I get alerts on Facebook when friends post, or reply to posts. It's a useful feature. But I have more than a couple left friends, a few with Trump Derangement Syndrome. I don't reply to their dump posts, or the ones they comment on. They have no logic and reason, and a pigpile starts should … Continue reading Idiot Alert
Category: Fuck this.
Thoughts & Prayers
So this sort of bullshit is starting to fly. This, posted by a supposedly devout Catholic, no less.; My thoughts, which I replied: Thoughts and prayers aren't meant to keep shooters out of schools or demented geezers from power. They are meant to comfort, console, and heal the families of the victims killed and wounded … Continue reading Thoughts & Prayers
This is How They Do It
Windows 10 is being discontinued. Microsoft is working hard to make sure your computer is now useless unless you subscribe to Windows 11. I got an email earlier this month warning me, yet again, that no updates would come after the (I think) October date. You could, however, purchase your own 3rd party security, which … Continue reading This is How They Do It
Can’t hear Nuthin’
I'm old. I can't hear for crap. What happens is that if there is someone talking, and at the same time someone around me is having a side conversation, I can't concentrate on either. This happens in Church, when the old biddies behind me start yammering to each other. Can't hear a word the priest … Continue reading Can’t hear Nuthin’
Hate It
I've had a gutful of Microsoft this week, so far. I got the new corporate laptop. Seems like a decent machine, a Dell Latitude. It doesn't have the retina screen like my Thinkpad. On the other hand, I have trouble seeing that high a resolution. It matches the curved flatscreen monitor I use. It has … Continue reading Hate It
Dumb Movies
I'm not a huge movie guy. But there are actors I'll watch, no matter what they do - Clint Eastwood, Liam Neeson, Jack Nicholson. Other actors, notsomuch. One of the things that trips me up are dumb movies. To me, if a movie has an unbelievable premise, or it's one where things are implausible and … Continue reading Dumb Movies
Screwed Again
This appeared in my inbox: I got the Skype bailout email a week ago or so and promptly cancelled my account. It's a shame. I had a Skype number and would use it to make calls from my desktop. It's nice to have another number when you call businesses so that you don't get pestered … Continue reading Screwed Again
That hit Home
I pondered a bit whether to post this at all. DeWayne has a tremendous sense of clarity, and an awesome delivery style. He's done this to me once or twice, where he comes along and leaves me gape jawed. He's reflecting on one of St. Paul's letters (1 Corinthians, I believe) but he delves back … Continue reading That hit Home
Aww….Hell no..
This hit my inbox: I noticed this pop up on my office laptop as I was working. A dopy copilot icon following my mouse to each paragraph. Fuck me. Now I need to start searching how to shut this shit off. I'm an adult. I know how to use the app. I know how to … Continue reading Aww….Hell no..
Weak and Lazy
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Jew. Then they … Continue reading Weak and Lazy
Inspected By Pat 