2021 archive
Need To Know 0
General Mark Milley responds to statements from Matt Gaetz regarding critical race theory.
Via Juanita Jean.
Our Computerized Cesspools 0
Kiki Monifa explains one way in which social media isn’t.
Vaccine Nation 0
The Manatee County, Florida, government shut down because of an outbreak of COVID-19. A snippet (emphasis added):
One staffer in the department who worked closely with the other five and didn’t contract the coronavirus was vaccinated. All five who contracted the virus were known not to be vaccinated . . . .
The stupid.
It burns.
Via The Bob Cesca Show.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness once again is child’s play.
In this case, the child was two-years-old.
And thus passeth another life in NRA Paradise.
All the News that Fits, Reprise 0
Thom uses on what to do about those who disseminate disinformation.
Yes, Systemic Racism Is Baked into the American Pie 0
Heck, at an Atlanta IKEA, it was even on the menu.
Facebook Frolics 0
Afterthought:
Lots of folks don’t seem to realize that the internet is a public place.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
The Sons of Confederate Veterans (a group which glorifies treasonous insurrectionis–oh,never mind files suit against limitations of statues.
Contingency 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of the Law Vegas Sun reminds us to plan ahead.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite at the drive-through window.
We no longer have a civilized society (if, indeed, we ever did).
It’s All about the Algorithm 0
At Above the Law, Mark Herrmann reflects on how often persons misunderstand the possiblities of technological advances, starting with examples from the early days of automobiles. Then he moves to today. An excerpt:
But we didn’t realize that algorithms run by artificial intelligence would cause many of us to hear only our own thoughts reverberating constantly in the echo chambers of our computers.
I commend the entire article to your attention.