Monthly Archive: October 2022
Speed Gripping
The devil is in the details for something like this, though at baseline I prefer something like this to speeding cameras.
From NBC News: Rail union rejects labor deal brokered by Biden administration, raising possibility of strike
“Railroaders do not feel valued,” said Tony D. Cardwell, president of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes union.
A Vote
There are no set rules to organize a voting process, so there are no set rules that make a choice a vote other than that it be a choice.
The 2019 Project: A Manifesto On Humor
These folks are united in their humorless worldview. What better way to counter this trend, then, but with humor.
On Columbus Day
Like Columbus himself – a Genoan sailor who served the Spanish crown – the Columbus Day holiday has had multiple lives.
Ordinary Times’ First Annual Halloween Watchlist: Week 1
Break out the pumpkin spice and candy corn, it’s time to get spooky! Ordinary Times’ First Annual Halloween Watchlist
Saturday Morning Gaming: The Problem of Remembering Things in Sequels
I understand why Batman might not have this or that gadget in the sequel. Why can’t he remember how to break stuff?
Paypal Updates its “Acceptable Use” Policy
Paypal has updated its Acceptable Use policy to include fining users to up to $2,500.00 U.S. dollars per violation.
Republicans Can’t Win on Spectacle Alone
The idea of vapid Republican behavior in office is tied to the immense power of conservative media in the United States
POETS Day! Léonie Adams
Léonie Adams wrote a wonderfully structured poem about emerging into a new phase of life; a poem filled with concrete and contrasting images that originally reference childbirth and the changing of the seasons.
Friday Throughput: Science Fiction Becomes Science Fact
In this video, from science fiction to real time history of what DART did, why it matters, what the future of space defense might look like
