Saturday Morning Gaming: Infohazards
I almost didn’t want to write this because it’s about a game that manages to be addicting without being fun.
Monthly Archive: May 2021
Briefly, On Abuse And Who Does And Doesn’t Endure Consequences
If those numbers seem impossible to believe, that is what is possible when abuse is spun out over decades because of an institutional refusal to intervene.
Mississippi Supreme Court Strikes Down Medical Marijuana Initiative: Read It For Yourself
The Mississippi Supreme Court not only killed a medical marijuana ballot initiative, but effectively killed the state’s ballot initiative process
Team Pillbillies, FTW
I was wrong. I thought I’d heard every West Virginia joke there is. But then the drug companies decided to make bank off the “pillbillies”.
Latest Israeli-Palestinian Violence Worsening
The latest violence in the never ending Israeli-Palestinian conflict is at its highest pitch in some time, while the world calls for a cease fire that seems far away.
O Inflation, Where Art Thou?
Queue panic, articles and televised pundits loudly banging the inflation worries drum. However, there are reasons to not worry (right now)
Linky Friday: People, or Lies, Slander, and Calumny Edition
Linky Friday is the long-running tradition at Ordinary Times to bring reading from people across the web and around the world to discuss.
Weekend Plans Post: Not Dreaming, Right?
It seems weird to be tentative about easing back into public life after a trip to Disney, of all places…but it still feels a little weird
Colonial Pipeline Attack: The Pearl Harbor File
When I see incidents such as Colonial Pipeline attack, I am never surprised to learn the victim was bitten by a well-known vulnerability
Pomylka By the Lake: Cleveland Has a Ukrainian Oligarch Problem
Cleveland, of course, is not alone in serving as a destination for money laundered by Ukrainian oligarchs. But what to do about it?
Thursday Throughput: Brooding Cicadas Edition
Every 13 or 17 years, Cicadas mature to adulthood, fly around, make a hell of a lot of noise, and have an astonishing amount of bug sex.
Is Tucker Carlson The Next Trump?
The idea that Tucker Carlson could win the fanatical devotion that characterizes many Trump supporters is ludicrous
President Biden Executive Order on Cybersecurity: Read It For Yourself
President Biden has signed an Executive Order on Cybersecurity the White House says “a significant contribution toward modernizing cybersecurity defenses”.
The Last Temptation of Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik’s rise is a study in character, or lack thereof. And that is the question: Did she become compromised or is this who she was?
Two Men, Two Toasters, Two Breads, and the Search For Truth
And now, for something completely different…to toast, or not to toast? And at what price? Let us find out through the magic of YouTube…
Wednesday Writs: Debbie Does Dallas, and the Public Domain
Our case of the week, M&A Associates v. VCX, meant the American classic Debbie Does Dallas was being thrusted forever into the public domain.
