February, 2019 archive
Quick Dial Firefox Plugin 0
Ever since the Opera browser introduced its Speed Dial over a decade ago, I’ve been a fan of “speed dials.” If you haven’t used one, a “Speed Dial” enables you to put links to favorite websites in the “new tab” page of your browser. (I stopped using Opera when it went to the Dark Side.)
For a while I used Seamonkey, because, like the old Opera, it included an email client, an RSS reader, and a newsreader. I quite like Seamonkey, but, since the Seamonkey sync is broken and I use multiple computers, I now rely on Firefox as my default browser.
I recently stumbled over a “speed dial” for Firefox called “Quick Dial” which I quite like for two primary reasons: It will sync in a normal Firefox sync without your having to create some account on somewhereyouneverheardof.com, and it allows you to select a background image from your own images library.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness goes on.
The jury is still out as to whether it was his antlers or his little fluffy tail that led to the mistaken identity.
Aside:
Perhaps if he had had a gun, this wouldn’t have happen–oh, wait!
Taking Inaction 0
In a longer piece about the implications of blackface and the recent revelations in Virginia, the Portland Press-Herald’s Greg Kesich makes a vital observation (emphasis added):
The real problem is much bigger and more complex. All of us were brought up in a racist world – not of our own making, but built on deep inequality that started with slavery and never ended. You don’t have to have hatred in your heart to perpetuate this system. You just need to pretend that you didn’t notice it.
I agree wholeheartedly with him that inaction in the face of evil is culpability.
Steeley Eyes 0
Der Spiegel digs deep into the background and contents of the Steele Dossier. A snippet:
Geeking Out 0
The Atlantis screensaver (an xscreensaver screensaver) running on the Plasma Desktop on Debian Sid on a Zareason Mediabox.
The Art of the Con 0
Ed at Gin and Tacos argues that Donald Trump is not just unpresidential, he’s also non-presidential. A snippet (follow the link for his reasoning):
No Excuses 0
In the Portland Press-Herald, Donna Edwards argues that the racist nature of blackface was old news a long time ago.
The stupid. It burns.
