I sometimes think of my brother, who is one of the very smart people who works for the federal government behind the scenes. When he was postdoc’ing, he was doing a lot electron microspy work. Which involved sitting in a dark room, staring at a gray screen for long periods of time waiting for something to happen. He…

I saw this on the news last night and I was getting super confused because there is Hammond and Ammon... and when they are said fast by someone reading teleprompter, well it can be hard to tell the difference.

This was my thought as well. As messed up and completely idiotic as some parts of the federal government are, there are also a lot of very smart people working quietly in the background. I love to think that there is some FBI guy somewhere who at this point is like “ehhh... let them dick around for a little while…

Interesting. I would definitely file that under “specific uses”... in that case people are using it almost like an artistic medium. Which is super cool. But probably most of those people are using a Twitter account that is not their personal account, and their content by it’s very nature is fictional. Just seems…

We would open the door to the choir room for the first two years of high school with our student ID and the “credit card” method. The teacher would agree to do these extra things (like a show choir)... I think because she wanted to get paid, but I think she also had a drinking problem and would show up 20 + minutes…

Yeah I’m not a Luddite, but I just don’t “get” twitter. I mean if you have a brand or something to promote... sure. But it seems like the potential risks - doxing, hacking, abuse, threats are not really supported by any benefit for the average user. It seems like people use it to post inane thoughts, attempt to be…

Yes - I was just thinking of this... the face alone ... she didn’t even have to say anything. LOL!

I agree that she’s one of my personal favorites (and I’m skinny white chick). I also agree that it is about the facial expressions. They also find ways to use her that fit sort of “classic” comedy, but are like a little more sophisticated. Like how they use to use Chris Farley as the funny fat guy and do sort of a…

I kinda feel bad for Vhalrona in all of this. I am not a connoisseur by any definition of the word, but I appreciate that Vhalrona is a good product that is well crafted and has a good reputation. I feel like getting linked up with these scammers is unfair to Vhalrona, a company that actually makes a very good…

I agree with most people who are saying it’s not about devaluing the other culture as a whole, but rather it is about explaining that on this issue in particular - your old country and your new country are very different. It seems like there is a element of explaining clearly not only the law of the land, but that it…

I. am. done. with. cutouts. Done. They are not fresh or original. I just suffered through a whole cycle of Project Runway where people would put cutouts on an ugly dress and say “I really pushed myself creatively”. They very rarely look good, even on people with very nice figures. We have reached peak cutout and it is…

Oh I get it - but based on the insular nature of the community, I am not expecting them to be enlightened. I have an issue with their parents for teaching them that it is OK .

I think you also have to remember that these folks are a bit of an exception in terms of the level of exposure to the “outside world” they have. Many of these families are very isolated and have very little exposure to media or thinking outside of the family unit/religious community. So I’m brought up on the one hand…

I think another thing to keep in mind when seeing them talk is that folks in these types of religious cults indoctrinate the women with personality called “keep sweet”. Basically, always smile, and be happy, and never complain or raise your voice. You know - don’t be a human person with human emotions... and never…

I was thinking about this while I was eating, and I would imagine that this police department is in major crisis management mode because the lawsuits are going to come raining down. Now that he has been found guilty, there is even more evidence to support litigation against the PD. As we all suspect, he engaged in…

I sadly kind of agree with this. I think that this was a very calculated response that is basically “no comment”. It is basically “This thing happened and we are OK with the thing that happened. Because it happened. BTW we are awesome and didn’t do anything wrong.”

I think that it comes down to a disconnect between their reality and the rest of us folks who have normal human emotions and instincts. In the mind of someone like this, they don’t believe they have done anything wrong. In their minds, they get that society frowns upon this behavior so they take steps to conceal it,…

I have often had the same thought. I know kids of various academic levels that have spent their whole school experience propped up by various aids, tutors, testing accommodations, etc etc. In the majority of cases this is a wonderful thing that helps a young person gain skills and knowledge and really flourish. Every…

I would say to use LinkedIn for professional pursuits. I just went through a job search and it was kind of a pain, but in general people seem to play by the same rules and understand the “vibe”. FB can be a little more chaotic. But yeah - my FB (last I checked) has very minimal info and every so often I go through…

I don’t really do social media at all. I have never had Twitter or Instagram. I have Linked In for work stuff. I have a FB page, but a few years back, I came the same conclusion that it tended to make me feel bad about myself. Part of it is that I wasn’t really willing to engage fully. I’m a very friendly person, but…