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A Really Big Ask

Now you can listen to this article on The PonkaBlog Podcast! Avella Bauer contracted ADEM (acute disseminated encephalomyelitis), a rare disease where the body’s immune system attacks its own cells and tissues.  This typically causes swelling in the brain and spinal cord.  ADEM develops in about 1 out of every

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Errors and Corrections

Well, this is embarrassing.  A few days ago, I wrote an article called “Tylenol COVID+Flu”.  I said that something like “Tylenol COVID+Flu” would be useful for alleviating some of the symptoms of COVID-19.  And, since many of the symptoms of COVID-19 are the same symptoms one might have with the

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Rapid Crap Development

Back before the mid 90’s, software developers had to be very careful about what they shipped.  This was before the Internet and downloadable software.  Consumer software was packaged, then sent to places like Babbage’s, and sold to geeks.  If the software in the box didn’t work, the product failed.  If

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Peas, Pod…You Know the Thing!

A few days ago, a friend of mine mentioned that she had heard Biden would be forced out of office before the end of August.  She was concerned what would happen if or when Kamala became president.  My response was, “Who cares?” Now, don’t get me wrong, I obviously care. 

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Identity Crisis

I’m a little confused and there’s something I can’t quite figure out.  So, I’m going to talk it through and see if I can make sense of it.  Let’s say that I’m a man, which I happen to be.  But, let’s say I don’t think I’m a man.  Let’s say

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The New, Inclusive Taliban

It doesn’t take a genius to see what Afghanistan is going to look like in a few weeks.  Because we’ve seen it before.  It’s going to look exactly like it did about 20 years ago.  Because, 20 years ago, the Taliban was in power.  Here we go again. The Taliban

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Pssst. Joe. You Forgot Step 2.

I keep hoping that Biden’s obvious ineptitude is just a ruse, and part of a master plan.  A plan that includes lulling our enemies into a false sense of security, and forcing them to underestimate us at their own peril. So, when I watched what happened in Afghanistan over the

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