Actually it’s a photo of Global Cooling… just flipped 180 degrees.
[Found here.]
Nope. Not gonna eat it. Nope.
Ain’t No Linkage Hot Links
Spinning Wilson’s Phalaropes [via].
When The Levee Breaks [original version].
Life under socialism in 2019. THIS IS A MUST READ.
Haka for Mr. Dawson Tamatea’s Funeral Service 2015.
From the This-Will-Creep-You-Out Dept.: Chinese man complained of hearing scratching sounds.
Norwegian salmon pan-fried with lemon pepper and sumac, on a salad of kale, green leaf lettuce, bean sprouts, and pickled roasted red peppers, with maple balsamic dressing.
I’ll pass. Gimme a bag o’ sliders instead.
[Top image found here.]
Saturday Matinee – The Password, Larkin Poe, Grace Slick & Ernie Andrews
The Password [via].
Seen that scene many times, but it wasn’t until recently that I connected it to something I read years ago.
The Code Breakers” by David Kahn is a classic book on the history of cryptology. In Chapter 2 he described the simple alphabet letter-shift that every schoolboy knows, but then he double-encrypts the shift with a password. Kahn used SWORDFISH as an example.
Using a simple alphabet shift from A to B:
TACKYRACCOONS reads SZBIXQZBBNNMR. Lot of repeated letters, but if you add a key like SWORDFISH to the shift, you get LWQBVGIUJGKJ, and it’s tougher to crack. That’s kind of how the WWII German Enigma machine worked.
Leadbelly cover found here.
Grace Slick’s vocals (sans backup music) on White Rabbit creeps me right out [via]. “Remember what the door mouse said.” Oh shut up. Go feed your cats or something.
I need an aural palate cleanser after that one, so let’s roll with this:
Yeah, Ernie Andrews, one of the greatest big band soul singers of all time, and “Do I Worry” is one of my all-time favorites.
Have a great weekend or two, folks. We’ll keep the porch light on.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 610 – Spook Spazz, Helicopter Boarding 101 & Surf Splat
“I’m kinda busy Tuesday. Got a time frame?”
[Image found here.]
The Death of a Snowball
[Found here, and there’s more at the link.]
If I had a Hammond…
[Top graphic found here. Booker T. Jones‘ image found here.]
I read an opinion recently in a nation-wide Sunday publication [Parade Magazine] suggesting that organ donation should be mandatory by default, unless a person acts and chooses to “opt out.” Think that one through, and it should scare the hell out of you.
Armistice Day: The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month, 1918
Veterans Day gives Americans the opportunity to celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of all U.S. veterans. However, many Americans confuse this holiday with Memorial Day.
A Brief History of Veterans Day
Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. In legislation that was passed in 1938, November 11 was “dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as ‘Armistice Day.'” As such, this new legal holiday honored World War I veterans.
In 1954, after having been through both World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress — at the urging of the veterans service organizations — amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word “Armistice” and inserting the word “Veterans.” With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, Nov. 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.
In 1968, the Uniform Holiday Act ensured three-day weekends for federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays: Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day. Under this bill, Veterans Day was moved to the fourth Monday of October. Many states did not agree with this decision and continued to celebrate the holiday on its original date. The first Veterans Day under the new law was observed with much confusion on Oct. 25, 1971.
Finally on September 20, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed a law which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of Nov. 11, beginning in 1978. Since then, the Veterans Day holiday has been observed on Nov. 11.
Screen Capping Hot Links
Covfefe Wins the Breeder’s Cup.
Don’t look at this without protection.
Porcupine talks about pumpkins [via].
“We don’ need no steenkin’ border wall!” Oh wait…
I don’t know who put it together, but THIS is a great mix.
Guy cheats on his diet & his trainer goes all Mr. T on him.
(Sound up!)
The Wrangellian Eruptions preceded The Carnian Pluvial Episode.
But you already knew that.
Carl Sagan’s Bullsh*t detector. I saw this long ago, and it works. The linked post include a list of classic logical fallacies (including “Begging the Question,” and it doesn’t mean what you think it means).
From the “Well, Duh” Department:
It takes 11.57 days for a million seconds to pass.
It takes 31 years 8.5 months for a billion seconds to pass.
It takes 31,710 years for a trillion seconds to pass.
Oh, and 1 millionth of a mile = 1/16th of an inch.
It amazes me that this needs to be explained, but there it is.
I remember a teacher that I had…
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
A Humble Request. Updated: Great news. She was finally allowed to grant POA to her long-time friend. Thanks to all who contribute – every little bit helps.
[Top image from here.]
Tacky Raccoons 