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How to Finally Piece Things Together

February 02, 2026 by Scott Meyer

NOTE:

I am NOT going to take Basic Instructions in a more political direction, but lately, I just keep remembering an episode of the HBO series John Adams, where a tax collector was being tarred and feathered, and a friend of Adams’ was silent. John Adams kept asking him, “Do you support this, Sir?”

If you want to avoid any mention of the current world situation, feel free to stop reading this commentary now, and rest assured, I plan to go back to the usual nonsense next week.

So, no, I definitely do not support this. I don’t think I’m going out on much of a limb, politically, when I say that the armed men in masks who attacked and killed both a woman who was trying to drive away, and a man who was trying to help a person up off the ground, are NOT the heroes of this, or any conceivable story. The idea that anyone might be offended to hear me say that shows how far we’ve fallen.

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February 02, 2026 /Scott Meyer
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How to Remember Toys from Your Childhood

January 26, 2026 by Scott Meyer

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January 26, 2026 /Scott Meyer
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How to Step Back from a Potential Mistake

August 12, 2024 by Scott Meyer

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August 12, 2024 /Scott Meyer
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How to Research a Future Purchase

July 08, 2024 by Scott Meyer

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July 08, 2024 /Scott Meyer
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How to Learn About Other People's Obscure Interests

May 16, 2022 by Scott Meyer in comic

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The guy in Amsterdam: Not Just Bikes.

May 16, 2022 /Scott Meyer
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