Month: March 2018

Silence. Also.

by Ugh Holy flippin' Jeebus, do things just get stupider and stupider, with a side of the crazy, also a bit o' scary. Honestly, can we please just shut this whole simulation down for abject ludicrousness and dumb plot twists? I mean, CNN had a chryon just now entitled something like "The Playmate, the Porn … Read more

by wj It occurs to me that, since an Open Thread is desıgned to wander around multiple topics, why shouldn’t the post do so as well. So this one is going to start with technology and end up at politics. This past year, I’ve been working on a project with ICANN (Internet Corporation for Addresses, … Read more

by Doctor Science Hugo nominations have to be in by Friday, so I’m going to put up my longlist and hope the process of writing helps me make up my mind. I’m resurrecting my goodreads account to better keep track of what I’ve read (and what I started but did not finish, and why). I … Read more

by Ugh Tillerson out! He very much wanted to stay, apparently. Wasn't told, doesn't know why.   Mike Pompeo to State.  Some wag on twitter notes that with access to both the CIA and State Department files, Pompeo can surely get to the bottom of….Benghazi! Gina Haspel will lead the CIA, she was directly involved in … Read more

by Ugh The perpetual infrastructure week debacle is entertaining in an "OMFG look at that train wreck" dumpster fire-esque sort of way. I think. I'm sure our deal-maker-yet-can't-get-the-hush-money-NDA-correct-in-chief will end up getting North Korea to… eh.  Maybe he'll end up like John McCain, tweeting about his visit with "Qadhafi" and how he is an "interesting … Read more

by liberal japonicus My oldest daughter is going to NY city for an academic program with her university in June. Of course, I would like her to soak up that liberal elitism that I have heard so much about as well as learn to properly hate all conservatives and all things conservative, as I know … Read more

by Ugh Well then.  This has been, uh, a quite something of a week. Latest is that McMaster is on his way out as NSA and one of the possible replacements is….John Bolton!  Mr. "Let's Launch a Preemptive Strike on North Korea Because Wheeee!"  These are not the good times you're looking for. And woke … Read more