Gongol.com Archives: July 2020

Brian Gongol


July 31, 2020

Threats and Hazards "China is now claiming the right to criminalize speech by foreigners on foreign soil"

Do we still hold certain truths to be self-evident? Do we still believe that everyone, everywhere, is endowed with certain inalienable rights? Do we count liberty and the pursuit of happiness among them? Do we?

Weather and Disasters The Isaias forecast track is going to be a problem

Surely someone in the insurance industry has a tool that can estimate the total value of real property that's within this forecast cone. And surely it's an absolutely jaw-dropping figure.

News When self-respect is a disqualifying condition

A job listing for a "personal assistant to influencer" is enough to induce a terminal eye roll

Iowa No Iowa town has a more ambitious slogan than Riverside

"Future Birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk"

Science and Technology Nature is trippy

There are patterns everywhere


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