Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
And will he be the better for that?
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
Let me get this straight...
Students getting relief from onerous debt is unconstitutional.
But justices secretly getting hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in gifts, vacations, and free housing and education for their family members is just fine.
Hello?
Star Trek: SNW 2x03 spoilers
Star Trek: SNW 2x03 spoilers
They've got to stop doing weird time travel episodes as an excuse to shoehorn Kirk into the series. The series can stand on its own without constantly hearkening forward to the Original Series.
Also, she went back to the 21st century? Looks like about our time. And Khan was just a little boy? He was an adult conquering nations in the 90s, but he's a little boy in the 2020s?
They don't really care about the established timeline at all, do they?
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
When I was in high school, I had an advice column type website, because I thought I was so wise I could help everybody solve their problems.
I was just going through old files and found the site.
I hope nobody followed any of my advice. I was an idiot back then. Like, really dumb.
Dan Jones shared 2 years agoAll Cops Are Bastards, according to one of the bastards.
His conclusions are radical, and I’m still considering how I feel about them.
But regardless of how you feel about his conclusions, you can’t deny his experiences.
Don’t talk to cops.
Confessions of a Former Bastard Cop | by Officer A. Cab | Medium https://medium.com/@OfcrACab/confessions-of-a-former-bastard-cop-bb14d17bc759
Our closing hymn at church today was "Nearer, My God to Thee". Maybe not the best choice, given last week's events. #Titanic #NearerMyGodToThee #OceanGate #Titan
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Scene the film "Titanic", in which the band plays "Nearer, My God to Thee" as passengers board lifeboats behind while the ship sinks. Closeup of one violinist playing with great focus.
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
Happy Juneteenth!
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Two panel comic: panel 1: a goose asks "state's rights to do what?" panel 2: the same good chases a person with a confederate flag while honking "state's rights to do what, motherfucker?"
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
Paul Ford: My Father's Death in 7 Gigabytes. "Dad spent decades writing weird, experimental literature. His last wish: Upload it all to the Internet Archive." https://www.wired.com/story/my-fathers-death-in-7-gigabytes-internet-archive/
I just learned that 
.st is a valid domain, but it's parked by this stupid company, emoji boutique. They're charging $2500 if you want to buy it from them.
What a waste of an excellent domain. https://.st/ should absolutely be a #StarTrek fan site.
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
On normal social media, you write a message and people just ignore it forever.
Here, you write a message, it stays ignored for 1 or 2 years, and then all of a sudden, for no reason, with no explanation, someone finds it somehow, boosts it, and it gets 200 likes and 120 boosts.
What the fuck.
I'm sure someone will boost this message in 2021 or 2022.
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Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
Never forget that Picard's PIN is 0000
cross-posted from: https://dubvee.org/post/7748
Alt text: Admiral Picard initiating the self-destruct sequence of the Stargazer by the vocal command, “Authorization: Picard, zero-zero-zero-destruct-zero”
Anybody else excited for a new season of #BlackMirror to finally drop on #Netflix this week?
Dan Jones shared 2 years agoBut no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal.
A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said."
We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized.
- Ira Byock
One of my coworkers, during a meeting, just accidentally misgendered another coworker who's non-binary. They gently corrected the mistake and moved on, which was fine, but the manner of misgendering made me wonder how best he should've addressed them.
He was trying to give them a compliment on their new haircut. What he said was "Girl, you're rocking that look!"
They corrected him saying, "Not girl, 'they', but in response to your other question ..."
If they were a woman, "Girl!" would've been a culturally appropriate way to address them in this circumstance. If they were a man, "Dude!" might've been more appropriate. So, what's the appropriate (at least in the US) non-binary alternative in this circumstance? Obviously, he could've just used their name, which would've worked well enough, but doesn't quite carry the same weight as the gendered alternatives.
This Lutheran pastor explains why "hate the sin, but love the sinner" is nonsense and un-Christian. #LoveEveryone
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
Dan Jones shared 2 years agoTina Turner has died at the age of 83. "With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model." Simply the best. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/24/tina-turner-legendary-rocknroll-singer-dies-aged-83
Dan Jones shared 2 years agoThis has been apparent for months now: Twitter Is a Far-Right Social Network. "Twitter has evolved into a platform that is indistinguishable from the wastelands of alternative social-media sites such as Truth Social and Parler." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/elon-musk-ron-desantis-2024-twitter/674149/
Dan Jones shared 2 years agoI Get No Mail and It's Glorious. Great list of tips on how to cut down on junk mail. https://ironicsans.substack.com/p/i-get-no-mail-and-its-glorious
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
A true warrior knows the greatest victories are not celebrated: no fireworks, no parades, no cheering crowds. Those are the victories within you, where you have struggled and overcome personal demons, conquered your fears, won for yourself. Celebrate, warrior. You have earned it.