Saturday, April 17, 2021

Biden Keeping the Shabbat

The Prime Minister of Japan visits the USA and is received by the Vice President. Japan is a most important ally and should be received by the Head of the State. Yet Biden is absent. Why? Probably because he is keeping the Shabbat and could not travel to the airport. The reception looks improvised, with the cameramen reflected in the mirror and strong background noise.  

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Retroactive Employer-Employee Relationship in Sex

 

The Supreme Court of Spain has decreed that the prostitute Evelin Rochel (pic) that worked ten years on the premises of Flower's hotel (pic background) had been in fact legally employed and not a freelancer. Flower's allows whores to freely practice their trade on its premises. The Court decreed that her relationship with the hotel (and clients) meant that she had been an employee, entitled to worker protections such as paid vacations, health insurance, etc. The standard test (Durden criteria) includes factors like performing the tasks demanded by the employer, on the employer's premises, having the work hours controlled. Sex is risky, and now - in Spain - more than ever. Without knowing it, one could find himself an employer of a sex worker, responsible for her welfare, paid holidays, and pension. 

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Virtual particles are real

The magnetic moment of a particle is proportional to its spin and to its g-factor, which is exactly 2 for a point particle with half-integer spin. However, the muon is constantly interacting with virtual particles, which wink in and out of existence with quantum-mechanical probabilities calculable to an incredible precision. This fluctuating cloud of particles modifies the g-factor. 

I knew that transient particles pop out from nothing and then really exist in our universe. Now they are being measured in the muon experiment. Intriguing. 

Super-Ethical Journalism

"I have a problem with milk. Well, multiple problems. Let me elaborate. (Are you excited?) Cow’s milk is, of course, bad news for the planet: three times worse in greenhouse emission terms than any plant milk. I have known for ages, but pretended not to, because tea is horrible with oat milk."

 Source: The Guardian, a staff journalist. Should I continue reading this paper? 

Monday, April 12, 2021

Un scène paroxystique

Un scène paroxystique du spectacle de l'Opéra National de Paris, à l'Opéra Bastille. The French have gone mad and destroyed their beautiful Rameau. Ah! Comme c’est triste! There goes civilization!

Natanz Enrichment Facilities

"An informed official in the Ministry of Intelligence told Nournews: "The identity of the person who caused the power outage to one of the halls of Martyr Ahmadi-Roshan Complex in Natanz Enrichment facilities, by disrupting the electrical system has been identified." 

The said Facilities will not enrich anybody nor anything in the near future. Zahal's generals met and raised a glass of red wine to the occasion. They are more numerous than I imagined. Netaniyahu made a short but deeply felt toast. 

Sunday, April 11, 2021

Why am I still working like a horse?

 

Today went to fish shop/factory. I returned home late and tired like a working Argentine horse after an all night rodeo. In this year of quarantine, I lost muscle and stamina. Why do force my carcass to walk up and down these slippery/dangerous places?  For the kids, what else?