhem ensues)

I build whole narratives in my head around the few facts I have about some people, like Sherlock Holmes but without the keen sense of insight or the benefit of existence in narrative fiction. Once I was in a doctor’s office, a younger fit guy, and saw photos of him skiing with a fit young lady, displayed on his office wall. I asked if that was his wife and he said no with a bit of finality regarding the subject. Yet I nearly asked him holy cow, did his wife know about these photos?

Time and information are related. More time available to an observer = less information; more information available to an observer = less time.

I think this is the big secret to fighting somebody who uses a kicking heavy style, like taekwondo.

They don't ever talk about it. They don't want to talk about it.

Go for their balls.

When you're kicking, you are leaving your balls open. Go for their balls, just go right for the balls.

You know, sidestep their kick, go for the balls. Block, go for the balls. Eat a kick, go for the balls. Distract with a punch to the face, go for the balls. Just go for their balls.