@aqua-letifer said in So, Tucker Carlson fans....: There's a certain kinda cat who simultaneously takes a little too much pride in being a "businessman," "business owner," "I run a business here" etc., and has a little too much disdain for formal education. What this signals to me is that formal education is a game they think they can't play for some reason. In my job, nothing, and I mean nothing, rings alarm bells as much as somebody who signs off his emails, and even occasionally voicemails, with the phrase 'President and Founder'. It's happened a few times, and hell inevitably ensues. Ironically, the second most scary trigger are the letters 'PhD' after a name.

A homemade Hobart there, folks. Until they can get a taller bowl, I think Klaus is correct about it being quite a mess maker. I applaud their creativity.

@aqua-letifer Stories are the teaching tool of the ages. I used stories to teach Economics. Ja really. Attendance was not a problem for my classes, because they wanted to hear the next story. Even the college president heard about it in the hallways from students. It helps people remember and learn. When I happen to see a student from years ago, they often comment about how surprised they are at how they still remember from those silly stories. Oh yes, they could be very silly, such as Rosie Rancher and Farmer Fred teaching them international trade and comparative advantage. Stick figure drawings featured Rosie on her tractor with a diamond necklace and tiara, and her lovely long brown hair (at which point I would lift the hair behind my ear and elicit laughter from the class). Farmer Fred had only a seed cap and pitchfork. It was all quite ridiculous, yet effective. People laughed and learned.

@aqua-letifer said in "America’s Welfare State Is on Borrowed Time": I'll be looking extra hard at Dogecoin this week just in case hyperinflation ever becomes a Thing here. Why not gold? Just curious why you would prefer cryptocurrency over precious metal as an inflation hedge.

It's no worse than WaPo, just consider the source.

@mik said in What is it about Harry and Meghan: Meme of the day.

@aqua-letifer said in The QAnon Shaman's lawyer speaks: @horace said in The QAnon Shaman's lawyer speaks: I think it's inspirational that these mentally challenged people engineered the greatest attack on our democracy since the Civil War. And also learned how to work their iPhones for the selfies. It's time that we all re-think what retarded people are capable of. Breaking into the Capitol while an election is in progress is not something I've ever seen tourists do down there. In fact I've never even hear—wait no, I guess that's not true anymore! Worry not. They are charging people with trespassing weeks after the fact and using SWAT team tactics to serve the warrants. Himmler smiled...

Won't be the first time "Big Tech" turning stuff on for you without your consent. Not long ago Comcast got quite a bit of bad press turning on an additional Wi-Fi hotspot (SSID) that lets guests and other Comcast customers get online through the Comcast-supplied Wi-Fi router installed in your home. If you look at Apple's AirTag product, it also uses all the U1 chips in all the iOS/iPadOS, HomePod, maybe even AppleTV devices to pick up AirTag signals and transmit AirTag information to Apple's cloud/servers, including those of AirTags belonging to other people.

@aqua-letifer said in Joe's Venmo account: When this very issue was brought up regarding Trump's hacked Twitter account, it was downplayed by conservatives. I don't remember that. But, in my dotage, that might be because, well, I'm in my dotage. Gotta link? Edit - never mind. I found the story, but it was Twitter, not Venmo. That's why I didn't remember.

Funny, the Schubert video took me to youtube which led me to this Charles Grodin classic, I watched it this morning, I didn't know he was gone Link to video RIP Mr. Grodin

Make something new.

@george-k said in Sokolov's Schubert Impromptus Op 90: I got an ad for VRBO That seems to be happening to me more the past couple of days. I'm thinking the folks at "Don't be Evil, Inc." are seeking more income.

@george-k said in Liz Cheney on SNL Weekend Update: @doctor-phibes said in Liz Cheney on SNL Weekend Update: unleash another Kraken. That post should be in the "snarky caption" thread. LOLz

Macau has one of the world's most vibrant Jenga scenes.

@bachophile said in Tuesday Morning Snarky Caption Contest: Law Enforcement Edition: Finally the model for Rodin’s thinker is found. ROFL!

Big talk.

The bread house. That's the charitable interpretation, anyway.

@mik said in Smugglers' Blues: Knowing how metric converts to English in grams, ounces and pounds is a product of my misspent youth. LOL. Do tell? Nah, never mind. We can guess.