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Linky

Linkworld: War & Please

Linkworld: War & Please

This Week: Immigration, War, Planet, and More!

Will Truman / 5 days ago April 20, 2018 / ( 24 ) / in Linky / #immigration #Planet #war #World
Morning Ed: Media {2018.04.06.F}

Tuesday S&T IV

It’s NASA’s world, we’re just living in it.

Will Truman / 1 week ago April 17, 2018 / ( 21 ) / in Linky / #AI #smartphones #Space #transportation #VR
Linky Friday: Friday the Workteenth

Linky Friday: Friday the Workteenth

This week: Learning, Hiring, Working, Dating, and Praying!

Will Truman / 2 weeks ago April 13, 2018 / ( 111 ) / in Linky / #Education #labor #relationships #Religion
Linky Friday: Feed Kill Chain

Linky Friday: Feed Kill Chain

This Week: Food, Crime, War, Health, and Mindspace!

Will Truman / March 30, 2018 / ( 93 ) / in Linky / #Crime #food #Mindspace #War Health
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Linkworld: God, War, and Housing

Linkworld: God, War, and Housing

News from Russia, Asia the Middle East, Europe, California, and the (rest of) United States!

Will Truman / March 23, 2018 / ( 175 ) / in Linky / #Asia #California #Europe #MidEast #USA
Hurricane Harvey Is Hitting the US Oil Economy Hard

Tuesday S&T III

People are doing bad things.

Will Truman / March 20, 2018 / ( 51 ) / in Linky / #technology
Linky Friday: A Conspiracy Of Us

Linky Friday: A Conspiracy Of Us

This week: Conspiracies, Media, Labor, Economics, Family, and Stigma!

Will Truman / March 16, 2018 / ( 57 ) / in Linky / #Conspiracies #economics #family #labor #media #Stigma
Linky Friday: Here, There, Everywhere

Linky Friday: Here, There, Everywhere

This Week: Home, School, Work, Hospital, and Outdoors!

Will Truman / March 9, 2018 / ( 139 ) / in Linky / #Education #health #Housing #labor #Wildlife
Linky Friday: Apple Pie

Linky Friday: Apple Pie

This week: Crime, Freedom, Labor, War, and the good ole USA!

Will Truman / February 23, 2018 / ( 73 ) / in Linky / #Crime #freedom #labor #USA #war
Linky Friday: Live From Las Vegas

Linky Friday: Live From Las Vegas

This Week: Pets, Religion, Environment, Health, and Crime!

Will Truman / February 16, 2018 / ( 106 ) / in Linky / #Crime #health #pets #Planet #Religion
Linky Friday: Inside/Outside

Linky Friday: Inside/Outside

This Week: Sports, Transportation, Family, Housing, and Labor!

Will Truman / February 9, 2018 / ( 330 ) / in Linky / #family #Housing #labor #sports #transportation
Linky Friday: Gods and Robots

Linky Friday: Gods and Robots

This week: Robots, Religion, Energy, Science, and Space!

Will Truman / January 26, 2018 / ( 95 ) / in Linky / #energy #Religion #Robots #science #Space
Linkonomics Friday

Linkonomics Friday

It’s all about the money.

Will Truman / January 19, 2018 / ( 231 ) / in Linky
Linky Tuesday: Hot & Cold Wars

Linky Tuesday: Hot & Cold Wars

This week: War, Espionage, Technology, Housing, and Transportation!

Will Truman / January 9, 2018 / ( 82 ) / in Linky / #Espionage #Housing #technology #transportation #war
Linky Friday: Blood Money

Linky Friday: Blood Money

This Week: Crime, Economics, Sports, Christmas, and Science!

Will Truman / December 29, 2017 / ( 133 ) / in Linky / #Christmas #Crime #economics #science #sports
Linky Friday: Critters & Coffee

Linky Friday: Critters & Coffee

This week: Pets, Space, Sports, Food, and Politics!

Will Truman / December 15, 2017 / ( 160 ) / in Linky / #food #pets #politics #Space #sports
Linky Friday: To Hell In a Handbasket, But With Snakes

Linky Friday: To Hell In a Handbasket, But With Snakes

Will is out son assignment, but Tod has a bunch of links to stuff! And things! And, um, some other stuff and things!

Tod Kelly / December 8, 2017 / ( 90 ) / in Linky / #Fringes #politics
Tech Tuesday, Bacteria Still Rule Edition (12/5/17)

Tech Tuesday, Bacteria Still Rule Edition (12/5/17)

So I recently discovered Steven Universe. I fully recommend it (it’s on Cartoon Network and Hulu). Some people on Tumblr, etc. get a little too into it, but it is quite smart. Don’t let the animation style make you think it isn’t.

Oscar Gordon / December 5, 2017 / ( 26 ) / in Linky / Science and Technology / Techday
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Linky Tuesday: Love & Politics

Linky Tuesday: Love & Politics

This week: Relationships, Politics, Media, Business, and Food!

Will Truman / November 28, 2017 / ( 257 ) / in Linky / #business #food #media #politics #relationships
Tech Tuesday 11/21

Tech Tuesday 11/21

Have a Happy Thanksgiving for those in the US (or not in the US, but who celebrate it anyway). We are reprising our plan from last year, which is to meet up with some friends at the local Brazilian Steakhouse. My Portuguese is a little rusty, but I’m pretty sure the name of the place translates to “Meat Coma”.

Oscar Gordon / November 21, 2017 / ( 19 ) / in Linky / Science and Technology / Techday
Linky Friday: (Un)earthly Affairs

Linky Friday: (Un)earthly Affairs

The fault lies not in the stars, but in the politicians, our gods, and our media.

Will Truman / November 17, 2017 / ( 58 ) / in Linky / #media #politics #Religion #science #Space
Linky Friday: Crime & Sustenance

Linky Friday: Crime & Sustenance

This week: Crime, Transportation, Food, Money, and Energy!

Will Truman / November 10, 2017 / ( 126 ) / in Linky / #Crime #economics #energy #food #transportation
Tech Tuesday 11/7/17 - Hulk Edition

Tech Tuesday 11/7/17 – Hulk Edition

Better pickings this time around. Enjoy folks!

Oscar Gordon / November 7, 2017 / ( 91 ) / in Linky / Science and Technology / Techday
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Linky Friday: Housing the World

Linky Friday: Housing the World

This Week: Immigration, Housing, Space, Healthcare, and Sex Crimes.

Will Truman / November 3, 2017 / ( 216 ) / in Linky / #Crime #Housing #immigration #Space
Linky Friday: Suspicious Minds

Linky Friday: Suspicious Minds

This Week: Love, Marriage, Children, God, and the Outdoors!

Will Truman / October 27, 2017 / ( 211 ) / in Linky / #family #nature #relationships #Religion
Tech Tuesday 10/24/17 - I Actually Like Brussel Sprouts and Broccoli Edition

Tech Tuesday 10/24/17 – I Actually Like Brussel Sprouts and Broccoli Edition

Back from Disneyland. If you find yourself at California Adventure, the ride ‘Soaring’ is a treat. And ‘California Screaming’ is a respectable roller coaster.

Oscar Gordon / October 24, 2017 / ( 23 ) / in Linky / Science and Technology / Techday
Linky Friday: Blood & Money

Linky Friday: Blood & Money

CHCTFB This week: Crime, Health, Climate, Transportation, Food, and Business!

Will Truman / October 20, 2017 / ( 446 ) / in Linky / #Crime #economics #food #health #Planet #transportation
The Next Frontier?

Linky Friday: Women on Mars

This Week: Gender, Space, Games, Relationships, Health

Will Truman / October 6, 2017 / ( 151 ) / in Linky / #games #gender #health #relationships #Space
Linky Friday: Take, Eat, Drink, And Pray

Linky Friday: Take, Eat, Drink, And Pray

This week: Food, Drink, Doctors, Medicine, and Religion!

Will Truman / September 29, 2017 / ( 46 ) / in Linky / #Drink #food #health #Religion
Tech Tuesday 9/26 - Entropy Is Such A Lonely Word Edition

Tech Tuesday 9/26 – Entropy Is Such A Lonely Word Edition

Pickings were kinda thin these past two weeks, lots of stories that were ho-hum variations on topics discussed before. But there was still some stuff that caught my eye.

Oscar Gordon / September 26, 2017 / ( 5 ) / in Linky / Science and Technology / Techday
Linky Friday: Love & Robots

Linky Friday: Love & Robots

This week: Science, Technology, Family, Sports, and Relationships!

Will Truman / September 22, 2017 / ( 148 ) / in Linky / #family #relationships #science #sports #technology
Linky Friday: The Swamp Party

Linky Friday: The Swamp Party

This week: Education, Labor, Animals, Economics, and Cities!

Will Truman / September 15, 2017 / ( 137 ) / in Linky / #Cities #economics #Education #labor #nature
Tech Tuesday - Firsts and Anniversaries Edition

Tech Tuesday – Firsts and Anniversaries Edition

The First – Yesterday was Bug’s first day of Kindergarten.
The Anniversary was Saturday, 22 years of marriage. My secret to a happy marriage? I argue with you people instead of my wife. ;-)

Oscar Gordon / September 12, 2017 / ( 36 ) / in Linky / Science and Technology / Techday
Linky Friday: Flood 'n' Games

Linky Friday: Flood ‘n’ Games

This week: Texas, Games, Transportation, Science, and Housing!

Will Truman / September 8, 2017 / ( 68 ) / in Linky / #games #Housing #science #Texas #transportation
Linky Friday: The Saga Continues

Linky Friday: The Saga Continues

This Week: Education, Relationships, Games Health, and Animals!

Will Truman / September 1, 2017 / ( 39 ) / in Linky / #Education #health #nature #relationships #sports
Linky Second Tuesday After The First Monday In November

Linky Friday: It Bleeds, It Leads

This week: Crime, Food, Media, Religion, and History!

Will Truman / August 25, 2017 / ( 105 ) / in Linky / #Crime #food #History #media #Religion
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After the Civil War, succession became a dead letter. You can get into the Union but it will take really extraordinary circumstances to get out. Federalism and the Constitution also makes internal administrative reform really difficult. The state boundaries are what they are. In a weaker federal system like India or in a centralized state like France, you can adjust boundaries as you see fit. Not in the United States.

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I also think it'd be wildly selfish of California to do so; if they did they'd be massively screwing the rest of the country in exchange for relatively little benefit, at least as far as I can tell.

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