The Happy Moron

I just lack the motivation and the time to post.
So here’s a link -
a fascinating article for those who like to think about the quirks and foibles of humanity.

I got my first email from an MLA the other day.
I didn’t recognize it in the inbox, but when I clicked on it I saw that it was a form response to a petition that I had supported.
I say ’supported’ because, well… I never actually signed anything. The whole thing went like this:

Friend posts good [...]

The only thing more painful than a jerk is an incompetent jerk.

Stabbing in Corona LRT, man in his 20s.
Not fatal, but not comforting. Here’s a situation almost entirely beyond one’s own personal control.

Nothing much here, this caught my eye while browsing and I had some questions. [For those who don't frequent BBSpot, Brian Briggs mocks a random personal ad on a daily basis - he's not at his best here, but that's beside the point.]
1)What does she think the difference between a cynic and a pragmatist is? [...]

A discussion, among programmers, that references Christianity but which does not devolve into vitriol.
This speaks volumes about the quality of the hosting blog and of the community built up around it. If you don’t believe this, just lurk on slashdot for a while

I do not understand the mindset that would put a scripture reference on a rifle sight.

At various times I’ve thought about the best way to play the autocomplete game. You know – autocomplete – when you search for something on Google, it drops down a list of the most common searches matching what you’ve typed so far.
It’s how I found Yaco Monti.
(I was searching for ‘yacht rock’)
My thought was to [...]

Great article from the BBC a couple days back.
Lots of good stuff in there.
A lot of links recently – I’ve got some topics for posts kicking about but no time to write them.

What’s the deal with trial by ordeal?