2022 archive
Geeking Out 0
Mageia v. 8 with the Fluxbox window manager. Thunderbird and Firefox are shaded in a tabbed window. GKrealM is is in the lower right and xclock in the upper right. The wallpaper is from my collection.
All the News that Fits, Redirection Play Dept. 0
David discusses techniques to defeat the deceit (warning: short commercial at the end).
Maskless Marauders 0
Some persons just aren’t happy unless they can disdain the common good and ignore the social contract.
Aside:
Frankly, I doubt that they understand the concept of the common good and are ignorant of that of the social contract.
To put it another way, they are–er–self-regarding porcines.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And yet another child who didn’t know the gun was loaded.
Recommended Viewing 0
Egypt (originally Egypt Uncovered) on Tubitv.com. It’s a fascinating take on ancient Egypt.
(Tubitv is a free streaming “service” with surprisingly unannoying commercials. Unfortunately, it’s also affiliated with Fox TV, but I think I can use it without letting it use me.)
Seeking Refuge 0
It has been noted that persons have responded differently to different groups of refugees; a number of examples have been in the news recently.
Here in the States, for example, some want to build a wall go keep out persons from Central America fleeing violence and climate change, while welcoming persons fleeing Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. (And this is not a new phenomenon.)
In a timely post at Psychology Today Blogs, Professor Natalia Kucirkova explores the reasons for this.
I commend it to your attention.
The Disinformation Superhighway of Hate 0
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
The Privilege Flew 0
Florida Republicans are turning on Disney since the entertainment company had the unmitigated gall to criticize their hate-full “Don’t Say Gay” law.
The Orlando Sentinel’s Scott Maxwell follows the money. A nugget:
But none of these state lawmakers gave a flying fairy about all the special treatment and incentive deals Disney received until Disney stood up for LGBTQ families and said it was financially cutting off the politicians.
Space Farce 0
Warning: Short commercial at the end.
There’s nothing like an uninformed citizenry to perpetuate a society of stupid.
Idiot Test 0
Methinks he failed the test . . . .
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
At the Bangor Daily News, Bowdoin professor Aliosha Barranco Lopez explores the dangers of echo chambers, with a focus on QAnon. A snippet (emphasis added):