"And Patrick Murphy, the head cutter at tailors Davies and Son, who are based in Savile Row, London, told MailOnline that 'everything you can imagine' was wrong with Trump's tuxedo. 'Its totally disproportionate to his height and girth,' he said. 'The waistcoat is far too long, it should not show underneath his jacket." —Conner Boyd … Continue reading Trump’s Tuxedo: ‘It’s wrong in every way!’
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What I Learned Trying To Secure Congressional Campaigns
"Attempts to work with the DNC and DCCC. The national party was so unhelpful that in the end I had to treat them as part of the threat model. Particularly vexing was their addiction to sending email attachments. To cite one small example: on August 22, the DNC had a phishing scare, where they mistook … Continue reading What I Learned Trying To Secure Congressional Campaigns
There’s More in the Mortar Than the Pestle
Mazeways, reality range and glowing red rat cunning, invention of engines, fuels, tanks full of the stored fat of bloodshed, machine-shaped, faceted 3D printed jewels. Factories of fascism, launching rockets on the ecliptic, living within the lie, full manifests of memes and dockets, launch determines orbit, STANDBY. Red glare, the bombs bursting in air 48 … Continue reading There’s More in the Mortar Than the Pestle
Mountain Backdrop in Church
Butterfly on Echinacea
Forecasting with R Script: Graph of WHO Flu Data
# flu.R # Original: November 2, 2018 # Last revised: December 3, 2018 ################################################# # Prep: Go to the WHO Flumart website: # http://apps.who.int/flumart/Default?ReportNo=12 # Select Year 2000 Week 1 to current year, week 52. # Save file to the data directory. Change weeks below. ################################################# # Description: # Script parses cvs file and provides … Continue reading Forecasting with R Script: Graph of WHO Flu Data
Smart Watches, Fitness Trackers & Automatic Watches: Vostok
I have never been one to wear a watch all day long. Today, it seems more of a fashion accessory since the time is always available from our phone, and our phones are always with us. But, watches also seem to be making a comeback as a replacement for phones in the form of "smart … Continue reading Smart Watches, Fitness Trackers & Automatic Watches: Vostok
Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings
"Aware of the suffering created by attachment to views and wrong perceptions, we are determined to avoid being narrow-minded and bound to present views. We are committed to learning and practicing non-attachment to views and being open to others’ experiences and insights in order to benefit from the collective wisdom. We are aware that the … Continue reading Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings
Who Cares? : On Nags, Martyrs, the Women Who Give Up, and the Men Who Don’t Get It
"Then I came into the living room at the moment we had to leave and realized that my six-year-old had been wrong. His homework hadn’t been done or checked. His lunch hadn’t been packed. He didn’t have a snack or fresh water. He didn’t have an electronic device to bring to school for their special … Continue reading Who Cares? : On Nags, Martyrs, the Women Who Give Up, and the Men Who Don’t Get It
Can You Prevent Pregnancy with the Pullout Method?
"The pullout method—alternatively known as “withdrawing” or “pull and pray” and formally christened in Latin as “coitus interruptus”—is an ancient form of contraception... Globally, it is still one of the most commonly used forms of birth control, particularly in regions without access to modern methods. When performed perfectly every time, it actually has a failure … Continue reading Can You Prevent Pregnancy with the Pullout Method?
Duckduckgo.com
"Virtually all internet users tend to be Google search engine users, by default. The main strategy for Google is to try to hold on to the users it has by implementing better security and privacy protection measures. This is something definitely on their agenda, but the issue still remains that user data is tracked. Therefore, … Continue reading Duckduckgo.com
Alienation at Home
"Who is going to be brave enough to ask where home is, and seek out something else if they don't like the answer?"-Hanif Abdurraqib, "Under Half-Lit Fluorescents: The Wonder Years and the Great Suburban Narrative," in "They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us." Columbus, Ohio: Two Dollar Radio, 2017. I remember the moment I … Continue reading Alienation at Home
Lester Bangs: Truth-teller | The New Yorker
"What he was really leading us to was the one true church of intellectual curiosity and open-mindedness. There was subtlety and elegance in his reasoning, generosity, and the best kind of skepticism: the skepticism that turns back on the author himself. This last aspect of Bangs’s writing was the most revelatory to me. It was … Continue reading Lester Bangs: Truth-teller | The New Yorker
45 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Blog
"Always be networking. Always." —"45 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Blog – Which You Can Use to Grow Yours to 225,000 Visits / Month, Like We Eventually Did." CodeInWP.com. April 27, 2019. Good advice if you want to drive traffic to your site, become an "influencer," make money off your blog, or … Continue reading 45 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Blog
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