Passover thoughts and more
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blimixAt a Passover Seder, there is a custom to set a place and pour a glass of wine for the spirit of Eliyahu (Elijah), who is basically like a Santa Claus who eats your milk and cookies but leaves no presents.
It seems to me that the total value of all the wine given to Eliyahu in even a single year is far greater than the monetary value of a human life. So, at your next Seder, poison Eliyahu's wine and get rid of him for good. You'll be doing the world a favor.
(Disclaimer: Don't actually do this.)
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Okay, so Memories Pizza keeps making the news as it rakes in the dough from its GoFundMe campaign. But remember, that's one single bigoted business that is $842,592 richer. Meanwhile, its 29,166 bigoted contributors are collectively $842,592 poorer. Because money is more useful to people who have less of it, this crowdfunding is causing a decrease in the utility of that money for the bigot community as a whole. Good job!
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I recently helped my friends make this collaborative music video of "Love Is an Open Door" from "Frozen".
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I also recently tried to buy gaffer's tape. Apparently, it's too "music/electronics" to be found at a hardware store, too "electronics/hardware" to be found at a music store, and too "music/hardware" to be found at an electronics store. (So I ordered some online, but I still have no idea where people typically buy it.)
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Gratuitous links:
TIE Fighter (short animated film) (Thanks, Jason O.!)
Phoebe and her Unicorn, a webcomic by Dana Simpson (author of "Ozy and Millie") that is a spiritual successor to "Calvin and Hobbes," is going into print in newspapers! I am pleased.
5 Brainwashing Tricks That Work No Matter How Smart You Are
Things My Male Tech Colleagues Have Actually Said to Me, Annotated
Now on Display: Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet (Thanks, Brian!)
Want to Find Terrorists? Check Out Your Church. (Short; please read through to the end, or you will miss the point.)
It seems to me that the total value of all the wine given to Eliyahu in even a single year is far greater than the monetary value of a human life. So, at your next Seder, poison Eliyahu's wine and get rid of him for good. You'll be doing the world a favor.
(Disclaimer: Don't actually do this.)
...
Okay, so Memories Pizza keeps making the news as it rakes in the dough from its GoFundMe campaign. But remember, that's one single bigoted business that is $842,592 richer. Meanwhile, its 29,166 bigoted contributors are collectively $842,592 poorer. Because money is more useful to people who have less of it, this crowdfunding is causing a decrease in the utility of that money for the bigot community as a whole. Good job!
...
I recently helped my friends make this collaborative music video of "Love Is an Open Door" from "Frozen".
...
I also recently tried to buy gaffer's tape. Apparently, it's too "music/electronics" to be found at a hardware store, too "electronics/hardware" to be found at a music store, and too "music/hardware" to be found at an electronics store. (So I ordered some online, but I still have no idea where people typically buy it.)
...
Gratuitous links:
TIE Fighter (short animated film) (Thanks, Jason O.!)
Phoebe and her Unicorn, a webcomic by Dana Simpson (author of "Ozy and Millie") that is a spiritual successor to "Calvin and Hobbes," is going into print in newspapers! I am pleased.
5 Brainwashing Tricks That Work No Matter How Smart You Are
Things My Male Tech Colleagues Have Actually Said to Me, Annotated
Now on Display: Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet (Thanks, Brian!)
Want to Find Terrorists? Check Out Your Church. (Short; please read through to the end, or you will miss the point.)
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Re: Name calling and identity politics
Date: 2015-04-06 08:32 pm (UTC)Your interpretation of my use of the phrase "personal offense" is correct: There is no accusation aimed at you here.
Likewise, I do not deny that overcoming one's own bigotry is difficult. But doing so is a moral necessity. There is no need to make excuses for bigotry, as the harm is not in my opinion of the bigot, but only in their own behavior.