2015 archive
It’s Natural Selection 0
There is no truth to the rumor that one must pass an “a$$hole test” to purchase a BMW.
The Inverse Relationship, though, is true: The smaller the BMW, the bigger the–oh, never mind.
The View from Afar 0
In Japan Times, Jeff Kingston rounds up international views of Donald Trump. It’s not pretty. Here’s a bit:
In a Kraft cheese field of ludicrous dolts, Trump stands out like a ripe Gorgonzola.
“Trump is the P.T. Barnum of American politics but with a serious twist: he’s given Americans who are so tired of ‘politics as usual’ and political correctness an outlet to feel free again,” says Nancy Snow, professor emeritus of communications at California State University, Fullerton.
If I were a Gogonzola, I would be insulted. Limburger would have been a more apt comparison. (I purchased a bit of Limburger once, determined to try it, not believing it could smell as noxious as reputed. That was a mistake; I couldn’t get it past my nose.)
Legacy, Bushie Style 0
(Misre)memories of the flood:
Geeking Out: Finally Figured Out VNC 0
PCBSD running in VirtualBox running on Slackware –Current on my Zareason Limbo desktop through a VNC connection from my Zareason Strata laptop using the X11vnc server and the tightvnc viewer.
Thanks to Klaatu for getting me off my duff to figure this out.
Afterthought:
You might notice a certain pattern in how I like my desktop to look.
And Now, a Moment of Zen 0
“Bombs Away” 0
Jim Wright explodes over warmongers.
Anatomy Antics 0
Even as the Game Show Network shows painted naked bodies with a side of snickers and pretends it is somehow a “game show,” New York City goes all Miss Grundy about the same.
We are a society of stupid.
“Dude, You’re Flirting with a Bot” 0
It appears that, at Ashley Madison, there was less than met the eye.
Since long before the days of the badger game, horny men have been suckers ripe for the plucking, and there have been plenty of pluckers.