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A few comments around Antenna recently have noted that the service will order links by their apparent post date, even if that post date is in the future. Right now the community is well-meaning enough that such behavior is not a problem, but I worry that it could be abused. Were a bad actor to try to spam the service, he could force junk posts to always appear at the top by giving them a date far out in the future, then simply re-submitting them from a different IP address when the offending is banned. It might be paranoia on my part, and I hope such checks will never be necessary in this space.
I've grown to dislike the phrase "science is real". It's a catchphrase used often by the American political left-wing to imply that the right-wing think science itself is a hoax. While there are certainly those who do not believe science is the proper way to investigate the world, such as fundamentalist religious groups, the vast, vast majority of people in America do believe that science is real. Of course the process of forming a hypothesis, devising an experiment to test that hypothesis, performing the experiment, and analyzing the results is a real process that human beings engage in in the real world. What people disagree on is not whether science is real, but whether current science is right--and given how many scientific "truths" of history have later been shown to be entirely incorrect, I think that's a fair point to debate. The phrase "science is real" is usually a strawman.
I recently re-installed Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix and Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F on my PlayStation 3. I played Project Diva F for a short time right after it came out, but a serious falling-out with a former friend who was a major fan of the game left a bad taste in my mouth, and I hadn't played it again since late 2014. I've played bits of the original Kingdom Hearts on PlayStation 2, but I've never finished the game. I often forget about my PS3: out of the three major video game console manufacturers, I spend most of my game time playing Nintendo consoles, followed by Microsoft.
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Photo of the week (week 34):
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For my uncle's birthday, we visited a dinner theater in the region. The meal largely consists of a buffet, but I like to try to save room for dessert. This sundae is my personal favorite.
Photo of the week (week 35):
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This weekend the US Air Force Thunderbirds came to town for an air show. During some of their passes they ignite the afterburner of their F-16 Fighting Falcons, which produce a deafening roar. Eagle-eyed viewers might be able to spot shock diamonds in the exhaust of this aircraft as it makes a high-speed pass.
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[Last updated: 2025-01-27]
