Tuesday Links - 26 December

The Other McCain is up first with Ex-NFL Player: ‘Average White Guys’ Shouldn’t Be Talking About Football

Rashard Mendenhall asserts that he is better than “ur goat,” G.O.A.T. being an acronym for Greatest of All Time, but this is self-evidently false. I’m guessing Mendenhall, as a former Pittsburgh Steeler, might be thinking of Rocky Bleier and I’m sorry, no, sir, you’re not better than him, at least in terms of pure courage. Whether or not Bleier was ever the “greatest” in terms of speed, the simple fact that he made it to the NFL — and won four Super Bowls with the Steelers — after being blasted by a hand grenade in Vietnam is ample testimony to his character.

Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony - Daily News Stuff 24 December 2023: Night Before Edition

After spending a month fighting with Apple to try to keep its Android iMessage application operational, Beeper is throwing in the towel. (Tech Crunch)

Or at least throwing it in Apple's face. The company has open-sourced the application, and Apple's repeated efforts to shut it down have attracted the attention of antitrust regulators.

A Holiday message from OldAFSarge at Chant du Départ. Remember Them ...

If you would, spare a thought for those serving far from home.

Also from Juvat at Chant du Départ - Family

Merry Christmas all Y'all! Hope you are having an enjoyable, peaceful celebration of Our Lord's Birth. You'll be happy to note that the various portions of the juvat clan arrived safely and are exchanging war stories left and right.

There is more at Chant du Départ. More messages from Sarge & Co, a guest post. Click thru and explore a bit.

Small Dead Animals - We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Cars

A second IONIQ 5 owner in eastern Canada also has a battery protection cover scratched, the owner was also told the battery needed to be replace for more than the cost of a brand new Hyundai IONIQ 5.