Geeking Out 0
Mageia v. 9 with the IceWM window manager. GKrellM is in the lower right; xclock, in the upper right. The wallpaper is from my collection.
I am starting to quite like IceWM.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy Fetlocks sings about Donald Trump’s attempt to bring back the MeCarthyism and the Red Scare.
Originalist Sin 0
Harvard law professor Noah Feldman argues that, even as they pretend to be “originalists,” the current majority on the Supreme Supremacist Court abandons “originalism” whenever it suits their purpose.
I commend his article to your attention.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Mark Gongloff hears a rhyme that sounds like
- I’ve heard of the Dust Bowl. You have too.
Now get ready for Dust Bowl v. 2.
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*Mark Twain.
The Crypto Con Artists 0
Farron marvels at the art of the double-deal.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
As we know, a polite society is a cleaning society.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A ghostwriter? At the Psychology Today website, Jim Taylor argues that “(p)eople shouldn’t take ownership of content they did not write.”
The Unifying Factor 0
Michael in Norfolk looks at how Trump and the Trumpettes are reacting to the Supreme Supremacist Court’s decision to uphold the U. S. Constitution–specifically birthright citizenship–and points out what should be obvious to anyone who has been paying attention:
Follow the link for the evidence.
Republican Thought Police 0
Ring of Fire’s Josh Gay discusses the Trump maladministration’s attempt to desecrate the Smithsonian Museum. A quote from his commentary:
Telling the truth is not “activism.”
She Was Just Being a Girl 0
At least, that’s what Florida woman claims.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
More neighborly politeness:
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You won’t find one without the other.
The (Google) Surveillance State 0
The EFF explains how, for Google, the days of “Don’t Be Evil” are very much a thing of the past.