As more and more websites get savvy on detecting ad blockers I find myself ever more inclined to stay away from content. That said, there is one emerging practice which I find extra annoying, and that is video advertising. Something about the forced, in-your-face, often too-loud, or too-different audio makes me seethe. If I’m listening… Continue reading On The Increasing Importance of Text
Author: U235
Dear “You Know Who You Are”…
It’s been a few years now. And you know what? I don’t feel bad not being your friend any more. Yes thanks, I’m doing great, and no, I don’t care how you are, or what I’ve missed. I’d say “glhf” but I wouldn’t mean it. At least not sincerely. Good talk. Good talk.
The Delight Of Nothing Extraordinary
No one will deny that, for the past half decade, the news has been toxic. Literally toxic. Like eating moldy food toxic. Like huffing bleach toxic (former presidential opinions non-withstanding). Toxic. I might even say virulent, but that’s too soon. Yes the world is not in good shape: wars, floods, famine, terror, brutality, sickness, and… Continue reading The Delight Of Nothing Extraordinary
Cleansing the Gene Pool
There is a resurgence of COVID in the Delta variant, and it is doing a pretty good job of cleaning up those not smart enough to get vaccinated. By now virtually anyone who wants a vaccine can get one. Local pharmacies, hospitals, civic centers, you name it, the vaccine is there for virtually any adult.… Continue reading Cleansing the Gene Pool
On The Near-Infinite Energy Of Stupid
You might think, ok well that’s presuming a lot, that the stupid of the last administration might take a break now that they’ve lost. You might think (second verse, same as the first) that a few of the rabid, frothing, red-hat wearing, bully-bred maniacs would take a breath and stop to consider what has happened.… Continue reading On The Near-Infinite Energy Of Stupid
So Easy A Child Can Do It
Killing people should be hard. You should have to work for it. It shouldn’t be something so easy a kid could just do it on a whim. But in gun-lovin’ America, it is. It’s really that easy. “A girl aged 11 or 12 girl shot and wounded two of her fellow students and a member… Continue reading So Easy A Child Can Do It
Privacy: Vaccine Passports vs. Abortion
Governors are banning “vaccine passports” (which provide proof of vaccination to enable the bearer to interact more freely) because they are an “unnecessary government intrusion” into the private lives of citizens. Of course we can contrast this with the government intrusion into the VERY private lives of women across the nation in dictating who they… Continue reading Privacy: Vaccine Passports vs. Abortion
Beggars Can’t Be Choosers
Mitch, Mitch, Mitch. You don’t get it both ways Hon… WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday it’s “quite stupid” for corporations to speak out against the Georgia voting law, intensifying his warnings for big business to stand down as Congress delves into President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package and other defining issues.”… Continue reading Beggars Can’t Be Choosers
My Joy In Your Belief
Oh it’s so lovely when I hear the words “God will protect me,” most especially when it comes in answer to the question: Will you get the COVID vaccine? I applaud, nay, I support your faith in the invisible hand of your belief that will ensure that you will not get sick. Or if you… Continue reading My Joy In Your Belief
Georgia On My Mind
Georgia has a credibility gap. From the right, the credibility stemmed from the fact that people did their jobs and stood up for the facts: Dickhead lost and no amount of threats and rejiggering was going to “find” the votes needed to change that. In fact the system worked as intended: people voted and the… Continue reading Georgia On My Mind