2023 archive
Geeking Out (Updated) 0
Mageia v. 8 with the Plasma desktop environment. The wallpaper is from my collection.
I expect to upgrade to Mageia v. 9 tomorrow.
Addendum:
The upgrade was successful, but not without some speed bumps.
Raging Bull 0
Why the New York Times continues to pay something for this nothing is beyond me.
Trump and Labor: Solidarity Not Ever 0
Sam discusses Trump’s pseudo pro-labor performance art act and the news media’s failure to dissect the dissimulation.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” discharges his responsibility.
The man did not realize what had happened right away as he thought it just sounded like something fell. The man then noticed he had shot himself in the thigh, Barnes said.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You won’t find one without the other.
Facebook Frolics 0
The EFF weighs in on Facebook’s flagrant failure to forestall repulsive rhetoric. Here’s a bit:
Follow the link for the full post and a link to their full submission to Meta’s Overlook Oversight Board.
And remember, “social” media isn’t.
The Appraisal 0
PoliticalProf applies for a loan.
“When the Truth Hurts, Hurt the Truth” 0
Michael Paul Williams points out that those who complain most vociferously about “indoctrination” in schools are, in truth, the indoctrinators.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Patriot Gamers 0
I think it’s safe to say that today’s Republican Party does not deal in good faith.
Indeed, I doubt that it even understands the concept.