Thomas L. Knapp

Gainesville

Writer at Freelance

Blogger at Knappster.Blogspot.com

Existence Mucus Carnival.

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Articles

I Guess I Can Take Comfort ...

4 days ago | knappster.blogspot.com | Thomas L. Knapp

... that what seems to be a case of the flu isn't part of some kind of major outbreak in my area. It's not terrible as flu -- or whatever it is -- goes, but annoying. I started feeling lousy yesterday -- runny nose, body aches, fatigue, scratchy throat, but no fever -- and didn't feel any better this morning. My Fitbit sleep score was "fair," but I didn't wake feeling rested. Kinda sucks.
Wordle 1401 Hint

4 days ago | knappster.blogspot.com | Thomas L. Knapp

Hint: Where you might find berries, briers, or both. Not Enough? Get the first letter of today's Wordle after the ads below. New to Wordle? You can play it at the New York Times, and here are some thoughts on how I go about solving each day's puzzle.
What You Expect And What You Get Are Not Always The Same Thing

5 days ago | knappster.blogspot.com | Thomas L. Knapp

I've been plotting for weeks to turn my not-currently-in-use Raspberry Pi 4B into a voice assistant machine using something called Mycroft, in a device-specific format called Picroft. The essential remaining hardware bit (a cheap Chinese USB mic) arrived the other day, so this morning I burned the Picroft disk image to a USB card, set up the Pi, plugged in the mic and a speaker, booted the thing up ... ...
Wordle 1400 Hint

5 days ago | knappster.blogspot.com | Thomas L. Knapp

Hint: Where you look to see if you've got new email. Not Enough? Get the first letter of today's Wordle after the ads below. New to Wordle? You can play it at the New York Times, and here are some thoughts on how I go about solving each day's puzzle.
Wordle 1399 Hint

6 days ago | knappster.blogspot.com | Thomas L. Knapp

Not Enough? Get the first letter of today's Wordle after the ads below. New to Wordle? You can play it at the New York Times, and here are some thoughts on how I go about solving each day's puzzle.
The William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy Journalism

1 week ago | thegarrisoncenter.org | Thomas L. Knapp

Many of my friends and acquaintances disagree with Donald Trump’s “trade war” antics. His constant, inexplicable flip-flops and 180-degree turns make them nervous, and they can see that his unconstitutional tariff policy (the US Constitution gives only Congress the power to tax) is already costing them money. But many of my friends, including those on the putative “left,” also support tariffs and “protectionism” in general.
Wordle 1398 Hint

1 week ago | knappster.blogspot.com | Thomas L. Knapp

Hint: You probably did this a little while after the last time you sat down. Not Enough? Get the first letter of today's Wordle after the ads below. New to Wordle? You can play it at the New York Times, and here are some thoughts on how I go about solving each day's puzzle.
'Constitutional crisis?' No, just stop pretending the Constitution matters

1 week ago | hammondstar.com | Thomas L. Knapp

As of April 12, according to the Supreme Court, the Trump administration must file a daily declaration as to the location of one Kilmar Abrego Garcia, along with details of what steps have been, and are being, taken to “facilitate his immediate return to the United States.”Garcia’s case is an open and shut matter. The administration freely and openly admits that the Maryland resident’s deportation to El Salvador was illegal and “mistaken.” The court has therefore ruled that he must be returned.
Donald Moynihan Says It Like It's A Bad Thing

1 week ago | knappster.blogspot.com | Thomas L. Knapp

This, that is:If Musk and DOGE truly cared about closing the deficit or tax fairness, they would increase the modernization investments at the IRS. But their revealed preference is for a tax system that does not trouble the wealthy unduly, and makes taxation more voluntary, a tip jar for public services. There are two morally justifiable ways to get paid for providing "public services":Voluntary contracts for those services; orA tip jar.
Will The Courts Protect Us? A Ghost Story

1 week ago | postandcourier.com | Thomas L. Knapp

Since Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration on January 20,the news cycle keeps coming back around to two questions. Every time Trump issues, or federal agencies attempt to implement, anunconstitutional executive order -- one or both of which happen on anear-daily basis -- journalists and pundits want to know:First, will the courts order a halt to the executive branch's latestroughshod running over of the US Constitution?