2023 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another responsible gun owner exercises his responsibility, this time at the King of Prussia Mall.
At this time, investigators believe a gun accidentally went off in one of the two men’s pockets.
As I have said before, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron, and “accidentally” and “negligently” are not synonyms.
Aside:
When I lived on the Main Line, many years ago, I would occasionally shop at King of Prussia Mall, but I could usually find what I wanted much closer to my home.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much, No Place to Hide Dept. 0
Bruce Scneier comments on the Zoom lens. Read his article, entitled
Zoom Can Spy on Your Calls and Use the Conversation to Train AI, But Says That It Won’t
Aside:
I’ve participated in a few Zoom meetings.
Take it from me, Zoom meetings are not inherently a training ground for intelligence, artificial or otherwise.
Stray Question 0
As I observe my household, I have to wonder, did humans domesticate cats or did cats domesticate humans?
Geeking Out 0
Mageia v. 8 with the Fluxbox window manager. KeePassXC, Thunderbird, and Firefox are shaded. Thunderbird and Firefox are joined in a tabbed window (the ability to tab windows is one of the things that keeps me using Fluxbox).
The Storming This Time 0
Sam and his crew parse the plan to pervert the polity.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another random act of politeness, another child lost, another day in NRA Paradise.
The Crypto Con 0
Afterthought:
On the railroad, we used to refer to the city in question as “Lost Wages.”
Extra-Special Bonus QOTD, Crypto Con Dept. 0
If you are working on or expect to work on a recent N. Y. Times Sunday crossword puzzle entitled “Doing Front Flips,” skip this post and go solve clue 56 across.
Teflon Don 0
Methinks my old Philly DL friend Noz makes a good point.