Difference between revisions of "Best Things of 2024"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| (17 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | See also [[Best Dozen Articles I've Read in 2024]]. | + | See also [[Best Dozen Articles I've Read in 2024]] at [https://www.rasmusen.org/rasmapedia/index.php?title=Best_Dozen_Articles_I%27ve_Read_in_2024 https://www.rasmusen.org/rasmapedia/index.php?title=Best_Dozen_Articles_I%27ve_Read_in_2024]. |
| − | + | # <li value="1"> '''Party machinery.''' Get involved. Eric was elected Republican Precinctman--Perry 19-- Monroe County unopposed, and as Delegate to the Indiana Republican Convention, one of 7 running where 6 could win. He was part of Beckwith's 891 to 828 [[upset victory for the Lt.-Governor nomination https://indianacitizen.org/gop-convention-upset-beckwith-pulls-off-shocker-defeating-mike-brauns-pick-in-race-for-lieutenant-governor/|upset victory for the Lt.-Governor nomination]]. Helen is his VP. To learn how to be a ward heeler, read Alfred Steinberg's [https://www.amazon.com/bosses-Alfred-Steinberg/dp/B0006CCCNK ''The Bosses''] (1972), a good text for Defense against the Dark Arts. | |
| − | + | # <li value="2">'''Supreme Court amicus briefs.''' My side lost, but it was fun. James Bopp was my lawyer, on very short notice. [["Brief of Amicus Curiae Eric Rasmusen In Support of Respondents in 22-555 and Petitioners in 22-277, ''NetChoice v. Paxton'',"https://tinyurl.com/2w9k6sw6|"Brief of Amicus Curiae Eric Rasmusen In Support of Respondents in 22-555 and Petitioners in 22-277, ''NetChoice v. Paxton'',"]] United States Supreme Court (2024). The large social media platforms are natural monopolies and common carriers, which should be regulated to forbid discrimination. | |
| − | + | # <li value="3"> '''More Korean TV:''' [[''The Jewel in the Palace''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel_in_the_Palace|''The Jewel in the Palace'']](2003), a 54-episode palace drama set around 2003, the 10th-highest grossing Korean drama of all time,and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father,_I%27ll_Take_Care_of_You ''Father I'll Take Care of You'' (2016), a 50-episode series about married children coming back to live with their parents. ] | |
| − | + | # <li value="4"> '''''Grand Maison Tokyo''''' (11 episode [[Japanese series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Grande_Maison_Tokyo|Japanese series]], 2019). A Japanese chef disgraced after a scandal in Paris joins with a Japanese owner to try for three Michelin stars in Tokyo. Corny, but good, with lots of French food video. | |
| − | + | # <li value="5"> '''''Go Down Moses,''''' William Faulkner (1942). Linked stories about blacks, Indians, and whites, and the dwindling of the wilderness. | |
| − | + | # <li value="6"> '''Bluesky,''' the X competitor. It really is better-- but too few people. X will copy its improvements. Bluesky will survive as a niche for professors. | |
| − | 7. | + | # <li value="7"> '''Central Indiana family restaurants:''' Martinsville's [https://indysrestaurant.com/ Indy's] American restaurant and [https://sgtpeppers.net/ Sergeant Pepper's] for chicken, Lafayette's [https://lasbrazastaqueria.com/ Las Brazas Number Two] tacqueria, and the famous [https://www.triplexxxfamilyrestaurant.com/about/ Triple XXX] diner in West Lafayette). |
| − | + | # <li value="8"> '''Fandangos'''. Soler's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMvgGUGn1-E Fandango in D], like [https://youtu.be/IgEaS_d6qUE Boccherini has], but for harpsichord. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itS_9f5MMsA Scarlatti has a harpsichord fandango] too. | |
| − | + | # <li value="9"> '''ChatGpT,''' for Python programming. You can ask it to code a task, or give it your own code and ask it to find the errors and fix them. | |
| − | + | # <li value="10"> '''''The Dreyfus Affair: The Story of the Most Infamous Miscarriage of Justice in French History,''''' Piers Paul (416 pp., 2012). There are so many good books on The Affair. Everybody should read at least one. | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| + | # <li value="11"> '''Shostakovich movie music.''' He wrotes lots of this, and I like it better than his quartets and symphonies. E.g., [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk_CdYmAbVs "The Return of Maxim"] Op. 45. | ||
| − | + | # <li value="12"> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep-OnsDieFQ '''Saturday Night Live on the 3 College Presidents' Testimony before Congress'''] is short but very funny. | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | + | Also-Ran: A [https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1742911698925990153 short video of a map on the Korean War]. TinyURL.com pdf merger and deleter. smallpdf.com. Corning Glass Museum. Testifying in the Statehouse. Pi, much more intereting than I thought. Staying in Chinateown in an AirBnB [https://x.com/HungCao_VA/status/1796571526180839906 Hung Cao's TV ad] for the Virginia Senate race (3 minutes). [https://new.store.bettermade.com/rainbow-potato-chips-4pk.html Rainbow Chips] and [https://www.mashed.com/142462/popular-items-that-completely-vanished-from-trader-joes/ Trader Joe's Russet] dark potato chips.[https://www.instacart.com/landing?product_id=24656860&retailer_id=1425®ion_id=26825445480&utm_medium=sem_shopping&utm_source=instacart_google&utm_campaign=ad_demand_shopping_rp_food_all-non-ca_evergreen&utm_content=accountid-8145171519_campaignid-21109548166_adgroupid-159605469243_device-c&utm_term=targetid-pla-1488101671671_locationid-9016563_adtype-pla_productchannel-online_merchantid-311511022_storecode-_productid-24656860&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwkuqvBhAQEiwA65XxQOcsTCBrV7SwycvvZrkVUQi9-VxKEAm4a2iRPwpEnS2dCxL6vIhathoCHkcQAvD_BwEBrim's Salt and Pepper flavored Pork Rinds.] tennessee. Isaiah verse on bag. 41:10. | |
Latest revision as of 18:09, 4 December 2024
See also Best Dozen Articles I've Read in 2024 at https://www.rasmusen.org/rasmapedia/index.php?title=Best_Dozen_Articles_I%27ve_Read_in_2024.
- Party machinery. Get involved. Eric was elected Republican Precinctman--Perry 19-- Monroe County unopposed, and as Delegate to the Indiana Republican Convention, one of 7 running where 6 could win. He was part of Beckwith's 891 to 828 upset victory for the Lt.-Governor nomination. Helen is his VP. To learn how to be a ward heeler, read Alfred Steinberg's The Bosses (1972), a good text for Defense against the Dark Arts.
- Supreme Court amicus briefs. My side lost, but it was fun. James Bopp was my lawyer, on very short notice. "Brief of Amicus Curiae Eric Rasmusen In Support of Respondents in 22-555 and Petitioners in 22-277, NetChoice v. Paxton," United States Supreme Court (2024). The large social media platforms are natural monopolies and common carriers, which should be regulated to forbid discrimination.
- More Korean TV: The Jewel in the Palace(2003), a 54-episode palace drama set around 2003, the 10th-highest grossing Korean drama of all time,and Father I'll Take Care of You (2016), a 50-episode series about married children coming back to live with their parents.
- Grand Maison Tokyo (11 episode Japanese series, 2019). A Japanese chef disgraced after a scandal in Paris joins with a Japanese owner to try for three Michelin stars in Tokyo. Corny, but good, with lots of French food video.
- Go Down Moses, William Faulkner (1942). Linked stories about blacks, Indians, and whites, and the dwindling of the wilderness.
- Bluesky, the X competitor. It really is better-- but too few people. X will copy its improvements. Bluesky will survive as a niche for professors.
- Central Indiana family restaurants: Martinsville's Indy's American restaurant and Sergeant Pepper's for chicken, Lafayette's Las Brazas Number Two tacqueria, and the famous Triple XXX diner in West Lafayette).
- Fandangos. Soler's Fandango in D, like Boccherini has, but for harpsichord. Scarlatti has a harpsichord fandango too.
- ChatGpT, for Python programming. You can ask it to code a task, or give it your own code and ask it to find the errors and fix them.
- The Dreyfus Affair: The Story of the Most Infamous Miscarriage of Justice in French History, Piers Paul (416 pp., 2012). There are so many good books on The Affair. Everybody should read at least one.
- Shostakovich movie music. He wrotes lots of this, and I like it better than his quartets and symphonies. E.g., "The Return of Maxim" Op. 45.
- Saturday Night Live on the 3 College Presidents' Testimony before Congress is short but very funny.
Also-Ran: A short video of a map on the Korean War. TinyURL.com pdf merger and deleter. smallpdf.com. Corning Glass Museum. Testifying in the Statehouse. Pi, much more intereting than I thought. Staying in Chinateown in an AirBnB Hung Cao's TV ad for the Virginia Senate race (3 minutes). Rainbow Chips and Trader Joe's Russet dark potato chips.Salt and Pepper flavored Pork Rinds. tennessee. Isaiah verse on bag. 41:10.
