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Category Archives: Uncategorized

A catch-all category for New Leaf Journal articles that do not fit neatly into an existing category. Some articles may be re-classified as we have reason to add new categories.

October 24, 2021
24
Oct 2021

Searching for the Figure Behind the Blob Dylan Tags in NYC and Florida

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A reader tip about my articles on BLOB DYLAN graffiti sightings inspired me to search internet sources for the original BLOB.
October 5, 2021
5
Oct 2021

DuckDuckGo Presents Both Sides of the Freedom Tower-Songbird Debate

Nicholas A. Ferrell

I searched on DuckDuckGo for a specific story about birds crashing into Manhattan’s Freedom Tower. The top two results returned by DDG were at odds with one another.
June 14, 2021
14
Jun 2021

Meghan Markle’s “The Bench” and Audio Book Versions of Picture Books

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜A $15 audio book version if a picture book is one idea that should have never left the bench〜
April 24, 2021
24
Apr 2021

On Not Mining Dogecoin 〜 A Vignette

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜Video cards are expensive these days〜
April 9, 2021
9
Apr 2021

On Learning How to Ride a Skateboard Before Learning Tricks

Nicholas A. Ferrell

I make the case that skateboarders should learn how to ride their skateboards in a straight line before they start auditioning for the X Games.
December 12, 2020
12
Dec 2020

The Case for 1-to-0 Decades

Nicholas A. Ferrell

As we approached the end of 2020, I made the case that 2020 was the end, rather than the beginning, of a decade properly conceived — for decades AD are 1 to 0 rather than 0 to 9.
December 6, 2020
6
Dec 2020

Proposals for Fact-Checking Reform

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Wherein I diagnose problems with the contemporary fact-checking industry and advance principles for fact-checking reform.
September 9, 2020
9
Sep 2020

Ambiguous Killer Hallucinogenic Weed Headline

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜This is why we have the New York Post〜
June 1, 2020
1
Jun 2020

Keep the Pet Millipede From Drowning

Nicholas A. Ferrell

〜I read that it’s not as easy as one would think〜
May 19, 2020
19
May 2020

Response to Victor: Tik Tok No

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Responding to Victor V. Gurbo’s TikTok story with a simple mantra: Tik Tok NO.
May 8, 2020
8
May 2020

Uzbek President Mirziyoyev’s War and Peace of the Union

Nicholas A. Ferrell

The autocratic President of Uzbekistan gave a very long speech about reforming the security services. I assessed how the length of the speech related to the possibility of reform.