I thought this was a joke… Nobody would fall for something ‘this’ outlandish… In the week of America’s Independence Day, the algorithms of Facebook decided that the Declaration of Independence was hate speech. The Liberty County Vindicator, a community newspaper between … Continue reading
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The con went by way too fast!!! Flew in Thursday, met up with the usual suspects, Peter, Dot, LawDog, Alma, Larry/Bridget, Sarah/Dan Hoyt, Cedar/Sanford, Jonna, Ringo, John Van Stry, Colonel Kratman, Retired Spook, Kirk and he lovely wife, and a … Continue reading
For the 242nd time… 🙂 Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the USA that celebrates the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. On this date, the Continental Congress declared the thirteen … Continue reading
Another one from the Mil email string… Here we go again… Pizza MRE??? I’m SO glad I’m retired and gone… MRE- Meals Rejected by Ethiopians, not for preflight/inflight use, etc… Given the choice, I would default to C-rats or K-rats. … Continue reading
This one came over the transom from the mil email string… Well worth paying attention to, as I’ve seen more and more calls from various ‘Pacs’ wanting donations for various things… A web of new political action committees (PAC) raised nearly … Continue reading
Again… This time by choice! Off to LibertyCon in Chattanooga! I’m on a few more panels this year… Day Time Name of Event Fri 02:00PM Virtual Reality: Future Prospects, Future Threats, and Perhaps an Answer to the Fermi Paradox … Continue reading
Well, my post yesterday lit off the spammers… again… 71 spams as of 2200 last night. Usually I have less than five a day… In other news, things are getting interesting between DOJ and the House Select Committee on Intelligence. … Continue reading
Closer and closer… AE Pilot Jim posted this on FB- I’ve been seeing the term “Othering” being bandied about more and more often lately, so let’s talk about balkanization. Balkanization or Balkanize, as a term, was born out of the … Continue reading
Well, I wore out another keyboard… This one lasted a year, and somewhere around 500,000 words… And my new one… And N, I, and S work!!! Yea! Yes, it’s a Microsoft Natural. I like it because it reduces my wrist … Continue reading
Wing has a new book out!!! Click on the cover to get it! The blurb- Raina escaped to Freeport with a tour booked under a stolen ID, and a plan to lose herself in the city. Instead, she found a … Continue reading