On the Air and in Your Ears
Author: DOuG pRATt
Cancer Twins
As I explained in January, I had a “cancer twin,” not involving my twin sister, but someone with a connection to our eldest sister.
Yesterday, we learned that ex-president Joe Biden has metastasized prostate cancer. Today, we hear that Dilbert’s Scott Adams is Biden’s cancer twin.
Office Space
I have been making progress in my effort to reduce, or at least organize, the clutter in my office. Slow and limited progress, I should admit.
Yes, there are two printers, one inkjet and one laser, with the Canon MP-600 being used only as a scanner. It’s eighteen years old, and Canon cartridges are both hard to find and very expensive. Maybe I’ll give some knock-offs a try.
Hmm… that Beatles poster looks familiar.
Speaking of inkjet and laser printers, I’d like to take credit for their introduction at American hospitals. I’ll explain in an upcoming post.
Hootin’ ‘n’ Hollerin’
A tip o’ the ol’ Dog Rat toupee to cartoonist John Rose for today’s Barney Google comic strip.
https://comicskingdom.com/barney-google-and-snuffy-smith/2025-05-18
Everybody Has An Opinion
A succinct, clear analysis of the spot that Trump has stuck himself in with his tariffs, and it’s — surprise — from a tech site.
https://gizmodo.com/trump-demands-walmart-eat-the-tariffs-2000603785
“Constipation” Cure
A workaround has been implemented for an old problem on the amazing Voyager 1 spacecraft. Would AI have had the insight this engineer did?
… one of our engineers had this insight that maybe there was this other possible cause and it was fixable.