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Archive of entries posted on 25th September 2018
Monday Night Open Thread
I love John Carpenter’s The Thing. There’s just so much right about that movie.
I’m not one that says the special effects all hold up today, but about 98% of them do.
I still remember the shock I got when I saw the alien chomp off Doc’s arms in the 1982 film.
So, what’s on your mind? Got something you’d like to talk about? It’s Monday Night Open Thread.
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These Things Don’t Happen in a Vacuum
A manufacturer of autonomous weapons robots is warning that “a bug in the AI code” could lead to robot murder sprees.
Good point. We’ll have to watch for obvious warning signs. Like going on a Hajj.
Subverting Your Expectations
[Iron Man 3 Pitch Meeting] (Viewer #216,793)
Yeah, they’ve stopped trying. “Just hand over your wallet”
Link of the Day: Might Need Some Therapy Puppies, Too
[High Praise! to The Babylon Bee]
World History Professor Opens Class With Trigger Warning For Socialist Students
[Think you have a link that’s IMAO-worthy? Send it to harvolson@gmail.com. If I use your link, you will receive High Praise! (assuming you remember to put your name in the email)]
You Have to Wear a T-Shirt With One Word on It for One Year. Which Word Do You Choose?
Previously: “The 25 most popular icebreaker questions based on four years of data”
The Only List of Icebreaker Questions You’ll Ever Need
Currently: 63 Icebreaker Questions For Adults (Not all of which will be used)
Your mission: answer the question in the comments with a good story.
If you don’t have a good story, you are encouraged to make one up.
You have to wear a t-shirt with one word on it for one year. Which word do you choose?
“Ambigram”
And it would read the same upside down.
What the Left Thinks Kavanagh Did Wrong
Straight Line of the Day: Joke Time…
Enable a Future Engineer
My stepson is, with the help of his teacher, crowdfunding a robotics project.
The spiel is at the site, you can read it if you want.
The important thing is that this will help bring another engineer into the world, so that nerd humor will be preserved for future generations.
Oh, and something about 3-D printed prosthetic hands for poor people in Haiti.
Anyway, for those who know nothing about GoFundMe (which was me about half an hour ago), they’re a little different than KickStarter, in that, even if the goal isn’t reached, whatever money is raised is still distributed to the person requesting the funds.
The other thing of note about GoFundMe is that, instead of charging the recipient 5% of the money donated, they recently waived that fee, and instead now ask the donors to add a voluntary “tip” to cover GoFundMe’s operating expenses so they can stay in business. They “suggest” 10%, 15%, or 20%, but “other” is also an option.
The Illustrated Frank J: But If They Can, All the More Reason to Nuke It
This Looks Like a Job for Indiana Jones
Because of the knife-crime “epidemic” in Britain, parents are buying stab-proof vests for their kids.
Seems prudent, but you know what else a knife can’t cut through? An armed citizen’s gun.