China Is About to Show Off Its New High-Tech Weapons to the World
On September 3, China will hold a “Victory Day” military parade in Tiananmen Square to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan—and to send the West a message.
Somewhere, a Chinese PR team prays that this will become the first Google result for “tiananmen square tanks”.
If you ever feel like your career’s been all over the place, remember that the same guy wrote “Fury Road” and “Babe”.
Being on a customer call at 7AM should come with hazard pay.
That feeling when you feel absolutely crummy, then you remember other people have it worse, so then you feel guilty about comparing your problems to theirs, but then remember that it’s not a contest and it’s OK to feel any way at any time, no matter how your circumstances compare to another’s.
I see too many people wearing heavy backpacks with the straps loose so that they’re hanging low on their backs.
Don’t do this. This is how you mess up your back.
You want to carry weight high up on your back. It puts much less strain on all of you. Tighten the straps as much as possible so that the bulk of the weight is under your shoulder blades. You’ll be amazed how much easier it is to carry the same weight.
We’re fostering kittens again. This pair is only a week old and we have to bottle feed them. Their eyes are still closed. One of them snuggled against my hand after its dinner.
Today I learned that our $6000-per-month UnitedHealthcare “platinum” insurance doesn’t fully cover generic thyroid medication, so our monthly cost for them rose from $1 per month under Aetna to $59 per month under UHC.
This is what the Republicans’ “death panels” look like.
In honor of its new financial arrangement with Donald Trump, Intel announced its new flagship CPU: the Inanium.
Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology
By hiding the eyes, mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sunstaring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws.
This is now online for free reading. It’s a must for young cyberpunks who want to understand their history.
UnitedHealthcare sued by shareholders over reaction to CEO’s killing
The group, which seeks unspecified damages, argues that the public backlash prevented the company from pursuing “the aggressive, anti-consumer tactics that it would need to achieve” its earnings goals.
The investors actually said that. They demand UHC be more “aggressive, anti-consumer” to make more money for them, presumably by killing more Americans.
It’s time to start building the guillotines.
