March, 2021 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Show politeness to your children.
One more time, “accidental” is not a synonym for “negligent” (unless, it seems, there is a firearm involved).
(Spelink error correx. I’m still getting used to the keyboard on my new laptop, as it’s slightly smaller than that of my old laptop.)
“That Does Not Compute” 0
Sam and his crew discuss Larry Kudlow’s inability to do the math.
“The Siren’s (Telephone) Call” 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Matt Johnson looks at research which indicates that even the presence of a “smart” phone, say on a table or in a hand, can distract persons from their current activity, whether that activity is talking with a real live human being, doing a task, or solving a problem.
He sees attributes this to “counterfactual thinking.” Here’s a tiny bit
Follow the link the complete article.
Geeking Out 0
Listening to Agatha Christie’s They Do It with Mirrors from the Old Time Radio Theater in VLC on Ubuntu MATE with the Fluxbox window manager. The wallpaper is from my collection.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Cameron Smith thinks we are missing the point. Here’s a bit of his article; follow the link for the rest.
When we confuse governing and entertainment, the boring, tedious art of statecraft takes a back seat to the perpetual campaign.
Vaccine Nation, Reprise 0
David explains why Trump deserves no credit for coranavirus vaccines or vaccinations, despite the right-wing caterwauling that, for some fool reason completely disconnected from reality, he does (Warning: Short commercial at about the ten-minute mark).
Vaccine Nation 0
The AP reports that a high percentage of prison staff are declining to take coranavirus vaccines, even though prisons are among the hottest of hot spots for infection and death. Here’s a bit of the article.
We are a society of stupid.
Florida Man . . . 0
. . . is in a real pickle.
Consider Determine the Source
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Remember, if you are reading it on a computer screen, it might not be what it says it is.
