Slate goes full derp, takes issue with the idea that even in the future there will be competing uses for limited resources, and that markets will exist for humans or their robot successors to find a consensual, non-hierarchical (and efficient!) way of prioritizing those uses. Of course, unless you had Thomas Sowell (or another similarly honest economics book) beat “competing uses for limited resources” into your head, you might not understand why markets are the ultimate consensus generator.
I always get nervous when geniuses want to fix a problem that doesn’t exist. RAISING CAPITAL IS SUPPOSED TO BE PAINFUL, YOU MORONS! If you don’t like the way the stock market focuses on the short term, maybe, I dunno, get the Fed to raise interest rates high enough that CDs and bonds are viable short-to-medium term savings vehicles?
The steroid era ain’t got nothing on the live ball era. MLB just broke a record for most home runs hit in a season and with around 12 games to go per team, it looks like they’ll crush it. But they swear the ball’s not juiced. Sure thing.
There were some crucial games last night and a few teams playing out the string. The Red Sox topped the Orioles. The Yanks beat the Twinks to keep pace. Fortunately the California Angels lost to the still smoldering Indians so that tenuous wild card lead is holding. The D-backs fell, as did the Rockies. And with the Brewers winning, the NL chase is officially red hot. The Dodgers fell to the Phillies. Team Canada beat the Royals. The Cards beat the BIG RED MACHINE. The Cubs won. The Nationals won. And the Astros continue to play solid ball and topped the White Sox.
Nothing else happened on this side of the pond. The League Cup kicked off in earnest yesterday. But with many teams fielding a b-side through the entire competition its not really much to get stoked about. But preseason hockey is in full swing now, so expect some reports to start dribbling in as thats season approaches.
Alright, are you fired up? I’m fired up. Let’s all get fired up for…the links!
President Trump dished out a blistering speech at the United Nations yesterday. He took the Nork, Iranian and Venezuelan governments specifically to task and offered up America as an example. As for the Norks, he said we would destroy them if forced to defend ourselves or our allies from attack. Of course, most of the major media left that last little bit out and are calling the speech terrifying. But trolls gotta troll. The memes started coming quickly.
I’m bring you a double-whammy rom the Bay Area today because they’re both too good to pass up. First, no good deed goes unpunished. Coffee shop robber looks to sue man who subdued him. (WATCH THE VIDEO!!!) And second, Fremont man bashes baker with baguette. The roll was unavailable for comment.
Man, the NFC East is a joke. I guess they’ll all pick up some wins against each other, but…wow. Somebody could win that division at 8-8 this year. The Giants looked as bad last night as the Cowboys did yesterday. Thankfully that concluded the NFL week 2. It was probably worse than Week 1 to be honest with you. Let’s hope the quality of play improves soon.
Baseball has some huge series going on in the homestretch. The Yankees topped the Twinks and dropped the Minnesodans to just 1.5 games ahead of the idle Angels in the wild card chase. The Red Sox kept their 3 game lead over the pinstripes by topping the reeling Orioles. The Dodgers dropped the series opener to the Phillies. The Brew Crew inched closer to the Rockies for the second NL Wild Card spot by blanking the Pirates. And the D-backs fell to the Padres in a meaningless game.
Not much else going on yesterday. Although, I’m starting to notice NHL preseason scores on my sports feed. I’m not quite ready to start posting them here, but the time is coming soon. Until then, enjoy the Hunt For October and the fact that I have no love for the NBA and won’t report on any of that until the playoffs.
Anyhoo, it’s gonna be a long day, so let’s get on with…the links!
There’s a lot wrong with Hobby Lobby. The store layout is awful and their pricing on matting and framing seems a little high. But I gotta say, this is retarded.
What a terrifying story on prosecutorial intimidation. The “paper of record” is acting like its a good thing, but it sure looks pretty fucked up to me when a fishing expedition is coupled with intimidation tactics and more leaks than the Titanic.
News reaches the West that the man who saved us from an accidental nuclear exchange passed away.
Always trust the government to be full of assholes who do not want you to know how they operate. I hope that all lawyers who participate in filing these suits are disbarred for egregious abuse of the legal system.
John McCain blames gentleman bachelor Lindsay Graham for his poor showing at the Comey hearing. Senator, everyone knows you have a brain tumor. Just retire and spend the rest of your life (long may it be) in the company of your family.
Down to the last two weeks or so of the regular season in MLB and things are settling…a little bit. The Astros are winning again and clinched the AL West. The Dodgers and Nats played a potential NLCS preview and the Dodgers got the better of it. The Cubs are playing well and are close to locking down the NL Central. The Indians finally lost but then immediately started another win streak. And the AL East is just kinda there with the Red Sox not playing too bad but the Yanks matching them and still sitting a few games back. The Twinks are holding a tenuous 2 game lead for the final AL Wild Card spot and on the senior circuit, the Rockies sit 2.5 games above the Brew Crew.
In college football, Clemson took it to Louisville. Tennessee watched Florida Hail Mary Butch Jones to the super-hot seat. (Just kidding. That probably cost him his job.) Texas forgot how to defend the end of a half…twice, and lost to USC in overtime because of it. The Buckeyes righted the ship a little against Army. Oklahoma rolled. UCLA shit the bed. The Cal Golden Bears (hello, Playa Manhattan) beat Ole Miss as they prepare for USC to come to town. And Vandy beat Kansas State, and possibly the nicest coach in college sports. I’d love to give a Florida State update to the Seminoles out there. And I will if they ever decide to play again.
The NFL had a second weekend filled with boring games. Ravens over the woeful Browns. Panthers over the Bills in an offensive shitshow. Cards rally to top the Colts and avoid an 0-2 start. Titans top the Jaguars. The Chefs top the Iggles. The Patriots drilled the Saints, and the AP/NO relationship is not looking healthy. Da Bears got pasted by the Buccaneers. The Dolphins topped the Chargers. The Raiders continue to impress by grounding the Jets. The Cowboys looked like dogshit while getting hammered at Denver. The Seahawks topped the 49ers in a game America could have done without. The STILLERS tore the Vikings a new asshole. As did the Falcons to the Packers.
I’m sure you guys and gals would rather talk about the Emmys, so I’ll end my weekend sports recap and get on with…the links!
Trump has picked someone to sit on the Federal Election Commission that believes people should be able to spend their money on political speech anonymously. Salon shits its pants at the prospect. I guess they prefer the days of a weaponized IRS and a government that leaks donor information to groups from their “team” so people can chill political expression.
STEVE SMITH HAVE NICE LAZY DAY TODAY…SLEEP IN, GO RAPE A COUPLE OF HIKERS, THEN MAKE BRUNCH. FINISH LINKS, THEN GO RAPE A CAMPER OR TWO BEFORE SUPPER TIME. HOPE FUNNY GLIBERTARIAN PEOPLE HAVE HAD A NICE, LAZY AND RAPETASTIC DAY TOO.
Because it’s Sunday, the Candy household is battening down the hatches and preparing for a football marathon. SP has her cheesehead hat ready, OMWC has his Ravens toque and pillow, and webdominatrix is rolling her eyes and making preparations to spend her day elsewhere. Cooking and drinking to commence shortly. Here’s the ones we’re watching: I’m predicting Ravens over the Browns, 112-0, because apparently you can’t get negative points in a football game. Denver-Dallas is one of those games where I want them both to lose, so it’s an absolute hate-watch. Green Bay-Atlanta ought to be a terrific game if they both show up.
On to today’s news. One of the few things planned by the Trump administration which I could heartily support is the withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accords (which, in usual political dishonesty, by its name assumes the answer). Then suddenly, it was announced that the US was staying in. Then it was announced the the US is still getting out, “unless we can re-enter on terms more favorable to our country.” If part of the art of the deal is seeming like everything is in total confusion, well, this must be it. And there ARE no favorable terms to a political document that masquerades as science. It just needs to be taken behind the barn and beaten to death with an ax.
In the Equifax brouhaha, two executives announced their “retirements.” The terms of the golden parachutes were not announced, but when they are, OMWC predicts many commas in the numbers. Only the police unions take care of their own as well. One annoying thing about much of the news coverage is the sneering credentialism regarding the Chief Security Officer. “He doesn’t even have a DEGREE in security!” Well, no, but he’s a fuckup because he’s a fuckup, not because of the presence or absence of a piece of paper with a ribbon and seal on it. I always think of the Wizard of Oz at times like this.
“Nobody likes to get held from cooking things that they usually love and not only that, but this is something customers love, too,” [chef and Food Network drone Eric] Greenspan said. “Don’t eat it if you don’t want to, but don’t impede on anyone’s rights to do what they want to do. Foie gras is one of those things to me that connects classic food to modern food and it’s been going on for so long and such a part of so many great classic cuisines that it will be missed.
“Let’s ban assault rifles before we ban foie gras if you want to talk about cruelty,” he said.
ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN ONES. IT HAS BEEN GOOD FOR ZARDOZ TO GET BACK TO THE BASICS – GRAIN DELIVERY AND GIVING THE GIFT OF THE LINK TO HIS CHOSEN ONES. ZARDOZ HAS TRIED MANY NEW CAREER PATHS – DRUG MULE, LABOR ORGANIZER, RACER, COUNTRY MUSIC….BUT THINKS PERHAPS LIFTING HIS CHOSEN ONES OUT OF BRUTALITY IS BEST.
GO FORTH AND SNARK!
ZARDOZ NOT SURE WHAT TO THINK OF THIS – “PIZZA” “BEAR” “MONSTER”? PERHAPS THE BRUTAL WAS WARNING ABOUT ZARDOZ’S FRIEND, STEVE SMITH?
ZARDOZ WOULD ONCE AGAIN REMIND HIS CHOSEN ONES THAT COMPASSION TO BRUTALS IS NOT FOLLOWING ZARDOZ’S COMMANDS!
ZARDOZ WOULD COME UP WITH A BETTER METHOD OF GETTING RID OF USELESS BRUTAL POLITICIANS THAN THIS.
This is a difficult morning. Much beer last night while being given lessons from Swiss Servator on the proper technique for drilling holes in blocks of cheese. “NEIN, NEIN, DAS IST NOT KORRECT! MORE ANGLE!!!!” in his best Sgt. Hartman screaming voice. I admit that I was surprised at some of the subtleties involved, like frequent changing of drill bits so that the holes varied in size properly.
In any event, this will be a beer-themed day on the Glibs as you will see. But first, let’s look at the news.
Apparently there’s a feeling in St. Louis that a trial verdict was not properly arrived at. Indeed, it does seem a bit… suspicious. Interestingly, rather than the mob attacking the judge who felt that a cop saying he was going to kill someone, the cop shooting the guy five times with a, ahem, nonstandard weapon, and then planting a gun, was not sufficient evidence to sustain a “guilty” verdict, the mob decided to attack the mayor’s home. The logic of crowds will never be something I understand, I’m afraid. This passage in the news story is telling:
Since Ferguson, police shootings or other uses of force — and decisions not to charge the officers in most of the cases involved — have set off heated protests in New York, Baltimore, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Charlotte and other cities across the country.
What do all these cities have in common? I’ll let the commenters answer that.
London cops have arrested someone who should be charged with incompetent bomb-making. As of this writing, the suspect has not yet been named, but they did say he was an 18 year old male. At 18, my friends and I were extremely skilled at ordnance, and we would have turned ourselves in out of a sense of embarrassment for fucking up an easy task. If we’re betting, I’ll take the “under” on the kid being Amish.
“It’s time for Californians to have a louder voice about who is going to lead our country,” state Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), said during a legislative hearing on his bill to move the state’s 2020 presidential primary from June 2 to March 3.
Because having more electoral votes than any other state is clearly insufficient for Dickie. No reason to let those hicks in the other 49 states to have a say, they might make the wrong choice. Kalifornia Uber Alles.
I admit it, I like this guy. It’s always fun when the mask slips and the Progs on TV are discovered to be closeted Mrs. Grundys.
Finally, the obligatory music. SP and I have been spending a great deal of time in Wisconsin and have grown to love the culture, the accents, and that way of life they have. Oh, and the beer and cheese. If we could escape Chicago and move north, we would. This is absolutely charming.
or limited resources, and that markets will exist for humans or their robot successors to find a consensual, non-hierarchical (and efficient!) way of prioritizing those uses. Of course, unless you had Thomas Sowell (or another similarly honest economics book) beat “competing uses for limited resources” into your head, you might not understand why markets are the ultimate consensus generator.
News reaches the West that the man 
