My IKEA computer desk was looking pretty haggard. The finish was wearing off around the keyboard. The computer mouse wasn’t tracking well, and there were other spots that were worn. It needed to be replaced or refinished.
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Architectural Digest: Interior Race Theory
When we talk about diversity in design and architecture, there’s often a call for decolonizing the space. Everyone is fully aware that the landscape of the field needs to change, but what about rebuilding the foundation?
I might enjoy living in a yurt or a wattle-and-daub mud hut, but this article is dumb. When I was in college, the engineering students thought that the architecture students were working harder than we were. It looks like Diversity, Inclusion and Equity has infected their programs. It doesn’t take many diversity students to ruin a field since the student can never be criticized.
For the first time in decades, I find myself with no plans for New Year’s Eve. The party hosts are Covid-positive, but not ill. It would not have been hard to come up with an alternate plan, but hanging out with Sparky felt like the right move.
Guardian: Coroner calls for action, will Google and Amazon have the wisdom to ignore her?
Google and Amazon must act after a British woman made a suicide pact with two people she met online and bought the poison that killed her on the internet, a coroner has said.
Maine is the second state to bar Trump from the presidential ballot.
We are clearly in bat-shit crazy territory. On January 7th, the day after the protest at the Capital, journalists were calling it an insurrection. It was clear at that time that something like this would be happening.
WSJ: UW Chancellor Fired for Porn
WSJ: UW Chancellor Fired for Porn
The university system’s board of regents voted unanimously to terminate University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow during a closed session Wednesday evening. UW-La Crosse Provost Betsy Morgan will serve as interim chancellor following Gow’s dismissal, university system leaders said.
What could Gow have done that was so bad?
Scientific American: Theory that Man is the Hunter
Take a moment to appreciate the difficulties faced by a biologist. Retain your integrity and possibly lose your job, or advocate for Gender Identity Theory and try to act like the most obvious facts about humans and every other mammal are not true.
It’s much easier for anthropologists. They aren’t a hard science and their integrity was never cherished. They can sleep at night knowing that when this fetish goes out of favor, they will never be called to retract anything.
Sparky has a Carhartt jacket for Winter.
I’ve had to use a Martingale collar for him because his head is so small, he slips out of a regular collar. He’s a good pup, so a little tug is enough to get him back on track. The big problem was when he is up against his instincts. When he sees a new dog, he’s excited to go investigate.
I guess I’m not a Doctor Who fan.
A couple of days ago, I wrote about the TV show, Alone. Sparky likes it too. He doesn’t usually care much about TV, but in the later seasons, there are enough bears, wolves and other large animals to get his attention. They usually play up the sounds of cougars, wolves and bears. That always get his attention.