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“It’s Everywhere” 0
Thom explains to a caller that, in the United States at least, race can’t be isolated from other issues.
Clouds of Witless 0
Shorter Shuan Mullen: Know them by the company they keep.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is a family value.
Police say the boy was playing with a handgun when it discharged, shooting his sister in the back.
Stray Thought, Potboiler Dept. 0
After being in a room where someone was watching Gray’s Anatomy:
If there were that much drama amongst the staff of a real hospital, no patient would leave alive.
“They Don’t Know What They Don’t Know” 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Bobby Azarian explores how the Dunning-Kruger Effect may help Bolster Donald Trump’s support. A snippet (emphasis added; follow the link for the rest):
These findings are fascinating but equally troubling. How do you combat ignorance when the ignorant believe themselves to be knowledgeable? Even worse, how do you fight it when America is becoming increasingly polarized, which certainly increases the salience of partisan identities?
(snip)
This effect may help explain why certain Trump supporters seem to be so easily tricked into believing proven falsehoods when the president delivers what have become known as “alternative facts,” often using language designed to activate partisan identities. Because they lack knowledge but are confident that they do not, they are less likely than others to actually fact-check the claims that the President makes.
Add the white-wing proganda machine, and voila!, Donald Trump.
“All the President’s Men” 0
Shaun Mullen discusses the implications of Michael Cohen’s copping a plea.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Surprise politeness is the politest kind.
A man in a nearby room called 911 after a gun was fired.
“The room next to us, somebody’s shooting and it’s coming into our room. We need, uh, we need help here now,” the man said.
Sharonville police said Booker was drinking and fighting with his girlfriend at the Quality Inn and Suites on Sharon Road, when his 9mm gun “went off by accident.”
The Tinder Trap 0
Meet the dating gamed.
Light Bloggery 0
The wheel fell off the tractor.
In other words, there are hardware issues down on the farm. Blogging will be sporadic until they are remedied.
Update:
The most excellent tech support at my ISP determined that my cable modem died. I’ve had it for a number of years, and, as my old auto repairman used to say, it doesn’t owe me a dime.
I have my beefs with my ISP, but they are mostly policy-related. Their tech support is competent and capable.
In the meantime, I’ve been using my cell phone’s hotspot capability, and it has worked quite nicely; indeed, it has exceeded my fears expectations. It’s not as fast as cable, but it’s faster than DSL.
I won’t mention my carrier’s name, but I’ve used it since it was called Voicestream, and I have no intention of changing, because, with it, I get what I pay for.
Update De-Dum-Dum:
It turned that it was the router, not the cable modem, that was kaput. I got a new router, a Netgear, today, and configured it up and it’s working quite nicely. I still need to tweak it a bit, but I am favorably impressed with the interface.
I never liked the Belkin anyway. I’m glad it’s kaput.
The tech from my ISP who identified the culprit was adept and competent, as well as pleasant to deal with.
All the News that Fits 0
Steven M. wonders at the delicate sensibilities of the New York Times.
Full Disclosure: At the end of the post, he notes that the article in question has been updated. Nevertheless, I submit that his post is still worth a read, because it illustrates how easy it is to fall into the trap of the “Lost Cause,” that myth constructed to get persons to forget what, exactly, was the cause that was lost.
A Legend Comes to Life 0
A tale of ancient Greece materializes in modern dress.
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