From Pine View Farm

March, 2018 archive

Facebook Frolics 0

Josh Marshall suggests that the Zuckerborg thinks it is a law unto itself.

Several months ago I said that I thought Facebook was destined for a bruising confrontation with Mueller’s Russia probe. I was happy to see that happen. This is an example of why. Facebook operates as though its policies are something like laws and actually should operate like laws. The entire problem stems from the fact that Facebook has created its own set of rules in which it has no liability, no real grounded monetary liability for what is done with your data, who gets access to it or what they do with it.

Follow the link to read why he said that.

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Sucklers at the Public Teat 0

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A Cloud on the Horizon 0

Image of John Bolton, his neck replaced by a mushroom cloud, saying,

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Twits on Twitter 0

Twits who fly the fiendly skies.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

You can’t make this stuff up.

The victim of the self-inflicted gunshot said he had gone to the room he had at his place of employment and sat on his bed. He had forgotten he hid his weapon between the mattress and springs, which caused the weapon to fire and the bullet to graze his buttocks.

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Deal with the Devilish 0

Donald Trump, his arm around Stormy Daniels, to gleeful Evangelicals:  Look the other way and I'll keep shilling for your version of Jesus who doesn't like poor people and immigrants.  Evangelicals reply,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Invalid Syllogism 0

In spite of Jonathan Zimmerman’s vacuous argument, “freedom of speech” does not mean “freedom from consequences.”

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QOTD 0

Floyd Patterson:

Fear was absolutely necessary. Without it, I would have been scared to death.

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“V” for Victory Venal 0

Title:  If Nixon Were Alive Today.  Image:  Richard Nixon at podium, surrounded by Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, etc., arms raised in

Via Juanita Jean.

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None Dare Call It Terrorism 0

Thom comments on the Austin bomber and other issues.

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Facebook Frolics 0

A frolicker sees the light: Interactivity is not sociability.

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If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0

Dick Polman.

Warning: The title is a bit misleading, but the article is worth reading.

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Facebook Frolics 0

Man looking at Facebook, which reads,

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Follow the link for a thoughtful column on privacy and social media. Frankly, I think the columnist is somewhat naive and doesn’t fully get the extent to which the internet is a public place that never forgets, and that one should conduct oneself accordingly, but I think his musings provoke enough thought to be worth a read.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Politeness is a family value.

The Temple Police Department said a 7-month-old infant was taken to the hospital after being shot by a 4-year-old in Temple.

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Temple police said the baby is alive but in serious condition.

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Depressive 0

When I checked into the ER Wednesday afternoon, the nurse asked, “Do you suffer from depression?”

I said, “Only since the last election.”

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QOTD 0

S. I. Hayakawa:

If you see in any given situation only what everybody else can see, you can be said to be so much a representative of your culture that you are a victim of it.

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No Place To Hide 0

Frame One:  Man to investigator:

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Remember, you cannot trust the Zuckerborg.

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Twits on Twitter 0

Shorter Elie Mystal: “You think that’s a tweetstorm? This is a tweetstorm.”

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Light Bloggery 0

I need a break from the firehouse of foolishness.

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QOTD 0

Yogi Berra:

The future ain’t what it used to be.

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