May, 2016 archive
P. M. 0
Ed, at Gin and Tacos, reflects on the Republican Trumpocalyse. It’s a biting summary.
Here’s how he concludes it; follow the link to see why:
He’s quite correct, you know.
The Purpose of the Potty Police 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., in considering the nuances of privacy in locker rooms and other facilities, gets to the point (emphasis added):
That’s because protecting children is not the point. The exploitation and manipulation of fear is.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Etiquette demands that you place great stock in politeness.
Style over Substance Something or Other
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Now that Ted Cruz is off the island, I reckon that the Republican Party is now officially the reality show party, which prompts the question, is the Republican Party most akin to Survivor or Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo?
I’m voting for Honey Boo-Boo.
Will Bunch tries to figure it out. Here’s a bit from his post (follow the link for the rest):
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
Get ready for Exodus 2.0.
Plus Ca Change 0
Brian Greenspun points out that history matters.
In a related thought, I am somewhat bemused by the spectacle of Charles Krauthammer, David Brooks, Cal Thomas, George Will, and their like agonizing over the rise of Donald Trump. This is the same lot that has twisted itself into pretzels to justify everything Republican, however noxious, for 30 years or more (see Exhibits A-Z).
In the words of the Who, I say to them, “Look in the mirror, boy.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 2
A polite society is a clean society.
I had a Mossberg five-shot bolt-action .22 rifle when I was younger. I once used it to pick a crow out of a tree at 150 yards.
I grew up on a farm. Crows were the enemy. Live with it.
Somehow, I managed not to shoot myself with it, because I’m not too stupid to own a gun.
Make TWUUG Your LUG 0
Learn about the wonderful world of free and open source. Use computers to do what you want, not what someone else wants you to do.
It’s not hard; it’s just different.
What: Monthly TWUUG Meeting.
Who: Everyone in TideWater/Hampton Roads with interest in any/all flavors of Unix/Linux. There are no dues or signup requirements. All are welcome.
Where: Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk Training Room. See directions below. (Wireless and wired internet connection available.) Turn right upon entering, then left at the last corridor and look for the open meeting room.
When: 7:30 PM till whenever (usually 9:30ish) on Thursday, May 5.
Directions:
Lake Taylor Hospital
1309 Kempsville Road
Norfolk, Va. 23502 (Map)
Pre-Meeting Dinner at 6:00 PM (separate checks)
Uno Chicago Grill
Virginia Beach Blvd. & Military Highway (JANAF Shopping Center). (Map)
Join the forums.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
The Charlotte Observer’s Taylor Batten looks at a champion of North Carolina’s “It’s Okay To Hate the Gay” law and realizes he’s seen it all before. A nugget:
Now (state senator Buck–ed.) Newton, who is running to be North Carolina’s attorney general, bellows about “how hard we must fight to keep our state straight.” He invokes the threat that those who oppose state-sanctioned discrimination against gays will “expose our wives and our sisters and our children to the sexual predators in the bathrooms.” He says that “the folks that wave the rainbow flags” need to get used to “the way things have always been in this state.” Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.
Read the rest.
This Is Your FDA on Big Pharma 0
Have you wondered why these days you see all those TV commercials from law firms asking, “Have you taken this drug/used this device/had this treatment?” Watch this and wonder not.
