Category Archives: rage against the machine

Anytime a US citizen hurls the labels communist, Marxist, etc., there’s a ZERO percent chance the person has even the slightest idea what they mean.

The words have gravitas and make the hurler seem politically swank to members of the same…whatever.

I take these with me when I go to buy fuel, and the price drops 7c/gallon. I get the Putin’s Price Discount (PPD), not the Price Hike (PPH).

(Pilot myrewards card plus two USSR pins)

I got excited when an org I like sent an e-mail with link “download our summer guide here.”

Why not just attach a PDF to the e-mail, BUT NOOO, it’s a PDF wrapped up in a digital publishing platform, so there’s no way to download. Platform is issuu.

I had to manipulate the screen several times to get the document viewable. Nasty.

The upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.

Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Cuba are not being invited by the US.

As far as that summit, the moral of the story is, you don’t want to be a member of a club that would have you as a member.

Proton Technologies (Protonmail, VPN, etc) “secure communications tools” based in Switzerland, keeps blogging about their digital rights advocacy.

“Ensuring people can access accurate information is essential for democracy.”

This, of course is fine, and many times can be a good thing, but they keep lending support to the USA’s favorites.

Going into the political like that has reduced my desire to use the products.

https://protonmail.com/blog/privacy-through-advocacy/

Oh, fun! This just came in from my insurer.

When I need health care, the first thing I think of is shopping and getting a reward. More stupid games to play. Health care as shopping, like picking out a shirt at a department store. Having chest pains? Wait! I need to shop a reward.

Who am I going to vote for in upcoming elections? Who/whatever can crash all this shit the fastest.