"This was the voice of moderation until 13 Sept, 2025"
by liberal japonicus Well, that was instructional. https://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/2005/12/typepad-outage-details.html We could move to a wordpress blog, though we really don’t need the bells and whistles. The thing I would like (though it may not be possible) is to keep all the comments in a way that attaches them to the posts. Feel free to chat about … Read more
by wj Yesterday, I saw a TV** ad regarding one of the partisan positions on the California ballot next month. And it occurred to me that this is the first, and only, such ad I’ve encountered. Apparently all the other races are considered inevitable enough that there’s no reason to spend on it. We have … Read more
by liberal japonicus Opening a new thread, pretty amazed by the happenings in the UK. This analysis of Suella Braverman’s resignation letter can provide some background. Braverman is an odd bird, imo. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/19/who-is-suella-braverman-home-office And, most importantly, a round up of social media jokes https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/19/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-suella-braverman-your-removal-is-complete Talk about this or anything else you like
by liberal japonicus In a discussion about how to set up and evaluate moodle discussions, I wanted to make the point that there were a lot of assumptions that were being made and I passed on this article from 2013 about WEIRD (Western, educated, and from industrialized, rich, and democratic countries) subjects of psychology research … Read more
by wj It’s an old military truism: “Good generals study strategy, Great generals study logistics” Judging from the War in Ukraine, Russia has a seriously lack of great generals. Logistics have been chaotic — and that’s being generous. That’s before the Ukrainians started killing Russian generals in large numbers, and Putin started firing the ones … Read more