How To Save Yourself From the New WordPress Editor
Oh my God, I ran automated updates on the blog Friday afternoon without realizing that it was also going to update WordPress to version 5.0. So when I started to write a post that evening, I was met with this monstrosity: WordPress has been threatening us with their new Gutenberg editor for months now, and… Read more
#ThotAudit Is Really About Ethics in Tax Collection
Oh dear God. I saw a tweet from Mistress Matisse, wondered what the heck she was talking about, and made the mistake of clicking on the tag, and now I’ve discovered a whole new world of idiocy in something called #ThotAudit. First of all, I had to learn a new word: “thot.” Apparently, it means… Read more
Model Justice – Plea Bargaining Blues
As I explained in the first post of this series, I’m trying to build a computer model of certain aspects of the criminal justice system. This week, it’s not going well. My goal is to build a model of how our justice system handles plea bargains, with an eye toward understanding (1) why a system… Read more
A Carnival of Street Photography
Singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant released her first solo album, Tigerlilly, in 1995. I remember its top-ten single “Carnival” was all over the radio for months. And of course there was a music video to go with it. I was disappointed with the video. I liked Merchant’s songs, but the video felt like she wasn’t really trying:… Read more
The Senate Is Not Fair To People
So, I saw this tweet, by yet another person claiming that critics of U.S. Senate apportionment rules are historically illiterate: I cannot even with these people who think the Senate is problematic because of it’s representation structure. Do you even Federalist Papers? History? BOOKS? Honestly… — Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) November 7, 2018 I’m sick and… Read more
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