Chris Barnhart

Anybody else feeling buyer's remorse on marijuana legalization?

I love my non-smart Honeywell wireless doorbell! It isn't smart enough to fuck me over.

Ever wonder if the No Nut November enjoyers have heard of "Lent"? Not to glorify theistic religion, but I think it might be up their alley!

It continues to be good that Democrats didn't abolish the filibuster.

"But the Republicans will just abolish it when they control the Senate."

Nope, and I told you so.

I'm no lawyer, but this sounds like the sort of thing that ends up getting a conviction overturned on appeal.

New Dungeon Master tonight.

But here's the problem: The 39% who approve of Trump always vote, while that other 61% includes huge swaths of finicky voters who only vote Democrat when their friends aren't complaining too much about Democrats.

YouTube video by NPR Music Hurray For The Riff Raff: Live At SXSW 2017 — FULL CONCERT | NPR Music

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Notepad++ Users, You May Have Been Hacked by China Suspected Chinese state-backed hackers hijacked the Notepadd++ update infrastructure to deliver backdoored version of the popular free source code editor and note-taking app for Windows.

Suspected Chinese state-backed hackers hijacked the Notepadd++ update infrastructure to deliver backdoored version of the popular free source code editor and note-taking app for Windows. www.wired.com/story/notepa...

You don't have to disagree with Cori Bush's politics or faith healing to understand why she shouldn't be in Congress.

Her magical healing powers are wasted there! She belongs in hospitals full-time, healing people!

This all seems like cigarettes to me. It starts off as the cool fun thing to do, and everybody's doing it, until we learn how bad it is, and then gradually people set it aside until only the riffraff are left still doing it.

AI 'slop' is transforming social media - and there's a backlash Social media has been flooded with fake, AI-generated images and videos. But will the majority of users actually care?

"Oh no, my feed is enshitified with AI slop!"

This is the perfect time for all of us to find better things to do with our time than fuck around on social media.

A good litmus test could be "did this content go through some sort of (non-algorithmic) editorial process?"

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Gonna be hilarious if Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez turn out to be undocumented!

"Lady" not "Laddy" d'oh!

The painting "Reaper" (1966) by Russian artist Konstantin Vasilyev

Poludnitsa ("Laddy Midday") is the perfect candidate for the next Krampus. She's basically a wraith from Slavic folklore who kills workers who fail to take a lunch break. That definitely deserves a place in American pop culture!

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Washington Post Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off Your Phone’s Biometrics Now The search warrant to raid a Washington Post reporter’s home shows how authorities can open your phone without your consent.

The search and seizure warrant for Hannah Natanson explicitly authorized law enforcement personnel to use her fingers and face to attempt to unlock her phone.

Obama was president for that entire year.

People with power used that power to keep a newcomer from sharing that power, while claiming that newcomer's contribution as their own?! Wild!

ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.

WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere. www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...

I doubt that's why the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has one, and the propaganda outlets like FOX News don't have paywalls.

Hear, hear!

"A press that informs the wealthy while leaving others in darkness is not the press the Constitution envisions."

"Paywalls don’t just limit the reach of news; they create a void often filled by lies and deceit."

Walken's "OH NO!" scene in THE COUNTRY BEARS (2002) is oft-overlooked comedic genius.

The "Good Guy With A Gun" officially has no responsibility to protect anyone else but himself. "Don't Tread On Me" indeed.

White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration

Dude.

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WATCH: Jack Smith warns that Americans are taking the rule of law for granted “The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it. It requires dedicated service on behalf of others, especially when that service is difficult and comes with...

"The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it. It requires dedicated service on behalf of others, especially when that service is difficult and comes with costs," former special counsel Jack Smith said. https://to.pbs.org/4sYZVhW

This restaurant I sometimes go to used to have a tip guide on their bills that was correctly calculated based on the pre-tax total.

Jan 1 they added a 2% credit card surcharge, and now their tip guide incorrectly tips on tax and the new junk fee.

Gotta watch those tip scams!

That specific copy of Action Comics #1 has a colorful history:

* Bought by Nicolas Cage in 1996 for $150k (perhaps related to Cage's casting as the lead in Tim Burton's aborted 1998 “Superman Lives” film)
* Stolen during a party om 2000
* Recovered in 2011, then sold by Cage for $2.1 million

Action Comics #1 CGC 9.0 Sells for Record $15M via Metropolis/ComicConnect - Overstreet Access Metropolis/ComicConnect has reported that they sold Action Comics #1 CGC 9.0 in a private sale for $15 million, setting a new record...

A new milestone in the Nerds—Jocks Culture War: a comic book last week, for the first time in history, sold for more than the highest price paid for a baseball card.

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Central Library downtown has a community puzzle on a big table by the Creative Experience area. Patrons can pop in and put some of it together whenever they want. Eventually, a group of strangers will finish it together. I did some of it while waiting for some D&D maps to print. It's pretty cool!

Republican policy means more addicts and crazy people in the streets. This is one reason why I always vote Democrat.