It has been awhile for a post of this type. The reason being that multiple thoughts are co-existing, and writing about any single one of them is not going to lead to a single coherent thought.
Taking it in chronological order, yesterday was a day for movies. It so happened that a few Clint Eastwood flicks were available for free, so I watched an old Dirty Harry movie called "Magnum Force". There's not a whole lot to say about that one besides the obvious. The obvious need not be stated, but here goes anyway. If such a premise like that in that movie occurred, then civilization would've failed. There may be "civilization" left, but in the main, civilization would've broken down. Aside from that, no further comment.
This morning, I watched Dr. Strangelove. It does seem pertinent to these times today. The movie is classified as a comedy. Wikipedia says it is considered one of the greatest comedies of all times. But there wasn't a belly laugh in the whole thing. Once again, something is wrong with the premise. Aside from that, again no comment.
So I go on to the web. There is a discussion about Bill Gates. For some, Bill Gates may be considered a genius. Being somewhat familiar with Gates' work, the man isn't a genius except for one thing: He knows how to make money. Aside from that, he is a mediocrity, in my opinion. That might cause a few gasps out there, assuming anybody is actually reading this. But Gates made his money from MSDOS and Windows. Without these, Gates is just some nerd in nowheresville. With respect to these two blockbuster products, both weren't from his creative genius. He simply adapted somebody else's ideas and made them his own. He got his wealth primarily from these. The rest was leveraged into greater wealth, but that is where Gates does best. It isn't his products. MSDOS and Windows are as mediocre as Gates himself.
Gates has tried other things that supposedly result from his desire to be a philantropist. Or to be seen as one. But his work on a nuclear reactor does not impress me at all. Especially since there was already a design that was proven in the lab over 50 years ago. He could have funded Kirk Sorensen with a tiny fraction of his wealth, and got a working prototype for a commercial reactor in less than 10 years. Why bother with that silly idea of his then? The best he could achieve with that would be a re-invention of the wheel.
But who am I to say? I certainly do not have a genius for making money. If I did... maybe people would read this blog. Everybody loves money. Lately, I'm not so sure that this is a good thing.
It is certainly a mish-mash of a post. There could be more, but it would only make the mish-mash even mish-mashier.
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