Rich Rosenthal
@ricinro.bsky.social
Retired design engineer. Home musician and family man.
monkey trap: a fixed plexiglas box with a small hole big enough for a monkey hand. Inside the box is a banana. When the monkey grabs the banana his hand is too big to retract but he can't let go of his prize. Thus he is trapped to be an easy meal.
December 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
monkey trap: a fixed plexiglas box with a small hole big enough for a monkey hand. Inside the box is a banana. When the monkey grabs the banana his hand is too big to retract but he can't let go of his prize. Thus he is trapped to be an easy meal.
Yes, too many Americans are revolting.
December 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Yes, too many Americans are revolting.
So has ANY developed nation desired to have our "system"?. When everyone is going the wrong way perhaps it time to realized WE are the wrong way driver.
December 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
So has ANY developed nation desired to have our "system"?. When everyone is going the wrong way perhaps it time to realized WE are the wrong way driver.
When trump is gone his name will be systematically removed from the public view. I recommend that the WH be turned into a museum and the "ballroom" converted into the entrance/museum gift shop much like the large underground room in front of the Capitol.
December 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
When trump is gone his name will be systematically removed from the public view. I recommend that the WH be turned into a museum and the "ballroom" converted into the entrance/museum gift shop much like the large underground room in front of the Capitol.
This is all on his boss.
December 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This is all on his boss.
BS discredits itself. religion is only proving problematic. At some point we are better off without it and that point may have been a few hundred years ago.
October 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
BS discredits itself. religion is only proving problematic. At some point we are better off without it and that point may have been a few hundred years ago.
Ok, this is fine. Sooner than later people in office will tell the truth if it would get them fired, fined or imprisoned quickly.
October 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Ok, this is fine. Sooner than later people in office will tell the truth if it would get them fired, fined or imprisoned quickly.
bummer, people aren't getting raises so raise your prices and expect less business. People will be forced to eat at home or at their encampment. I hope the public wasn't expecting maga to fix this.
WE all knew they were liars. Save your money, things will get worse.
WE all knew they were liars. Save your money, things will get worse.
October 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
bummer, people aren't getting raises so raise your prices and expect less business. People will be forced to eat at home or at their encampment. I hope the public wasn't expecting maga to fix this.
WE all knew they were liars. Save your money, things will get worse.
WE all knew they were liars. Save your money, things will get worse.
There appears to be a window before anything is known to plant nonsense, fear and hate. It is speculation with the cynical excuse that they didn't know at the time.
September 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
There appears to be a window before anything is known to plant nonsense, fear and hate. It is speculation with the cynical excuse that they didn't know at the time.
Well we now know that anyone killed by our government are deemed guilty if and when they die.
September 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Well we now know that anyone killed by our government are deemed guilty if and when they die.
Maybe step back and think what this government stuff is all about. It isn't a pissing contest for power and as both dems and maga makes it so you lose support from folks tired of such petty interference in our lives. Perhaps talk about the first principles of government.
July 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Maybe step back and think what this government stuff is all about. It isn't a pissing contest for power and as both dems and maga makes it so you lose support from folks tired of such petty interference in our lives. Perhaps talk about the first principles of government.
I guess the memo about avoiding the US at all costs is not sinking in.
July 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I guess the memo about avoiding the US at all costs is not sinking in.
or direct democracy where everyone is entitled to one free vote and any monetary contribution is just a simple bribe and unnecessary when you can do "government" on an app.
July 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
or direct democracy where everyone is entitled to one free vote and any monetary contribution is just a simple bribe and unnecessary when you can do "government" on an app.
Is someone forcing us to fly? As people avoid air travel due to aging planes and infrastructure the industry will adapt to safer options eventually such as electric planes serving regional destinations and perhaps we can get high speed ships to get people cross oceans in a couple of days.
July 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Is someone forcing us to fly? As people avoid air travel due to aging planes and infrastructure the industry will adapt to safer options eventually such as electric planes serving regional destinations and perhaps we can get high speed ships to get people cross oceans in a couple of days.
Abuses against humans requires orders requires permission. Whoever supports this regime supports this treatment of humans.
There is no escape clause.
There is no escape clause.
July 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Abuses against humans requires orders requires permission. Whoever supports this regime supports this treatment of humans.
There is no escape clause.
There is no escape clause.
The enemy of my Anemone is my friend? who would be my star fish witness?
July 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The enemy of my Anemone is my friend? who would be my star fish witness?
or we can engineer ID that allows direct democracy. We can vote daily on an app or as needed. No money would be required for candidates who would only be there symbolically.
July 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
or we can engineer ID that allows direct democracy. We can vote daily on an app or as needed. No money would be required for candidates who would only be there symbolically.
The Planet doesn't think or care about an nearly insignificant smear of life on its thin skin. If we pollute and this changes our environment to the point where it may not provide the environment we evolved from then too bad for us.
July 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The Planet doesn't think or care about an nearly insignificant smear of life on its thin skin. If we pollute and this changes our environment to the point where it may not provide the environment we evolved from then too bad for us.
We are celebrating Independence from the King and Britain in 1776. Seemed like a good idea at the time. However, we wrote elegantly of freedom but only for wealthy white men and their religions and property rights and we have been paying for that lie ever since.
July 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We are celebrating Independence from the King and Britain in 1776. Seemed like a good idea at the time. However, we wrote elegantly of freedom but only for wealthy white men and their religions and property rights and we have been paying for that lie ever since.
345,000,000 x $24000 = $8280000000000. 8.3 trillion per year for UBI. Even the wealthy would need to search their sofa. The other approach, always possible, is to drastically reduce costs. Healthcare, housing and education are weirdly overpriced.
July 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
345,000,000 x $24000 = $8280000000000. 8.3 trillion per year for UBI. Even the wealthy would need to search their sofa. The other approach, always possible, is to drastically reduce costs. Healthcare, housing and education are weirdly overpriced.
only radical in that it is not practical. Free stuff is always paid for by someone. Given a hierarchy of human needs, in the strict context of our environment(s), we can prioritize to a point but down the list as "needs" seem more like "wants" and people can work for that stuff.
June 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
only radical in that it is not practical. Free stuff is always paid for by someone. Given a hierarchy of human needs, in the strict context of our environment(s), we can prioritize to a point but down the list as "needs" seem more like "wants" and people can work for that stuff.
Congrats!, I heard people were dying to get in.
June 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Congrats!, I heard people were dying to get in.
The average solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface on a clear day is closer to 1000 W/m².
June 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The average solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface on a clear day is closer to 1000 W/m².
push for personal ID that cannot be spoofed (tied to DNA and encrypted) and we can do direct democracy on an app. This would make parties and money irrelevant in just a few minutes. All financial transactions would be forced into sunlight.
June 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
push for personal ID that cannot be spoofed (tied to DNA and encrypted) and we can do direct democracy on an app. This would make parties and money irrelevant in just a few minutes. All financial transactions would be forced into sunlight.