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Meet the New Cuteness

May 27, 2023 By Mark Draughn Leave a Comment

A small grey Siberian kitten sitting on a tile floor, looking up at the camera.

Some of you may know that our cat Ivy passed away a couple of months ago. We both needed some time for our grief to settle, but sooner or later, were getting another cat. We've learned that two cats is not enough for our household. We really need three cats, because then there's always something going on.Actually, now that we live in a house instead of a condo, we've been … [Read more...] about Meet the New Cuteness

Jane Notz is Fibbing

May 9, 2023 By Mark Draughn 3 Comments

Yesterday, Illinois Solicitor General Jane Elinor Notz filed a brief with the Supreme Court, defending the Illinois assault weapons ban. Much of the brief is about law and procedure, which I'm not knowledgeable enough to address. But think I can shed some light on one tiny piece of Notz's brief:The instruments regulated by the Act are best suited for offensive combat: … [Read more...] about Jane Notz is Fibbing

Smarter Gun Control?

May 6, 2023 By Mark Draughn Leave a Comment

A recent Tweet pointed me to an opinion piece that Nicholas Kristof wrote a few months ago for the New York Times on the subject of reducing gun deaths through what he calls a "harm reduction" approach, similar to what we've done with alcohol, tobacco, and cars. It's a few weeks old, but it sparked an urge to respond. For someone who is sort of anti-gun, he takes an interesting … [Read more...] about Smarter Gun Control?

Putting the Trump Indictment Into Perspective

April 1, 2023 By Mark Draughn 2 Comments

On the one hand, indicting Donald Trump for paying hush money to Stormy Daniels seems like small change. On the other hand, I sure do enjoy when bad things happen to Donald Trump. On yet another hand, however, it bothered me that this indictment seemed like a real stretch, which lends credence to the claims by MAGA folks that it's politically-motivated. However much I despise … [Read more...] about Putting the Trump Indictment Into Perspective

ChatGPT the Hobbyist?

March 17, 2023 By Mark Draughn Leave a Comment

I've been following sex workers on social media for many years((Strictly for purposes of libertarian activism, I assure you.)), and I've noticed a lot of escorts griping about strange first contacts from prospective clients.I wonder if Chat-GPT((Using the GPT-4 language model.)) can help?Write a first contact email to a young escort to set up a date. You can leave … [Read more...] about ChatGPT the Hobbyist?

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