A Little More About Amelia Earhart
For more skeptical takes on that bad photograph that doesn't show Earhart check out the Skeptoid Podcast and Ben Radford's analysis written for CSI.
A Little Talk About Psychic Predictions
I wondered what good the predictions of psychics do. The predictions are only realized to have been correct after the event - it's called retrofitting or retrodicting. Nostradamus predicted Hitler, it is said. He didn't, but people retrofit his predictions after Hitler pulled his shenanigans. Even if he had predicted Hitler, which he didn't, what good did it do? It didn't prevent Hitler, the Nazis, or World War II.
Two More Police Shootings That Have Us Scratching Our Heads
In Minneapolis, two police involved shooting have gotten plenty of attention. In one incident two dogs were shot. The dogs were not killed, but it appears that they didn't deserve to be shot. It's hard to say for certain. The videos from the homeowners security camera and the officer body cam don't appear to show the dogs acting aggressively. So, shooting them seemed unjustified.
However, there is no audio, so we don't know if the dogs might have been growling. The first dog was wagging its tail, but a wagging tail doesn't always mean the dog should be considered friendly and approachable. It's hard to know what the dogs might do and was going through the mind of that officer.
It's even harder to figure out what was going on in the mind of another Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed a woman who had called 911 to report a possible rape. Justine Damond, an Australian woman living with her fiance in Minneapolis, heard what she thought was a rape occurring near their house, so she called 911.
The officers who arrived were said to have been startled by a loud noise just prior to Damond approaching the driver's side of the patrol car. The officer seated in the passenger seat, reached across with his weapon in hand. He shot and killed her.
How does that happen? As a Facebook friend pointed out, they were responding to a report of a woman being raped and a woman approaches the car, um, might she not be the victim of the rape? What the hell?
There are plenty of people wanting to know how this could have happened, including the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
3) The Minnesota Twins are in a rough stretch of 12 games coming out of the All Star break. They face the Houston Astros, the Hated Yankees, the Detroit Tigers, and the LA Dodgers. Detroit shouldn't be as challenging. As of this writing their record through eight game of the rough stretch is 8-8. I'll take a .500 record.
2) Look at the picture Gene Simmons, founding member of the rock band Kiss, recently getting some exercise. He's 67. My Facebook friend Julie Lynn summed up the image brilliantly, thus:
"I wanna rock and roll all night... and get a moderate amount of exercise in sturdy shoes and stay hydrated as befits a man of my advanced years every day."
1) My friend Chris Brown's math whiz son Ethan was national television demonstrating his Magic Square. Pretty damn cool!
Movie Recommendation: Creepshow (1982)
Watch for Stephen King, who wrote the film, as a yokel who has a meteor crash on his land. There's a dancing Ed Harris and an F-bomb dropping EG Marshall.
Dimland Radio opening theme song: 'Ram' by The Yoleus
First ad break bumpers: 'Keep It Dark' by Genesis & 'Tears' by Chameleons UK
First ad break bumpers: 'Keep It Dark' by Genesis & 'Tears' by Chameleons UK
Second ad break bumpers: 'Help Me Sombody' by Brian Eno/David Byrne & 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic' by The Police
Closing song: 'Angler's Treble Hook' by $5 Fiddle
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