Some people can get by with discipline instead of being forced to speak their target language. I spent a month in Spain and forced myself to communicate only in Spanish, even if the people I met knew English or French (the two other languages I knew better back then). I even deliberately chose touristic information in Spanish instead of the two other, including audio guides and stuff. The funny thing is, I have no idea how easier it would have been with English and/or French, since I didn't even ask if people spoke other languages than Spanish!

But I agree that people without discipline should jump in the water and go to a place they simply can't rely on their native language.

This quote sums it up for me:

Facebook isn't really the place I'll look for longform pieces - it exists more as a space for photos, life updates, and articles.

I don't see the appeal of this feature for users, as Facebook is a place to get updates and life events from people you know. That being said, I am interested to see how this develops and what features we will see, as I do enjoy serious, longform posts. Instead of having your note only be viewable by 200 or so of your friends, it would be great if this Notes feature could be open to be viewable by the public. But I still don't see the appeal. Services like Medium are a great resource to blog quickly and simply and can be easily discovered by other people.

After 1,000 I'd probably ask somebody to shoot me.

I'll be following that blog, thanks for the story :)

He’s done that. He turned it over to Zephyr Teachout last month.

For one thing, white people don't like to listen to black people, especially about racial issues....

Not you specifically, but white people in general don't like to listen to black people.

Not every last person in that race, but yes, in general, white people don't like to listen to black people talk about racism.

Ask yourself, “What’s wrong with this progression?”

Why might any audience not like to be lectured on prejudice? Could prejudice and hypocrisy on the part of the speaker, any speaker, play a part there?

Sanders had already told them to shush

Maybe I missed it in the video you provided. At what time index specifically does Sanders ‘shush’ those disrupting the event?

That's what they themselves say, and they have a very good explanation for it, too. There's nothing incredible about it.

I don’t see what’s so hard about admitting that one’s movement has been co-opted. Any movement worth co-opting has been. Often to lower depths than cowardly provocations like this Swiftboating of Sanders. I may’ve thought Oscar Grant protesters shutting down the Port, BART and freeways in Oakland was misguided, and alienating to a mass public that needs to get to work, but at least that was powerful. BLM protest operations like heckling Sunday-morning brunch places in Berkeley, now that, on the other hand, is cowardice. Back-rationalizing attacks on Sanders, or piecing together some explanation for why teams should harass Cal kids with their visiting grandparents, that’s nonsense. There’s no higher purpose served, unless it’s to discredit the movement and galvanize the opposition, and more likely to knock down Sanders.

A conspiracy is not a "simpler explanation" than two people working alone. At minimum, you have to add a third person, the person paying them.

That’s to your working definition of a conspiracy, which is not the only possible conspiracy. Nor is a conspiracy all that hard to suss out given what’s known of these events, if you give it half a try. It bothers me to see people portrayed as anti-Democratic-Party by reason of association with Glen Ford and Black Agenda Report, but a pop-up sham is a pop-up sham whatever astroturfed links are on their half-baked quickie FaceCrook page.

You would prefer to believe that this was a tactic well-rooted in strategy by the movement. That takes a great deal of faith. More than I think is warranted. In fact, I’d like to suggest you consider the possibility, very seriously, that a leaderless, credential-less, mass popular movement will necessarily be co-opted and directed to ends sought by its opponents. Why would BLM be any different?

I am sorry to ask, but I just got off work and I don't seem to be able to find the answer: What happened? I get that there was a huge explosion, there's less than 20 people dead and 300 injured, it was in Tianjin in a residential area...but what happened? What exploded? Do we know yet?

It's crazy to think about, isn't it? I knew a lady who euthanized her dog because he was 'too much trouble.' He was a little dachshund, only around a year old. I can understand not being able to keep a pet, but why euthanize it? Why not give it to someone else? I know that's not always possible, but it was in this case. It was a young and healthy dog. I don't think I spoke to her after that. I didn't know about this until it was already done. :(

I wouldn't want to be a vet. The whole job sounds horrible. I volunteered at a veterinary hospital in high school because I was considering becoming a vet, and it was not fun. The vet I worked with was so cynical and burned out it was awful to see. You are expected to care for innocent animals, but to do so you have to ask people for money that they may not have, and then what? Veterinary costs can be as much, if not more, than healthcare costs for people. This is a real problem. I did actually have a vet who committed suicide. :(

This was more depressing than I meant it to be. Sorry!

We even have hoverboards!

Not sure if this qualifies as a 'snap', but I'm new here, so I crave your indulgence - this is material from the UK, and dates way back to 1979 ( emerging from what was 'Kill Your Puppy', finding inspiration in IT and OZ magazines, it combined the bizarre ethos of hippy, post-punk anarcho-chaos magick, and opened the way for Vague magazine ( and consequently the style of ID etc). There are a myriad of links contained within, including comments from creator Alistair Livingston and a link to his current blog. I was inspired to post this when someone mentioned the dearth of 'zines pre -1990...

Exactly. I suspect they're already putting roots down into BLM, and we're just seeing the tip of the iceberg right now. One thing that gives me hope though is that over and over I've seen some real solid awareness of baiting tactics and infiltration, and the BLM movement really seems to be on their A game when it comes to protecting themselves from the typical COINTELPRO tactics.

That said though, I think if there's any hope of success, BLM has to bring in more than just the black community. Comments like what Johnetta Elzie has said "It is not the responsibility of black folks or people of color to do the labor required to address police violence in white communities." coupled with what the ACLU’s Nusrat Jahan Choudhury has said "True accountability requires independent investigations of police-involved killings of Black men and women.".. and scenes like this: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b91_1438047783 Where yes, they want to control the message, and yes they have every right to ask people to not record for VERY good reason (which was shared later in that video), the problem is the rank and file members of the movement, they don't want non-black members, they don't even seem to want non-black allies. They want to tell their own story, and that leads to their exclusion of everyone else. That's not how it's ever been done, to my knowledge, in the past. I get the fear of subversion and infiltration. But there has to be something, or like you said, "People fallway to hatred far too easily and the status quo supports that. You make seperate groups and soon enough they will be turned on each other."

This isn't saying that black America can't do it alone. It's saying that if those acting as BLM's leadership feel that there is no space for non-black members or allies... that if whites or Hispanics want to combat police brutality and lawlessness and lack of oversight, they need to do it for themselves and just for their own people... then we're going to be nipping at the problem of police brutality rather than swallowing it whole like we have the potential of doing. A cord of three strands is not easily broken.

As for what is going on with the whole "All Lives Matter" thing... I think that was ill-conceived from ... well from conception. The fact that apparently they haven't stood up and praised BLM for calling attention to the Hammond case makes me think that all they are there for is to detract from the BLM movement.

Thanks for this. It's food for thought, and made me realise just how much I am actually addicted to social networking. It makes so much sense to take time out. certainly from FB...but then there's also Twitter - oh well, so what ? Of course, I rely on popular aggregate sites for news, so ...oh well...and what about my Blog ? Didn't think of that. Then there's Instagram - damn. I should join you in having a break, but I just started here as well , and I need to get more Rep and XP...It's insidious. No wonder my life is an endless timesink.

It seems weird that anytime an image of a woman's body is used for something, it's sexist. This author presents a very one-sided argument and excludes a number of details. She tries to frame how this industry is extremely sexist, yet she's only able to present a few very old ads and a blog. Other than the main person she was attacking and likely hurt the reputation of badly. Which appears to have worked since he was attacked on social media and now has people that don't even care about typography hating him and tarnishing his name. Internet activism at its finest.

She also complains about there not being "enough" women in the typography field without addressing why that might be. Her tone would imply that it's because this is some kind of "old boys' club" where women are shunned. It seems entirely more likely that women might just not be trying to pursue a typography career. It's a fairly obscure career choice.

Or use http://www.evolutionlinux.com/ an archlinux installer!

Besides that, i like eOS as well. Two totally different target groups if you ask me.

Apparently Confederate elements have seized control of the vicinity of a parking lot at a state park in Georgia, again. Not without local opposition, however. No doubt there will be many nights’ sleep lost about this at U.S. Central Command.

Indeed! I will be posting other Horse Wife pieces (both from the past and present) in the future.

Um, quick question. Can I post pictures/updates from other pony tumblr blogs?

Proper browsers have a "do not ask me again" button though.

Just to clarify, it wasn't setting the default automatically without user input. It was only providing the option to change the default in the installation, with a checkbox if I remember correctly. Browsers (including IE) also have functionality to ask you if you want to change the default on starting the browser up, until you turn off that notification (or say "don't ask me again").

So, if the article is correct, neither of those can no longer work in Windows 10. Although, they will probably make an exception for IE asking you if you want to change it back to the default on startup.

I was actually raised in a church that taught me that atheists were people who worshiped Satan

It's amazing that some self proclaimed religious experts can have a such poor understanding of theology.

From the standpoint of conservative Christians they believe that unless one undergoes the process of Justification and Sanctification one is at risk of their soul being condemned to hell. Other religions and atheism are a threat to them because in their view they have the capability of turning people away from God and straight into the arms of Satan. Atheism especially is a threat because even the most conservative and die-hard groups struggle with doubt. And while its a stretch to think that a die-hard Christian will become Buddhist or Hindu or Muslim, it's a very real threat to them that one could lose or renounce their faith altogether. Some view their doubts about their faith as the temptation of Satan, so external reinforcement of those doubts by atheists and atheist groups can also be interpreted as satanic in nature.

I don't know how you address this line of thinking. I don't know how you get through to someone who thinks their soul is under attack at all times by dark forces, and anyone who is not in strict alignment with their theology is likely an agent of the devil. It sounds a lot like a mental illness if you ask me, but then again I'm a part of the "Angry atheist" stereotype.

Edit: In the interest of full disclosure I wouldn't actually call myself an atheist. But I certainly don't believe in the God of Abraham. Even if I did his conduct as described in the Bible is deplorable; he would not come close to being worthy of my worship.

The mother and the daughter (the "victim") both testified on Zach's behalf. The current laws are forcing Zach into isolation, where he can't engage in any of his interests. He's not even allowed a smart phone. How is forcing a 19 year old to give up his chosen career, his family, and his hobbies justice? In what world is that a reasonable punishment? This judge should be removed from his office and punished for issuing a cruel and unusual punishment that does not fit the "crime".

Zach was deceived by a 14 year old girl. Are our young men supposed to ask for ID before they sleep with a woman? Would that have even helped in this case? What if the girl in question has a fake ID? Since, as the article mentions, there's no defense when your partner lies about their age, I don't see any way that this could have ended in any way but the total ruination of Zach's life, unless he had taken a vow of chastity.

Is this judge so out of touch with reality that he doesn't understand that people have sex? Why are we punishing people for engaging in sex? Zach is pretty clearly not a predator. Did he show some bad judgement? Sure. Who among us didn't at 19? Is it fair that the mistakes 19 year old you made affect you for the rest of your life, especially when those mistakes didn't harm anyone at all?

You can get the classic games from the installer found here: http://winaero.com/blog/get-windows-7-games-for-windows-10/

For a dollar fiddy, I'd just go buy a deck of my own.

This is accurate. I've had a blog for over 10 years now. It takes time to even get good at a craft, let alone be successful. Sure, some people get lucky but it is the exception not the rule.

Exploitation? More like finding meaning in a life and death, if you ask me.

Edit: Really embarrassing clipboard failure. Corrected link.

I wouldn't say she's weak, she's playing the bland card, and bland sells, just ask Kellogg's how much money they make with Corn Flakes.

Seems to me that Khan works at making his readers believe that he believes just as they believe, but once you rinse away the ooze, what's left is bony, stark and nowhere nearly as attractive as it may’ve been before.

That piece of Khan’s from the Times is coated with the same slickness found in this article. That last paragraph is a cipher, which was, I believe, fully intended.

It's as if, if you ask me, Khan has considered what people of various mindsets will make of his pieces, and constructs them like pachinko machines to guide his readers down through his sundry and various points to a dramatic finish. The same finish every other reader sees, though they may have very different ideas of how they got there and what they saw along the way. People in this thread, who’ve made real efforts to suss out what’s going on in the piece, have commented that they got very differing impressions of the exact same piece. This is artful writing, but as admirable as that capability is, in this piece arguing what he’s really arguing, it smacks to me of deception. Or, at least, of letting people see what they want to see, believe what they want to believe, all while getting away with running a three-card Monty operation.

I would say that Khan’s point with this piece is that being gay is a choice, the idea that there is innate sexual orientation is a dangerous and suddenly now widespread in society because of ‘activists,’ and that if you insist on such a thing then you may as well be a Nazi eugenicist. That's a simplification of his pachinko maze, in which we ignore mechanical devices like his suggestion that believing in innate sexual orientation is a disservice to transexuals, because, I assume, he has in mind some supposition that transexuals have obviously made a socially-constructed choice about what body they want, and doesn't get that intersexed people, for instance, had no choice about which mortal coil they were given at the factory.

But I don’t believe that is his real point. I think his point is that he can secrete enough waxy resin all over his writing to slip a fairly toxic bolus under people's nose without them noticing, like this thing he's gotten out under Aeon’s masthead, and that he should be generously funded by the right people to make this skill into a going brand of so-called ‘traditional values.’ To my mind, he’s shopping himself out as a thinking-man’s scold. He’s put in his time telling elites how hard they have it in the modern world, how great their characters are under such trying conditions as our times, and now he means to make it rain as a popular ideologue.

The clearest evidence of this that I’m struck by, peeling away the sticky plaques of phrases like “are not wrong” and “biological determinism,” is that this bright fellow has no sympathy at all for the people he’s writing about here. He discusses innately gay people in dismissive terms, consciously is my sense, by denying them agency in their own lives referring to his actual targets here in terms of ‘activists,’ ‘supporters,’ and ‘the gay-rights movement.’ The stretch in this piece where he revels in disgust at ’pederasty’ is, I think, nearer his real frame of mind than other parts of this pinball text in which he goes on about how innate sexuality is mere ‘desire.’

I’m not particularly interested in this piece, think it’s a glib put-down of people meant to polish his brand of sycophancy to hi...