Links of Possible Relevance, Part 20

Shut Up About ‘Whitewashing’ in Ghost in the Shell 2017
Good idea, since “cultural appropriation” is usually a one-way criticism. I didn’t like the idea of Motoko played by an Anglo actress for different reasons, but the narrator makes a decent case against it. A related video.

A Spell to Bind Donald Trump and All Those Who Abet Him: February 24th Mass Ritual
Did this do anything?

Ancient Toilet Reveals the Unique Way the Judeans Fought Idol-worship
Wonderfully intolerant and exclusive.

Questioning the “Science Says” Attitude
Someone should write a browser plugin that will replace all the “Science Says” articles with “Survey Says,” and replace any article photos with action shots of Richard Dawson. Speaking of stupid ideas…

STUPID SHIT NO ONE NEEDS & TERRIBLE IDEAS HACKATHON
These are not stupid ideas.

Here Is Why You Should Stop Using PDFs for Your Restaurant Menus
No more PDF pages!

Why You Need to Stop Using PDFs on Your School’s Website. Now.
I said no more!

Underworld Inc: Illegal Hand Made Colt 1911 Pistols Ghost Gun
“I live in a haunted house. How can i get a hold of one of these ‘ghost-guns’? Also, where can i get some ghost-bullets?”

Death metal music attracts sharks, documentary crew finds out
Via Jill.

Boston Dynamics’ New Robot Dog Is Defeated By Banana Peels
Slipping and falling like any ambulatory creature isn’t really being “defeated.” They were probably using the peels to show how it recovers from a fall—which it did successfully. Original video here.

Chris Rock Draws Laughs, Controversy at Salesforce Sales Meeting
If someone gets offended, a comedian did his job right.

They Will Say They Had No Choice
“It will be a rather quiet revolution.”

5 Comments

  • “Survey Says” plugin? Good answer! I’d say that’s worth a good 30 points. Regarding PDFs, I would say that what’s even more offensive are Adobe Content Server Messages because that’s what Adobe Digital Editions makes use of and that program is just … horrible.

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