I.T. Erudio

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Just a place for me to put my random thoughts …

  • Random thoughts on Time, Distance, and Faster Than Light Travel

    The good folks at Merriam-Webster give us 14 definitions for “time” as a noun, another 5 as a verb, and then 3 more as an adjective. A quick peek at the etymology tells us that the “time” came into the English language by way of Old English and (Old Norse) words for “tide.” That “time”…

  • Mr Warhol and photography copyrights

    Since Andy Warhol died in 1987 – the Supreme Court was probably/technically ruling against his “estate” in their recent decision. Mr Warhol had used a photograph of Prince (“The Artist”) in a 1980’s painting (“Orange Prince”) – money changed hands among the concerned parties back in the early 1980’s so there wasn’t any problem until…

  • The GREATEST movie of ALL TIME

    well, the obvious problem with the title is “how do you define ‘great’?” of course everyone that has answered the question has been “correct” – “greatness” is determined by individual tastes. Consider that the credit for creating the “modern summer blockbuster” belongs to “Jaws” (1975) – which was the “greatest box office success” of all…

  • Marketing and Propaganda

    In its best form “marketing”/”advertising” is just “information” If you have a great product that does “whatever” the best use of your “marketing” budget is to build awareness of the products benefits among folks that need to do “whatever it is that your product does” e.g. say you make beer or running shoes – and…

  • Profit Margins

    If a company is “profitable” over a long period of time that PROBABLY means it is “well run” or “managed properly.” Of course we need to define “long period of time” — in a healthy economy companies will come and go just by the natural cultural shifts and technological advances. e.g. Thirty years ago multiple…

  • … have a drink on me

    … “spirits” as a reference to “distilled alcohol beverages” apparently traces back to the belief that they drinks held the “life force” (i.e. “spirit”) or the “essence” of the grains or plants that were used. the English word “spirit” (first usage as a noun – 14th Century) traces back to the Latin “spiritus” (literally, breath,…

  • To REALLY mess things up …

    SO, I tried to change “permalinks” in WordPress and ALL the links broke. I’ve been using WordPress for years – but to be honest I’ve never tried to do anything “complicated” (i.e. beyond the “content management” for which WordPress is designed). Of course this “blog” thing isn’t making me an $$ so I don’t put…

  • Simple Fitness part 2 – the interval trainer

    Google tells me that the “fitness industry” was forecast to pass $32 billion in 2022. Which means that “personal fitness” is more than a New Year’s resolution for a large number of people. Elite Athletes “Exercise Science” has become a more rigorous academic discipline than the old “physical education” catch all. My guess (100% me…

  • talkin football

    The NFL “divisional playoffs” were this weekend (January 22, 2023) – I thought the “better teams” all won today (Cincinnati beat Buffalo, San Francisco beat Dallas) Bengals The final score was Bengals 27 – Bills 10. To my eyes the Bengals are playing like a championship team – I’m not predicting anything, just saying that…

  • Simple Fitness

    “Fitness” does not need to be complicated and time consuming. The amount of exercise required to “prevent disease” is relatively small – but there are enough variables to make the subject confusing. SO I’m going to try to boil the subject down as much as possible. I will start by saying that I am NOT…