2.08.2019
Sure, who wants fake change?
Myrtle Beach donut shop: Man used fake bill, police say | Myrtle Beach Sun News
After using a fake $100 bill to buy doughnuts, a man fled from a popular Myrtle Beach drive-thru without his change Tuesday night, according to a police report.
2.07.2019
Ouch!
'Alita: Battle Angel' Review: A Muddled Cyberpunk Origin Story – Variety
It is a view broadly held in Hollywood that writing is not the greatest of James Cameron's manifold filmmaking gifts: The visual storytelling of his blockbusters is what sticks, not the plywood poetry he sticks in the mouths of his often perfunctory characters.
"Plywood poetry." That's pretty harsh.
Of course, maybe if you owned a lumber store…
I just learned something very cool
I dictate text to my iPhone because trying to use that tiny little keyboard is an exercise in abject futility. So this morning I was trying to send a short text to somebody and I wanted to stick an emoji on the end but I was tooo lazy to punch that tiny button so I just said "smiley face" and the iPhone did :-)
How awesome is that? :-)
If you already knew it, don't tell me. :-(
How awesome is that? :-)
If you already knew it, don't tell me. :-(
2.06.2019
Whew, it's cooling off again
2018 was the fourth-warmest year on record, federal climate experts announced today — just behind 2015, 2016, and 2017.
OK, I'M JUST KIDDING.Still…
Those Cheeseheads
Green Bay police warn crooks about cold weather dangers
"With the wind chill warnings, we simply cannot have any criminals putting themselves in harm's way at those temperatures," he said. "Avoiding crime and criminal activities is especially important during periods of inclement weather. Also during all other times."http://bit.ly/2GwmNR7
Good point.
Yes I did not
Watch the speech. Last night.
What I did do was watch a few episodes of a Canadian TV show called "Corner Gas," six seasons of which are available on Amazon Prime. It's sort of like eating potato chips; they're 30-minute shows and you can't watch just one.
Corner Gas is sort of like Seinfeld on the Saskatchewan prairie, without the mean parts. It cracks me up.
Possibly the speech would have too, but something tells me I'm better off not knowing.
OK, let's just forget the whole thing
Crocodile warning issued as Australian city faces 'unprecedented' levels of flooding - ABC News
"The Australian government is warning citizens to be on the look out for crocodiles and snakes in the streets…"
An accident that could not possibly have happened when I was this guy's age
Amid a wave of injuries, Irish exchange student is latest person killed in e-scooter accident - The Washington Post
"Sands was riding a Lime scooter…when he was struck by an Uber driver."
Who says it was more dangerous in the olden days?
What is the difference between neat blue ink and just plain regular blue ink?
Elizabeth Warren claimed American Indian "race" registering for the Texas bar in 1986, reports the Washington Post.
"Warren filled out the card by hand in neat blue ink and signed it."
Tut tut.
2.05.2019
They had it coming
After founder's sudden death, cryptocurrency exchange can't access $190 million in holdings - The Washington Post
The first book I ever read about computer security, on its first page, posed this problem:
What happens if your chief financial officer is the only person with access to your money and the CFO gets hit by a bus?
Clearly, this throws doubt on the old "never tell anybody else your password" rule which, in the present case, is a terrible idea.
Perhaps counterintuitively, it may be easier to solve this problem on a corporate level than a personal one (you may be able to find a suitable backup for your money guy but if your mother knows your password watch her like a hawk). If, however, you plan to leave your massive hoard of magical moneynumbers to heirs, it's something you'd better start working on soon.
Corn growers want you to drink…something else
Corn farmers pissed over Bud Light Super Bowl ad
"I am proud of the generations of farmers that grow corn that is used in over 4,000 everyday products from corn fed beef to ethanol to bourbon to makeup."
Also…wait, what?
2.04.2019
In the end, they had more fun
New England wins the Super Bowl, but New Orleans wins the day | nola.com
2.03.2019
Shorter Kevin Sullivan in this morning's Washington Post
1) Kamala Harris's father was from Jamaica; her mother was from India.
2) Kamala Harris has a chance to become the first Jamaican-Indian-female President of the U.S.
3) Why does she insist on calling herself an American?
Don't all talk at once.
Sometimes I don't know whether to laugh or cry
Here's Ars Technica discussing the relative social merit of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos by comparing how many miles their private jets fly.
Elon Musk's private jet appears to make frivolous flights, per Washington Post | Ars Technica
Although it's not always clear that Musk was aboard every flight, the CEO's private jet made 100 more flights than the private jet of Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon (and owner of The Washington Post).
Apple's Tim Cook is also mentioned (hardly flies at all by comparison) as well as effect on stock prices, yada yada.
Cry, I think.
Me, I can't wait for Millard Fillmore, the Musical
Alexander Hamilton had his life turned into a musical. Now, John Quincy Adams gets his turn, in a new play. - The Washington Post
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