"President Donald Trump’s assault on American democracy began in the spring of 2020, when he issued a flurry of preemptive attacks on the integrity of the country’s voting systems. The doubts he cultivated ultimately led to a rampage inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, when a pro-Trump mob came within seconds of encountering Vice … Continue reading The Attack: Before, During and After
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Mass Movements & Affinity Groups
"You don’t have to have a deep and intimate knowledge of the left or any of its manifestations to be part of its future. If you disagree with my values, if you think the left should change from what it has been, the path is simple: do the work. Convince people. Convince me. Organize. Get … Continue reading Mass Movements & Affinity Groups
Communities vs. Transactions
My wife and I have different ways of looking at the world. It occurs to me today that the ambiguity of these two ways of looking at relationships is often exploited. I think my wife's understanding is typical. In her view, people do things for one another because they care about one another. Unless it … Continue reading Communities vs. Transactions
The Internet of Grift (Non-Fungible Tokens Edition)
"The moment that something has bubbled up to the surface long enough for it to establish real value is the exact moment at which those engineering the system for their profit are planning to exit or have already left. All of the flashy press has likely died down due to the market cap crashing from … Continue reading The Internet of Grift (Non-Fungible Tokens Edition)
Social Justice Kittens 2022
Social Justice Kittens is a calendar of cute kittens and social justice statements made in social media that provide food for thought about social justice. Is math inherently racist? Spend August thinking it over! The perfect gift for your politically involved friends, of whatever political stripe. When I saw this is brought to mind a … Continue reading Social Justice Kittens 2022
The Computers Are Out of Their Boxes
"What does that mean? Well, computers haven’t changed much in 40 or 50 years. They’re smaller and faster, but they’re still boxes with processors that run instructions from humans. AI changes that on at least three fronts: how computers are made, how they’re programmed, and how they’re used. Ultimately, it will change what they are … Continue reading The Computers Are Out of Their Boxes
File Hierarchies: Images & Email
Every now and again, I come across something that makes me realize there is something about me that is different than most people. It happened this week while reading A World Ordered Only By Search by L.M. Sacasas, which is, in part, a commentary on an article Monica Chin's File Not Found in The Verge. … Continue reading File Hierarchies: Images & Email
PSA: Lettuce Goes Under the Meat
https://www.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/qavx0b/lettuce_doesnt_belong_on_a_hamburger/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 Iceburg lettuce doesn't wilt easily from heat and protects the bottom bun from becoming soggy from the juices of the meat. It doesn't do its job if you have it on top.
Simulacrum for New Selves
There's a blog post that describes Tom Bihn's iterative design process. He talks about how he starts with an idea, but it is always with the notion that the first idea is never your best one. It has to be reality tested. He draws some sketches, does a mock-up, puts the dimensions into 2D modeling … Continue reading Simulacrum for New Selves
Too Far Left, or What Does It Mean to Be “Radical”
"On Tuesday, a Florida judge sentenced Daniel Baker, an anti-fascist activist, to 44 months in federal prison for social media posts that called for armed defense against possible far-right attacks on the state’s Capitol in the wake of the January 6 riots. Baker, a 34-year-old yoga teacher and emergency medical technician trainee, had no previous … Continue reading Too Far Left, or What Does It Mean to Be “Radical”
Installing Citrix Workplace on Ubuntu Linux
Installation Download the Citrix Workspace app from the official website.Install using dpkg: $ cd Downloads $ sudo dpkg -i Citrix-Workspace.deb Installing a CA Certificate The pre-installed certificates might work for you. If you get errors when trying to use Citrix, then you'll likely need to install a CA certificate. Go to the VPN website you … Continue reading Installing Citrix Workplace on Ubuntu Linux
Dan Savage Revolutionized Sex…
"Over the years, Savage honed his philosophy on boundaries—we should all be good, giving, and game for our partners, but we should also accept their hard limits as “the price of admission.” He built up an encyclopedic knowledge of kink and the mechanics of sex: the long-term effects of nipple clamps, how to stage an … Continue reading Dan Savage Revolutionized Sex…
Proxi
"[Proxi] is in some sense a game of self-discovery, a game where we actually uncover the hidden you - your subconscious, your inner ID, and bring it to the surface, bring it to life so you can interact with it, you can play with it, you can learn from it and it can learn about … Continue reading Proxi
Programming Note: WordPress Scheduling
The secret to publishing something good every day is to get ahead, find more interesting stuff and stack it ahead of schedule. This way you don't feel like you have to post every day, because you don't. On the other hand, WordPress has a bit of a janky scheduling function that likes to default back … Continue reading Programming Note: WordPress Scheduling
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