Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
by Adam L Silverman| 14 Comments
This post is in: Bleg, Open Threads
Figured I’d put this on the front page so it doesn’t get buried and lost in comments: Way off topic, but any BJ folks in the Houston area?I’m coming to town at the end of the month for professional reasons. The place I’m going to be touring is on Rogerdale Rd (77072). While I’m there they …
lamh Needs Some Information From Any of Our Readers In HoustonPost + Comments (14)
by Adam L Silverman| 89 Comments
This post is in: Bleg, Dog Blogging, Nature, Open Threads, Pet Blogging, Pet Rescue
Allow me to introduce my next door neighbor Sophie! As you can see, she’s thrilled to meet you… Sophie moved in at the end of this past winter. She was originally a foster pup from the local Boston Terrier rescue. Her human’s yellow lab had passed away several months before after a long and good …
For Sophie! A Request For Some Pet AssistancePost + Comments (89)
This post is in: Bleg, I Will Cut You If You Muddy This Thread
Anyone have any experience with Chromebooks? I’m trying to find a decent laptop (with keyboard) for an elderly relative. I’ve been looking at 15 inch Chromebooks because their PC was making them crazy as every microsoft update would mess up their settings. Chromebook looks like it runs like a PC without all the MS bullshit. …
by Adam L Silverman| 58 Comments
This post is in: America, Bleg, Civil Rights, Domestic Politics, Open Threads, Politics, Racial Justice, Silverman on Security
Last night on the Twitters, Cole asked: While they are distracted by the peotests let’s rip down all the confederate monuments, change the street and scool names, snd change the names of military bases. — John Cole (@Johngcole) June 2, 2020 Well have I got an announcement for you!!!!! Last year I connected with LTC …
An Announcement for the Balloon Juice Community: Citizens Against IntolerancePost + Comments (58)
This post is in: Bleg, COVID-19 Coronavirus, Science & Technology
I have had some questions about how to get numbers for modeling the course of the SARS-CoV-2 infections and buildup of immunity in the population. Today others were asking those questions on Twitter. I am definitely not a statistician. The only things I know about statistics come from having a team of very capable statisticians …
by DougJ| 184 Comments
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I hope everyone is doing what they can to encourage local and state officials to close all non-essential businesses, especially malls, bars, and restaurants which draw large crowds, to prevent unnecessary contagion and save lives. A friend whose wife is an ER doctor created a petition encouraging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to do so in NYS. …
by Adam L Silverman| 10 Comments
This post is in: Bleg, Changing Climate, Climate Change, Open Threads
The Mighty Trowel sent me the following update for you all: While there’s still lots of bad news coming out about the impact of the new years fires, here’s some good news updates from a country on fire. All of the missing people from Victoria have been accounted for and are alive. Also the Bureau …
Australia is Still Burning: An Update From The Mighty TrowelPost + Comments (10)