Author Archives: AdaptiveCurmudgeon

Folks with excellent hair have begun whining about how terrifying a world without Facebook might be. These people, who are pretty but dumb, are called journalists. Most of them are too clueless to know that Facebook is only 14 years … Continue reading →

I have seen people who otherwise seem mentally fit flake out at the shocking shocking shocking idea that Facebook has political bias. This newfound concern went supernova when it dawned on them that the Orange Menace (President Trump) used the … Continue reading →

Starbucks is in the news so it’s time to watch Foamy the Squirrel:

This guy testified before Congress; which is how you know it’s 2018. When the press stops screaming Russia, Russia, Russia, to cover a robot being questioned by Octogenarian yahoos who can’t use a spreadsheet, the world is approaching peak stupid. Image … Continue reading →

Yes, I know. It’s Starbucks; it’s about damn time. We don’t even have to kick ’em when they’re down. We can just enjoy that they’re being kicked. Obviously they had it coming; they shove politics up our ass when all … Continue reading →

I stumbled on this today: “The growth of the Internet will slow drastically, as the flaw in ‘Metcalfe’s law’—which states that the number of potential connections in a network is proportional to the square of the number of participants—becomes apparent: most … Continue reading →

Congress, having discharged less pressing duties like managing a budget and indexing their navel lint, have developed an interest in Facebook. It was about time. Not that Zuckerberg’s testimony (not under oath of course) matters at all. I just mean … Continue reading →

The weekend was not kind to yours truly. Last week I parked my truck, stepped out and… BOOM. Flat on my fucking back! There was a patch of ice about 3 feet long and 2 feet wide right where I’d … Continue reading →