Dropbox has decided to push out a new version of their application/client, and instead of continuing to do what made them famous - smoothly stay out of the way while reliably syncing a local folder to the cloud and other computers, so that you don't have to think about it - they decided they wanted to get more in your face. More interesting though is the major oversight in even promulgating information on the changes to tech support [http://archive.is/Jy4dS], or the fact that apparently, a sign…
It's been an interesting few weeks. I'm not going going to take a short bit of time spent overseas as a massive insight, but a) I grew up speaking several foreign languages, b) I've had a number of friends from overseas, and c) spent most of my time there with family and friends who live there - so this also isn't simply "redneck opines on things he doesn't understand" either. This will also turn out to be a bit of a series. Several thoughts off the bat. First,…
I usually try to be at least somewhat timely in commenting on or expanding on an article posted by someone else, but I'm only now getting around to expanding on a few points in the excellent article the Didact wrote [http://didactsreach.blogspot.com/2019/07/rules-dont-matter-in-failing-nation.html] . > The Dirt World is one in which the rule of law is considered anything from a quaint anachronism to a bad joke. It is a world in which bribery, corruption, nepotism, and elitist snobbery are ways…
I had the opportunity to spend far more time listening to Nick R's podcast than I usually do, and while I usually only catch the highlights when I bother at all, these two are worth spending a little time on. If time is of essence, just watch the second video for a bit at around 1:23:00 in. The guy's name is Ron Toye, pronounced "toy-ay", and even without looking at his face or mannerism, immediate jokes about "Soy-ay" come to mind. As one commenter put it - he looks like…
It's been an interesting couple weeks, with plenty of food for thought. In the meantime, Sabaton finally released their "Great War" album. I don't know if this will over time supplant The Last Stand as my overall favorite Album, but every song on it is solid, two of the prerelease singles already featuring prominently in my workout mix, with a greater degree of complexity and variety as they take on more challenging musical compositions. The variety of melodies, including, yes, not recycling r…