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Ask A Genius 1010: The Shooting Against Trump, Wishing Trump a Speedy Recovery

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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: There was considerable drama at the rally for Trump. A shooting occurred, with multiple shots fired, resulting in a couple of fatalities, including the shooter.  Rick Rosner: There are two people dead. I attended my wife's cousin's birthday party and …

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Ask A Genius 1009: Apology From Scott, Not Precisely This Many

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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Open this one up. It's an apology. It's not useful. There might be one or two sessions. The old issues seem really small when you work on the back end of WordPress and publish something. It doesn't always load the …

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Ask A Genius 1008: Traditionalism Versus Egalitarianism Outcome

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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: This is a different angle from what we've discussed. What will be the eventual outcome of the clash between traditionalism and egalitarianism? Rick Rosner: When you mention traditionalism, are you referring to laissez-faire systems and global market forces? Is that …

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Ask A Genius 1007: Masturbations and Exercise Regimen

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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, what is your history of counting exercises and counting masturbations? I noticed this whole phenomenon in your other media presentations. Rick Rosner: Counting, I heard the second part, counting masturbations and counting what else? Jacobsen: Exercises. Rosner: All right, exercise. When I was …

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Ask A Genius 1006: 10-Years-Ish of Ask A Genius

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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Rick Rosner: All right, so this is you and me talking. This has been a 10-year project, encompassing, I believe, around a thousand chapters of "Ask a Genius," correct? Yes. Then, there are hundreds of other chapters. It feels odd and ridiculous because it …

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Ask A Genius 1005: Further Reflections on the Biden-Trump Presidential Debate

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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What are your updated thoughts on Biden a week or so after the debate?  Rick Rosner: This evening, he participated in an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC. I only watched a few minutes of it. Biden asserts that he …

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Ask A Genius 1004: A Dyson Sphere, Dyson Halo, and an Orbiting Field Solar Network Relay Beam

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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What materials would be needed to develop around a Sun to sufficiently capture its energy without the structure collapsing due to gravitational and thermonuclear forces? Rick Rosner: Restate the question. Jacobsen: What kind of material and structure would be required to develop around …

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Ask A Genius 1003: The Game Show History

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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Rick Rosner: This is my history with game shows. Go back to 1961–62. I was one or two years old, and my newly divorced mom was teaching school, so she left me with my grandma. This was in Albuquerque, and in the afternoons, we …

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Ask A Genius 1002: The Erin Session

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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So this is from my friend, Erin. She's the weird farm horse girl. I worked with her for a decent amount of time on that farm. So she asks, "How feasible is living on a floating island made of recycling …

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Ask A Genius 1001: Mostly, No Means No, Yes Means Yes, and Ick Means Ick

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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I was joking with JD today because I did it yesterday. I did Lance and JD's session, which was three and a half hours long.  Rick Rosner: That's a lot.  Jacobsen: Lance was probably two and a half hours, then …

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