Has anyone ever complained that their drinking water was too clean or too safe?
Asides
Decided this is the year I’m going to reread & finish Transmetropolitan. It seems appropriate.
Decided this is the year I’m going to reread & finish Transmetropolitan. It seems appropriate.
Too bad he didn’t go to a public school. He *would* have learned about this stuff in 8th grade.
Too bad he didn’t go to a public school. He *would* have learned about this stuff in 8th grade.
“I don’t think burning down my house is the best way to keep mice out.” “At least I’m doing something! What’s YOUR idea?” “Not that.”
“I don’t think burning down my house is the best way to keep mice out.”
“At least I’m doing something! What’s YOUR idea?”
“Not that.”
Hell of a time for the actor who played Winston Smith in the 1984 version of 1984 to die.
Hell of a time for the actor who played Winston Smith in the 1984 version of 1984 to die.
If your car needs to be fixed or tuned up, do you want a mechanic to act on ideology, or diagnostics? Facts matter.
If your car needs to be fixed or tuned up, do you want a mechanic to act on ideology, or diagnostics? Facts matter.
Science helps us tell what we do know from what we think we know. Politics can argue priorities & solutions, but we need facts to start from
Science helps us tell what we do know from what we think we know. Politics can argue priorities & solutions, but we need facts to start from
There are four lights.
There are four lights.
Thinking of past inaugurations & what-ifs. Yes, I’m more worried…This isn’t just the pendulum swinging.
Thinking of past inaugurations & what-ifs. Yes, I’m more worried than I was in Jan 2001 or 2005, more than I would have been in ’09 or ’13.
This isn’t just the pendulum swinging. Someone’s grabbed it & either doesn’t care if it breaks the clock – or wants it to.
Rejecting evidence that doesn’t align with your preconceived notions & blindly accepting claims that do isn’t skepticism.
Rejecting evidence that doesn’t align with your preconceived notions & blindly accepting claims that do isn’t skepticism.
We’ve tried to introduce J to Star Wars a few times
We’ve tried to introduce J to Star Wars a few times over the years, but while he’s liked the toys, he’s never really been interested in the movies…Until now. A few weeks back we watched A New Hope (*we* wanted to watch it, he could go do something else if he wanted) and he stayed through the whole thing. Then over the weekend we asked if he wanted to watch “the next Star Wars movie,” and he did. That night I read him the two ROTJ stories out of the 5-minute Star Wars book to assure him that yes, things do get better for the good guys. He also had questions about why Darth Vader started to follow the dark side. Tonight, he asked to watch the next movie, and while we didn’t have time for the whole thing, we suggested we could watch up through the rescue from Jabba’s palace. Paused at takeoff from Tattooine, no freak-outs. We’re going to pick up where we left off tomorrow night!
Of COURSE the Xmas song where a man repeatedly dismisses a woman’s objections until she submits to his desires is popular THIS year. #2016
Of COURSE the Xmas song where a man repeatedly dismisses a woman’s objections until she submits to his desires is popular THIS year. #2016
“This is like Olaf, but an evolved Olaf!”
J is unpacking Christmas ornaments & finds one of Frosty the Snowman: “This is like Olaf, but an evolved Olaf!”
I think 1 reason fake news is so successful now is that so much real news reads like absurdist satire. Need to re-calibrate the BS detector.
I think 1 reason fake news is so successful now is that so much real news reads like absurdist satire. Need to re-calibrate the BS detector.
It hit 93 degrees in LA this afternoon. We get November heat waves sometimes…
https://www.climatecentral.org/news/what-climate-experts-think-of-trumps-win-20860
It hit 93 degrees in LA this afternoon. We get November heat waves sometimes, yes, but globally 2016 is on track to be the hottest year on record, beating the record set *last year*. 2011-2015 has been the hottest 5-year period on record.
Trump has publicly called climate change a hoax and stated his intent to cut clean energy programs, reduce environmental regulations, increase use of coal, and back out of the Paris climate treaty. People who actually study climate are…not encouraged by this.
Some things (books, magazines) have a longer turnaround time for printing, binding and distributing than,…
Some things (books, magazines) have a longer turnaround time for printing, binding and distributing than, say, newspapers (or the web). If there are two likely outcomes to a big event (like an election), the way to get on shelves first is to prepare *both* editions ahead of time and put on sale the one that matches the actual outcome.
Trying to figure out the best way to combine pumpkin spice and Sriracha. Maybe bacon?
Trying to figure out the best way to combine pumpkin spice and Sriracha. Maybe bacon?
Sure, I’d *love* to add a link to your article on the tag archive for a completely unrelated topic that you describe incorrectly!
Sure, I’d *love* to add a link to your article on the tag archive for a completely unrelated topic that you describe incorrectly!
If your email consists entirely of the subject “Please Read” and a link to a file, I’m not going to trust it no matter who you are.
If your email consists entirely of the subject “Please Read” and a link to a file, I’m not going to trust it no matter who you are.
There’s no context. No reason to believe it’s not a piece of malware being spread through a hacked account or faked sender.
Heh. Facebook has an ipv6 network range containing the groups face:b00c
Heh. Facebook has an ipv6 network range containing the groups face:b00c