June, 2020 archive
Misdirection Play, Still Rising Again after All These Years Dept. 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Claire Jack suggests that many tactics we see in our political you-can-hardly-call-it discourse are “emotional and manipulative tactics” that amount to gaslighting on a societal level. An excerpt, referring to the current reaction to the police murder of George Floyd (emphasis; follow the link for the rest.
By the way, the last sentence above captures succinctly why those monuments were erected in the first place.
The Independent Variable 0
My local rag investigates why some protests turn violent and others do not.
Their findings may surprise you.
All the News that Fits 0
Fox News photo fraud gets found out.
Meta: Site Maintenance 0
Sometime this week soon one of these days I shall be making adjustments to this site. It may be unavailable for a time. But, be assured (or be afraid), it will be back. (I must confess, sadly, that I am getting lazy in my old age.) I’m looking to implement SSL when I get a round tuit, not that this site needs it, as it handles no confidential or financial information, but it seems to be the in thing that all the cool sites are doing.
“Those Who Forget Ignore the Past . . . .”
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In The Roanoke Times, a veteran teacher speaks out about (white) America’s collective decision to stop teaching about America’s dirty linen. Here’s a bit (emphasis added):
Defunding the Racist Fundament 0
Seth argues for clarity.
“The Talk” 0
At the Inky, Sozi Pedro Tulante describes, first, receiving as a child the talk that children white-like-me never have to receive, and, then,having to give as a parent the talk that parents white-like-me never have to give.
“Smart Home” Indeed 0
El Reg reports on the con (more at the link).
The fridge in question required a GE RPWFE refrigerator water filter. It has an RFID chip, which the fridge uses to verify the authenticity of the part. The RPWFE filter costs much more than unapproved filters: about $50 compared to $13.
Aside:
The “smart home” trade off is a simple one.
You no longer have to walk across the room to turn on the lights. In return, big data strips you nekkid.
