Mindconnection eNL, 2023-08-06

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Graphing IQs

Bill Clinton's IQ of 159 is a tad more than three standard deviations above the mean, making him one of the smartest Presidents ever. The next Democrat to hold that office is about two standard deviations below the mean (based on his C- grades and also the many stupid things he said when not reading off the teleprompter). If you continue that trajectory on a graph, it would put Brainless Biden at about six standard deviations below the mean. He's astoundingly stupid, as the whole world has witnessed during the clown show he's put on since the coup.

Send these moron alert videos to people you know. It looks like a long list, but it's merely a small sampling of the idiocy spewed by two inDUHviduals.

Moron Alert! https://youtu.be/s-ogKW9DEls

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Defending Against Socialism/Communism

Socialism is an ideology under which everyone is equally miserable and dirt poor. Except those who run the system (they become filthy rich). "Woke" is a tool that socialism advocates use to spread stupidity. "Woke" is short for, "My bwain is bwoke." Anybody who is "woke" clearly has a bwoken bwain. Communism is the same as socialism, but without property rights. We have been steadily moving out of socialism into communism for a while now. But we are pushing back against the psychopaths, retards, and criminals who have nearly completed the destruction of everything we sane people value. And we are pushing back hard.

1. https://youtu.be/75KOTPXUN7w Disney is not doing well.
    
2. https://youtu.be/TK2wLbw951I Americans are not buying the lies about the economy.
    
3. https://youtu.be/j9nUpZFrkAE "If the Republicans get into power, they will destroy all the power the Democrats have made." Sounds like a strong call for a red tidal wave and ZERO Democrats left in office. Anywhere.
    
4. Zuckerberg's communist alternative to Twitter has fizzled out. User engagement plummeted within days of its launch. Facebook itself is headed in that direction, as more and more people realize they were duped and manipulated and they resent that. And as more and more people suffer under Comrade Biden's communist regime, which came to power as the result of an election that Zuckerberg helped steal. Going hungry has a way of clearing the mind, apparently.
    
5. The socialists immerse public school students in their bizarre ideology all day long. This has proven effective at pushing impressionable youth to see socialist ideas as somehow desirable. But since the coup, the vitriol and toxicity have massively increased. Consequently, as American Action News reports, "There has been a substantial surge in high school boys aligning with conservative ideologies. According to federal surveys of American youth, these boys are close to twice as likely to self-identify as conservatives than liberals."
    
6. The communist banana republic formerly known as "The United States" has been plundered heavily since the coup and the gross mismanagement by the Brainless administration has had the predictable effect of causing the country to lose its perfect credit rating. As of this writing, only one credit agency made the move. But you can bet others will follow.
    
7. The credit rating issue should serve as a wake-up call to millions more Americans, perhaps enough to overcome the election fraud that is normal in the battleground states. And maybe in time for the 2024 election. Whether President Trump will be elected to office a third time is hard to say due to the witch hunt and fake criminal charges, but even if he wins a third time the communists won't let him assume office. We'll have to see what happens in the primaries.
    
8. You can bet the only sane contender (at this time, RFK, Jr.) for the Democrat nomination won't get nominated because the Democrat top dogs ignored the Democrat voters the last time. RFK, Jr. might be better off running as a Republican, since his own party will toss him under the boss. His biggest liability is his (fairly high) IQ. They will choose (yet again) somebody significantly dumber than a rock. Obama ranks among the four worst Presidents of all time but like Wilson and FDR he has an IQ is somewhere above zero. And he can be rather charming, unlike Biden. Finding someone dumber and/or more offensive than Biden might not be possible, but I'm sure the Democrats will think of something.
    
9. This needs to happen in every communist country in the USA where the police have been defunded, there's "gun control," or in some other way the government protects criminals and punished their victims. This happened in the criminal-coddling People's Republic of California: https://youtu.be/eIFKtOsZl8c. There will be more of it, because we normals are sick of being treated as if our only purpose in life is to serve as prey for criminals.
    

The Ongoing Covid Scam: Tidbits

• https://twitter.com/TexasLindsay_/status/1681090156550402049 Yet another revelation about fraud by Pfizer. Astounding!
• The national burger chain In-N-Out has banned employees from dressing like bank robbers. There never was any medically sound reason for this fad, and businesses are increasingly intolerant of it which is really good. Banks should have never permitted it in the first place.
• https://twitter.com/marcuswthornton/status/1682518774459580416 Feds for Medical Freedom.
• https://twitter.com/CShoemakerMD/status/1684176016405843971 The jab has vastly increased the rate of deadly myocarditis from one in a million people to 200,000 in a million people. Half of those people will die within 5 years. So much for "safe" and effective.

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• Has dictionary lockout and ExamRead feature, so it doubles as an exam pen.
• Left-hand user mode.
• Scan left to right mode.
• Fast shutdown.
• Selectable voices for playback of scanned text.
• Selectable UI language: English (default) or Spanish.

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• Reading tutor functions include spelling, syllabication (how the word is "built"), and one word displayed in big font.
• Syllables break for each word.
• Direct lookup of phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions (for example, get ahead, get along, keep on, keep off, look forward to).
• Uses colors for the different fields, to improve the understanding of the dictionary definition.
   
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• Hear individual words or even multiple lines of text read aloud in natural voice.
   
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Where does this special kind of stupid come from? How do you deal with such people?

If you connect a few dots, you see "woke" is all about victimhood, anger, and blaming other people. The language is hyperbolic. We see words such as oppression, injustice, and genocide but with no basis in reality. These people cannot accurately point to any examples of such things. The terms aren't even exaggerations, they are just used in a vacuum. And we see terms such as "micro aggression" being used, as if this makes any sense. If it's "micro" then it's not aggression. It's a very, very tiny slight that is probably not even intended.

What do you see threading through all of this? Two very strong emotions. One is anger, the other is hatred. They are angry at the non-woke, even though most woke people either live at home with their non-woke parents or their jobs depend on the nonwoke (even if they work for woke companies, ala Bed Bath and Beyond). They hate people who do not agree with them, the intolerance and disdain for any diversity from their ideological narrative are almost palpable.

When you have a strong emotional state like this, mental processing takes place not in the reasoning part of the brain but in the "reptilian" part. This is further compounded by their obsessive-compulsive need for approval, and since they hate the non-woke they seek the approval of the woke. This means reasoning with them is pretty much out of the question.

If you are the parent of a wokester, set boundaries and expectations. Don't bail your kid out when s/he runs into trouble or inconvenience. Redirect the blaming statements into questions about personal responsibility. For example, when your kid blames capitalism for his/her lack of financial security respond with a question like, "What steps have you personally taken to provide more value to your employer and thus improve your own situation?" Make a point of pointing out that capitalism provides opportunity and that's borne out by the results while socialism makes everybody equally poor and disenfranchised and that's also borne out by the results. This will likely trigger some socialist/woke talking points. Show in interest, use the five questions approach to get your kid to try to explain exactly how that works. Because it doesn't work, your kid will be in the position of not being able to support his/her beliefs. Don't argue, just keep asking questions. Allow time for a response, don't badger.

In other circumstances, understand you are dealing with an irrational person who isn't your personal responsibility per se but who is also part of a mindless collective that has been doing immense harm. For these people, about all you can do is sow the seeds of doubt and hope at some point they will flip their brain switch to the ON position. The worst thing you can do is agree with them, either through silence or through seeking "common ground" by giving in on a "minor point". There are no minor points, you have to crack the facade. You don't need to be nasty about it, in fact being nasty is counterproductive. Remember, they are approval seeking beings. If they can see that they are accepted for who they are even though their woke ideas are not accepted, you have shown them there's a path to sanity.

Converting a sentient being to the "woke" state takes a long time. The process typically begins in the failure factories we call "schools". When I was a kid, schools stressed reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic, and reasoning. Woke stresses illiteracy, innumeracy, and non-thinking. People who have been put through this system yet can read, write, perform arithmetic, and reason are commendable people who learned anyhow. But they are a minority. You may have noticed the age demographics of the wokesters, and those demographics are due to the school effect. Because it takes a long time to "de brain" a human being into "wokeness", it can take a long time or at least many iterations to "re brain" the person into sanity and sentience. Be patient and be kind, but also be firm.

A significant enough number of wokesters can nullify all the brain power of normal people (including our best and brightest). That is one reason why a disciplined response to wokeness is important. Be smart about how you interact with woke people. Show that normal people aren't necessarily bad. You can simply drop small truth bombs, and be effective.

An example is during "Pride month" I would see people dressed garishly wearing T-shirts with some kind of hateful or obscene LGBTQRSTUVWXYZ statement. I would make pleasant small talk with this person, perhaps a cashier at a store or perhaps someone looking at the same merchandise I was, and then remark about what a wonderful country this is because my parents' great grandparents came here dirt poor and yet I was able to pay my own way through university with a Master's Degree. Hard work and dedication, equal opportunity for all. The sun really does shine. My message is so positive, the people I delivered it to had no response. The victim of the woke brainwashing experiences cognitive dissonance for a time. I leave the area before that time passes. I have sown the seeds of sanity. If enough people do this, some seeds will sprout.

I believe the main cause arises from feelings of scarcity. You hate to toss anything out, because you might need it someday. This leads to an ever-increasing collection of stuff. Despite all efforts to keep the clutter catalogued, it is rare that the owner of the "in case I need it" item finds it when needed. The solution is to buy the needed item anyhow. The "just in case" item stays buried wherever you put it. I am notably less cluttered than most people, yet I find this to be a problem that I have. A few weeks ago, I paid $2.32 for fast shipping via Prime for an item I found in my possession only four hours later.

Going through closets, drawers, and cabinets to remove clutter is rarely effective because "in case I need it" rears its ugly head and you throw out very little. You enter such a project prepared to make decisions, and those are with a bias to keep things. Of course, if you have stuff sitting out on kitchen counters, piled on the floor, or sitting in storage bins you can't find a place for then you are not even at this point yet. You are at the point where you need to rent a dumpster and keep that fee in mind as you decide (quickly) which items to fill it with. Generally, aside from seasonal items, if you have stored it then you don't need it.

A technique I have been using over the past year is project-based. I decide to do a project, so (if it's a repair or build project) I go through my garage cabinets looking for parts and supplies I might use. As I open the old coffee cans (the old labels are hard to read) to find what I need, I come across items that I clearly do not need. And I toss them. Recently, I decided to replace a dimmer switch that wasn't acting properly anymore. I looked for a snap switch (instead of running out to buy one). I found can with a spare light switch for a car I had bought in 1979 and no longer own. I figured everything else in that can, which I clearly had not opened in years, was not needed. I tossed it out.

Here are some typical items to toss out:

• Old cables. I need to do this, I have a bin full of cables. I know for a fact it has many VGA cables. Since any monitor I would buy will have an HDMI port (or two), these cables have no use. Donating them to charity simply means overworked volunteers would need to trash them.
• Old containers. Plastic containers that have scratches on the inside will harbor bacteria. Toss them.
• Old pots and pans. If the finish is damaged, you should not be using these. Toss them.
   
• Excess ink pens. I used to buy boxes of disposable ink pens. Now I buy either two-pack of such pens or buy a pack of refills for my cartridge pen (I have only the one).
• Old bottles of corrective fluid (it's no good after X time), glue, etc.
• Paint stored more than 18 months. If you save a can of paint, do this. Firmly secure the lid, store the can upside down (to prevent air from entering), and affix a "Toss out by" date to the can. Why toss it out? After this much time, you won't be able to mix the solids back into the paint. It can possibly be done with a paint shaker machine (about $150 for a cheapo model) and some patience. It cannot be done by stirring, even if you use a power stirring tool (been there, done that). But you risk having unmixed solids and a ruined project. It's cheaper, even at the Bidenflation prices of paint today, to just buy new paint.
   
• Old clothes. If they are stained or thin, toss them. Donating them to charity simply means overworked volunteers would need to trash them. Don't cut jeans into rags, they make poor rags. Old gym socks can be used for this purpose, and so can old polo shirts if the cloth is sufficiently thick. Old sheets don't work well, and don't repurpose old underpants for anything.
• "Free" storage jars. People often keep old pickle jars to store things in. The lids are made to seal under a vacuum, not to be re-used. A similar thing applies to Ball jars and similar canning jars. Some people who "get it" on this point will use the jars as drinking glasses and that's not smart either (there's a reason why drinking glasses are made the way they are). Toss the lids, rings, and jars.
• Old phones. You're never going to use that old phone again. You're keeping it for an emergency? Hah! You still need to obtain and activate a SIM for it; it's just as fast to get a new phone. Drop off any old phones at a place that accepts electronics for recycling. If you still have old corded phones, old caller ID units, and old answering machines get rid of them. Your cell phone and/or your landline have caller ID and robust voice mail options.
   
• Old curtains and blinds. If you bought new ones, you did that for a reason. The old ones will just collect dust and give you an unhealthy home if you ever hang them up again.
• Old sheets, pillowcases, pillows, etc. These take up space. If you don't use them, toss them.
• Old shoes. Shoes should not be donated to charity unless they've barely been worn. Toss out ones that are in poor repair.
   
• Old chemicals. These leak from their containers. A neighbor was notorious for his collection of chemicals, you could smell them from 30 feet away when he opened his garage door. He died from lymphatic cancer and this is why.
• Small appliances you never use. If they are in good shape, offer for free on Next Door or donate to a shelter.
• Old pet supplies. If they are in good condition, donate to a pet shelter.
   
• Old underpants. Bill Clinton donated his to charity and the IRS let him deduct $4 per pair. I donated two $65 dress shirts (in good condition) to charity and the IRS let me deduct only $2 per shirt. Unless you are part of an organized crime syndicate, it's better to just toss items like this.
• Old toothbrushes. These are nice for cleaning and a few other things. But you don't need a 20 year supply. Keep a few around, and toss any that get badly worn. You'll be "refreshing" the collection periodically anyhow.
• Chipped coffee cups, plates, etc. How much chipping you'll tolerate is up to you. But if you aren't using something because it's chipped then toss it out. If your entire set is pretty chipped up, then buy an entire new set and toss out the entire old set. I personally have not done well on this one, which is why I thought of it for this list.

Also:

• Don't keep old magazines. If there's an article you want to keep, scan it into a library you keep on a data drive. I have a massive library, all digitized and organized by topic. I code each file name with the date, also. When using dates on computer files, always use the pattern YYYY-MM-DD to permit sorting. This differs from the format used for humans, for obvious reasons.
• Pare down your book collection. I have a huge number of books, so it might appear that I am a book hoarder. But I have given away far more books than I have kept.
• Don't keep old birthday cards, etc. I digitized all the ones that used to occupy cardboard boxes and I digitize any new ones.

Clutter is psychologically and financially expensive. Nobody wakes up to a neat house and decides to spend the whole day cluttering it up. Clutter occurs over time, due to not having yet established good habits for preventing it. To correct the situation, do a couple of big decluttering sessions to change the tone and then when doing a project look first at what you already have on hand (that you can repurpose or use for the task at hand). While you're looking, dispassionately toss something you can see you don't really need. This way, you make one painless decision quickly instead of trying to make dozens in a row that you just don't have the willpower to make. Over time, it "adds down" the same way those needless acquisitions or failed toss-outs have added up.

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6. Health tip/Fitness tips

The photos tell you something important about my credibility in this area. Statistics when these photos were taken, 2 days past my 62nd birthday: Height: 6'0" Wingspan: 6'1" Weight: 148.8lbs (a bit more than the Age 60 shoot, and I am leaner for this one) Bodyfat: Unknown, but well below what the Tanita scale says is 5% Waist: 29 Chest: 48 Arms: 15 Quads: 20.5 (an increase of half an inch since the Age 60 shoot) Max bench press: Unknown, but I do 4 sets of 10 reps with 150 lbs to warm up on chest day Max squat: Unknown, but I do 4 sets of 8 reps of front squats with 90lbs to start Leg Day Cholesterol: In normal range, on low side Testosterone: Above the upper limit of the normal range Last illness: 1971 Last workout missed: Spring of 1977 Training days per week: 6 Type of training: Split routine, heavy on supersets Meals per day: 7 on training days, 6 on rest day Percent of diet that is processed food: 0 Amount of meat, wheat, corn, or soy eaten annually: 0 Number of eggs eaten per day: Between 8 and 10 Some cool climbing  videos: https://youtu.be/s4G0ssyJ3hc https://youtube.com/shorts/5919UDqCXDc https://youtube.com/shorts/jYvKJ9mKyyE See all of my climbing videos here: https://tinyurl.com/ClimbingSigChannel

• The best workouts are short and intense.
• A good diet contains far more flavors and satisfaction than the typical American diet.