As you know, we here at Argument Clinic are sticklers for language, especially other peoples’ language. If you have been following along, you probably could write this episode yourself, which is sort of the point. [stderr]
Is this the right room for an argument?
I have no idea what kind of bird this is, and I’ve never seen one with those markings, before. [Edit: It is a killdeer]
I’ve been continuing to experiment with welding, and have tried to actually make a few things out of some of the steels I’ve been assembling.
Dogs are splendid creatures.
The Korean nuclear program was carried out secretly, and they acquired the components and capability to build a bomb but did not proceed to enrichment or to producing the firing circuits and weaponizing a deliverable warhead.
There was no prior knowledge on my part; I guess that once the cat was out of the bag, a lot of people figured it out pretty quickly. [stderr]
There’s an arms-control wonk on twitter, Martin Pfeiffer (“Lick the Bomb”) who has a very impressive collection of nuclear weapons photos and such.
My policy toward drug use is pretty open: do what you want, carefully, and accept the consequences if you screw up.
The US is still at war: overt war such as Afghanistan, and covert wars all over the world. Let’s have a day of remembrance.
WARNING: War, Death, Sam Harris
WARNING: LONG