[High Praise! to Freedom Is Just Another Word]
Archive of entries posted on August 2017
Straight Line of the Day: This Fall, Former President Obama Plans to Gain National Attention by…
Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.
This fall, Former President Obama plans to gain national attention by…
The Illustrated Frank J: Nice Place Ya Got Here…
Let’s Help Frank
Can I ask you guys a favor?
Hey, I’ve blogged slightly more. You owe it to me!
So writing wise, I’ve been mainly focusing on my novel writing and hope to finally start putting those out at a regular pace. My next novel (formerly known as The Clearing though it will have a new title) will come out probably in December, and I’m very excited about it as it’s my favorite thing I’ve ever written. And I’m also several chapters in to writing the sequel to Superego.
Furthermore, I have the second draft finished for another novel, and I’m looking for beta readers (SarahK — the alpha reader — is the only one who gets to see the first draft since it’s her job to keep from embarrassment). It’s a scifi comedy called Hellbender. Yes, I know I’ve a couple times years ago tried to do that story piece by piece on this blog (just like Superego first started), but I threw all that out and I think this version is rather good. Well I hope it is. Parts of it make me laugh at least.
Anyway, if you’re interested in giving it a look, just say so in the comments and I’ll contact you through email. And I’ll owe you one. Plus you’ll get like acknowledged in the acknowledgments. That’s big time.
Thanks guys. My writing has evolved over the years — columns, humor books, script for a web series, novels — but it all started here thanks to you and your support. I won’t forget that. Unless I get really really famous.
Pure Schadenfreude
So a Google engineer spends 10 very careful pages tentatively putting forth the possible notion that, statistically speaking, women don’t do tech because, statistically speaking, women don’t like boring, tedious jobs that involve no human contact – resulting in said engineer getting fired because he “crossed the line by advancing harmful gender stereotypes” and he “advanced incorrect assumptions about gender”.
Not that Google gave any explanation as to why his statements were “incorrect” or “harmful” or bothered to address his 10 pages of careful assertions.
Fast forward a bit, and now women are whining that they’re not getting equal pay, forcing Google to flail and cry (emphasis mine):
Google has fired back with two detailed blog posts, saying, “We were quite surprised when… the OFCCP accused us of not compensating women fairly.”
“We were taken aback by this assertion, which came without any supporting data or methodology…,” Google claims. “Our annual analysis shows no gender pay gap at Google.”
Google claims, “OFCCP has not taken sufficient steps to learn how our systems work and may not have accurately understood them.”
Sauce. Goose. Gander.
Eat it, Google.
Cartoon of the Day – Over
Sunday Night Open Thread
I listen to classical music regularly while driving. I spend 8-10 hours a week in my car, sometimes more, so I do get to listen to a lot of classical music. So, when I saw a post over at Harvey’s, I knew I had to challenge myself by watching and listening to the video. I didn’t get them all, but I did okay.
If you’re a fan of classical music, even a casual fan (everything you know you heard on Bugs Bunny cartoons), you might enjoy it. I did.
Now that we’ve had our classical music fix, what’s on your mind? Got something you want to share with the group? Now’s the time. It’s Sunday Night Open Thread.
Who wants to start?
The Illustrated Frank J: It’s Not That You’re Guilty, We Just Want Your Money
Link of the Day: I Liked Tom & Jerry OK, but Hanna-Barbara Went on to Become a Low-Rent Hack Animation Studio for Second-Rate Artists Who Couldn’t Make It at Disney or Warner Bros.
[High Praise! to Mental Floss]
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Dark & Brooding, But in a Cheerful Sort of Way
[Optimistic Nihilism] (Viewer #3,163,417)
Remember – it’s not “what is the meaning of life?”, it’s “what is the meaning of YOUR life”.
You get to choose.
Eat Less, Exercise More – Everything Else is Snake Oil
An Oregon State University “Fat Studies” course claims that “weightism” is a “social justice issue”.
Best part of the course – free donuts.
I’d Be Willing to Pay for One One-Way Ticket Myself
Saturday Night Open Thread
It was kinda warm today. It wasn’t exactly hot, with the temperature not quite hitting the mid 90s.
Still, there was a little bit of sweat pouring off yours truly, as I spent some time outside doing grandparent stuff with the youngest.
The good news is, I didn’t sweat enough to cause a massive stink.
The bad news is, I might not have known if I had.
How did your day go? Anything you want to share with us? Got a link? A joke? Anything? Anything at all? Because it is time for Saturday Night Open Thread, and it’s your turn.
Who wants to start?
The Illustrated Frank J: Sounds Better Than “Doom, Despair, Destruction”, But It Means the Same Thing When Democrats Say It
Link of the Day: I Remember that Mucilage Made a Horrible Mess No Matter How Careful You Were With It
[High Praise! to The Feral Irishman]
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