Make America Easy “Again” | Vol. 3 / No. 38.2
Sometimes I try this thought experiment in which I try to curtail my knee-jerk revulsion to things that seem intensely racist and try to figure out how someone might say (or share) such things while […]
Month: July 2016
Maybe We Don’t Need To “Resist” Pokemon Go | Vol. 3 / No. 38.1
Marx does not approve of your Pokemon collecting | Photo: fhwrdh, CC BY 2.0 The grouchy Marxists over at Jacobin have published an over-the-top editorial by Sam Kriss called “Resist Pokemon Go,” and while it’s […]
A New Mars Rover, A New Librarian of Congress, and A Problem With New Lightbulbs | Vol. 3 / No. 38
Photo: NASA/JPL Mars 2020 NASA has officially given the green light (the “phase-C” go-ahead) to the next Mars rover program, meaning the next time we talk about this little critter, it’ll have a real name, […]
When Online Threats Don’t Matter, Until Suddenly They Do | Vol. 3 / No. 37.5
Photo: Adikos, CC BY 2.0 *** Before I start this week’s post, I want to take a moment to express my deep grief over the passing of Dr. Kiara Kharpertian. Kiara was an amazing woman, […]
No, Ken, That’s Not How The Constitution Works | Vol. 3 / No. 37.4
The First Amendment | Photo: Ed Uthman, CC BY-SA 2.0 Ken Ham, as you probably know, has now added a boat-shaped theme park to his list of religiously-themed properties. I wrote about it last week […]
Jill Stein and the US Greens Have a Woo Problem | Vol. 3 / No. 37.3
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY 2.0 Now that Bernie Sanders has endorsed Hillary Clinton, the “Bernie or Bust” crowd is searching for someone to support that they like. Unfortunately, those not focusing their efforts on […]
This Is My Last Pokémon Go Post, I Swear (For Now) | Vol. 3 / No. 37.2
Gotta Catch ‘Em All | Photo: Eduardo Woo, CC BY-SA 2.0 So as you might’ve guessed after reading the last few days’ worth of posts over here, I have gotten into the Pokémon Go thing. […]
Pokemon Go, Your One-Way Ticket to the New World Order | Vol. 3 / No. 37.1
Originals Lydia, frankieleon, CC BY 2.0 *** While there do appear to be some security flaws in the new Pokemon Go app — it seems right now to have full access to your Gmail account, […]
Going for Pokémon, Fixing a Fault, and Finishing FAST in China | Vol. 3 / No. 37
Gotta Catch ‘Em All | Photo: Eduardo Woo, CC BY-SA 2.0 Gotta Catch ‘Em All Fans of the original game and neophytes alike are swarming the streets staring at their phones this week after the […]
When Bad Things Happen to Bad People | Vol. 3 / No. 36.5
There’s an interesting conflict happening in my brain right now. One that shows that even as a feminist, I can sometimes have the problem of wishing the “right” victim is involved in a case. See, […]