Re-engineering the MLB post-season.
Have no fear, better WiFi security is almost here.
Crypto-jacking is the latest reason to hate Bitcoin and its ilk.
“The case against the Trumps appears damning. Charitable foundations are governed by a crucial compromise: they can operate without paying taxes on the condition that their leadership insures that all money spent is spent in pursuit of the public good. The case brought by Attorney General Underwood shows that the Trump Foundation was neither well-managed nor focussed on what would generally be considered the public good. Its operations were shockingly sloppy; at least one of the organization’s official board members said that he had no idea he was on the board and that the board had never met, to his knowledge. No surprise, then, that the other controls that normally govern nonprofits were absent.”
“Any similarity between the radicalization of the right during Obama’s presidency and the radicalization of the left in response to Trump’s is completely superficial.”
Congratulations, your personal data has been leaked by some firm you’ve never heard of. When can we get a GDPR for the USA?
“It is quite strange to be living in an era in which a small previously unknown restaurant owner demonstrates more moral clarity and political bravery, whatever the consequences, than the editorial board of The Washington Post and Barack Obama’s old senior advisor.”
“The right’s revulsion against a black president targeted by birther conspiracy theories is not the same as the left’s revulsion against a racist president who spread birther conspiracy theories.”
Wearing Juggalo makeup can defeat facial recognition software.
“The con-game of anti-abortion partisanship that replaced Christianity has been so successful that we forget how recently it was invented”.
Willians Astudillo is the hero we didn’t know we needed.
In which Alexander Hamilton (also known as Lin-Manuel Miranda) has a chat with John Adams (a/k/a William Daniels).
Some further thoughts on Harlan Ellison.
Here’s a fine example of border policy keeping out an undesirable would-be entrant.
Turns out there is something Melania cares about.
“Have you seen what happens when you leave an earthworm in the sun on hot asphalt? Have you seen what happens to the things that live in a wetland when that swamp dries up? Have you seen a salamander who has been too long in a hot car? Have you seen a lobster without its shell? Unrelatedly, we must find Scott Pruitt his lotion.”
“Pruitt’s alleged wrongdoing draws attention to an issue at the heart of the Trump administration: ethical corruption. Pruitt’s problems comported with a White House that seems to mock concerns about good government, and the idea that public officials work first and foremost to serve the public interest and not for personal gain.”
RIP, Steve Ditko, legendary comic book artist who co-created Spider-Man and Doctor Strange.
Ironic that the first illustration of Ditko’s Spider-Man shown here is Amazing Fantasy #15, which was actually the work of Jack Kirby. After the cover was drawn, Stan Lee decided that Kirby-esque was not what he was aiming for, & turned the project over to Ditko, who he believed had the proper touch for an angsty teenage hero. Neither Kirby nor Ditko appreciated what Lee did for them, & ended leaving in righteous huffs. And guess what? Neither ever created at the same level again. Writers never appreciate editors, but their work often suffers when they get “too big” to suffer an editor (case in point, Robert Heinlein).
I remember when Spider-man made his debut. I was an avid comic book reader, and read and owned many first additions, like the Hulk, Thor, Sgt. Fury, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Fury_and_his_Howling_Commandos
I would take my wagon and go down the streets, trading for others comic books that I had not read.