Monthly Archive: November 2022
Ten Second News Links and Open Thread for the week of 11/14/2022
News Links and Open Thread for the week of 11/14/2022
From CNBC: The top 10 most-regretted college majors — and the degrees graduates wish they had pursued instead
Between the sky-high cost and student loan burden, more students are taking a closer look at college’s return on investment.
The Beatles: Sex and The Single Album
Since The Beatles “White Album” came out, people have been saying a single-album version would be a masterpiece. Let’s do that…
About Last Night: CCM Wins Nevada, Democrats Keep Senate Majority
The Democratic Party secures a 50th seat in the US Senate and will keep the majority with VP Harris having the tiebreaker.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Elden Ring and Getting Gud
I wouldn’t say that I got *GUD*, but I did notice a few things recently.
GET BENT, TRUMP!! A Midterm Election Postmortem
Let’s chest kick Donald Trump off the nearest cliff in such a way that his cult fan base doesn’t egg him on to do a stupid third party bid or something equally infantile and destructive.
Read It For Yourself: Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Blocked By Judge
A district court judge in Texas has put a halt to President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, yet another legal blow to the debt forgiveness program.
Commemorating America’s Heroic Aviators
These are not reproductions; they are working, restored aircraft from World War II. Most have documented combat histories and have flown missions across the world.
POETS Day! George Mackay Brown
George Mackay Brown holds up a scene intrinsic to societies the world over without giving context and invites the reader to consider that technology and chasing the modern are trapping.
Thursday Throughput: Invisible Universe Edition
If you could see neutrinos, this is what that galaxy would look like. It’s remarkable work and yet another reminder that we are still just getting a glimpse of what is out there.
Weekend Plans Post: Three Day Weekends
The only thing better than a Friday-Sunday off is a Saturday-Monday off.