Recent content by Loren Pechtel

They aren't researchers. Why are you acting like they are? You're playing shoot the messenger. Note that shoot the messenger is because you can't refute the message. The right is very big on shooting messengers.

As usual, you don't even recognize what your own stuff is saying. Browbeating someone into saying what you want doesn't mean they agree with it. It was subverted by the carbon interests long ago. Of course it's a mess.

Tehran, out of water. Locally: When The Felon was elected the first time I posted a picture out my front door, someone noted the "dead" (died back) yam in a pot. That particular pot no longer holds yams, but others do. I was just out harvesting some leaves, they are just starting to show the...

You realize you are talking about the right trying to derail climate stuff, you think this is a good thing??

I don't think this is stated right. It's not truly productivity if what it produces isn't right.

What I meant to say was "puts no value on", but semantically that's the same as "does not put value on". It's not just entropy, but what's supposed to happen down the road? Almost all factories contain moving parts. And moving parts are wear items. Make every moving part replaceable, now you...

Sorry, but in many cases find the error is harder than just doing it. Humans perform abysmally at tasks where the system does it and the human acts as quality control. Look at the mess Tesla has made of supposed self driving.

But the workers didn't provide the materials, only the labor. And not all of the labor. Virtually my entire career has been spent doing things which make others more productive. The customer receives nothing from me, does that mean my labor doesn't exist?

The what to do is left vague because there are no answers. It's just wishful thinking. If we are not out of options name an option we have. Be specific about what to do and how it will change things. Can't, can you--because it's just leftist faith that there must be an answer, not reason.

Already got hit with a 25% increase for 2026. And note that they can kill the ACA with a death spiral without ever actually killing it. All it takes is permitting underwritten health plans to exist.

Huh? That doesn't tank your credit. Our credit ratings are about 800, not a penny of interest anywhere on our credit reports. That's entirely from credit cards that are always paid in full. Nothing with an annual fee.

I fully agree that paying it off sooner is better--realistically for most people, paying down your mortgage is zero risk, tax free return of whatever your interest rate is and it's unlikely you have better options. That doesn't in any way rebut my claim that a 50 year mortgage isn't a windfall...

This is more about our system than about Gaetz. As with all illegal markets there's no enforcement of standards. I see nothing in that to suggest he knew she was underage. Gaetz is vile but this isn't proof of it.

Disagreeing with the decision isn't grounds for an appeal. Appeals are about something improper in arriving at the decision.

I'm not aware of the exact yardstick in that 30 years. But note that economic strength has a huge bearing on the standard of living of the people.