Fifty-two percent of Americans, including a majority of independents, said they are against the country becoming more politically correct and are upset that there are too many things people can’t say anymore. I was cruising my news feeds this morning and this article has got stuck in my craw. I’d love to see the demographics of […]
Author Archives: Michael Harley
Things I found interesting today | 12/20/2018
Here’s some shit I found interesting today. Maggie Haberman: Why I Needed to Pull Back From Twitter https://nyti.ms/2O5Pi9u The High School We Can’t Log Off From https://nyti.ms/2neekXz My Skin Track UV: A Tiny Wearable to Track UV Exposure https://www.macstories.net/reviews/my-skin-track-uv-a-tiny-wearable-to-track-uv-exposure/ Southern food is made in restaurants and homes all over America, but there’s science behind why […]
Understanding Trump’s campaign violations
I recently learned that the Obama 2008 campaign was fined $375,000. If you’ve been under a rock recently, Trump is an un-indicted co-conspirator for making illegal payments to keep Stormy Daniels quiet, a violation of campaign finance laws. So this morning, I’m trying to understand why Obama was only fined but Trump is being accused […]
Hey Siri, what’s the internet mad about today?
I’ve been thinking a lot about my social media usage lately. Most of my friends are pretty liberal and they share and retweet all the awful, outrageous things that politicians, society and the world does. I think it’s important that we’re aware of these awful things and that we’re thinking about them but the constant […]
So, I’m going to work on becoming a developer
I currently work as a Systems Administrator supporting SharePoint. My official job title is SharePoint Engineer. That job includes design, installation, server support and some tier 3 user support. I can see the writing on the wall at my current company that there’s a push to move the on premises SharePoint environments to Office 365 […]
Two Visions of Patriotism Clash in the Midterm Elections – The New York Times
Denise Bubeck, a Republican in Grimes, Iowa, works for an advocacy group that promotes “family values” such as heterosexual marriage and opposition to abortion. For her, standing to show respect for the flag is nonnegotiable. When she sees athletes kneeling in protest of police brutality during the anthem, she thinks of a grandfather who was […]
Re: How to deal with fear in polyamory?
I have made a strategy for dealing with fear and maybe it’s wise for you to do the same. Sit down when you feel good and are not dealing with massive triggers. Think about what you need to feel safe. This is my strategy for dealing with fear: I’m not this fear I’m feeling. I’m […]
Re: Trump administration orders closure of PLO office in Washington
The closure was announced by the State Department shortly before White House national security adviser John Bolton, in his first major policy speech, threatened U.S. punishment for individuals and countries that cooperate with the International Criminal Court, where the Palestinians have lodged complaints against Israel. “The United States supports a direct and robust peace process,” […]
Frustrated with social media
I’m pretty frustrated with the current social media landscape. I personally prefer Twitter over Facebook but lately, I’ve been on Facebook a lot more for reasons I won’t get into here. Recently, I’ve been making a conscience effort to get back into my tweeting ways only to find out that Twitter is deprecating their API to […]
Re: Finding It Hard to Focus? Maybe It’s Not Your Fault
I’ve felt for years now that it’s harder to not be distracted by my technology. I’ve seen and know people who are so involved with their phones that it doesn’t seem they’re even 50% present and that’s not what I want for myself. So when I saw the article, Finding It Hard to Focus? Maybe It’s Not […]