Diary (April 9, 2021)
Online diary of Karl Jones for Friday April 9, 2021.
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Modus ponens
Theophrastus and the Modus Ponens
- Modus ponens @ Wikipedia - in propositional logic, modus ponens (/ˈmoʊdəs ˈpoʊnɛnz/; MP), also known as modus ponendo ponens (Latin for "mode that by affirming affirms") or implication elimination or affirming the antecedent, is a deductive argument form and rule of inference. It can be summarized as "P implies Q. P is true. Therefore Q must also be true."
Margaret Mead quote
Never Doubt That a Small Group of Thoughtful, Committed Citizens Can Change the World; Indeed, It’s the Only Thing That Ever Has
Margaret Mead? Donald Keys? Norman Vincent Peale? Patrick E. Haggerty? R. H. Edwin Espy? Apocryphal?
Dear Quote Investigator: A popular energizing statement about small groups changing the world is usually attributed to the influential cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead. Yet, I have been unable to find a solid citation. Would you please help?
Quote Investigator: Researchers have been unsuccessful in finding the quotation in Margaret Mead’s corpus.
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/11/12/change-world/
Do You Want to Drink a Zima
You'll never know how much I really love you You'll never know how much I really care
Listen, do you want drink a Zima? Do you promise not to tell? Whoa-oh-oh, colder Let me take the place of beer Weak malt liquor served up clear I'm in love with you, ooh
https://youtube.com/watch?v=uRQ7ecvU56k
- Post @ Twitter (9 April 2021)
Scott Wagner
Scott Wagner made his money in land deals and waste hauling— industries practically synonymous with corruption.
Wikipedia:
Wagner bought his first plot of land for $8,500 at age 19, selling it two years later for a $4,000 profit. He then had several successful business ventures including a laundromat and ski shop, as well as buying a number of rental buildings. He also worked as a bail bondsman.
In 1985, Wagner co-founded the waste management company York Waste Disposal, a company which made $40 million a year, and which he sold in 1997. He then started Penn Waste in 2000, a company with 400 employees in 2018. The company has received over 30 violations and citations from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection over sixteen years, which Wagner claims have been unfair and overreaching (his company picks up garbage from 180,000 homes). In December 2019, Wagner sold Penn Waste to the Canadian company Waste Connections.
- Comment @ Facebook (9 April 2021)
Wagner also owns three other companies, including a trucking company called KBS Trucking.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Wagner