Kahomono - Still Lucky After All These Years

Random musings on whatever catches my attention that day

David F

Social Media Update

Where to find me on Social Media. Since absolutely nobody asked, here's my take on the current social media scene: Facebook is a cesspit, a refuge of racists and Nazis, Q-Anon crazies and MLM dupes. It's trying to hold off having to declare itself a…

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David F

Echoes

Here is the Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal from August 10th, just this past Monday. Nothing in this posting made me think Zach, the author/artist, was trying to make a reference to xkcd #386 from 2008: This must be a case of unconscious influence. Or maybe…

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The Postman

This was originally a short story by David Brin. What am I doing blogging about the USPS again? Pumpkin's plan to destroy the postal service is the plan to end American democracy. That's not hyperbole. This is it. If we're about to become a fascist…

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David F

Going Postal

Well, now he wants to destroy the post office. Who could possibly have seen this coming? Voting by mail works great. Oregon has been doing it since 1987, with no more trouble than any other state's electoral system. What's more, the Pumpkin only wants to…

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Layers of Insanity

As someone pointed out online, every school system has an opening safety plan that requires all children to act 100% of the time as no child has ever acted. In the history of children. This'll go well. Especially when the administrators' hearts aren't really in…

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