tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.comments2024-03-05T05:15:33.360-08:00Odin's RavensDan Hagenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comBlogger618125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-89505245095452395322024-03-05T05:15:33.360-08:002024-03-05T05:15:33.360-08:00
Sj Wexler:
The streets got rinsed, the lawn got f...<br />Sj Wexler:<br />The streets got rinsed, the lawn got fed, but it kept me wide awake in bed.Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-78661111385027560742024-02-17T05:05:38.262-08:002024-02-17T05:05:38.262-08:00Washington Post: "As is so often the case, th...Washington Post: "As is so often the case, the Republican effort to elevate the story of the bribes was aided by their allies in the conservative media — specifically Fox News and even more specifically Fox News host Sean Hannity. So would Hannity, for the second time in two weeks, cop to an error? Would his colleagues in Fox’s popular prime-time lineup address the abrupt change in the story they had been promoting?"<br />LOL. You know the answer to that. Fox News desperately covered anything BUT the exposure of the lies they had been promoting. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/16/fox-conspiracy-theory-upended/Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-61775632792745548142024-02-11T15:08:16.984-08:002024-02-11T15:08:16.984-08:00Golden Scientist said: I'm sick of those cryba...Golden Scientist said: I'm sick of those crybaby 'artists' who constantly complain about AI image generators. I can see where they are coming from, but it's a software. Software does not ask to use media for training. I'm sick of hearing about it. AI will not take away creative jobs like art and writing. It is here to stay, and those people need to suck it up. Some of these people have the reason "it takes people's work and uses it without asking."<br />IT'S A PROGRAM.<br />Real people use references to create media without reaching out to the original creator, but when a computer program does that, it's suddenly wrong.<br />I will admit that there are some ethical issues that come with these image generations and chatbots, but I'm just sick of hearing about it.Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-82870113647188802062024-02-07T19:56:10.449-08:002024-02-07T19:56:10.449-08:00As I have always said, they are our Silent Sentine...As I have always said, they are our Silent Sentinels. JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459259034403525848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-58162086404043643382024-01-29T08:24:08.732-08:002024-01-29T08:24:08.732-08:00Yung Pueblo is a Sage. Perfect illustration of a b...Yung Pueblo is a Sage. Perfect illustration of a beautiful ideawhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619255103605473881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-1138138190588037022024-01-27T15:00:31.396-08:002024-01-27T15:00:31.396-08:00Jim Hampton:
Well said. I notice this most when I’...Jim Hampton:<br />Well said. I notice this most when I’m reading. My ability to focus in a longer term has gone down. I suppose that can be recaptured easily, though.Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-23266068793805393082024-01-02T05:52:40.722-08:002024-01-02T05:52:40.722-08:00Michael Fraley:
Recently, a few digital photograph...Michael Fraley:<br />Recently, a few digital photographers have learned that one of the advantages of using film was having to stop and rewind the film back into the cartridge, switch out the roll, reload, and so on -- every 12 to 36 shots. It was a quiet, healthy moment of relaxation that was good for both photographer and model.Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-3229053296082115942023-11-10T05:15:15.295-08:002023-11-10T05:15:15.295-08:00Sj Wexler said, “I had that experience at Target y...Sj Wexler said, “I had that experience at Target yesterday. I think they have 12 self-checkout and there were several people waiting. I walked-up to one of 3 empty registers with an employee and was gone before the line had moved. Are people brain-dead?”Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-92086167146094070282023-11-07T04:23:41.421-08:002023-11-07T04:23:41.421-08:00Agree completely.Agree completely.Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-46174417103537637332023-11-06T07:52:26.132-08:002023-11-06T07:52:26.132-08:00Reply
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Patrick Hasburgh said: "Stay presen...Reply<br />17m<br />Patrick Hasburgh said: "Stay present, Eternity lives in the moment... What's great about surfing is it's not rigged, it can't be gamed. It's the ocean and gravity, energy collecting on the side of the world that gathers together to give me 30 seconds or so of a pleasurable, and certainly primitive, sensation. You have to pay attention when you surf, to be ready, to calculate, measuring your strength against the power of the ocean; it requires some negotiation because no one is stronger than Mother Nature. Surfing isn't as serene as it looks, there is time to ponder but only between waves. When "it's working" you have to go, nothing else matters; you're not thinking about your CC debt or a broken heart. You are truly in the moment—it feels eternal, until it's gone "poof"... So elusive... but for those split seconds? ... The fleeting memory feels like something that was "endless," — like a dream is, until it's not."Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-42513417475144587832023-11-06T05:16:45.410-08:002023-11-06T05:16:45.410-08:00Jim Hampton:
Csikszentmihalyi's and Drkulec...Jim Hampton:<br />Csikszentmihalyi's and Drkulec's definitions and examples of Flow are superb. I can relate to Drkulec's sense of timelessness. I also like to refer to Flow as the "Slipstream". It's as if I've been latched on to by some unseeen current that pulls me along in the activity, a sort of autopilot.Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-65700287399551618902023-10-23T07:10:32.610-07:002023-10-23T07:10:32.610-07:00With monsoons comes the risk of worm related ailme...With monsoons comes the risk of worm related ailments and respiratory infections. Your dog’s trusted vet will administer suitable de-worming tablets and vaccine/s as per the immunization schedule.<a href="https://k9nerds.com/" rel="nofollow">k9nerds </a> gratissoftsolutionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855989404520369394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-47621441816068842632023-09-26T08:27:16.086-07:002023-09-26T08:27:16.086-07:00We've already seen the way to destroy Fox News...We've already seen the way to destroy Fox News. Fox News knowingly and relentlessly lies about its targets, and that can be proven in court. And that is the very definition of "actual malice."<br />Fox News should be bankrupted by libel suits.Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-24857328589895113792023-09-20T07:34:56.904-07:002023-09-20T07:34:56.904-07:00Ricky Venatta:
At least half of it all feels inten...Ricky Venatta:<br />At least half of it all feels intentional. Access is their meal ticket and they placate the villains to keep that access. The health of our democracy doesn't factor in to anything they do, viewer share is their only barometer.Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-77308402621375761442023-09-04T08:51:07.759-07:002023-09-04T08:51:07.759-07:00Terry Cannon:
I've heard the figure $70k per y...Terry Cannon:<br />I've heard the figure $70k per year as the point where working people in the USA can have all their basic needs met. Once your basic needs are met, including having enough savings to handle unexpected bills, you find yourself with the freedom to enjoy life without much worry. It is soul-crushing to labor long, hard hours and still not be able to meet your basic needs. "Pulling yourself up by your bootstraps" was originally a joke and it still is.Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-47036090442231211812023-09-04T06:50:13.495-07:002023-09-04T06:50:13.495-07:00Paul and I watched "Don't Worry Darling&q...Paul and I watched "Don't Worry Darling" on Netflix last night. I had forgotten how unsatisfying the ending is.Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-34885237044927024132023-08-26T05:39:03.724-07:002023-08-26T05:39:03.724-07:00The U.S. Marine Corps went up to the highest level...The U.S. Marine Corps went up to the highest levels of Fox News last month to challenge a story that falsely claimed a fallen Marine’s family had to cover the cost of transporting her remains, emails obtained by The Washington Post show.<br /><br />Fox quietly amended the digital story and then removed it from its website following more complaints from the Marines but still has not apologized or corrected the erroneous report, which had been based on a false claim quickly retracted by a congressman. https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/08/26/fox-news-retracts-marine-story-nicole-gee/Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-34068541878894915562023-08-23T03:20:21.775-07:002023-08-23T03:20:21.775-07:00Let's get a wider view and watch how amorality...Let's get a wider view and watch how amorality is sold to our society. Once we regarded “Lord of the Flies” as a horror story. Now we treat it as comedy on “Survivor.” And children raised on nothing but Hollywood's product could be forgiven if they thought the two most popular professions in America were “assassin” and “prostitute.”Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-46939800765124469052023-08-20T08:04:50.215-07:002023-08-20T08:04:50.215-07:00Louis Janney:
We have one of the major candidates ...Louis Janney:<br />We have one of the major candidates in one party who promises to start “slitting throats” of all of the woke deep state actors upon his inauguration. And he’s reportedly a Harvard trained lawyer who incidentally laughed at GITMO detainees being tortured while he was there to protect their rights.Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-61689301153675436742023-08-20T04:37:55.931-07:002023-08-20T04:37:55.931-07:00Paul Allen:
Yours is a nation that proclaimed Libe...Paul Allen:<br />Yours is a nation that proclaimed Liberty as an absolute right, but relied upon slavery in order for you to prosper. That contradiction has transformed over time, but still dominates your national psyche.Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-54507213480882566702023-08-03T16:26:17.775-07:002023-08-03T16:26:17.775-07:00Bonnie Clark:
I knew a couple of schnauzers with a...Bonnie Clark:<br />I knew a couple of schnauzers with attitudes that sound very similar. Watch out, Paul there must be a very fine line there that you dare not cross.Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-40291005455976445092023-08-03T15:53:00.699-07:002023-08-03T15:53:00.699-07:00Daniel Herrera:
Schmoop, my Corgi mix, has a rule ...Daniel Herrera:<br />Schmoop, my Corgi mix, has a rule that nothing (aside from the two dogs she lives with) has a right to exist and she will try to eat any insect she encounters. The only bug she knew not to mess with was a Praying Mantis who waved it's menacing arms at her as she barked. Question: where does George encounter horses?<br /><br />I replied:<br />I drive him past a horse corral in town just so he can exercise his lungs.Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-20622451607113838232023-06-18T14:35:00.614-07:002023-06-18T14:35:00.614-07:00I think the multiverse concept is like time travel...I think the multiverse concept is like time travel. The first couple of times you use it at the last minute to resurrect dead characters it can work (in the 1978 Superman and Galaxy Quest, let us say). But by the twelfth time or the 27th time, it is a hackneyed bore, a dreary deus ex machina. That is the inevitable heat death of all the universes in the multiverse. It still works in this movie, but with this and the last two Spider-Man movies, we have reached the end of the line.Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-42478240767982624522023-06-17T07:58:59.086-07:002023-06-17T07:58:59.086-07:00Fox News suggests shooting people to stop Trump...Fox News suggests shooting people to stop Trump's prosecution. https://www.alternet.org/fox-host-trigger-trump-prosecutions/Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650928693565504625.post-50940588604276618162023-06-16T15:19:51.611-07:002023-06-16T15:19:51.611-07:00Good. Fire all the producers, then turn of the lig...Good. Fire all the producers, then turn of the lights. https://www.alternet.org/fox-ousts-producer-wannabee-dictator/Dan Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577238849397958248noreply@blogger.com