blog.yalebooks.com/2021/03/23/idi-amin-and-the-uses-of-political-buffoonery/

Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Nano has the core features of the ThinkPad line as well as some tweaks to keep it current in today’s market. It’s lightweight and functional, but it won’t be everyone’s top choice.

— Read on www.theverge.com/22335874/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-nano-laptop-windows-business-intel-review-price-specs

pauljmiller.com/posts/christianity-for-bitcoiners.html

I haven’t really delved into Bitcoin since its inception, although it has succeeded in a way that makes me dearly wish I had persisted with mining a little longer back when it first started. Anyway, this is an interesting analogy between the technology and Christianity.

rtalbert.org/clients-not-customers-throwback/

Written about higher ed but some of this applies to lower schools as well.

deadline.com/2020/06/xcinex-venue-streaming-system-premium-vod-pay-per-view-1202951080/

Reading this brought out the angry old man standing on his front porch wielding a shotgun in me. Absolutely no way. If it’s so important to get a head count then just don’t release your content online.

I ordered a classic trackball and I am incredibly pleased. I got the kit and after some soldering and elbow grease I now have it up and running. I really like that it is so easy to print replacement parts and that I can conceivably keep this thing running for years and years Ship of Theseus style.

Gun Violence Deaths: How The U.S. Compares With The Rest Of The World
— Read on text.npr.org/980838151

I think what frustrates me most about the whole “banning assault rifles makes it harder for law-abiding citizens to defend themselves” is that we live in a country – a pretty good one – not a post-apocalyptic hellscape. It should not be expected that in order to not die, I should have an assault rifle handy to defend myself while I pick up a bottle of ketchup. Stop blaming the victims for not being armed and consider how much harder it would be for mass-murderers to do this without assault weapons, or guns altogether. Maybe Ted Cruz can just permanently relocate to Mexico so we can stop having to listen to his ideas?

kevq.uk/my-thoughts-on-richard-stallmans-return-to-the-fsf-board/

That’s genuinely intriguing that making the video was a challenge.