The Problem with systemd (link)

Primer: The Problem With Systemd

Cox update

Cox is raising the price of the lowest internet service tier, with no indication where the increase in rate is going, and my attempts to learn that have gone nowhere.

We really need competition in the ISP space. Two incumbents, one cable, one DSL/"fiber", do not constitute competition.

Trump is a narcissist, and there are only a few ways to deal with them

https://hedtke.blogspot.com/2018/02/trump-is-narcissist-and-why-that-makes.html

Victim-blaming

https://inveritateblog.com/2018/11/28/the-metoo-movement/

This bishop could not be more wrong. Victims of sexual assault do not cause their victimization.

By apologizing for attackers, he is a huge part of the problem, and should not be in a position of such influence where he can spout his drivel.

Sign the ACLU's petition asking Greyhound to stop rolling over for the CBP

ACLU petition to Greyhound

The best Last Jedi review

http://monsterhunternation.com/2018/10/02/my-russian-bot-review-of-the-last-jedi/

Female reporters needed

Why are news outlets still sending male reporters to cover Trump? From now on, I propose that only females read news about him, attend press conferences, ride aboard Air Force One in the press corps, and so forth.

Virtual Iansanity: Character Study: Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar

Virtual Iansanity: Character Study: Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar: I've already examined Jesus and Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar over the last few days. Now it's time for my favorite dude, Judas...

Moderato Assai

Why do so many conductors race through the moderato assai from measure 127 of the first movement of Tchaikovsky's violin concerto? It's right there: moderato. Play moderately, not presto.

That moderation is why this is still my favorite performance (link goes to the beginning of the moderato assai, at 6'49"). To play it from the beginning, go here.

Save WWV and WWVH

Save WWV and WWVH. Click here for the White House petition.