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Probstisms
ProbstismsAug 30, 2026
While trying to enjoy a relaxing Sunday morning watching the Premier League and my favorite team, Manchester United, I had the unfortunate experience of suffering through the advertisements for the Department of Defense. What this administration has forgotten is that war and war-making are not things to be celebrated. War is what happens when the...
Department of DefensePolitics
Probstisms
ProbstismsAug 26, 2026
The fact that rebranding anything takes up space in the president’s mind should be of great concern to all of us. What an incredible waste of time. Trump says U.S. could rename Lake Ontario as Lake America amid Canada trade war
PoliticsProbstism
Probstisms
ProbstismsAug 23, 2026
The Long Game
It’s hard to predict the future. This is why it is so important to study history and pay attention in the present. When you see articles like this from Grist about changes in education curriculum for the sciences, it’s easy to blow past it in a news aggregator or social media timeline , but these...
EducationMedia Literacy
Probstisms
ProbstismsAug 22, 2026
You can tell a lot about a company by the characteristics of the people they put in leadership positions. Let’s all be honest with ourselves. No one in their right mind wants to work with or for a person with a toxic personality. At first, talented employees start to leave. Then customers start to decide...
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Probstisms
ProbstismsJul 30, 2026
Jed, teams with enough pitching talent don’t lose after a dramatic 2-run home run in the top of the tenth. Please, please, please bring in some great pitchers to make a run. https://www.mlb.com/gameday/823022/video/luis-gastelum-in-play-run-s-to-pete-crow-armstrong
CubsTrade Deadline
Probstisms
ProbstismsJul 29, 2026
Quotation of the day from Chip Caray discussing the last couple days here in St. Louis: . . . it’s felt like breathing through a wet washcloth.
CardinalsCubs
Probstisms
ProbstismsJul 23, 2026
Now would be a great time for Congress to flex its war powers muscles granted to it in the Constitution. U.S. Surges Forces Toward Middle East, Giving Trump Options to Expand Iran War - WSJ
PoliticsProbstism
Probstisms
ProbstismsJul 22, 2026
If I knew that all I had to do was write a blog post about Apple Music’s absence from AAOS to actually get Apple Music on AAOS, I would have done it a year ago! Seriously, folks. The same day I wrote this post, Apple Music app was sitting there waiting for me when I...
AAOSApple Music
Probstisms
ProbstismsJul 19, 2026
Will a classic St Louis summer thunderstorm interrupt our World Cup final viewing? Only time will tell.
PhotosProbstism
Probstisms
ProbstismsJul 19, 2026
Google Built-in Is Out of Tune
It’s been about a year since we purchased a car with Google Built-in, and I have done my best to embrace the capabilities of Android Automotive OS (AAOS) and the apps available in Google Play. Note that my mobile phone is an iPhone, and I have used CarPlay for many years. There are several features...
AAOSGoogle Built-in
Probstisms
ProbstismsJul 13, 2026
This one really isn’t all that difficult to understand. The man has zero perspective.
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Probstisms
ProbstismsJul 10, 2026
Wouldn’t it be amazing if Pandora built an API and MCP Server on top of the Pandora Genome? Imagine the joyous music solutions a person could create with access to that kind of music knowledge and information? The reality is Pandora’s algorithm is so much more powerful and accurate than any other music service. Instead...
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