Too Stupid for Words category archive
Lair of Liars 0
Julie Kim explores how “social” media enables frauds and scammers. An example:
More examples at the link.
Aside:
It has always puzzled me–I know I’ve said this before–that persons will believe stuff they read on a computer screen when they wouldn’t believe the same stuff if it happened right before their lying’ eyse.
A Flair for the Obvious 0
And this surprises you how?
Devolution 0
The slide back into the primordial ooze continues apace.
More primordial ooze at the link.
Phoning It In 0
Although I can’t approve of this, I can certainly understand it.
Phoning It In 0
Afterthought:
When we go out to a meal, I often see a group of persons sitting around a table, all of them buried in their “devices.” I can’t help but wonder, why did they even bother?
Tilting at Windmills 0
Yastreblyansky marvels at Donald Trump’s fact-free feud against wind power.
Flushed with Excess 0
You have likely seen or read of Donald Trump’s recent–and absurdly baseless–rants on how many flushes low-flow toilets require. Celia Rivenbark tries to figure out this obsession. A snippet; follow the link for the complete article:
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
Don’t play possum with Jet Blue.
Gainful Employment 0
Heaven forbid that professionals should receive remuneration for practicing their profession.
Where oh where is my fainting couch?
Smart Phones . . . 0
. . . dumb people.
Extrapolating from that sample, the researchers estimated that at least 76,000 such injuries had occurred nationwide during the 20-year period — with more than 9,000 cases a year in 2016 and 2017, the most recent years available.
The moral of the story is, “Look where you’re going.”
(Details at the link.)
What’s with a Name? 0
PoliticalProf wants to know.