From one of my Dear Readers on the crap that is Social Media …
”If Einstein were alive he might write “You know I think there is some relationship between energy and mass and the speed of light that I can’t figure out. Stay tuned”.
I think Obama and Brittany have the same interior decorator .. right down to the same cabinet maker!
Photographer : Martha Raddatz (News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent for ABC)
The Things We Say
The Persistence of Memory - 1931
Sometimes we get so caught up in working out how to communicate across national boundaries, we forget that we can barely communicate within them. That’s why language is one of the eight tenets of People First.
Our language slowly became invested with mechanical metaphors: We needed to grease the wheels, crank up the business, dig deeper, or turn a company into a well-oiled machine. Even everyday phrases, such as “fueling up” for eating lunch or “he has a screw loose” for thinking illogically, conveyed the acceptance of humans as mechanical devices.
Douglas Rushkoff
AAHH Yes …
The DHS Is Working to Access 300 Million More Facial Recognition Photos
… nothing to see here. Move along. It’s for the greater good …
China and India Brawl at 14,000 Feet Along the Border.
China thinks the long game. The US thinks in financial 1/4s and 2 or 4 year election cycles.
Remember this from Back To The Future?
“No wonder this circuit failed. It says “Made in Japan”.
They have a point .. but the US position is often do as we say - not as we do.
🎵 I forget sometimes that Robert and Toyah are married. This is a fun reminder.
Here’s the video if you can see the embed below.
All good in the world. Nothing to worry about. Move along now, nothing to see here.
I’m Confused ….
”The UK Gov scientific advisers believe chances of dying from COVID are between 0.5% and 1%.
Graph from Worldometer - reveals that even if everybody that has been diagnosed recovers and nobody else gets it, the death rate is 14%.
What am I missing?
We can only wish - right ?
We were so close …
**Dear Trip Advisor **
Seriously? We live in 2020!
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Biden’s in one of the best positions for any challenger since scientific polling began.
”Poll shows former Vice President Biden clearly ahead of President Donald Trump. Biden’s up by a 53% to 43% margin among registered voters in this survey."
One country. UNITED!
Here’s the problem with using the ballot box for change … you can only vote for people on the ballot … and we know how they got there …
“In 1965, Robert Novak wrote a book called ‘The Agony of the GOP, 1964’ - about Goldwater’s takeover of the Republican Party. That resulted in an immediate electoral disaster, but without long-term damage to the Republicans. 2016 may have been the reverse.”
💬 Arnold Kling
”With Trump, there is no such thing as rock bottom. So, assume the worst is yet to come.”
💬 George Will
Facebook employees are revolting because Zuckerberg’s stance on Trump is revolting.
Leaked posts show Facebook employees asking the company to remove Trump’s threat of violence.
It sends Facebook isn’t all bad, just the leader. It’s as if the company is a microcosm of America.