March, 2021 archive
Geeking Out 0
The Plasma Desktop on Debian Buster/Sid on my new Thinkpenguin laptop. The wallpaper is from my collection.
No Surprises Here 0
At The Colorado Sun, Mike Littwin reacts to the latest spate of mass shootings in the United States. A nugget:
But we cannot claim surprise. We used to ask if this is really who we are. No one asks that anymore.
Tales of the Trumpling, a Notion of Immigrants Dept. 0
The Rude One explains how and why the situation at the southwestern border is a direct result of the incompetence and venality of the previous federal executive. (Warning: Language.)
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, a child is polite to another child.
The NRA will likely argue that, had the other child been packin–oh, never mind.
The Courage of Their Conniptions, Reprise 0
Warning: Short commercial at the end. (Also, I haven’t worn a watch in years. I have cellphone with a clock.)
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Facebook Frolics 0
Afterthought:
It’s not just that Facebook is bad. It’s that it is also incompetent
The Courage of Their Conniptions 0
It should surprise absolutely no one that the Trumpettes don’t take well to the notion of being held accountable for their actions and are trying to play this card.
Vaccine Nation, the Rich Are Different from You and Me Dept. 0
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.
Vaccine Nation 0
Here at the farm, we got our first doses of the Pfizer vaccine yesterday; we are scheduled to get our second doses in three weeks after scheduling our appointments as instructed via email from the CDC.
Neither of us has suffered any serious after effects. I had more discomfort after receiving the shingles vaccine (also two shots) a while ago. (My grandmother had a bout with shingles; the vaccine is well worth a couple of days of a soreness in one arm.)
The level of organization at the Virginia Beach Convention Center was impressive and the staff, many of whom were volunteers, was courteous and helpful. I was in and out in half an hour, including the 15-minute post-injection waiting period as a precaution against adverse reactions.
Fantasy 0
Steve M. lets his imagination run wild.
A Notion of Immigrants, Reprise 0
In a larger piece discussing what is wrong with press coverage of the immigrant situation at the southwestern border, Will Bunch provides a partial answer to one of the questions I raised earlier today:
Here’s another bit of Bunch’s article (linked above), regarding what is wrong with the coverage of the current situation; I commend the rest to your attention.
The border situation is neither the first crisis facing the new administration nor close to the biggest — not with a pandemic that has killed more than 500,000 Americans and the related economic crisis leaving 10 million out of work — but it is the nation’s most visible problem that can be so easily demagogued by Republicans looking to score cheap political points against a popular president, or get lapped up by Beltway journalists eager to go back to the brunch of lazy punditry.
Aside:
It is worth remembering that much of the chaos in those countries is the direct result of Ronald Reagan’s policies.