2021 archive
Suffer the Children 0
There is a crisis at the southwestern border of the United States, but it’s not the one that right-wingers and Fox News portray.
Taming the Toxic Titans of Tech 0
This is a relatively long video (a little less than half an hour), but well worth a listen.
Vaccine Nation 0
The Rude One has had it.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
Be prepared for an unexpected layover.
Base Desires, Lumber Truthers Dept. 0
We are a society of stupid.
Also, Thom is an optimist.
Wall-Eyed Pikers 0
Here’s a picture of a wall that didn’t work.
The Great Wall of China did not prevent China from being overrun by the Mongols.
Not that immigrants and refugees seeking refuge in the U. S. are trying to overrun anything, but making the point that walls don’t work.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Daniel A. Lobel offers some hints on how to communicate with Trump supporters.
Parler Talk, Stringing Apple Along Dept. 0
When you browse to a web site, your browser sends a “user agent” string which typically identifies the browser, the operating system, and other information about your system. (Depending on your browser, you may be able to customize your user agent string.) Generally, the information transmitted is innocuous and betrays no personal information.
Now comes Parler, which is customizing itself especially for iPhones.
I suspect that they are doing so by using iPhone users’ user agent strings to tailor their behavior.