Ode to the microwave
I had some Chinese food leftovers for lunch a little while ago. Heated them up in the microwave for a few second and voilà! Done. Which got me to thinking – Leftovers used to be a chore Heating them up, … Continue reading →
neo
Still Stayin’ Alive
[Hat tip: commenter “Ruth.”] One of the most well-known and satirized songs on earth, instantly recognizable and not just by those who were alive when it first came out: Interestingly, they didn’t really have to change the line about The … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/29/24
The family that plays together
So much fun:
Continue reading →Why, it’s Schrödinger’s cat in the flesh
First, for those who are not familiar with Schrödinger’s cat: In quantum mechanics, Schrödinger’s cat is a thought experiment, sometimes described as a paradox, of quantum superposition. In the thought experiment, a hypothetical cat may be considered simultaneously both alive … Continue reading →
“The worst are full of passionate intensity”: meet Columbia student leader Khymani James
Lately there’s been a great deal of talk around the blogosphere about Khymani James, the student leader – if the movement can be said to have a leader – of Columbia’s anti-Israel, anti-Semitic, and anti-Enlightenment demonstrations and encampments. It makes … Continue reading →
Kristi Noem isn’t going to be winning over the dog lovers
Here’s the story: The Guardian’s article describes a section of Noem’s book, set for release next month, in which she recounted shooting her dog after deciding it was “less than worthless” and “untrainable.” In her account, Noem grabbed her gun … Continue reading →
Open thread 4/27/24
Perhaps Zappa’s first TV appearance?
Continue reading →SCOTUS has got its work cut out for it on the presidential immunity question
Jonathan Turley has written a good article on the dilemma facing the Court: There are cliffs on both sides of this case. If the court were to embrace special counsel Jack Smith’s arguments, a president would have no immunity from … Continue reading →
And now it’s the president of Columbia who may be guilty of academic fraud
Here we go again. I get a bit tired of starting posts by saying something like “It comes as no surprise … “. But indeed, it comes as no surprise that Columbia’s president Nemak “Minouche” Shafik, who recently testified in … Continue reading →
The unintended and yet totally foreseen consequences of raising the minimum wage
Whoever could have guessed such as thing? Everyone: In response to recent minimum wage increases in California, fast food restaurants across the state are shifting to automation to get rid of wage-earning humans. The move to making customers place orders … Continue reading →
This was inevitable: defamatory race hoaxer meets voice AI
I’m surprised this took as long as it did – which was not very long, actually. The black perp, who had been athletic director at the school, combined race hoaxing with workplace revenge in order to frame his white principal: … Continue reading →