A Pedantic Moment: Winking Face Emoji On Facebook when you type a semicolon and the right half of a parenthesis – š – the site automatically posts a little winking face. My pedantry is that the wrong eye is winking. When typed it should be the face’s right eye that winks, not the left. WrongContinue reading “dimland radio 8-5-17 show notes”
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dimland radio 7-29-17 show notes
Another Perspective On Justine Damond’sĀ Death I discussed a blog post that pointed out that media coverage of Justine Damond seems to be different than the coverage of other victims of police violence, such as Philando Castile. Specifically, in Castille’s case the news media wasted little time exposing his police record and that of hisContinue reading “dimland radio 7-29-17 show notes”
dimland radio 7-22-17 show notes
A Little More About Amelia Earhart Last week I mentioned a Ric Gillespie being connected to the whole Earhart survived her last flight theorizing. He is. However, he’s not pushing the idea that she and her navigator were taken prisoner by the Japanese military. His idea is more romantic. Ā For more skeptical takes onContinue reading “dimland radio 7-22-17 show notes”
dimland radio 7-15-17 show notes
A Correction Yes, again. It was pointed out to me the the fellows on American Pickers on the Not So Much History Channel were pawn brokers. They are not. They are antiques dealers. Ā Then I want on a bit about how the titles of a lot of the pawn shows are take-offs on pornContinue reading “dimland radio 7-15-17 show notes”
dimland radio 7-8-17 show notes
A Correction Yes, again. I said that artist Chuck Close, after a paralyzing event, painted with his mouth. That is not the case. He has some use of his arms, so he straps a brush to his hand and paints that way. His paintings are now on the “pixelated” side when viewed up close, butContinue reading “dimland radio 7-8-17 show notes”
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