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Right Angle Posts Delayed a Day

Due to important family matters, the posting of Right Angle episodes recorded Tuesday has been delayed roughly 24 hours. We regret the inconvenience and encourage you to dip into the archive in the meantime. 

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Working on Site Layout: No Permanent Changes Yet, But Temporary Anomalies Likely

I’m working on the site layout, trying make it more device-responsive. This is a learning process, and you may notice some temporary anomalies as I figure out what works best. The Menu at the top of the screen will still take you where you want to go, even if things temporarily disappear from the homepage.  […]

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Inflation Cause: Printing Money Faster than GDP Growth (Cure: Obvious)

Inflation is caused by government printing money faster than the rise of the quantity of goods and services. Anyone who tells you anything different… it’s the war, it’s oil, it’s price-gouging, …is selling something. Invest two minutes with Milton Friedman for all you need to know about inflation, and its cure.  In case you’re curious […]

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My Daughter Tries to Help Little Bolivian Boy Dying of Infection Due to $800 Unpaid Medical Bill

My daughter, Haleigh, a church-planting missionary who works among tribal people in the jungle of Bolivia, is now trying to raise funds to save a 6-year-old boy who’s dying of an infection but can’t get the testing and treatment he needs because his family owes the hospital $800. They refuse to do more diagnostic work […]

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Members Take Heart, They Hear You in Seattle and Portland

Here’s a shocker: Seattle and Portland dominate the list of cities where folks listen to BillWhittle.com (BWDC) shows as podcasts. According to SoundCloud, in the past 30 days BWDC podcasts enjoyed 86.2% more listeners in Seattle than in the #3 city on the list. Portland is a close #2 to Seattle. This means that your […]

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Dark Mode Enabled: Activate with Switch on Lower Right of BillWhittle.com

Thanks to Member Doug V. we’ve activated a Dark Mode option for this site, which you can enable using the switch in the lower right corner of the page.  If you have questions, or experience difficulties, contact me with the Help link in the top menu. 

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Your Opinion: Should We Let Non-Members Read Member Blog?

Your opinion please: Some of the posts on the Member blog at BillWhittle.com are so cogent, thought-provoking, and entertaining, that I wonder if we should allow non-Members access to read (not write) some or all of them. Several options occurred to me. Let me know which — if any — appeal to you.  Editor selects […]

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Blog Posting Works Again

Among several measures I took to speed the load times for the site, I’ve discovered one that disabled blog posting. I just disabled that “improvement.” While it may slow the site a bit, we believe the content you create here is the best part of BillWhittle.com I apologize for the inconvenience, and appreciate Jeremy for […]

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[UPDATE] Restored Forums, Plus Update on Efforts to Speed Site

In recent weeks, I’ve been troubleshooting issues which slow the site, and recently de-activated our Member Forums as part of that effort. We’ve identified and slain a few of the gremlins, and I’ve re-activated the Forums (which you can access under the Members tab above). I’ve also removed the latest blog posts and Member comments […]

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Man Works with Hands on Secret Project for Wife

I can’t explain why I enjoyed watching this so much, but I hope someone here can share the joy. 

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Geek Job Posting: Backend Full-Stack Role with Startup

I just had the CEO of a startup reach out to me on LinkedIn for a project that’s not in my bailiwick. I told him I’d look around for someone more suited to the position. It’s a backend, full-stack role — AWS/Node.js/Graphql — that can be done remotely.  PM me if you’ve got the skillset and […]

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I Like It Like This: Our Robot Overlords Can Mashed Potato

The folks at Boston Dynamics bring the robots for this absolutely delightful dance. Enjoy.  [BTW, we’re testing a new blog posting gizmo. Use the Contact page to let me know if we’ve caused trouble for you, or your loved ones.]

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Chaos Theory Hints at Trump Victory But Debate Performances Shake White House Race

The chaos of interruption, insults and shouting, made the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden an aberration in electoral history. Bill Whittle, Scott Ott and Stephen Green do the post-debate analysis. Right Angle is a production of our Members.

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Open Thread: Trump v. Biden First Debate

Feel free to use this post to comment on tonight’s (9/29/20) presidential debate.

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Take Down White European Jesus: Progressive Calls to Remove White Supremacy Tool

Progressive activist Shaun King takes to Twitter to call for the removal of images of white European Jesus, which he says is racist propaganda and a white supremacy tool.