2013 archive
Droning On, the Innovation 0
Funny or Die lists how companies are planning to compete with the drones from (at?) Amazon. A nugget:
RadioShack’s Pretty Good Throw™ Service
A large man will throw your order as hard as he can in your general direction.
(Not availale [sic] on windy days or if man is tired)
Curses, Foiled Again! 0
See the last item in the column.
The country slopes to the southwest, and everything loose rolls to Cali.
Make TWUUG Your LUG 0
Learn about the wonderful world of free and open source. Learn how to use computers to do what you want, not what someone else wants you to do.
It’s not hard; it’s just different.
What: Monthly TWUUG Meeting.
Who: Everyone in TideWater/Hampton Roads with interest in any/all flavors of Unix/Linux. There are no dues or signup requirements. All are welcome.
Where: Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk Training Room. See directions below. (Wireless and wired internet connection available.) Turn right upon entering, then left at the last corridor and look for the open meeting room.
When: 7:30 PM till whenever (usually 9:30ish) on Thursday, December 5.
Directions:
Lake Taylor Hospital
1309 Kempsville Road
Norfolk, Va. 23502 (Map)
Pre-Meeting Dinner at 6:00 PM (separate checks)
Uno Chicago Grill
Virginia Beach Blvd. & Military Highway (Janaf Shopping Center). (Map)
“Oh What a Tangled Web . . . .” 0
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Spread politeness throughout your family.
Authorities said Ruby Bing went to visit her mother and knocked at her front door while holding her 4-month-old baby.
Police said Adele Bing was still upset about the argument she had with Lane and thought he was the person knocking.
Investigators said Adele Bing armed herself with a baseball bat and a handgun, and as she opened the door, she fired a shot, hitting her daughter in the upper chest. The 4-month-old was not injured, but Ruby Bing died at the scene.
And that’s just one of the stories of politeness I’ve seen so far today and, as I write this, I’ve not finished my second cup of coffee. Here’s another.
The holidays seem to be fostering a proliferation of courtesy.
Isn’t it comforting?
Driving (and Dancing) while Black 0
Explain to me how this wasn’t blatant, primal American racism in a nice blue uniform.
Via Raw Story.
A. Because Hate Sells 0
Dick Polman wonders why Republicans fell for the patently false wingnut charge that President Obama is closing the U. S. Embassy to the Vatican (he’s not, never was, never would) and why Republicans are so susceptible to lies and lying liars.
Read the rest.
“Don’t Get Sick. If You Do Get Sick, Die Quickly.” 0
Lee Witting tees off on a recent column attacking the ACA in his local rag.
It’s a masteful takedown. A nugget: