August, 2016 archive
German Engineering 0
Aside:
In the rush to market shiny new computerized things, marketing trumps computer security every day of the week and twice on Sundays.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is a snap(chat).
She said while taking the videos in the garage, she pulled the trigger on the firearm, and accidentally shot her cellphone and right hand.
No selfie awareness whatsoever.
Pokemon Go and the Pixels of Power 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Liraz Margalit explores the fascination of a fantasy world.
She left out the part about the stupid.
Facebook Frolics 0
Alas, poor troll.
I knew him, Horatio. But I unfriended him all the same.
I do not miss the Zuckerborg. It makes the Slough of Despond look like a resort town.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Dick Polman waxes optimistic, fantasizing that the corporate media might eschew he-said-she-said for facts.
The Land of Gracious Living 0
Yeah.
Right.
Roots from the tree spread out atop the foundation of the so-called “north dwelling,” the last of six structures that made up the tidy village in view of the mansion that included weaving houses, smokehouses and the living quarters of slaves.
More Southern heritage at the link.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society,” Premature Discharge Dept. 0
Some ammosexuals just cannot control themselves, even if, as the Beatles remind us, “Happiness is a warm gun.”
(snip)
Premature discharge aside, no one in the bathroom was injured, and officials believe the gun went off by accident, citing statements from multiple witnesses—with at least one present in the bathroom when the shot went off.
According to Park rangers, the gun owner has not been identified. Presumably, he fled the bathroom shortly after the incident.
The stupid. It burns.
