The Goodreads Quote of the Day ...
The nicest thing about feeling happy is that you think you'll never be unhappy again.
-- Manuel Puig
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Well, let's just note that he's Argentinian. My people? When we're happy, it's always tinged with the thought that (a) we don't deserve it, and (b) (and maybe probably therefore) something bad 'bout to happen.
;)
A recent upgrade to Avast's antivirus software (to version 11.1.2245) evidently included a highly undesirable feature: automatic injection of an advertisement for Avast as my email signature. The ad became visible to me only after I clicked the Send button. Below is a screenshot (with some personal details obscured) and the steps I took to shut this off.
The problem for the G.O.P. is that it’s centered where national security and immigration intersect ...
Actually, Ross, the problem is that you still think the Republican Party is "centered." On anything.
[Added] Also, that picture makes me think of one thing: "preznit give me turkee."
... Jon Timmer offers some interesting details in answering the question I know you've wondered about as often as I have: "How DO they sort all those recyclable materials, anyway?"
We've come up with mailman letter carrier, waitress server, fireman firefighter, policeman police officer, stewardess flight attendant, manned crewed missions, and many other perfectly tolerable gender-neutral terms, but I still haven't heard a good replacement for manhole.
Nor has Google, either, apparently. See page 11 of a checklist that may appeal to your inner civil engineer.
(h/t: Jon Brodkin)
A message from haplogroup Administrator, Mike Walsh:
People in any R1b subclade from R-M269 on down should consider going to 111 Y STRs or 67 at a minimum.
And oh yeah, there's a "Buy Now" button.
In certain corners of my house, when the micowave is running, the WiFi signal is interrupted.
Should I be concerned about this?
