2015 archive
Facebook Frolics, No Place To Hide Dept. 0
The Zuckerborg is watching you, even if you’re not watching it. Also, forget about “Don’t be evil.”
Follow the link and then reconsider some of your computing choices.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Still not bad.
(snip)
The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, dropped to 267,500, the lowest since first week of August, from 270,500.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits rose by 9,000 to 2.2 million in the week ended Sept. 26. The unemployment rate among people eligible for benefits held at 1.6 percent.
Swinging like Weather Vanes 0
Dick Polman:
Follow the link for stories of wingnuts and teabaggers lining up with their palms out for money from the evul fedrul guvmint.
Full Geek 0
I consider the coolest thing I did all day was to print a text file from the command line with the lp command.
See man lp for more.
Addendum:
I printed a file with lp over ssh today, Friday.
Use Linux. It just works.
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
When I was a young ‘un, back in the olden days, I was forced bused.
I was forced bused right past the black high school to the white high school farther down the road. This clown no doubt would have thought that that was the bee’s knees and the cat’s meow.
None Dare Call It Treason 0
They call it “heritage.”
Where Have All the Protest Songs Gone? 2
Warning: Language.
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Thursday 0
Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and talk about anything in a relaxed atmosphere.
When: Thursday, October 8, 6 p.
Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)
More here.
Insider Trading 0
Crooked gambling. Who knew?