From Pine View Farm

February, 2022 archive

Dis Coarse Discourse 0

A Capitol policeman lies prostrate next to a fire extinguisher.  Republican Elephant says,

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QOTD 0

Thomas Wolfe:

The surest cure for vanity is loneliness.

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Geeking Out 0

Updating a VirtualBox VM of Linux Mint MATE on Mageia v. 8 using the Fluxbox window manager.

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A Picture Is Worth 0

PoliticalProf (screen-)captures the cycle of stupid.

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Twits on Twitter 0

Distortion contortions.

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Focus-Pocus 0

Thom and his guest discuss the myth of multi-tasking and how it is destroying attention spans.

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Up on the Roof 0

A trip to the grocery store ends badly.

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Gutting Out the Vote 0

Crocodile’s can have tears.

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Christopher Dwyer Goes Rogan 0

Writing at Psychology Today Blogs, Christopher Dwyer takes a look at the current kerfuffle about podcaster Joe Rogan and, in a larger context, persons’ skill at separating information from dis- and misinformation. It is the most even-handed consideration of the Rogan flap that I’ve seen; I recommend it highly. Here’s a tiny bit:

One unfortunate thing I’ve learned over 15 years researching and teaching critical thinking is that some people just don’t care about it: They know what they believe and that’s all that matters. They will never engage with falsifiability and will never be open to evidence that refutes them. Perhaps the saddest part about this is that these people often believe they are critical thinkers. Moreover, the people who buy into some piece of misinformation generally believe it (or something similar) already and are actively looking for sources to confirm their bias(es). If it isn’t Rogan’s show, it will likely be someone else’s.

Also, I’ll confess, I couldn’t walk away from that headline . . . .

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All the News History that Fits 0

Hand and arm labeled

Image via Job’s Anger.

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QOTD 0

Denis Diderot:

From fanaticism to barbarism is only one step.

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Meta: Blogroll 0

I’ve added a new site to the blogroll, over there ——> on the sidebar.

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Break Time 0

Off to drink liberally.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

If someone is teasing you, be sure to respond with politeness.

We are a failed state.

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Facebook Frolics, Omicronvoy Dept. 0

Thom traces the Canadian trucker protests back to a somewhat surprising source.

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Dis Coarse Discourse 0

John Wilkes Booth, as he assassinates Abraham Lincoln, exclaims,

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Republican Family Values 0

Florida Men.

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Still Rising Again after All These Years 0

Via C&L, which has the transcript.

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This Stone Done Stopped Rolling 0

Florida Man.

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QOTD 0

H. G. Wells:

Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.

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