Or don’t; it’s up to you! But here’s a place to stretch out and relax, and maybe talk about something other than Judge Rapey McShitweasel, or the deep state conspiracy to keep Trump from incriminating himself/destroying an active investigation. In other words, let’s try to be like Samwise. Open thread!
On a Lighter Note, Check Out This Obituary
And now, for some completely different things… Thing the first: The Times ran, I kid you not, a delightful obituary yesterday. Alan Abel, Hoaxer Extraordinaire, Is (on Good Authority) Dead at 94 Alan Abel, a professional hoaxer who for more than half a century gleefully hoodwinked the American public — not least of all by making …
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Cosplay Socialists Open Thread (+Minecraft address!)
Julia Salazar is one of the latest young, Democratic Socialists of America-affiliated insurgents to defeat an establishment Democrat in a primary. She is also my potential future state senator, as that primary was in New York Senate District 18. Also too, she is a bizarre serial fabulist. The New York Post condemned her personal story …
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Video Games Thread!
Good morning everyone! On occasion, in the comments, I talk about video games. Sometimes people join in! Last year, at the recommendation of some jackal here, I picked up Horizon Zero Dawn, which was just great, so thanks, person. What are your most favorite games ever? Mine are Metal Gear Solid 3, Final Fantasy VII, …
Cats And Dogs, Living Together (by state and region)
A friend of mine from college brought this fun graph to my attention today. Households with cats and dogs in the US for this week #TidyTuesday #r4ds Again, modeled after the plots in @kjhealy great Socviz book. Code: https://t.co/0yhFHC0hFd pic.twitter.com/uFkn8dackk — Otho (@OthoMn) September 11, 2018 It’s the ratio of households-with-at-least-one-cat to households-with-at-least-one-dog, by state …
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World Suicide Prevention Day
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, so I’m going to talk about it a little bit, as I do every year. But first: If you are feeling like you might hurt yourself, or just want to talk, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. (Want an LGBTQ+ youth specialist? Call the Trevor …
New EU Internet Copyright Bill, Articles 11 and 13
The infosphere is aflame with a new battle in an old war: how copyright should be handled on the Internet. The Guardian has background: It is an argument that has drawn in the likes of Paul McCartney, Plácido Domingo and the Vienna Philharmonic, as well as pioneers of the internet from Tim Berners-Lee to the …
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