June, 2019 archive
Twits on Twitter 0
Paul Krugman translates the Twit-in-Chief.
Like many Trump tweets, it reads like a clumsy translation from the original Russian . . . .
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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Party politely.
Rice had a revolver and was firing the gun randomly, according to information gathered by YCSO. While the group was in the bed of a pickup truck, one of the shots Rice fired struck 16-year-old Aneesa Williams of Chino Valley in the head, YCSO reported.
QOTD 0
Johnny Lee Miller, as Sherlock Holmes:
In my experience, those with a great deal of power are those who want a great deal more.
The Myth of Multitasking 0
David’s guest explains why “multitasking” is not a real thing, and why, indeed, attempting to “multitask” can be counterproductive.
Click Bait 0
David Evans, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, comments on the monetization of anger. A nugget:
And the best emotion for guaranteeing a favorable click is anger.
So, marketers, political organizations, and corporations have a financial stake in getting you angry!
It makes them money. The more people who click on their site, the more they can charge the advertisers who advertise with them.
And the things they post on their sites don’t even have to be true!
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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Get a load of yet another “responsible gun owner.”
The man was a passenger in a vehicle traveling on Gadsden Highway. The driver of the vehicle pulled over in the Nationwide Insurance parking lot at the corner of Gadsden Highway and Rock Creek Circle and called 911.
Cart Blanked 0
A golf cart fights back.
The California Highway Patrol says a vendor parked the cart near the 16th hole at Pebble Beach and was walking away when a box fell onto the gas pedal, moving it forward as it circled at full speed.