A 1 in 1,000 year event does not mean what reporters think it means
The media, again, does not understand what a 1 in 100 or 1,000 year storm means.
Daily Doomer: Everything is awful!
Added a new category today – the “Daily doomer” – because per the media, everything, all the time is doom and gloom! Everything is awful! A weaker dollar, skyrocketing prices and ‘record’ visitor numbers: Good luck in Europe this summer | CNN Everything is so awful that a record number of Americans are traveling to Europe in 2024?
Gendered Language and Personal Pronouns
I am having difficulty mastering the plethora of personal pronouns.
Media: What happens when English Lit majors report on a STEM subject
This is wrong – they confused G-forces with “gravitational forces”. The force of gravity did not change. The AP does not understand the gravity of their error. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Rapid changes in the gravitational force led to a 178-feet (54-meter) altitude drop of a Singapore Airlines flight that left one passenger dead and many others who were not buckled up injured in extreme turbulence last week, a preliminary investigation by Singapore’s Transport Ministry said Wednesday. The original articles does…
Education: Privilege and entitlement
The arrogant, entitled, self absorbed, narcissistic elite think trashing universities will end the war in Gaza.
Fact check: Snopes says Covid lab origin is a conspiracy theory, and claims they never said that
Funny – fact checker Snopes said in the past that a Covid lab origin was a conspiracy theory, then one of their fact checkers denies they ever said that.
Media: Media claims layoffs are due to “market failure”
Layoffs in the media are not a market failure (as journalists incorrectly allege) but a market success that drives inefficiencies out of the market.
Media: Reporters think highly of themselves
Reporters need to listen more and stop telling other what to think. They need to understand why reporters are not trusted and often despised.
Meaningless propaganda: Doomsday clock at 90 seconds to midnight
The Doomsday Clock is pointless and useless but gets much media attention. Its sole purpose is for propaganda purposes.
Propaganda: Poster illustrating growth in physicians versus administrators is flawed – Social Panic
I reviewed this bogus chart long ago. But it’s been making the rounds of social media once again – and the chart has been thoroughly debunked. Many MDs on Twitter are sharing this chart again – which demonstrates again that social media is primarily used to embarrass one’s self. Source: Propaganda: Poster illustrating growth in physicians versus administrators is flawed – Social Panic In addition to my take down of this flawed chart, here is another one: Join Me On…