Beyond Beyond the Fringe category archive
DOGE Bull and the Rule of Lawless 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Jim Jones explains why he is concerned how Elon Musk’s DOGE has been sweeping up data from federal agencies in violation of laws designed to protect the privacy of citizens’ day. Methinks he raises legitmate concerns. Here’s a couple of snippets from his piece:
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There is great concern that the targeting of migrants with the powerful master database could be a test run for using that system against U.S. citizens who oppose Trump policies.
No Place To Hide 0
There’s a reason internet companies make their terms of service virtually unreadable.
It enables stuff like this.
The Wedding Industrial Complex 0
Seth salutes a couple who defied the wedding industrial complex.
“But It’s the Only Possible Explanation” 0
Rebecca Watson is skeptical of those who believe in UFOs. Watch here or read the transcript.
My own opinion, which I may have expressed previously in these electrons, is that any civilization intelligent enough to circumvent the laws of physics* and master interstellar flight is intelligent enough to avoid humans for the poisonous, spiteful, petty, vindictive creatures that we are.
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*There’s a reason Gene Roddenberry came up with “warp speed.”
Pet Sociopathylogy
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Stanley Coren cites research that confirms what you already knew. Cats are sociopaths.
Aside:
We have two cats. And we have had other cats in the past.
As far as I can tell, all they care about is getting their own way.
“But It’s the Only Possible Explanation” 0
The Los Angeles Times’s Michael Hiltzik points out that facts will never satisfy those committed to conspiracy theories.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
I must say, I’m relieved that my days of hopping on airplanes once or twice a month are behind me.
Afterthought:
I’m so old that I can remember when traveling on an airline was a pleasant experience, when seats were wide enough to accommodate normal anatomy, and when one’s fellow travelers behaved themselves in a civilized manner.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
A court rules on the right to be rude.
Ballooning Reports 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Robert Bartholomew suggests that, based on past history (as opposed, I guess, to future history), we should be prepared for a a bunch of bogus balloon sightings in the next few months. An excerpt from his article:
Karen Karen-Like 0
The stupid. It burns.
A Case of Identity 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire delves into the strange and twisty case of the DIY voter ID.
What makes it strange is that, despite what could be called a fraudulent identification document, there seems to have been no intent to defraud, but, rather, an attempt to comply.
A Tale of the Trumpling 0
The Washington Post’s Stephanie McCrummen follows an Alice down the Trumpian rabbit hole.
No excerpt or summary can do this report justice.
Just read it. It is–er–disquieting.
