Interesting Links for 14-05-2014

[andrewducker]

• Dan Harmon in the possible un-cancellation of Community
  (tags: DanHarmon community tv )
• Former CIA/NSA director ‘We Kill People Based on Metadata’
  (tags: surveillance usa politics )
• The Crowdfunding Upstart That’s Turning Freelancers Into Superstars
  (tags: money internet creativity )
• No One Ever Told Me About Politics
  (tags: politics education )

Comments

[bart_calendar]

You know, honestly, I think the Christian dads were bullshitting about the lustful thoughts making them want her to leave. I think it's because she brought a black dude as her date.

[kerrypolka]

This was my thought too. Or at least it was a pretty significant contributing factor.

[daveon]

Ah Virginia... missed that wrinkle. Does sound more plausible.

[alextfish]

That car review is a thing of utter beauty. Also, the car it describes too.

[cartesiandaemon]

Yeah. Although I also took the point that I like the car, but I want a £2,000 electric car, not a £60,000 electric car, unfortunately...

[simont]

Mmm. It is certainly true that electric (or even hybrid) cars will become a lot more interesting once the money saved on fuel over the car's lifetime starts to look comparable to the price hike you pay to get an electric car in the first place. Perhaps the fuel saving doesn't even need to be more than the marginal cost of an electric car (given other advantages), but at least not a factor of ten less would be a start.

(Also, I presume those 'Tesla supercharger stations' of which the reviewer speaks are not widespread on this side of the puddle.)

On the other hand, the phrase 'stinky dinosaur juice' definitely needs more uptake!

[chess]

It looks like the UK has a reasonable network: http://www.nextgreencar.com/electric-cars/charging-points.php including a decent proportion of Tesla ones http://www.teslamotors.com/about/press/releases/tesla-unveils-high-power-charging-network-lands-end-john-o%E2%80%99groats

[erindubitably]

That whole 'straight men acting gay' reality show really rubs me the wrong way - not that reality television is a bastion of class and progressive ideas but do we really need a bunch of straight guys putting on gay stereotypes for money to get laughs?

[drainboy]

I imagined the interest (and likely comedy / horror) coming from seeing how people wrong footedly thought they needed to act to appear gay, rather than laughing at people because they appear stereotypically gay.

I could imagine some of the audience watching it for the latter reason though.

[bart_calendar]

The point is they'd learn that often gay guys act exactly like straight guys.

[erindubitably]

I know what the 'point' is, I just think there's a much better set up that could prove it without descending into gay chicken.

[cairmen]

Thanks - I must try Patreon.

[quirkytizzy]

Ha - love the one about the stripper! It's amazing what people will think is exciting. Most sex workers I know were just doin' a job. Show up, clock in, clock out, go home and think about what to make for dinner.

Also PROPS for linking to the good Capt! That site has been wildly helpful in recovering from my breakup. I even linked to an article there on my blogroll. As I'm still navigating how and if I want to be friends with my ex - that's a good article.

ETA: The comments - this is also why I never message or ask again WHY if they defriended me. I always assume I just wrote too much for them or they just didn't weren't connecting/liking/etc what I was writing. It's generally not a personal thing, and even if it is, it's really not my right to DEMAND an explanation.

David has been alright with boundaries, though I haven't set many up. This article makes me think about setting a few more up. *ponders*

Also turns out that the ex of your ex is not entitled to be your friend. :/ Learned that one kind of painfully last week.