A punny defense of them.
The Lincoln anecdote about suspending a hanging reminds me of Franklin’s admonition that if the rebellious colonists didn’t hang together, they would surely hang separately.
A punny defense of them.
The Lincoln anecdote about suspending a hanging reminds me of Franklin’s admonition that if the rebellious colonists didn’t hang together, they would surely hang separately.
Why do straight men hate it so much?
Ummmmm…because it’s a load of bollocks? I’m pretty sure that my lack of belief in it has nothing to do with either my gender or my sexual orientation. The real question should be why do women and gays buy into it so much?
An interesting story on a provocative, but necessary web site.
Camille Paglia says it’s time for a new map. As always, a fascinating interview with La Camille.
A long but interesting dive into why young people aren’t getting it on. Among other things, it confirms my long-standing suspicion that ubiquitous porn is making for a lot of terrible and painful sex for women, because too many men think that what is depicted is normal, or expected. And the sad thing is that many women apparently just accept that as the way it is. Anyway, modern dating sounds awful, in part thanks to #MeToo, particularly on campus.
Six horrible things it’s doing that you may not grasp.
Not counting web pages on browsers, the only social media app I have installed on my phone is Twitter.
The transcript has been released. Among other things, he doesn’t like electric scooters.
Can African-Americans with no ties to Jamaica dress up as Bob Marley?
In case you’re tempted to not click, it’s Lileks.
[Update a few minutes later]
A couple weeks ago in DC, I met a Danish space lawyer whose middle name is Marley. Based on her appearance, though, I’m pretty sure she’s not related.
…has gone live on line. The issue has the theme of a space renaissance, also containing a very technical article by Bob Zubrin on Moon Direct, and a piece by Micah Meadowcroft on why space settlers may be doomed to disappointment.
Hopefully a return to the idea of Web 1.0, with better tech,