2023 archive
The Crypto Con 0
Bruce Schneier expresses a tad of skepticism.
Sound Familiar? 0
Does this remind you of anyone in the news?
Obsession Oddity 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Claudia Skowron tries to make sense of the pumpkin spice phenomena. A snippet:
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, an oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” exposes a child to politeness.
We are a society of stupid.
Twits on Twitter X Offenders
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Snopes unpacks (yet another) lie about vaccines.
In related news, self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk is making noises about suing the Anti-Defamation League for ” (wait for it) exercising free speech.
And we have another example that “social” media isn’t.
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
Michael in Norfolk points out that history matters.
Recommended Viewing 0
Monarch of the Glen. It starts off kind of slow, but rapidly becomes an absolute hoot.
It’s currently available on tubi and possibly other streaming services.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Richard Nixon’s “southern strategy” has come full circle.
The Republican Party has become the party of the Secesh.
It’s All about the Algorithm 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Mitch Abblett explores the seductive power of the algorithm, as it trains us to keep looking at “social” media feeds for the next little thrill. He calls it “nexting.”
Here’s a tiny bit, in which he explains how dopamine turns us into dopes:
Follow the link for some suggestions as to how to reclaim your life from the algorithm.
QOTD 0
Alison Golden, in the voice of Inspector Graham as he takes notes with a pencil and notepad instead of a tablet:
It was easy to appear a dinosaur these days if you hadn’t handed over the running of your life–and the basic duties of your profession–to a couple of gadgets.
Golden, Alison, The Case of the Screaming Beauty, in The Inspector Graham
Mysteries Books 1-4 (San Carlos, CA: Mesa Verde Publishing) p.46.