Credit: Phys.org
Consider the freedom that is provided by the mouse, its wheel, and its click buttons.
Are they (and their blue-headed stepchild, the hotlink) the most far-reaching invention of the last 50 years?
Imagine how different your web experience would be if you had to type in commands, or use arrow keys for everything you wanted to do.
“Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place, and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!
“Now, if you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain’t you. You’re better than that!”
― Sylvester Stallone in Rocky Balboa
Straight Line of the Day: Bob B has noticed that Biden is now quoting Shakespeare. For example…
We’re not doing a lot of 9/11 stuff today. Not that we don’t think it’s important, because it is. But when I say that we aren’t doing a lot of stuff, it’s because we’re leaving it for you. This post is intended to be a place for you to vent, to remember, to share what you want to share. Normally, that’s for the overnight open thread posts, but we’re adding this post for that special purpose, if you want to do that.
Never really got into The Pixies. Or is it “Pixies?” I don’t know. Doesn’t really matter. It’s just not my style. Not saying they aren’t talented, just their music is not for me.
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Trump interaction with the non-partisan press, Sept. 4, 2020
Q: Mr. President, I just want to ask you about something you said a while back; it’s been talked about many, many, times. Back in 2015, you said that you didn’t think John McCain was a hero, that you prefer people who don’t get captured.
In — in light of all that’s happened since then and all you’ve learned, do you regret saying that? Is that something you wish you had not said?
Now, how in the world did this reporter just happen to think of this question — among all other breaking news — well before the Washington Post’s Woodward story broke on Sept. 9th about the president allegedly disrespecting veterans?
It couldn’t have been a trap to make a broader statement about all veterans, which could then be used to make him look like a liar due to their fake story.
Could it?
Well, sorry, media jerks, he didn’t fall for it.
Now we know that 5 days is the average time between the day they plant a trap and try to spring it.
THE PRESIDENT: I — look, I — I say what I say. And I never got along with John McCain. I disagreed with John McCain. You know that better than anybody, frankly. I wasn’t a fan. I disagreed with many of his views. I disagreed with his views on these ridiculous, endless wars. I disagreed with the way he handled the vets, the VA. The VA is running much better now — and we did with the MISSION Act, and the Accountability, and all the things we’ve done for the VA. He — he was not able to do that.
But I disagreed with John McCain on a lot of things. That doesn’t mean I don’t respect him. I respected him, but I really disagreed with him on a lot of things. And I think I was right; I think time has proven me right, to a large extent.
