Read this.
I tried.
My whole life just flashed before my eyes! I gotta get me a life!
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Tom Scola - Oct 11, 2019 10:49:21 am PDT #12228 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Theodosia - Oct 11, 2019 10:50:09 am PDT #12229 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Oh wow.
Jesse - Oct 11, 2019 10:52:45 am PDT #12230 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
His "Wisdom" page has many more paragraph breaks and only slightly less absurdity, for that that's worth.
Theodosia - Oct 11, 2019 10:58:52 am PDT #12231 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Title: "Not Even Close: The State of Computer Security"
Venue: NDC Oslo 2015
Abstract: In this bleak, relentlessly morbid talk, James Mickens will describe why making computers secure is an intrinsically impossible task. He will explain why no programming language makes it easy to write secure code. He will then discuss why cloud computing is a black hole for privacy, and only useful for people who want to fill your machine with ads, viruses, or viruses that masquerade as ads. At this point in the talk, an audience member may suggest that Bitcoins can make things better. Mickens will laugh at this audience member and then explain why trusting the Bitcoin infrastructure is like asking Dracula to become a vegan. Mickens will conclude by describing why true love is a joke and why we are all destined to die alone and tormented. The first ten attendees will get balloon animals, and/or an unconvincing explanation about why Mickens intended to (but did not) bring balloon animals. Mickens will then flee on horseback while shouting "The Prince of Lies escapes again!"
Toddson - Oct 11, 2019 11:02:33 am PDT #12232 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Reminds me a little of this.
msbelle - Oct 11, 2019 11:04:01 am PDT #12233 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Computer Scientist as absurdist artist, I did not expect that overlap.
Tom Scola - Oct 11, 2019 11:05:16 am PDT #12234 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Now that Stallman has been kicked out, I guess there was a shortage of crazy tenured CS profs in Cambridge.
Consuela - Oct 11, 2019 11:07:01 am PDT #12235 of 30019
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
My god, that's marvelous.
If anyone wants a pick-me-up in this trashfire that is America, this video clip may do you: [link]
Link courtesy of BH-P! Whom I miss seeing here.
I have great plans for this weekend but I wasted all morning and now it's 1pm. Gotta go get a flu shot and buy butter. I may make croissants or chocolate chip cookies...
msbelle - Oct 11, 2019 11:20:26 am PDT #12236 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Yes him working is good and he had therapy again today and he is being respectful and even nice to me, so good stuff all around.
Zenkitty - Oct 11, 2019 11:24:04 am PDT #12237 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
You guys. Read this. [link]
That was fantastic. I want tenure somewhere so I can do whatever the hell I want.
msbelle, glad mac's starting to get his ish together. Congrats to him on completing his first week of work!
ND and Pix, and everyone near this fire, may you all stay safe! I just turned on the news and saw it. Wildfires are the scariest thing, to me.
Y'all, I don't think I want to go back to work at a big soulless corporation. Of course that's where the money is, and I do like money, but I have been so much more relaxed this week than I normally am, despite my incipient poverty, I haven't even had a single hot flash or panic attack. Not one. Was I really that super-stressed out and didn't realize it?