I won’t mince words. The health-care bill that the House of Representatives passed this afternoon, in an incredibly narrow 217-to-213 vote, is not just wrong, or misguided, or problematic or foolish. It is an abomination. If there has been a… Read More ›
Politics
Food banks vs soundbites
The video above is remarkable for so many reasons. Listen to the questions the interviewer asks and how the response do not in any way tackle what is being asked, almost to the point of completely ignoring the plight of… Read More ›
Tweeting “embarrassing” graphs
The UK’s Brexit Department is facing online ridicule after Tweeting “embarrassing” graphs on trade and economic growth that suggest the benefits of staying in the EU. The Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) came under fire after it posted… Read More ›
Long-form Twitter
You may not agree with the sentiment in these tweets, but I see this kind of long-form talk more and more on Twitter. I wonder if it is time to allow people to post short tweets, but with the ability… Read More ›
They may end up getting better at it than you are
“Now I know that if you’re trying to catch terrorists it’s really tempting to demand to be able to break all that encryption but if you break that encryption then guess what – so could other people and guess what… Read More ›
Man tries to burn EU flag, but it doesn’t burn because of the EU rules on flammable materials
This video is not new, but it was doing the rounds yesterday now that the UK has triggered Article 50 in order to leave the EU. He is of course a complete moron, but sadly he sounds way to familiar…. Read More ›
Robot burns Donald Trump’s tweets
.@RealDonaldTrump I burned your tweet. pic.twitter.com/X5WL9dMIGK — Burned Your Tweet (@burnedyourtweet) March 29, 2017 Now that’s a good use for a robot.
Donald Trump Lies Because It Works
One of the more challenging aspects of living on the West Coast of Donald Trump’s America is that by the time you fumble for your phone and scroll sleepily through your Twitter timeline in the morning, there are already something… Read More ›
What’s that in Russia? Trump…
Such a clever kid and he has the personality to match. Brilliant!
Brexit is less stressful than losing your smartphone
British adults feel more stressed about the prospect of losing their smartphone than they do about Brexit, according to a new study conducted by the Physiological Society. The Stress in modern Britain survey asked people to rate how stressful they… Read More ›