Robert C. Wood
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Robert C. Wood
@bertowud.com
· Oct 28
There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs. - Thomas Sowell
There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other is to get it. - George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman
January 13, 2026 at 1:41 PM
There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other is to get it. - George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman
You can be whatever you want to be, as long as you're outrageous. - Phoebe Waller-Bridge
January 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
You can be whatever you want to be, as long as you're outrageous. - Phoebe Waller-Bridge
It's not about you. It's about the audience. - Rick Furbush
January 12, 2026 at 1:28 PM
It's not about you. It's about the audience. - Rick Furbush
I want to live the kind of life John Williams would score. - Pamela Alexander aka Jedi Tigger
January 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I want to live the kind of life John Williams would score. - Pamela Alexander aka Jedi Tigger
It's a fair point.
"Fleck does not want his decision to seem politically motivated. He wants to remain as nonpolitical as possible but says he felt like playing at the center would be a political statement. And he didn’t want to make one."
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
"Fleck does not want his decision to seem politically motivated. He wants to remain as nonpolitical as possible but says he felt like playing at the center would be a political statement. And he didn’t want to make one."
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
www.washingtonpost.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:35 PM
It's a fair point.
"Fleck does not want his decision to seem politically motivated. He wants to remain as nonpolitical as possible but says he felt like playing at the center would be a political statement. And he didn’t want to make one."
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
"Fleck does not want his decision to seem politically motivated. He wants to remain as nonpolitical as possible but says he felt like playing at the center would be a political statement. And he didn’t want to make one."
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Are we really ready for that? I'm pretty sure AI isn’t ready for that yet.
Utah Becomes First State to Let AI Prescribe Medication
Utah Becomes First State to Let AI Prescribe Medication
Utah Becomes First State to Let AI Prescribe Medication
The startup offering the renewals is eyeing nationwide approval.
gizmodo.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Are we really ready for that? I'm pretty sure AI isn’t ready for that yet.
Utah Becomes First State to Let AI Prescribe Medication
Utah Becomes First State to Let AI Prescribe Medication
"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." - Will Durant
January 8, 2026 at 1:10 PM
"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." - Will Durant
I wonder how Elon's Mini Me, X, is doing. We haven’t seen him in a while.
January 8, 2026 at 12:29 PM
I wonder how Elon's Mini Me, X, is doing. We haven’t seen him in a while.
Good men must not obey the laws too well. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
January 7, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Good men must not obey the laws too well. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Anyone who has a why to live can bear almost any what. - Nietzsche
January 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Anyone who has a why to live can bear almost any what. - Nietzsche
Hegseth launches action targeting Sen. Kelly's rank, retirement
Sen. Mark Kelly fires back after Hegseth threatens his rank and retirement pay
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has launched administrative action against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, which could affect Kelly's rank and retirement pay.
www.npr.org
January 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Hegseth launches action targeting Sen. Kelly's rank, retirement
War is peace.
Tom Emmer: "Donald Trump is the president of peace and what he's doing is stabilizing the region"
January 5, 2026 at 1:44 PM
War is peace.
Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind before you reach eighteen. - Albert Einstein
January 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind before you reach eighteen. - Albert Einstein
Like I wouldn’t screw that up.
January 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Like I wouldn’t screw that up.
Master your instrument, master the music, and then forget all that bullshit and just play. - Charlie Parker
January 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Master your instrument, master the music, and then forget all that bullshit and just play. - Charlie Parker
"I think we should all strive to be the person Mister Rogers told us he knew we could be." — Wil Wheaton
January 1, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"I think we should all strive to be the person Mister Rogers told us he knew we could be." — Wil Wheaton
Fools say that they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by others experience. - B.H. Liddell Hart
January 1, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Fools say that they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by others experience. - B.H. Liddell Hart
Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps. - David Lloyd George
January 1, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps. - David Lloyd George
Trump family's $499 gold phone misses 4th promised shipping deadline - Boing Boing
Trump family's $499 gold phone misses 4th promised shipping deadline
Trump Mobile blames the government shutdown for delaying its $499 gold smartphone yet again. January is the new target.
boingboing.net
December 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Trump family's $499 gold phone misses 4th promised shipping deadline - Boing Boing
Here's everything Elon Musk promised in 2025 – and failed to deliver
Everything Elon Musk promised in 2025, but didn't deliver
Musk is now infamous for his false promises, but even this is excessive.
mashable.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Here's everything Elon Musk promised in 2025 – and failed to deliver