February, 2018 archive
What Is the Common Good? 0
Thom answers a caller’s question.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another educational day in NRA Paradise . . . . .
CNN is reporting at least 17 people are dead, citing law enforcement officials.
Geeking Out 0
Listening to an episode of Sexton Blake from Old Radio Programs in a VM of Windows 7 in VirtualBox on Slackware v. 14.2 on a Zareason desktop computer. In the background, there’s a VM of CentOS 7.
Remember, in Republican World, There Is No Such Thing as the “Common Good.” 0
Ben Sprage reveals the con hidden (not very skillfully) in Donald Trump’s “infrastructure” plan:
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
Trumpling the students:
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The email was opened by two of the six intended recipients, MLive reported, who then alerted school authorities. The other four emails were deleted from the students’ inboxes before they could be opened.
“U need ta [sic] get your n**ger loving as* out of here and all this black lives matter bullsh*t,” the email read. The sender went on use the slur multiple times when writing that African Americans should “leave this country.”
“One day your kids will get what they deserve being on this land,” the email continued. “White lives matter….go Trump!!!!”
“Look Away, Look Away, Look Away” 0
Shorter Tony Norman: It’s an ugly society that dares not look in the mirror.
The Snaring Economy 0
At the San Francisco Chronicle, Chirag Asaravala wonders whether there is dark side to the “there’s an app for that” model of employment. A snippet:
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They are, in fact, the signs of emerging oppression and growing social stratification. These app-based services are virtual canaries in the coal mine of a country that is foundering and struggling to make meaningful work for its young people.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is a family value.
