Bag of Randomness for Friday, February 16, 2024

  • I’ve noticed and been reading about how Elon Musk has updated the TwitterX algorithms to include more posts in our feeds that are opposite our political ideology. The goal is to entice users to engage and leave more comments. I’ve been surprised at some of the stuff I would rather not be exposed to. I’m not saying I don’t want to hear or learn from the other side, it’s the extremism and baiting that concerns me.
  • That’s a bold move, Cotton – Marine in Fort Worth accused of sexually assaulting recruit, then writing a book about it
  • DaughterGeeding caught an infield popup fly yesterday evening.
  • Fox4 had an interview with the woman who was abducted and forced to drive to the border. Of all the things that stood out, “purple pancakes” caught my attention the most. It made me think about how I wanted to do the same with my family, but it was one of those things I never got around to. The closest I’ve come to doing something like this was with a friend in college. There was an episode of Mad About You in which they used a code word to help each other get out of conversations they got stuck in. Our code word was “onomatopoeia.” It worked well for the most part, though sometimes it would raise an eyebrow. “Ah, you bought a new lawn mower, sweet. Hey Rob, isn’t “mower” an onomatopoeia?”
  • A few things went through my mind when I first saw this. At first, I thought the Longhorns were announcing an agreement between them and Reebok. Also, I like how it glows and goes on and off, it must represent our power grid quite well.

 

 

 

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