23 January 2024

Tuesday Links - 23 January

Tam at View from the Porch starts us off with a cautionary look at predictions for the future from April, 2001. Be Wary of Predictions...

If a butterfly flaps its wings just a bit harder or softer, the downstream effects are nigh unpredictable.

Dana Pico at First Street Journal - Homeless People Are Dangerous

Really, don’t you have to be a bit nuts to pull out a knife and start stabbing someone else?

The Truth About Guns - What Does a Gender Studies Degree From the University of IL Get You? Probation After Being Held At Gunpoint by CCW Holder During Hot Burglary

Meet Tyler Hamlin. He graduated from the University of Illinois (my alma mater) with a Gender Studies degree. Where has that degree taken him? Well, the homeless (first clue) and unemployed (clue #2) Tyler Hamlin, 31, was confronted by a CCW homeowner while burglarizing the guy’s garage in Chicago a while back.

The Other McCain - Democrats: ‘Our Voters Are Too Stupid to Understand How Awesome Joe Biden Is’

If I were to accuse black people of being this stupid, it would be racist. But it’s not me that’s saying this, it’s Democrats saying it.

Pixy Misa at Ambient Irony - Daily News Stuff 20 January 2024: World Of Pals Edition

Palworld, an independent game that can be best described as Pokemon with guns allowed a handful of vtubers a preview the past few days.

Seems to have paid off because they sold a million copies in eight hours and reached half a million concurrent players in the first 24 hours - and it's still in pre-release. (Kotaku)

In case you're wondering, yes, those sheep have Browning M2s.

Again from The Other McCain - No More Statues of White Men?

Wait a minute — in order to renovate a park in downtown Philadelphia, the feds are required by law to consult tribes that live in Oklahoma? What the actual fuck is going on here? Personally, I have no grievance with the Shawnees, but can somebody explain to me why they should be given a de facto veto over these park plans?

Tom Knighton at Bearing Arms - Anti-Gunners Freaking Out Over NRA Essay Contest

Everything raises alarms for gun control advocates. They’re the most easily alarmed people on the planet, particularly if the NRA does literally anything.

It’s funny, too, because they routinely bemoan the NRA stepping away from its supposed roots in educating people and engaging in lobbying efforts, but when they do education, they freak out even more.

Meep at Stump - Academia - Credentialism vs. Education

I talk about the distinction between education and credentials, and my preference for separating the two.

The Other McCain again - Democratic Socialists of America Now Planning Layoffs Amid Financial ‘Crisis’

What? You’re telling me that socialists are not good at managing finances and budgets? I’m shocked — shocked! — by this revelation.

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