2019 archive
The Meme Chance 0
Tony Norman comments on the recent spate of videos of white persons calling the cops on not-white persons who are minding their own business. He starts with the recent incident in which, even as the phone call is placed, you can hear the white guy’s little boy pleading with him not to do it. A snippet:
Like “Permit Patty” and “BBQ Becky,” two fellow Bay Area would-be-snitchers that preceded him in media infamy by having their calls to the cops filmed by the indignant subjects of their call, Mr. Cukor operated in a sphere of privilege so elevated that he never considered the possibility that he would have to pay a steep price for being wrong, even after Wesly Michel promised him that he would be “the next” viral video sensation.
I commend the entire piece to your attention.
Walking Backwards? 0
Thom wonder whether the United States is moving backwards.
“Facts Are What People Think” 2
This remark, often attributed to Ronald Reagan*, seems unfortunately to be increasingly true..
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*I could not verify that attribution.
Unleashing the Stupid 0
We are a society of stupid, and “social” media is encouraging us to unleash the stupid.
And, natch, this happened in Florida.
Afterthought:
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
A Fourth of July firing.
Geeking Out 0
The Fluxbox window manager on Ubuntu MATE.
I could easily see this wallpaper as being from The Lord of the Rings, even though there’s no specific scene into which I could fit it.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
Internet of Things Easy Marks
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Why the hell does a light bulb need to connect to the internet in the first place?
Words fail me.
Via Le Show.
Truckin’, Like the Doo-Dah Man 0
After all, it’s his truck.
