The good, the bad and the ugly
In a busy week, I am filling the gaps with some things that caught my attention during the week. By no means complete!
Latest
Music: Joanne Shaw Taylor
A find by a reader, Joanne Shaw Taylor will reach into your soul and grab all the feels. Her musicality, sultry voice and proficiency will knock your socks off.
So close, yet so far away
Trump was an inevitable result of the conservatives reverting to form. The cold war tamped down their fascist adjacency, but it was inevitable that they would get here.
Music: Rosalie Cunningham
A fresh face, immense talent, and a familiar style that just feels cozy. Rosalie is a hidden gem
Cyber and You: Let's talk browsers...
The next step in online hygiene is to consider which browser you use. The net-net is to ditch Chrome.
HBD to a Wild and Crazy Guy!
Steve Martin reaches a milestone, and still brings smiles to millions of faces. Let's recognize his genius!
Music: Popa Chubby
My latest find finds me way behind. Popa Chubby has been out there, and he is uber talented, and a showman at heart.
A sad day, the lights go out at AOL
A once mighty giant is finally ending their core business, dial-up internet access. Frankly, I thought it was gone long ago
Do we gotta do this again? Musk insanity
if it's a day ending in "y" then the odds are that Elon Musk is spewing some bullshit. This time, I start with the utterly insane Stock grant, and then segue into the Mars vision
Gee, who could have seen this coming?
The STEM pipeline is fraying, AI is going to need people who have a broader base of knowledge and skills. This ought to bring back humanities
A talk about Cyber security - gmail
First installment of how to improve your safety online. Break your reliance on Gmail. It is less scary than you might think.
So much winning: Health Incident ... (tariffs)
A trip to the grocery store and a state of shock. Boy, all this "winning" is getting expensive.
Newsletter
What it will take...
What would it take to return to where the US was circa 2015? Turns out a whole lot would need to be done, none of it easy or quick. I look at the real situation. Bleak - you've been warned.
Newsletter
Book Review: Wild Faith
Talia Lavin's delve into the Evangelical Christian ecosystem is devastating and a must-read.
Music
Music: Tory Slusher
A jazz-fusion guitarist in the vein of the incomparable Allan Holdsworth, Tory Slusher delivers the goods.
Newsletter
A week in. Updates and Thoughts
Nine days in, and I have learned a few things about Ghost, and running a 2K subscriber newsletter. No regrets leaving Substack.
Tech
Scary stuff and a call to action
A serious post today about a threat that is growing and increasingly capturing innocent people. Some simple preparation can save a lot of grief.
Music
Music: The Jazz Avengers
Today's find, a Jazz septet of extremely talented ladies, will blow your socks of with their funk
TFG: Brett Kavanaugh
I opened the WaPo this morning and I thought I had accidentally navigated to The Onion. What did I see? Surely this is satirical? Right? RIGHT? (gifted link) Alas, no, he was being serious: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh on Thursday emphasized the importance of an
Tech
The Enshittification of Everything
The migration from news sites as browsing shifts to the newsletter model, this provides a lot more tracking to the sites. Avoid that with an RSS reader.
Newsletter
Substack's Evolution
A traipse through the history of Substack, and predictions on where it is headed from my perspective.
Newsletter
Billionaire Victims Club: Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel is a monumental asshole, who truly expects to live forever. Buthe is a fuck-trumpet that should be mocked soundly
Music
Music: That which shall not be played, on Piano
Today's find, Gamzada teases us with the forbidden song, the one that will get you ejected from the music store. On piano. Played beautifully.
Politics
This Fucking Guy: Derek Huffman
Brain donor, and general idiot, Derek Huffman who fled the Wokeness that surrounded his clan in Texas, finds himself headed to the front in the Russian war in Ukraine.