Weekly Axis Of Easy #138 Last Week’s Quote was “There are decades when nothing happens, and then are weeks when decades happen”, I thought it was Lenin, but it turns out it could be apocryphal. James Candon was first with Lenin, but Luke McCarthy dispelled the assumption. We’re awarding it to both of them. This Week’s […]
[Axis of Easy] World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer Tasked With Finding COVID-19 Vaccine
Weekly Axis Of Easy #137 Last Week’s Quote was “We are all Keynesians now” was a trick question! Richard Nixon is frequently attributed with saying this when he took the USD off of Bretton Woods, but what he actually said was “I am now a Keynesian in economics”. The quote itself was Milton Friedman This Week’s Quote: “There are decades when nothing happens, […]
[Axis of Easy] The Role Of Big Data, AI And Tracking In Coronavirus Response
Weekly Axis Of Easy #136 Last Week’s Quote was “Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle.” by Thomas Jefferson. Winner was Del Blanchard. We also awarded the previous week’s quote (Arthur Miller) to Tony King. This Week’s Quote: (Special emergency rate cut edition) “We are […]
[Axis of Easy] Coronavirus, Facial Recognition And Narrative Control
Weekly Axis Of Easy #135 Last Week’s Quote was “An era can be considered over when its basic illusions have been exhausted” by Arthur Miller. Nobody got it. This Week’s Quote: “Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle.” …by ???? THE RULES: No searching up […]
[Axis of Easy] Canadian Media Wants Government To Regulate “Trusted Sources”
Weekly Axis Of Easy #134 Last Week’s Quote was “You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration” by James Allen, winner was Richard Perritt. This Week’s Quote: “An era can be considered over when its basic illusions have been exhausted” …by ???? THE RULES: No searching up the answer, must be […]
[Axis of Easy] Huaweii Has Backdoor Access Into Mobile Networks Globally
Weekly Axis Of Easy #133 Last Week’s Quote was “The media’s so central to our lives that we believe what we see onscreen is real” …was Steve Shahbazian. I’m giving it to Gavin Jacobs who got it but pulled his punch because of a copying error. This Week’s Quote: “You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great […]