David Dvorkin @DavidDvorkin@qoto.org
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Writer, former software developer, tech writer, aerospace engineer (Apollo, Viking Mars lander). Atheist and anti-theist; I try not to go on too much about that and frequetnly fail. Mostly fairly leftwing except on certain subjects; ditto about going on too much about it. Come to think of it, that bit about going on too much about stuff applies to all of the above.
Joined Nov 2022
@jscottcoatsworth That list is so long!
I don't know why the "webinar" annoys me so much, but it really, really does.
PBS Masterpiece has announced an upcoming adaptation of Tom Jones, which it describes as a "romcom". Oh, well. If that's what's required to draw an audience in these evil and declining days, then so be it.
I exercise a lot and eat healthily, but the roll around my middle remains. I call it the unbudging pudge, and I don't mean that affectionately.
Here are just a few of the things that happened on January 2, 2023:
137 million tonnes (CO2 equivalent) of greenhouse gases were emitted worldwide.
Three people were killed by police in the US.
A football player suffered cardiac arrest during a game.
Which of these received the most press coverage? Which is the most important for today and the future?
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And while we're on the topic of time...
Theists, heirs to a system of belief that has afflicted humanity with endless bloodshed and repression, have the nerve to ask atheists, smugly, how, without the Bible, they can have any kind of morality. #atheism
Aah! December 26. I can listen to the radio again.
@freemo I'm certainly ready for it.
I wonder if/when we'll have 3D-printed hardboiled eggs, without shells, encased in an edible covering, and not needing refrigeration. Soon, I hope.
For a nothingburger, the January 6 committee has turned out to be quite the whopper.
It's striking that there are a lot of old people who watched small changes happening around them during their lifetimes, resulting in a world where they feel like strangers, who reject the idea that even smaller changes, accumulating over far vaster periods of time, can result in the creation of new species and the disappearance of old ones. #evolution
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I think the photo’s just been taken from quite close up, to be honest with you.
If Trump does end up being charged with serious Federal crimes, it will be amusing to see him gritting his teeth and back DeSantis, the rival he hates, for president in hopes of getting a presidential pardon.
@medigoth Too much book larnin'!
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If anyone needs it, you have my permission to tell people this holiday season, "I've looked at hospitalization rates for respiratory illness and the weather forecast, and we're staying home. I will see you when it doesn't mean putting anyone's lives at risk, because I love you."
You have my permission and urging to do this any time, but I know you're hearing other messages right now.
@medigoth Anyone who thinks that is an idiot, or at least profoundly ignorant.
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"Developers Found Graves in the Virginia Woods. Authorities Then Helped Erase the Historic Black Cemetery." Link below.
I am disgusted with Microsoft. At every ethical juncture--and there were many--Microsoft and Mecklenburg County made the unethical decision--the racist decision. The "put the corporation interest above the poor" decision. This just came out yesterday and I think it needs to be shared widely. Is Microsoft incapable of doing the right thing?
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-authorities-erased-historic-black-cemetery-virginia
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U.S. Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) answered “hell no” when asked if he would support legislation to avoid a government default that didn’t cut Social Security and Medicare — programs he called “garbage.”
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Writer, former software developer, tech writer, aerospace engineer (Apollo, Viking Mars lander). Atheist and anti-theist; I try not to go on too much about that and frequetnly fail. Mostly fairly leftwing except on certain subjects; ditto about going on too much about it. Come to think of it, that bit about going on too much about stuff applies to all of the above.
Joined Nov 2022
