Well This Ain’t Creepy

“Hundreds of police departments around the country have partnerships with Amazon’s home surveillance brand Ring. The relationship benefits both sides: the company provides tech and software to law enforcement, and the cops both provide data to Amazon and also help sell the product to local homeowners. That alone raises troubling issues, but according to a […]

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Return of the One Room Schoolhouse

This post is more timely than ever. Since last year the the one room schoolhouses have exploded. The parents who care about their children have had enough. REPOST 8/15/2021 This is an Eighth Grade final examination from 1895. Note the use of the word “examination” instead of “exam”.  This was not a multiple-choice test.  If […]

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The Superhero Lifecycle

Opinions change with time. Below is an arbitrary listicle I whipped up for the old site. I am including the original preamble despite the fact that I am now going to contradict it at the end of the listicle. REPOST I had recently remarked that Avengers Infinity War was almost but not quite my new […]

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Blogs and Ends

Interesting weekend. I spent it learning to plow a field by hand. And by hand I mean I was using animal power instead of a tractor. The animals in question were a team of oxen and a team of horses. In case you are wondering which one does a better job. The answer is neither. […]

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Yeah, it’s Gonna Suck: Picard

The trailer for Picard has dropped and it looks like it’s going to more hot garbage from Alex Kurtzman. The trailer features Picard and some girl who is the Key to Everything. The only cast members from the old days that I recognize are Janeway, Seven of Nine and what looks like a fully CGI […]

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Blade Runner: Retrospective

Blade Runner is a film I hold in considerable affection and yet it is not great movie.  For that matter it’s not even a good movie. But it is a very influential one. Everyone knows that it has problems.  It’s just that it’s hard for anyone to agree on what they are. The trouble is […]

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