Did you ever open up your Steam Friends list and scroll down past the half dozen “real friends – people I no-shitting actually know”, past the dozen or so “huh, I think I remember playing with them in…um… zombies, shooting, something, something probably”, to the list at the bottom of people who haven’t logged on… Continue reading On Steam Friends
Anti-Vaxxer Commits Suicide, Attempts To Murder Family Just To Prove They’re Right
Long Island N.Y. It’s a christening. A happy time in these dark, depressing days. A new baby, proud parents, ecstatic relatives and friends. By now everyone knows the routine for gatherings: if you’re sick – stay away, if you’re around the elderly or vulnerable or too young be careful and wear a mask. And of… Continue reading Anti-Vaxxer Commits Suicide, Attempts To Murder Family Just To Prove They’re Right
Religious Exceptionalism
A big chunk of country is suddenly in the middle of a religious revolution. They’re tossing out their old god and replacing them with a new one. Down with Christ. In with Vaccine-hate. Many sane organizations are requiring employees to be vaccinated. Now, virtually everyone in the US is vaccinated against something. Most people had… Continue reading Religious Exceptionalism
Harm vs Offense, A story of a washed up comedian and the damage done
This is sort of a journaling device, or a way to get this out of my head, so maybe I can turn pain and anger into a positive action. For me, the first step is to just speak it. Some asshole tried to make a point about how white LGBT people are to blame for… Continue reading Harm vs Offense, A story of a washed up comedian and the damage done
Why Afghanistan Fails At Peace
The failure with Afghanistan, why it can never achieve peace, is simple: it’s the culture. The difference between technology available to the powerful and the public is just far too great – it poisons leadership and turns them into power hungry oligarchs. When the average person lives in a shack, or a poor apartment, without… Continue reading Why Afghanistan Fails At Peace
GOP: The Party Of Death Over Reason
Masking helps prevent getting sick. Most people don’t want to get sick. But for some asinine reason the GOP has gotten the “stupid” virus from their former leader and become as stupid as possible. Masking can save lives, save suffering, save money but the GOP instead prefers to weaponize the act as a way to… Continue reading GOP: The Party Of Death Over Reason
Google Ganks Hangouts
I’m not certain who Google thinks they’re competing with, but the marketing decision to move from Hangouts to Chat was an impressively poor one. Generally one thinks of transitions from product offering A to product offering B as an “upgrade”. Just removing features and capabilities without offering outstanding improvements or a host of new features… Continue reading Google Ganks Hangouts
On The Increasing Importance of Text
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
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