2019 archive
Geeking Out 0
Slackware –Current with the Fluxbox window manager using the Blueish 1.3 style on one of my Zareason desktops.
Afterthought:
All of my computers are now Zareasons–two desktops and a laptop–since a freak lightning strike took out my 23″ Lenovo graphics tablet. Zareason gives good value and stands behind its products.
There Is No Right To Be Rude 0
LawProfBlawg finds that he must explain the obvious.
Sacrifices 0
Kimberley A. Johnson wonders how many more must die at the hands of the Trump administration before Americans react.
Twits on Twitter 0
Paul Krugman translates the Twit-in-Chief.
Like many Trump tweets, it reads like a clumsy translation from the original Russian . . . .
Follow the link for the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Party politely.
Rice had a revolver and was firing the gun randomly, according to information gathered by YCSO. While the group was in the bed of a pickup truck, one of the shots Rice fired struck 16-year-old Aneesa Williams of Chino Valley in the head, YCSO reported.
QOTD 0
Johnny Lee Miller, as Sherlock Holmes:
In my experience, those with a great deal of power are those who want a great deal more.
The Myth of Multitasking 0
David’s guest explains why “multitasking” is not a real thing, and why, indeed, attempting to “multitask” can be counterproductive.
Click Bait 0
David Evans, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, comments on the monetization of anger. A nugget:
And the best emotion for guaranteeing a favorable click is anger.
So, marketers, political organizations, and corporations have a financial stake in getting you angry!
It makes them money. The more people who click on their site, the more they can charge the advertisers who advertise with them.
And the things they post on their sites don’t even have to be true!
Follow the link for the rest.