I Say - Jack Krupansky

My personal opinions, random rants, and perspectives

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Arctic sea ice extent peaked for 2014 on March 20

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NOAA and the National Snow & Ice Data Center haven't announced the peak for arctic sea ice extent for this year yet, but my ow...
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Yikes, my Toshiba touch screen stopped working!!!

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I bought a hot new Toshiba notebook computer at the end of the year, a Toshiba Satellite P50-AST3GX2, with Windows 8.1. I even paid an...
Friday, October 18, 2013

Success with the NY state Obamacare exchange

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Wow, I finally succeeded in getting a New York state Obamacare account and application set up so that I am finally able to see p...
Friday, May 25, 2012

Contacts in Hong Kong and Shanghai?

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I visited Hong Hong and China once back in the 1980's and have always been intrigued with them. Lately as I look around for new wo...
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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Cafe Philo in New York City in two weeks, Thursday, 5/31/2012: Is reason always right?

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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Cafe Philo in New York City next week, Thursday, 5/17/2012: Where do values come from?

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Friday, April 27, 2012

Cafe Philo in New York City next week, Thursday, 5/3/2012: Wisdom and Intelligence - is there a difference, and what is it?

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Was George Zimmerman "depraved" when he shot Trayvon Martin?

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I wasn't terribly surprised that the prosecutor decided to prosecute George Zimmerman for shooting Trayvon Martin, but the second-deg...
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Monday, April 09, 2012

Cafe Philo in New York City next week, Thursday, 4/19/2012: What is more powerful, analysis or intuition?

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Mike Wallace and 60 Minutes

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I used to love watching Mike Wallace on Biography when I was a kid. And he definitely raised the bar with his many early years with 60 Mi...
Sunday, April 01, 2012

Some new evidence for my personal conjecture on planet formation

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The standard theory is that planets formed out of the accretion disk around their sun. I don't buy it. My conjecture is that virtuall...
Friday, March 16, 2012

Cafe Philo in New York City this coming week, Thursday, 3/22/2012: Do you need true love to be fulfilled?

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Saturday, March 03, 2012

Cafe Philo in New York City this coming week, Thursday, 3/8/2012: Can philosophy be used as a psychotherapeutic method?

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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Cafe Philo in New York City this coming week, Thursday, 2/23/2012: Are the feminine or masculine sides of masturbation evil?

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Thursday, February 02, 2012

Cafe Philo in New York City next week, Thursday, 2/9/2012: How does one come up with a philosophical identity?

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Saturday, January 14, 2012

I support SOPA

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Although there are some semi-legitimate concerns about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) , my personal feeling is that SOPA is a good ste...
Friday, January 13, 2012

Cafe Philo in New York City in two weeks, Thursday, 1/26/2012: Can we assign meanings to one's life?

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Thursday, January 05, 2012

Cafe Philo in New York City next week, Thursday, 1/12/2012: Can we have meaning without words?

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

The future for solar power

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I certainly believe that there is a very bright future for solar power, but there is also no question that the sector was heavily over-hy...
Friday, December 23, 2011

Cafe Philo in New York City in three weeks, Thursday, 1/12/2012: Can we have meaning without words?

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Freak elevator accident

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I live in an old New York City apartment building with a predictably cranky old elevator, so I carefully read any news item about elevato...
Friday, December 02, 2011

Cafe Philo in New York City in two weeks, Thursday, 12/15: Can we have meaning without words?

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Made my 23rd payment to pay down the public debt of the U.S. government

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I just made my 23rd monthly payment to pay down the public debt of the U.S. government. It wasn't a large payment, just another $25, ...
Friday, November 18, 2011

Cafe Philo in New York City in two weeks, Thursday, 12/1: How long can Cafe Philo go on?

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Tuesday, November 08, 2011

How can I become a millionaire?

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There were actually a couple of short periods of time back in 2000 when I was technically a "millionaire", at least on paper (p...
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Monday, November 07, 2011

All change is good

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"Change" is a mantra thrown about by all activists, but only in a qualified form, such as "Change we can believe in ." W...
Sunday, November 06, 2011

Wall Street Occupied (by the Dark Knight)

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On a typical Saturday I walk all around lower Manhattan (starting my walk from my apartment on East 50th Street), sometimes walking up Wa...
Saturday, November 05, 2011

Cafe Philo in New York City in two weeks, Thursday, 11/17: How do I know that I know?

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Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Ignoring Occupy Wall Street for the rest of the year

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I've followed the whole Occupy Wall Street movement with great interest over the past month, but it is time for me to hit the "i...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Cafe Philo in New York City next week, Thursday, 11/3: Who should we bail out?

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Monday, October 24, 2011

Made my 22nd payment to pay down the public debt of the U.S. government

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I just made my 22nd monthly payment to pay down the public debt of the U.S. government. It wasn't a large payment, just another $25, ...
Thursday, October 13, 2011

Cafe Philo in New York City next week, Thursday, 10/20: Do age and experience give you the privilege of knowing better?

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Made my 21st payment to pay down the public debt of the U.S. government

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I just made my 21st monthly payment to pay down the public debt of the U.S. government. It wasn't a large payment, just another $25, ...
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