While my dad was not perfect, it was courtesy of female teachers, and far too much feminist propaganda growing up, that I all too readily believed my mother about his faults, or failed to see the role she played. One result was a long-delayed and ongoing struggle to outgrow “nice-guy” and codependent behaviors (as an aside, No More Mr Nice Guyby Dr Glover was a total eye-opener, and I’d already started the journey well before). Thus this recent piece by Aurini [http://www.staresattheworld.com/2…
Home brewing. From Art of Manliness [http://www.artofmanliness.com/2017/04/12/homebrewing-101-make-great-beer-home-kit/] : > If you’re wondering why you need an article on how to make beer from a kit, if it already comes with directions, know that while the kit simplifies and streamlines the brewing process, there are still sticky points the first time you try it. While the first batch of homebrew I made a few years ago was okay, I was pretty clueless about the whole operation. I didn’t really…
Google recently put out its methodology for determining wages and pay to address allegations that they are systematically underpaying female staff and programmers. The verge of course has [the expected response](https://web.archive.org/web/20170411054812/http://www.theverge.com/2017/4/11/15254582/google-gender-gap-pay-methodology) (web archive). Let’s start with the headline:> **Google releases pay methodology in attempt to prove no gender gap exists** Subtle, I tell ya. Reeeeeaaal subtle.> The…
I try to avoid point-and-laugh articles but recent circumstances have tempted me to take the easy path [https://thesilicongraybeard.blogspot.com/2017/04/after-yesterday-do-you-want-to-fly.html] , and given my distaste for United, I willingly jumped in and wallowed in it. > The problem here has a couple of aspects. First: the whole antiquated overbooking phenomenon. In what other venue can you buy a product, pay for it, and be denied it? If you buy a flat screen TV and walk it out to your car…
OK. Is nothing sacred? Kidding – I’m not an Aguilera fan, and while I’m not a huge fan of death-metal vocals, it works here.…