"In a democracy (‘rule by mob’), those who refuse to learn from history will be the majority and will dictate that everyone else suffer for their ignorance."
(Just use your “clicky thing” on the pics below)
Burning need for one of these:
I’d probably want one for each door along with one of these for each door as well (maybe have to make one sort into a sign?)
Meanwhile, where are all my “guard dogs”? They’re supposed to be in the moat around twc central…
Hmmm,
I read. I read a lot (no, not “alot”). When I see words like “backseat” (an adjective) misused in place of “back seat” or “backyard” (also an adjective) misused in place of “back yard” (the noun phrase: “yard” n coupled with “back” adj)–as well as other, similar misuses of one word form for another–in published works that have been through a writer’s hands, an editors hands, a number of proof readers, etc., and still been published in a book that’s sold well, even become a best seller, then I know we are truly becoming a nation of very nearly aliterate subliterates tending toward illiteracy.
And that’s just common misuses of the wrong forms of words. Using inappropriate words (see Inigo Montoya) or stupid grammar is even more common… and worse.
What’s almost amusing is that the most recent example I have read of “backseat” misused in place of “back seat” occurred in a book where a primary character kept correcting others’ grammar and spelling. I almost laughed. Almost.
On Romney or The Zero:
“If you’re going to be a little different, we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk with what may be the Etch-A-Sketch candidate of the future.”
So, Rick, you think it would be better to have The Zero re-elected than have Romney in the WH? Have you been in the MKULTRA Koolaid again? I’m no fan of Romney, but even a zoned out, blind, deaf and lobotomized meth head can tell that Romney would be better than The Zero. (Of course, the zoned out, blind, deaf and lobotomized meth head would be better than The Zero as president, so that’s not exactly saying a lot, is it?)
It has seemed over the years that whenever my ISP decides to “upgrade” service, it has resulted in months and months of degraded service. It’s been relatively stable, though, since 2012 started and much better overall, so I really, really hope someone doesn’t decide it needs “fixing” anytime soon…
(just clicky on the pic-y)
So, Win8 CP fresh install in a VirtualBox VM, with only a Ninite install of Glary Utilities, Opera, Irfanview, Vistart and Win8 updates from M$. And what do I find upon scanning for issues with Glary Utilities?
Messy.
BTW, I had tried out Vistart, to regain some lost Win7 functionality for the desktop, and it worked pretty well (none of the Registry errors found by Glary Utilities were related to it anyway–only to M$ products), but uninstalled it right after this to try out Start8 from Stardock. Hmmm, a little heavier footprint and doesn’t look or work all that much like the Win7 Start bar/orb GUI but more like a combo of the Win7 desktop GUI and Metro. I think if M$ wanted to get folks to transition to the Metro interface on their desktops, Stardock’s approach would likely win M$ more friends…
This post could have been titled “Profound Ponderings” but I decided to rest after pondering the thought below.
“Rest is a wonderful, healing thing, provided you wake up, eventually.”1
Probably not.
The Wasteland of Detroit is mulling a new “no-knock list” ordinance to cut down on door-to-door solicitations or whatever.
As though that would make a difference, at least here in America’s Third World County. I figure if Mormon “missionaries,” Jehovah’s Witnesses and door-to-door salesmen don’t take the hints of the “Go Away” mat at my front door and the used target silhouette on a lawn poster, a “no-knock” ordinance wouldn’t make a whole lot of difference.
From The Puppy Blender:
How to Do Everything Kindle Fire, by Jason Rich, is not available in Kindle format.
Good one, dumbasses.
What the average Windows user will experience with Win8:
I will NOT install Win8 on my dad’s computer! 🙂 He’s a pretty smart guy, but like Chris Pirillo’s dad, he’d waste more time figuring it out than using it.
Catch the tag. The answer to the question Chris’s dad asks is, “From all appearances, yes.”