Monthly Archive: February 2021
Mini-Throughput: Artemis Program Edition
My preferred approach at this point is to orient Artemis Program around a series of achievable goals and less around specific dates.
American Pickers, Picking and Grinning
American Pickers is of particular in my household, a working-class family with parents/contemporaries who lived through the Great Depression.
Trump Impeachment Trial Day 3: Live Steam, Day 2 Highlights, Open Thread
Trump Impeachment Trial Day 3 is here, so watch the live stream for yourself, get updates and running commentary, and the highlights from day 2 at Ordinary Times.
Cancel This Entire Season of National Anthem Ball
So, I was expected to have a strong reaction to Mark Cuban briefly directing the Dallas Mavericks to cease playing the national anthem. Ok…
Wednesday Writs: South Bay United Pentecostal Church v Gavin Newsom
Does SCOTUS’ South Bay United Pentecostal Church v Gavin Newsom order contradicts important case law in Employment Division v Smith?
Trump Impeachment Trial Day 2: Live Steam, Day 1 Highlights, Open Thread
Trump Impeachment Trial Day 2 is here, watch the live stream, Day 1 highlights, and discuss all the updates, goings on, and machinations
From Vice: Is This Beverly Hills Cop Playing Sublime’s ‘Santeria’ to Avoid Being Live-streamed?
From Vice: Last Friday, a man entered the Beverly Hills police department, only to be treated to a mini DJ set that could potentially get his Instagram account banned. Sennett Devermont was at the...
Social Media Platforms: Competitions, Compromises, and Potential Solutions.
There does not appear to be a clear consensus as to reasons why there is a social media platforms problem and what steps should be taken.
Oldsmar Water Plant Hacked, Authorities Downplay Danger
The Oldsmar, Florida, water plant was hacked, which doesn’t seem like a very good thing to happen, or to have online in the first place…
Trump Impeachment Trial: Live Steam, Open Thread, Running Commentary
This Second Trump Impeachment Trial is going to go much quicker than the last, and frankly the outcome is not in doubt.
Game of Thrones Rewatch: She Schtups to Conquer
Let’s drop the “Daenerys Targaryen is SUCH a Mary Sue because too many men desired her.” That is misogyny wrapped up in an Internet meme.
Who’s Afraid of Cancel Culture?
“Cancel culture” is a new term in the cultural lexicon, barely registering in Google search trends prior to 2018. Is it good or bad?
Music of the Spheres: Listening To Music From Three Decades
Listening to music so many decades after it came out means missing the context in which the albums are made.
