My back-and-forth on Twitter yesterday with a stereotypically sanctimonious Christian has me thinking about a recent conversation with my friend Paul. Paul and I are both former denizens of Usenet, and hsv.general in particular. Many of us hsv.generalites would habitually joke about the state of our discourse. We were legendarily argumentative. We’d go for weeks. … Read more
Went to Newegg.com on Saturday and ordered my dad a gift certificate for his birthday. He didn’t get it all weekend. Then, this morning, I received this: Thank you for shopping at Newegg.com. We’re doing everything we can to make sure your online purchase is secure. Our order verification procedures occasionally require us to contact … Read more
As many as eight or ten of you may remember the Dark and Stormy Book Club. Quoting my friend and collaborator Saintseester, it was “a book club geared toward busy people who wanted to read and explore with other folks, but who did not have the time to join an in-person book club.” We had … Read more