http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen OJB's Web Site: Blog en-us Copyright 2025 by OJB http://www.ojb.co.nz/XuRSS Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:30:49 GMT In our divided society, people are likely to make extremely unpleasant comments about politicians. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2393 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 09 Apr 2025 08:00:45 GMT News A major issue we have today is delusion, at least according to my latest theory. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2392 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 02 Apr 2025 07:17:57 GMT Comments If you see these words, there is a chance you are being exposed to gaslighting. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2391 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:08:12 GMT Comments It's time to get back to celebrating brilliance rather than mediocrity. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2390 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 19 Mar 2025 22:57:47 GMT Comments That might get the message across that we are sick of this embarrassing nonsense. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2389 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 13 Mar 2025 07:26:42 GMT Comments We then need a compromise so that Russia can stop the war. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2388 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:38:19 GMT News You will see things are better than what we are often lead to believe. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2387 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 27 Feb 2025 08:31:45 GMT Comments It's a nice conspiracy, isn't it? http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2386 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:40:51 GMT Politics I wonder if Trump and Musk might like to visit here after they have finished sorting out America! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2385 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:40:37 GMT News Freedom is important. Maybe it's all that really matters. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2384 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:15:28 GMT Politics Never believe that all cultures are equal. That is both wrong and dangerous. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2381 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:47:40 GMT Philosophy Maybe we are just doomed to alternate between the extremes. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2380 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 09 Jan 2025 08:34:30 GMT Politics We might be beginning to win some battles, but the war is far from over. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2378 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:19:15 GMT News If you don't really like computers much you could make things a bit better for yourself. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2377 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 03 Dec 2024 23:05:50 GMT Computers Sometimes hard decisions need to be made to make genuine progress. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2375 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 18 Nov 2024 06:13:00 GMT Politics Many of them are totally feral, unhinged, and totally irrational. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2374 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 13 Nov 2024 04:55:14 GMT Politics You can make you own choice, but be aware. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2373 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 11 Nov 2024 04:01:55 GMT Politics So the US has chosen Trump, despite the massive forces against him. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2372 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 06 Nov 2024 07:42:51 GMT Politics Democracy dies in darkness, especially when it is buried in garbage! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2371 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:31:14 GMT Politics He was arguably the most famous pilot in history. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2370 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 31 Oct 2024 07:34:16 GMT Comments I am so skeptical I am even suspicious of myself! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2368 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:03:06 GMT Skepticism If you gave a woke answer to a few you are probably OK. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2367 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 15 Oct 2024 04:41:42 GMT Politics Are nice fantasies better than hard truths? I don't think so. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2366 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 14 Oct 2024 01:34:04 GMT Politics Ask yourself this: is it really science? http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2365 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:30:35 GMT Skepticism I'm trying to put a positive spin on this, but it is going to be tough. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2364 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:25:18 GMT Computers I can see that the alternatives are often not good! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2363 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:04:19 GMT Philosophy Forget confidence, give me competence instead! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2362 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:26:31 GMT Comments You may find this post supports your efforts in telling BS from facts. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2361 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Sat, 31 Aug 2024 09:21:28 GMT Skepticism Let's just get every view out there and fairly debate them. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2360 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 22 Aug 2024 08:00:25 GMT News It's not the internet's fault. Don't blame the messenger for the message! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2359 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 12 Aug 2024 00:40:14 GMT News Stop playing politics and get on with your real job. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2358 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 05 Aug 2024 00:43:32 GMT Politics Let's find all the corrupt and incompetent managers and sack them all! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2357 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 24 Jul 2024 07:47:48 GMT Politics I don't think the media will survive long unless they change their strategies. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2356 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 18 Jul 2024 08:12:00 GMT Computers After all, there are no perfect solutions, only trade-offs. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2355 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:12:04 GMT Politics You might just have become a victim of the latest global zeitgeist. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2354 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Fri, 05 Jul 2024 03:02:37 GMT Politics Seems like we have the right priorities. What could possibly go wrong? http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2353 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:11:39 GMT Computers They really need to stop the tribalism. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2352 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 26 Jun 2024 07:56:52 GMT Comments I think I'm fully justified in calling this even more Maori BS! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2351 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:25:31 GMT News Don't be too concerned if your opinions are currently unpopular. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2350 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 19 Jun 2024 02:58:44 GMT Politics I would genuinely rather pay them an unemployment benefit just to do nothing. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2349 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Fri, 14 Jun 2024 10:56:54 GMT News What do the following issues have in common... http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2348 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:17:38 GMT Comments Reciting advertising slogans is not a great sign that any thinking is happening. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2346 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 04 Jun 2024 08:18:58 GMT Comments Do they have the right to protest? Yes. Should they? Hell, no! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2345 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 30 May 2024 03:03:43 GMT News As AI advances, it's going to be a wild ride! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2344 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Fri, 24 May 2024 08:05:01 GMT Computers There's a good reason for this: the media is corrupt. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2343 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 20 May 2024 01:06:48 GMT News As regular readers know, I don't always accept the consensus view. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2342 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 13 May 2024 03:02:16 GMT Skepticism All it really takes is some time and exposure to contrary views. All it really takes is free speech. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2341 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 09 May 2024 06:54:08 GMT Politics I'm afraid that we really might be seeing the demise of the greatest era in history. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2340 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:04:20 GMT Politics The big conspiracies I mentioned here might or might not be true. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2339 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 29 Apr 2024 02:35:16 GMT Politics You want genuinely innovative ideas? Just ask a comedian! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2338 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:26:36 GMT Comments If it was just an ass, I would be relatively happy! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2337 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 17 Apr 2024 00:57:57 GMT Politics Most human institutions, and most individuals, are very defined and affirmed by status. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2336 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 10 Apr 2024 02:42:14 GMT Politics I have many random interests, several of them quite geeky. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2335 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 04 Apr 2024 04:28:21 GMT Activities People get to do what they are naturally best at, and we get higher standards as a result. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2333 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 26 Mar 2024 23:05:13 GMT Comments Let's see how long those sort of protests would last. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2330 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 06 Mar 2024 06:27:45 GMT News It might be legal. It might be practical. But it's a still a bad look. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2329 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 04 Mar 2024 08:27:37 GMT Comments That is their right, but I don't have to like it! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2328 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 27 Feb 2024 06:03:15 GMT Politics It is the idea I reject, not the person. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2327 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:22:34 GMT Politics I pay for them with my taxes! Die TVNZ, die! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2326 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Fri, 16 Feb 2024 08:57:15 GMT News Really, we need to be less kind! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2325 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 15 Feb 2024 07:51:50 GMT Politics We should rescue our national day, and our nation. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2324 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 08 Feb 2024 08:27:51 GMT Politics I'm not saying education is completely useless; just mostly useless! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2323 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 05 Feb 2024 09:12:14 GMT Comments I'm not sure it has happened yet. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2322 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Sat, 03 Feb 2024 07:37:02 GMT Science One thing we don't need is more Maori BS! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2321 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 01 Feb 2024 05:12:49 GMT News As long as we keep away from the extremes on either side, we aren't doing too badly. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2320 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 30 Jan 2024 07:15:20 GMT Politics Look in the current affairs section of the library! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2319 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 25 Jan 2024 07:23:23 GMT Politics There is one culture which is greatly superior to the other. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2318 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 22 Jan 2024 05:14:37 GMT Philosophy Decolonise Aotearoa? Yeah, right! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2317 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Sat, 20 Jan 2024 07:39:24 GMT Politics Also note that I am not totally convinced by my own points here. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2316 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:18:51 GMT Philosophy I claim to be a pioneer in the new science of "simulation cosmology". http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2315 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Sun, 14 Jan 2024 23:33:14 GMT Philosophy Your theory is crazy, but not crazy enough to be true. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2314 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 11 Jan 2024 07:38:52 GMT Science Create a theory, test it, revise it, repeat. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2313 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 08 Jan 2024 23:13:27 GMT Philosophy Well, that's another year gone, I guess, so what's happened? http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2311 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Sun, 31 Dec 2023 07:50:30 GMT Comments Thanks to my readers and I hope you appreciate the new format. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2309 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Sun, 24 Dec 2023 08:19:30 GMT Comments Markets have their problems, but the alternatives are much worse. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2308 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 19 Dec 2023 23:34:51 GMT Politics The world isn't perfect, but it is OK! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2307 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:24:51 GMT News Think for yourself, instead of being told what to think. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2306 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 07 Dec 2023 07:33:32 GMT Philosophy There are no solutions, just trade-offs. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2305 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:20:36 GMT Philosophy What are they: people or parrots? http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2304 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 13 Nov 2023 23:19:20 GMT Comments You can have equity or you can have freedom. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2303 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 08 Nov 2023 00:43:46 GMT Politics We need more boldness! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2302 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:29:00 GMT Philosophy We can't prove that facts exist, but we should act like they do. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2301 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 30 Oct 2023 23:54:56 GMT Philosophy I usually buy myself one new major gadget each year. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2300 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Sat, 21 Oct 2023 03:37:15 GMT Computers The two sides are not morally equal. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2298 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 12 Oct 2023 02:23:51 GMT News Let's have a look at the cartoon and compare it to the facts. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2297 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 09 Oct 2023 04:56:10 GMT News Let them go back to the pre-industrial age if they want to. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2296 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Fri, 06 Oct 2023 08:58:14 GMT Politics So choose the least bad option, and choose your tyranny! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2295 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Fri, 29 Sep 2023 01:38:55 GMT Politics It's time for a better approach, and to forget about the climate change BS. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2294 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Fri, 22 Sep 2023 22:52:48 GMT Politics I think far too many people are scared to be individuals. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2292 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 14 Sep 2023 07:19:10 GMT Philosophy Kindness is often the least kind attitude possible. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2291 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 07 Sep 2023 06:20:36 GMT Politics Just being broadly aware of these concepts is fine! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2290 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 04 Sep 2023 09:21:52 GMT Computers First, they fail to declare victory, then they get out the microscope! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2289 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 30 Aug 2023 02:00:52 GMT Politics I might start by discussing how devices communicate with other devices and the internet. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2288 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 28 Aug 2023 07:26:49 GMT Computers Saying something is a conspiracy is not the same as saying it is false. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2287 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 23 Aug 2023 06:05:45 GMT Skepticism Maybe the most concerning thing about our country is the state of the health system. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2286 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:00:09 GMT Comments So that's my web site, which reflects my general interests. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2285 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Tue, 08 Aug 2023 09:06:31 GMT Comments I would prefer to evaluate them myself, instead of the biased and corrupt media doing it for me. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2284 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Wed, 02 Aug 2023 10:31:12 GMT Philosophy Claiming there is a god really gets you nowhere. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2283 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 17 Jul 2023 08:58:03 GMT Religion Maybe you are part of the modern equivalent of a good old-fashioned witch burning! http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2282 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Thu, 13 Jul 2023 09:27:26 GMT Politics I have "gone to war" against the woke elements of society. http://www.ojb.co.nz/owen/XuBlog/BlogPage.html?code=2281 ojb@mac.com (OJB) Mon, 10 Jul 2023 09:30:48 GMT Politics