Monday, October 29, 2018

Monday's Child is Full of Links!



1.  The American ideal of swift justice.

2.  Ashes, ashes, we all...go to the Haunted Mansion.

3. What do "chief diversity officers" actually DO?

4. Social credit system. It's only a matter of time. Bringing the chains back to blockchain.

5. So, the old rule was "don't run, don't lie, and don't be a jerk" when dealing with police. I guess we should add, "Don't lean up on one cheek and fart real loudly, and repeatedly."  And then there's Chris Rock's view of the matter.

6.  Oh......oh, my, no.

7.  Facebook ads: the bot may need some work.

8.  A "corpse flower." Named Morphy. Last time it bloomed, it looked like this. Hard to imagine what it smelled like.

9.  National Anthem, unplugged.

10.  That one personality trait...

11.  Trade wars are bad, and hard to win.

12.  The strain of xenophobia in the electorate has always been an important part of American politics. But it has rarely been enabled by a sitting President. Woodrow Wilson in the 1910's, and FDR against Japanese-Americans, yes. But this is remarkable.

13. Mike Pence changed the world, while we all tried to kill each other.

14.  Lou Dobbs? I have never admired the guy. But....really?

15. The immigrant caravan is a GOOD thing. Neoliberalism is the future we all want.

16. P-Bett has a new book....

17.  Jonah speaks wisdom.

18.  Lonely man, with a gun.

19.  The costs of patronage: Brit edition

20.  I get to talk with Russ R about Tomorrow.



Grand Lagniappe:  Andy hides behind Chrissy Teigen.

Monday, October 15, 2018

Monday's Child is Full of Links


1. Is "white liberalism" dying? Probably not, but there is some truth here.

2.  It's holiday time, just around the corner. If you want a sound recovery, buy toys!

3.  Robots. And sex doll brothels. Should robot brothels be illegal?

4.  It was consensual. Then, hours later, she changed her mind, and regretted it. That's not actually assault, though. That's being 19.

5. Nobody puts Baby in a corner. Well, the police do. Florida woman .

6. Him Too, or not Him Too?

7. LeBron on costs of climate change.

8.  We live in an age of wonders. Gecko butt-dialing is a thing. On the other hand, this happened. Fun to see, I suppose.

9.  Toyshare.

10.  Uber, but for voting.

11.  Empirical requirements of the natural rights argument for property.

12. Grandma reads the Wonky Donkey. That's all, just a laughing Grandma. Not everything has to be deep, people. Just skip to about 1:30, and you'll get the idea.

13.  Odd bedfellows...

14.  Play. Return. Repeat.

15.  Spiders.

16.  Our favorite headlines:  "Man run over by lawn mower while trying to kill son with chainsaw." That's actually the Tennessee version of "Headless Body Found in Topless Bar," folks.

17. Replication policy

18.  Is it a bad sign that "bail bondsman" is one of our most frequent job descriptions in poor neighborhoods?

19.  There are organized, extralegal paramilitary groups roaming the streets in the U.S., completely uncontrolled by the authorities. Because they ARE the authorities.

20. You can wear a special letter, identifying yourself as an ally. Or be an enemy. There is no neutral, middle ground.


Grand Lagniappe: That question, about wild bears? Yes. Yes, they do.


Monday, October 08, 2018

Monday's Child is Full of Links!



1.  We are always on the verge of chaos....

2.  These folks are not conservative, politically. They just think that some leftist academics are fake. And they have some evidence.  Five others extend.

3.  Augur.

4.  Commodities. Easier to handle than investments.

5. A "slump" in dairy is actually a "party" for consumers. There is no guarantee you get a market price that makes your operation profitable. Unless there IS just such a guarantee.

6. If they give us "more" rights like this very often, we won't have any rights left.

7. This man really is an Ass. Dean.

8.  The new NAFTA.

9. Maybe we could use this kind of farcical aquatic ceremony to choose SCOTUS justices. Better than pulling your self out of beer vomit.

10.  The gig economy.

11. Sports has Stephen A. Politics has Michael A.

12.  Burger King Commercial, sort of.

13. Car cow. Has a FB page.

14.  Church wants to stop endorsing "Mormon" nickname. But they are not going to get people to stop saying "LDS." The "real" name is much too long.

15.  If you sleep, and actually WORK for four hours every day, in a focused way, you can be a success.

16. Food at the NC State Fair.

17.  Most important excerpts from RTS.

18.  Drunk birds.

19.  This is substantially true, I'm afraid.

20.  Vibrators. If you want your largely fictional book to sell, just entitle it "The Secret History of...."  As here.  The larger truth.

21. Who's zoomin' who?

22. The U.S. screwed up the "war on drugs" and made things much worse.

23.  Otis. The fat bear

24. 2019 Nobel in Economics: Nordhaus and Romer.  Nice. 

Grand Lagniappe:  At first this seems like it's not worth watching. Then it turns out that it's worth NOT watching. But, still....




If you want something sweet, and less appallingly creepy, then here's a dog lagniappe:

Monday, October 01, 2018

Monday's Child is Full of Links




1.  Bananas.

2. Turtle has Lego wheels. Teenage mutant Lego turtles.

3.  Skippy and Murphy do this, too.

4.  Oh, like you've never wanted to smack a smug kayaker in the face with an octopus.  Because of course you want to. This seal rared up and did it, though.

5. The hunt is on in Flo-ROO-da. On the other hand, here is a Florida trifecta: 1. Baking cookies on a George Foreman grill, 2. while naked, 3. and then dealing with resulting fire by piling dry towels on the grill.

6.  The shopping cart dance, by tWitch

7.  Many US political institutions are anti-majoritarian....and that's a good thing.

8.  How to talk to women right now.  Ms. Knightley as Collette: always the same, or recognizably universal?

9.  Gallnippers. No, really, gallnippers. I don't think I've ever even seen one. Yikes.

10.  Gekko echo. And the place of profits

11.  Drunk hipsters on scooters. ELECTRIC scooters. It's the end of the world. Although maybe this is the end of the world. Either way, it's the end of the world.

12.  Stanton hits homer. Fan catches ball, hits Stanton.

13.  Gosarians. They are not Gosar worshippers. Although...well.

14.  Fewer bicycle commuters? Could it be....Uber?

15.  "Why the Worst Get on Top." Anyone who believes in statism after watching the event of the past week (month, year, decade, century) would need to explain why this won't just happen again and again.

16. Much of the history of Russian evil is written by the U.S.

17. Take a walk. I am very grateful to Skippy and Murphy, because without them I wouldn't walk enough.  Thanks, fellas. A sense of joy about something as simple as a walk is a big part of a good day.

18. Greg Weiner on Kavanaugh. Yes, exactly. It's sad, but BK is not funny, either. This, on the other hand, is hilarious.

19. Conservatism without classical liberalism is just dumb. Or dangerous. Or both.

20   One problem with the Metro is the "leadership" of the Metro. There really isn't any.

Grand Lagniappe: Kirk, the lady border collie, watches herself win a competition. With greetings to Paco, in Lubbock....