June 24, 2017
June 23, 2017
Facial Recognition Is Coming To US Airports. That “implausible” dystopia so many sf authors wrote about? Yeah, it’s happening.
June 22, 2017
Without cultural appropriation I contend that we would have little culture of any sort worthwhile at all. Indeed, we’d all be sitting in caves still, banging two rocks together.
New CAA study says diverse casting increases box office potential across all budgets. Something that has been obvious to everyone except Hollywood execs for 20+ years.
June 21, 2017
Obesity now kills more people worldwide than car crashes, terror attacks, and Alzheimer’s combined. “Fat but fit” is a comforting fiction.
It’s not the government’s job to say if ‘Slants’ is too offensive. Or ‘Redskins.’ The problem is — contra social justice warriors who for some reason trust the gov’t if it appears to be on their side — when they decide “social justice” is a slur. Or your preferred word or term.
June 20, 2017
Why Bernie Sanders Shouldn’t Run for President Again. Next president should be no more than 45, ideally no older than 40, if it all possible. And a raving socialist too, of course.
June 19, 2017
June 18, 2017
Overpopulated and Underfed: Countries Near a Breaking Point. A pseudo-liberal actually used the curséd word, “overpopulated?” Perhaps things are changing.
Amazon’s Move Signals End of Line for Many Cashiers. Yup. That automation that ain’t coming is coming.
June 17, 2017
In Defense of Cultural Appropriation. In the main, “cultural appropriation” used to be just called “culture.”
Naomi Klein Is Sick of Benevolent Billionaires. A billionaire should not be a thing that exists.
A Lot of American Adults Think Brown Cows Make Chocolate Milk. With CRISPR…they will!
Why Are So Many Young Voters Falling for Old Socialists? Because old neolibs would rather the young just die unless they are making them a profit?
June 16, 2017
June 15, 2017
The latest trend I loathe in restaurants: No space between tables. I will not eat at restaurants that do this.
Thought Experiment. Answer: we’d nuke those aliens and their tech.