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Archive of entries posted on May 2018
Happy 70th Birthday, Israel!
It’s Independence Day in the coolest non-bacon-eating nation on the planet.
A lot of people tried to stop that number from climbing. They all went home with their tails between their legs.
But You Can’t Hide
New from Boston Dynamics: a robot that can run and navigate autonomously.
Great. Now, come the robot uprising, we’re going to die tired.
Sunday Night Open Thread
I love old movies.
What’s been on your mind? Got something you’d like to share? A topic to discuss? It’s Sunday Night Open Thread.
Who wants to start?
The Illustrated Frank J: Living in a Nicer World
Link of the Day: Other Than Him Being a Fat Guy Who Makes Creepy Movies, I Know Nothing About Him. Except That He Was Probably Not Who Paul Simon Was Singing About in “You Can Call Me Al”
[High Praise! to Mental Floss]
15 Fascinating Facts About Alfred Hitchcock
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The View Count Is Misleading, Because It Went Viral on Vimeo, Which Is a Horrible Video Platform That I Avoid Like the Plague
[“FAR ALAMO”. Short Film] (Viewer #135)
Every Western hero vs. the bugs from “Starship Troopers”.
Quality’s a bit shaky in spots, but I think the effort still deserves some applause.
Oh, and We Should Fire All of Our Nuclear Weapons Into the Sun, Too
Gina Haspel, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, vowed that the spy agency will not engage in torture of detainees under her watch, even if ordered by the president.
Must be a relief to CIA agents all over the world who will now never be tortured in reciprocity.
It Creeps Me Out That DiFi Keeps Count
Saturday Night Open Thread
I’ve been a Beatles fan for a while. Like since 1964.
What’s on your mind? Got something you’d like to share? It’s Saturday Night Open Thread.
Who wants to start?
The Illustrated Frank J: A Crude But Effective Tool
Link of the Day: “Power Means Being Able to Make Other People Do Things They Don’t Want to Do By Hurting Them If They Refuse. That’s Reality.”
[High Praise! to Townhall]
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Makes Me Want to Buy a Bunch and Throw Cockroaches Into Them
[True Facts : Carnivorous Plants] (Viewer #903,377)
Informative & entertaining, although his casual and pointless swearing (not all censored), bugs me.
Don’t play it with kids in the room, and you can decide if it’s worth it.
Maybe Someone Could Try Making a Movie About a Possible Unexpected Outcome
Amazon is now making it possible for its Alexa assistant to completely control your home.
I don’t mind it so much, except that every time I try to shut it off, it starts singing “Daisy”.
