tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45119341369065635872024-09-07T16:28:56.303-05:00Thoughts on tech, science, spirituality, politics, and whatever else wanders through my forebrain.KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.comBlogger501125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-46726755987329805942016-10-18T23:19:00.000-05:002016-10-18T23:19:02.290-05:00

So I can't get to any actual stories on your site because I'm running an evil nasty ad blocker (so your pages load in a decent interval and I can actually find them under all the cruft). Your page explains that you can "help" me whitelist your site so I'll see all of your wonderful ads, which you've worked hard to be sure are safe and reader-friendly. They weren't in the past--you were part of

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-21169475261653386582016-09-25T20:40:00.003-05:002016-09-25T20:40:47.329-05:00

From the clickbait writers at AOL, because of course: All I have to say is, if she pulled off her dress, that must have been quite a photo opportunity! 

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-51993460062195254602016-07-27T11:58:00.000-05:002016-07-27T11:58:46.076-05:00

So, let me get this straight.... Trump urges Russia to trace hacked Democrat emails There is strong evidence that a foreign power is attempting to intervene in a Federal election.... and the nominee of a major party encourages them, saying he's not at all concerned because he stands to benefit from it. Needless to say, if it were GOP emails being released rather than Hillarymail, there would

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-47855814258484299512015-06-13T09:34:00.000-05:002015-06-13T09:34:09.984-05:00

Of course the teaser headline should cut off mid-sentence, to make you wonder how it finishes... (Hitchcock-like suspense!) Unfortunately, sometimes it just ends up telling the truth a little too well....

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-82437985584481497752014-08-14T10:56:00.000-05:002014-08-14T10:56:16.416-05:00

The software for the AllShareCastHappyJoyousHarmonyFuntime dongle updated itself on my tablet. I therefore assume it's compatible. Oh, and it's available at several places online for about half of what the manufacturer's website is selling it for. Just saying.

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-12551615963371094362014-08-12T17:21:00.000-05:002014-08-12T17:21:54.057-05:00

So I got myself a tablet the other day, a Samsung Tab 4 10", model SM-T530NU. It's a nice tablet. I like it. I took it to work to see if I could get it to interface with our overhead projectors. It took 2 adapters--mini-USB to HDMI, HDMI to VGA--and got no result. So, *after* trying this, I check the help files on the tablet. No, as it turns out you can't just redirect the screen out the port,

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-7772978613484052332014-01-03T08:21:00.001-06:002014-01-03T14:54:16.443-06:00

"[T]yranny loves surveillance, because it breeds conformity. It means people will only do that which they want other people to know they’re doing — in other words, nothing that is deviant or dissenting or disruptive. It breeds orthodoxy."  -- Glenn Greenwald

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-59274334096566460532013-10-26T06:39:00.006-05:002013-10-26T06:39:53.477-05:00

The Atlantic has a good article up on the 50 greatest breakthroughs since the wheel. Much fun.

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-18968168183786647782013-10-26T06:38:00.000-05:002013-10-26T06:38:04.125-05:00

You win. You've made it clear that it's impossible to view your site without getting bombarded with ads for the "American Blackout" special tomorrow night. They must have paid a lot for that kind of marketing. I hope it's enough to offset the readers you're losing. I usually hit your site a couple of times a day. I'll be back next week.

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-47906655211770537092013-10-18T09:47:00.000-05:002013-10-18T09:48:16.714-05:00

What does it say about a company that by far the most friendly, courteous, and efficient interaction I had with it...was when I went to their location to return my equipment and cancel my account? Seriously, if the rest of their operation was as professional as well-run as the person I dealt with this morning, I might still be a customer. But it isn't. So I'm not. ...And this, apparently, is

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-60490834046980380062013-05-22T11:01:00.000-05:002013-05-22T11:01:30.478-05:00

...is Rebecca Vitsmun of Moore, OK. Anyone who puts Wolf Blitzer on the spot, and graciously identifies herself as an atheist, at a time of great personal stress, is worth celebrating. No, it is not necessary to thank the Lord, in order to be happy (and yes, grateful) that one's family is OK. h/t: article at Salon

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-68644100842999907572013-05-18T19:04:00.002-05:002013-05-18T19:04:54.746-05:00

And it's the weekend, so it's time for Salon to recycle Roger Ebert's article.... because pageviews.

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-75139073020377542352013-05-11T15:18:00.001-05:002013-05-11T15:18:46.795-05:00

Shortly after his diagnosis, Roger Ebert wrote an essay for Salon.com entitled "I do not fear death." As essays go, it wasn't bad. Thought provoking. The comments thread degenerated into a bible-beater vs militant atheist snarkfest, but Ebert can't be blamed for that. The week he died, the article was pulled back onto the front. And the week after that. And the week after that. And about

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-7436050524463722802013-05-06T22:56:00.001-05:002013-05-06T22:56:18.705-05:00

Do high end headphones really matter? 

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-56092016141576931732013-05-06T22:11:00.001-05:002013-05-06T22:14:31.011-05:00

"Not much shocks you on the gay scene. But seeing Helen Mirren dressed as the Queen cussing and swearing and making you stop your parade - that's a new one." --Mark McKenzie,  pride parade organizer, on being told off by Dame Helen Mirren,  who was performing in a nearby  theater

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-9788562782016416762013-04-26T09:19:00.002-05:002013-05-06T22:57:38.813-05:00

I am undefeated in single combat—though only because I have never been in a fight and flee anytime I see anyone who looks even vaguely threatening.  --Graeme Wood, The Atlantic Words to live by, indeed. 

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-35471963856152613792013-03-22T08:21:00.000-05:002013-03-22T08:21:07.937-05:00

The controversy at PyCon about possibly-sexist jokes and the reaction to them triggers a few thoughts...and since the title of the blog is "Random Musings," here are some random musings.... That such jokes were being made would not be a surprise to anyone who knows geeks.  Yes, they were out of line. "It's part of geek culture" is no excuse, and we can't ignore that kind of thing and then

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-70409868974801547262013-03-21T19:31:00.003-05:002013-03-21T19:31:59.388-05:00

Twitter-menace, or threat?

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-43683961166942913162013-02-26T21:48:00.003-06:002013-02-26T21:48:26.900-06:00

So there's a lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch alleging that they've been watering down their beer.... How could they tell?

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-13090199919289378562013-01-29T09:02:00.001-06:002013-01-29T09:02:02.444-06:00

This is getting to be kind of fun....

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-27094792341960706972013-01-22T18:52:00.000-06:002013-01-22T18:52:15.289-06:00

So I've got some sort of odd glitch in my web browser. On certain blogs that I visit fairly often, it sometimes happens that when I first visit the site after starting the browser, there's an off-by-one error on video embeds; the video shown in a post is actually the correct video for the story before it. Reloading the page clears the problem. But occasionally it's just amusing enough to be

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-37304377913830119842012-08-11T20:24:00.002-05:002012-08-11T20:24:20.064-05:00

...how many years of his tax returns did Congressman Ryan have to provide to the Romney team as part of the vetting process? Just saying.

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-29890660563126525492012-08-10T18:27:00.000-05:002012-08-10T18:27:40.946-05:00

Interesting article over at Salon about the discrimination faced by atheists. I've run into it occasionally. The first time I explicitly hit it was in junior high, when it was made very clear by my peers, and my teachers, that some opinions were simply wrong and should be kept to myself in any event.  My views on religious issues have waxed and waned over the years since then, though I'm

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-72093477148999158152012-06-24T13:49:00.000-05:002012-06-24T13:49:26.912-05:00

Salon.com edition.....

KCProgramrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629904132331025556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4511934136906563587.post-23089226856337128402012-06-22T20:11:00.000-05:002012-06-22T20:11:12.233-05:00

Spending Friday night at an installfest for a beginners Python workshop... Good turnout, much geekery.

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