Enjoy. As long as you can do so without oppressing anyone, creating an unsafe space, or generally behaving in a racist, sexist, or speciesist manner. (H/T ML)
Category: Humor
I shouldn’t laugh. That’s an awful way to die. But at least his family can proudly accept his Darwin Award in his memory. The climate change people have been shouting, “The end is nigh!” Well, if they’re honest (big “if,” I know) the end is nigh — for them. Is this like leaving handy nooses tied to lamp posts? Or is it something very much else? Only the doers know right now. This guy never heard of backups? Fifteen years and not a single backup? I don’t know whether this is rare, as some say, or prevalent throughout parts of…
The barebones truth about life in the trackless woods. (H/T MJR) Well, that’s one reason to join ISIS. Larry Pratt: time to make it clear that we will not comply. Crybullies, crymobs, and the left’s whiny war on free speech. That last paragraph is a doozy. (Tip o’ hat to D.B.) Court rules for husband (and contract) in frozen embryos case. (Having a baby — or not having one — is a lot more complicated than it used to be.) The Che Cafe is in the red and fans want California taxpapers and university students to go on subsidizing it.…
Back to the “musings” shortly. In the meantime, I must beat back the tide of open tabs … “If bacon is so bad, I don’t want to live.” Leisl Schillinger is lying about that. She wants to live — and live boundlessly well. Wil Wheaton is right!. The growing trend to expect creative people to work for free, even for large, wealthy organizations, is insane and it’s destroying us. Okay, I know it’s a few days late, but these two really are the best Halloween costumes “We need more movies like Steve Jobs so long as they’re not like Steve…
Cop shoots murder victim’s mother in the leg; misses dog. EU Parliament votes to protect Snowden against U.S. extradition. Reforming school policing. While The Atlantic fails to ask some basic questions, its heart is definitely in the right place. It’s all part of the school-to-prison pipeline. And good old “zero tolerance.” 🙂 Everything you need for household repairs. Cannabis fights liver cancer. I’m not sure why even some good, aware people continue to be surprised that there is no justice from the Department of Justice.
An anxious space geek makes good in Hollywood. It’s just common sense that you should be free to shoot illegal home invaders. No matter who employs them. Even when they are “legal” they are still sometimes scum who should not be welcomed in anything that calls itself a civilization. While it’s not as unique as this article implies, the Anevay Frontier Stove looks like cool beans for preppers, campers, and small-house dwellers. Doctor punches out pesky (and phony) ER patient. (I wonder if Japan has laws like ours that forbid doctors to turn anyone away from the ER.) Do not…
Mostly on the lighter side this morning … Godzilla vs. Congress. Cats vs zombies. Security vs Privacy. I had no idea that “window licker” was a thing. Did you? But of course, being a thing, it gives somebody yet one more thing to get OUTRAGED about. (Being outraged all the time must be so exhausting.) Uh oh, paleo. Turns out cavepersons were using grains and making flours a long, long time ago. (Via Pat in comments) Booksellers’ great signs (Via A.G. in comments) (A Pair of big H/Ts to JB and MJR)
Ha! Here’s a dude who decided to rob the wrong young woman. Five parenting situations that require alcohol. And not the rubbing kind. A loaded gun. A round in the chamber. And guess where this dumb tweaker broad decided to stash her firearm? Great advice for LEOs (and the person who sent me this link spent his career in that category): how to avoid being killed or being a killer of the innocent. Eight things that might get you on the infamous no-fly list. And note how few of them have anything to do with being dangerous. (H/T PT) The…
You are committing a crime. Right now. By reading this page. Really. (H/T MJR) This is from earlier this year, but the message is timeless. Always, always trust your dog’s impressions of people. Google’s driverless cars are programmed to obey all traffic rules. But oops, the people they attempt to navigate among … not so much. Yeah, you already know it, but Heather Wilhelm says it well: D.C. is America’s biggest busybody neighbor. Seems the big food companies suddenly like Michelle Obama now that they’ve figured out whole grain and low-fat junk foods are bringing in the profits. Yet another…
“No Cupcake, there is no right not to be offended.” Nicki does it again. They ripped up their kitchen floor and found a secret code + $50,000. Is that cool or what? Commentariat member Stryder informs me this story is a hoax. Wait. Why would they bust a TSA agent for doing this? Isn’t molesting us their job? Annalee Newitz does a follow-up to her expose on the lack of women at Ashley Madison and concludes that, yes, it was outright fraud by the company. Despite hints of sentencing reform and lightening up of the drug war, prison vendors see…