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Another Heinlein Quote

There are but two ways of forming an opinion in science. One is the scientific method; the other, the scholastic. One can judge from experiment, or one can blindly accept authority. To the scientific mind, experimental proof is all important and theory is merely a convenience in description, to be junked when it no longer […]

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Cancel Culture Isn’t New

“How anybody expects a man to stay in business with every two-bit wowser in the country claiming a veto over what we can say and can’t say and what we can show and what we can’t show — it’s enough to make you throw up. The whole principle is wrong; it’s like demanding that grown […]

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This Week’s Backstage?

Has anything been mentioned about why this week’s Backstage hasn’t been posted? It may have been mentioned in an e-mail, but since I’m not on the e-mail list (despite several requests), I have no idea of what’s going on. Any info would be appreciated.

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Question About Bill Whittle’s “America’s Forgotten Heroes”

Is there a reason why there is no link to America’s Forgotten Heroes on the BillWhittle.com web site? This is where I come for all of my Bill-Whittle-related information, so it seems as if a hyperlink to the episodes would be appropriate. Thank you.

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Bill Whittle No Longer Allowed on YouTube?

I saw a post on my second-favorite blog today: Monopoly Google’s Monopoly Video Platform YouTube Sends Out a Warning to All YouTubers: If You Even Discuss Election Fraud, We Will Ban You From the Platform I’m glad I get my daily fix directly from BillWhittle.com.

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Bill Whittle No Longer Allowed on YouTube?

I saw a post on my second-favorite blog today: Monopoly Google’s Monopoly Video Platform YouTube Sends Out a Warning to All YouTubers: If You Even Discuss Election Fraud, We Will Ban You From the Platform I’m glad I get my daily fix directly from BillWhittle.com.

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Warning to Those Who Signed Up for the Strato-Cruise

I’ve been very busy the last three months preparing to retire from one of our National Laboratories, and hadn’t been checking my personal e-mail very closely. I was one of the first to sign up and pay for the May Strato-Cruise, and was disappointed when it was postponed to December, but not upset. I thought […]

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This Is Not Good for the StratoCruise

Passengers on Cruise Ships U.S. citizens, particularly travelers with underlying health conditions, should not travel by cruise ship.  CDC notes increased risk of infection of COVID-19 in a cruise ship environment. In order to curb the spread of COVID-19, many countries have implemented strict screening procedures that have denied port entry rights to ships and […]

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Eject! Eject! Eject!

Back in 19(cough, cough), as a tech sergeant in the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing (Motto: Tutor et Ultor [translation: We Work Weekends]) at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, I was selected as the Wing NCO of the Quarter. One of the benefits of this selection was an incentive flight in the back seat of […]