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2022 in TV

Okay. Now let’s do TV shows. There were a lot of good shows this year, but after several years of The Expanse being something that I adored, I feel like none of these shows really fit the bill. And...

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Dis Agreement

I was thinking, recently, about a topic that I recall being discussed in the old Usenet days: that the dominant social mode, for in-person conversation, is to agree. Either through direct statements,...

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Thought for the Day

The committee examined five areas of relative deficiency that are likely contributing to the U.S. health disadvantage: (1) unhealthy behaviors, such as our diets and use of firearms;(2) inadequate...

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One Social Media Platform to Rule Them All

I’m trying out a plugin to propagate my posts from WordPress to Mastodon. Not sure if I’ll want to always do this, but I thought it’d be interesting to have that option. I didn’t like the default...

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Second Post

This is a second attempt at playing with WordPress -> Mastodon stuff.

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I’m doing a livestream for a Star Trek Adventures Podcast/Videocast today.   Join Me for Continuing Conversations 100th Episode Extravaganza    Attention all Star Trek Enthusiasts! We are ecstatic to...

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Beyond Videodrome

I mentioned, the other day, doing a live stream as part of the Continuing Conversations 100th anniversary special. I think I even squee’d on Mastodon about sharing a screen with Dr. Erin. Anyway, the...

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Nothing But Blue Skies

I still like and prefer Mastodon, but I accept that there are segments of the communities that I follow that never migrated. So I’m giving BlueSky a try.

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I got into a long conversation about silverware while I was in Portugal last week. When you were growing up, did you learn the way to set your silverware on the plate to indicate that you were done or...

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Thought for the Day

Her lips were red, her looks were free, Her locks were yellow as gold: Her skin was as white as leprosy, The Night-mare LIFE-IN-DEATH was she, Who thicks man’s blood with cold.  — “The Rime of the...

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