April, 2019 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Some persons are driven to politeness.
After reviewing video from a local business, deputies were able to identify the suspect vehicle as a black Nissan SUV.
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. Learn how to use GNU/Linux and its plethora of free and open source software to get stuff done with computers.
It’s not hard; it’s just different.
When: Monthly TWUUG meeting at 7:30 p. m. on the first Thursday of the month (May 2, 2019). Pre-meeting dinner at Chicago Uno, JANAF shopping center, 6:00 p. m. (map)
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 (map). (Wireless and wired internet connection available.) Turn right upon entering, then left at the last corridor and look for the open meeting room.
Mythreading History 0
In The Roanoke Times, Jeff Thomas takes a scathing look at the myths that white Southerners, particularly Virginians, have created to shield themselves from their history. Here’s a bit:
How did this happen?
Virginia’s ruling class invented a state religion about the myths of Saint Jefferson and General Lee to control the population. The myth and reality are symbiotic. If everything is great, then why change?
The Dearth of Expertise 0
Paul Krugman explains why “Republican expert” is an oxymoron.
Rationalizing the Irrational 0
Mike muses on the blind devotion of Donald Trump’s dupes, symps, and fellow-travelers.
QOTD 0
Kinky Friedman:
How can you look at the Texas legislature and still believe in intelligent design?
Aside:
Not just Texas, folks.
The Misinformation Highway 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Ira Hyman wonders whether we will be able to save ourselves from drowning in falsehoods. A nugget:
I’m optimistic because people in various disciplines see and understand the problems of misinformation in social media and the news.
(snip)
But I also remain pessimistic.
Follow the link to learn why his emotions are mixed.
Giving America the Business 0
The flaw in the foolish notion that “government should be run like a business” is that government is not a business. The purpose of government is manage the affairs to the state and the polity, not to make and sell a product.
Llewellyn King suggests that Donald Trump is the logical outcome of said notion.
Clearly, Trump thought that was what he would do when he took over the United States. His attempts to govern by fiat illustrate that frustration.
