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Jul 26

Dyson Sphere, the Realities

I wish we could stop talking about the fantasy of the Dyson Sphere and get real. Let us examine what is wrong with the postulate of a Dyson Sphere, the ultimate source of energy of unrealistic dreamers. There must be a stand-off distance between the surface of the pertinent star…

Energy

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Jul 23

The Regression of Democracy

B. W. Wojciechowski We live in a time of great and dangerous changes, turbulent changes, that will take place regardless of any effort to evolve the present social systems peacefully. Talking heads will fill you with trivia recounting or distorting what is going on. But do not be surprised, empires…

Democracy In America

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Jul 7

A Tragedy of the Commons for Today

The opinions of the founding fathers of the USA document their perceptions on the difference between a Democracy and a Republic as political structures. The historical record of the debate in the early years of the USA clearly differentiates the founders’ understanding of the two words as they applied to…

Democracy

3 min read


Jun 25

Established Science

Established Science The past years have been resounding to loud proclamations that certain political actions were made necessary by Established Science. The Global Warming policies, as well as the measures taken in dealing with Covid19, are prime examples where the general population has been cowed by loud proclamations that inconvenient…

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May 28

Here is what I understand about the UFOs.

The aerial maneuvers of the objects are incomprehensible in terms of known physics, a very robust science. The UFO speeds reported, if UFOs are material objects, would generate a sonic boom regardless of the technology involved. We know of no way of moving through air without moving air molecules out…

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Jan 15

Indelible Information and the Soul

Science and Theology B.W.Wojciechowski This may surprise some. There is a very interesting connection between current hard science and Christian Theology. It is an accepted principle of hard science that information cannot be destroyed. No, not as in the sense of document destruction by misguided humans, that is common, but…

Hard Science

14 min read


Dec 14, 2021

Wealth and Energy

B.W. Wojciechowski A successful society is vitally dependent on two “fluids”: wealth and energy. I call the two items “fluids” since they “flow” from a high potential level, a “source,” to a low potential level at the “sink,” doing “work” on the way. These two fluids are the indispensable agents…

Wealth Management

8 min read


Dec 14, 2021

Aphorisms II

What follows are mostly my own thoughts. But, there are a couple of known sayings that I like too much to leave out. Think them all through and let me know which five you find most convincing. 1. All solutions cause problems 2. There is no such thing as a…

Thoughts

2 min read


Sep 29, 2021

Anti-COVID Masks

B.W. Wojciechowski I know little about the masks intended to prevent COVID infections but I know something about filters, so do most people with filter-equipped coffee-makers. With no more than that, let us examine the performance of the commonly used masks for COVID prevention, virus filters if you will. This…

8 min read


Sep 13, 2021

Truth, Lies and Fibs

B.W. Wojciechowski We all want to know the truth because it brings certainty with it. If there was to be an undeniable truth readily available on all matters of interest, all may be well with the world! But that dream is a long way off. Many issues are not resolved…

14 min read

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