Scott Adams: In his own words
I have often said that training your kid for the Olympics is a form of child abuse because it is such a waste of time and talent. Especially if you don’t win. Training for the Olympics is a good example of not following the odds. But apparently things CAN get…
Read MoreI like to live my life by the odds. For example, I don’t often ride a bicycle because the risk of injury is high while the enjoyment can be matched by safer activities. For most of my sporting life I played tennis because it offers a good exercise-to-injury ratio. Even…
Read MoreAre you a strategic thinker or a victim? You’re probably one or the other. The other day a smart, attractive, 27-year old, white woman told me it was hard to get a job in California because she is a woman. That’s a victim. A few months ago I had a…
Read MoreIf you can’t see the image because of your company’s firewall, see it on Twitter here. In Top Tech Blog: Here comes a little company that is about to change the world with a small device that scans your food and tells you what is in it. You might be saying this is no…
Read MoreThis morning I needed to respond to an email request for action. It was a simple task. But the email says I did not respond to a recent voice mail. I search my phone and learn I have had no voice mail messages for days. Now I have a mystery…
Read MoreEvery now and then I like to update my list of personal rules. I find it helpful to have a list so I can later tell an offender “That’s number six on my list of things I don’t do.” It sounds more decisive than simply stating a preference at the moment. …
Read MoreIf your company firewall is blocking the image, see it here on Twitter. This comic is an example of what I call an “engineered solution” joke. You construct this type of joke by combining two unrelated things (El Chapo and commuter train service) and then show how one “solves” for the other. The thing…
Read MoreScience is finally catching up to the non-science of hypnosis. See this about why your free will is an illusion. I learned that free will is an illusion during hypnosis training classes in the 80s. When you see a skilled hypnotist reprogram a human in real time, the Moist Robot hypothesis is…
Read MoreI might be one of the least-judgmental people on Earth. That’s because I see humanity as a bunch of moist robots bumping around according to the laws of physics. My worldview doesn’t include free will as anything but a necessary illusion to keep people sane. I never believe people “choose”…
Read MoreIf you haven’t seen this interactive graph on the causes of global warming, you really should, if only because the technology for the animation itself is outstanding. I’ll probably run “climate change” through the Rationality Engine at some point, but for now I wondered what reasons the doubters are giving for their doubts….
Read MoreQ: What do Google, Facebook, Twitter, Apple, and Samsung all have in common? A: Their business models involve interrupting you all day long. Individually, each company’s interruptions are trivial. You can easily ignore them. But cumulatively, the interruptions from these and other companies can be crippling. In the economy of…
Read MoreBusiness Insider has a an interesting article on 22 surprising facts about Americans. Some of those facts sure surprised me. For example, here are two bits from the same article. That sounds about right to me. Then add the other religions and you’re probably above 80%. Maybe as high as 90% according to…
Read MoreYou’ve probably seen Donald Trump’s recent quote about Mexican immigration. He said, “They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists, and some I assume are good people.” People with good reading comprehension can see that he put no percentages on how many Mexican immigrants are criminals and how many are…
Read MoreLast August I described in this blog an idea for creating a safe zone for civilians that want to escape ISIS-held territory. You can see that here. The idea is based on a novel I wrote years ago, the sequel to God’s Debris, called The Religion War. The idea is that a friendly country would create…
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