On the Nature of Things | Forum

Perhaps. However, despite the corporate-socialist IOC and corruption scandals, the doping problem, the heavy handed corporate sponsorship, and whatever else, I still enjoy watching the athletes compete. It is the only sporting event that I do watch. Ditto. The only (or at least most pure, depending...

Whatever happened to Alph?

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I'm reminded of a former colleague who may have been his own worst enemy. He once told me his supervisor had said something profound: no one is completely useless, they can always serve as a bad example. The ironic part is he never for a moment thought that he might be the bad example.