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Comply or die

By James Newcomb | August 25, 2021 | Comments Off on Comply or die

It’s good to be back in the good ole U.S. of A. I just spent seven months in Vietnam nurturing my relationship with my beautiful wife, and it was well worth it. We’re hopeful her visa will finally be approved and she’ll get over here before the end of 2021. I’ve got a few quarantine and…

The Sinking Sands of the Maybe Desert

By James Newcomb | August 18, 2021 | Comments Off on The Sinking Sands of the Maybe Desert

I am REALLY looking forward to getting back to the United States. I am NOT looking forward to being separated from my lovely bride, Sana, again, for an indefinite period of time, again. But we had much meaningful quality time together, not to mention the progress made on her visa application in the 7 months I was here. She knows…

A mind-bending take on intellectual property

By James Newcomb | August 2, 2021 | Comments Off on A mind-bending take on intellectual property

On Facebook today, I came across a post that made me do a bit of a double take. At first, I thought the person who made the comment was one of those dudes who’s got a full six-pack, but lacks the little plastic thing that holds it all together. The OP was someone who was…

The impossible warmup

By James Newcomb | August 1, 2021 | Comments Off on The impossible warmup

Many years ago, I listened to Wynton Marsalis’ recording of Grand Russian Fantasia. If you haven’t heard it, it’s okay. Let’s just say my 18 year old brain couldn’t comprehend how something so difficult could be played with such ease. Well, Wynton made it sound easy anyway. But I remember thinking, “That’s impossible, no way…

How do you pronounce “epinephrine”?

By James Newcomb | July 27, 2021 | Comments Off on How do you pronounce “epinephrine”?

Awhile back, I guess going on 2 years ago as I write this in July 2021, I received a voice message from Ben Greenfield’s executive assistant. Ben was putting the finishing touches on his mammoth book Boundless and they were in discussions about having it narrated in audio format. They had flirted with some of the…