१३ फेब्रुवारी, २०१८

At the Fat Tuesday Café...

IMG_1948

... eat all you want and talk about what you want.

६८ टिप्पण्या:

stevew म्हणाले...

Late morning snack or early lunch? Looks delightful.

-sw

traditionalguy म्हणाले...

It looks like Scott Adams time for a Simultaneous Sip. Hmmm good.

Triangle Man म्हणाले...

All the discussion of pigs got me craving ribs, so that's what I had for lunch.

Amexpat म्हणाले...

In recent months, I've been dreaming about eating food. It's very realistic and I get what seems to be the same enjoyment as eating in reality. The only thing is that I restrain myself from eating too much while dreaming. That's a good habit while awake, but a bad one while dreaming.

traditionalguy म्हणाले...

I read an article somewhere that the Commonwealth Nations are meeting in London to decide who will succeed Elizabeth as their Monarch because hereditary succession is not the rule, only a suggestion.

Talk about Public Opinion preparation, these Brits have suddenly discovered a vote for the Monarchy. That would be a second Glorious Revolution.

My money is on Kate.

Gahrie म्हणाले...

I read an article somewhere that the Commonwealth Nations are meeting in London to decide who will succeed Elizabeth as their Monarch because hereditary succession is not the rule, only a suggestion.

It's been that way since the Glorious revolution in 1688.

Jaq म्हणाले...

That’s what’s nice about cold weather, it’s like secret sauce on a little meal like that, with no added calories.

tcrosse म्हणाले...

I read an article somewhere that the Commonwealth Nations are meeting in London to decide who will succeed Elizabeth as their Monarch because hereditary succession is not the rule, only a suggestion.

The successor to HMQ as head of the Commonwealth need not be a member of the Royal Family, or even British. It's poor form to discuss it publicly while the Monarch still draws breath, but there's talk of democratically electing a leader. I propose Justin Trudeau, if it will get him out of Canada.

Virgil Hilts म्हणाले...

Reading about the Princeton professor who actually thought you could have a class with a serious discussion about free speech with the current SJW crowd.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/professor-uses-n-word-student-shouts-f-you-free-speech-class-canceled-at-princeton/article/2011560
Not sure why, but it reminds me of Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!

Bad Lieutenant म्हणाले...

Triangle Man said...
All the discussion of pigs got me craving ribs, so that's what I had for lunch.

2/13/18, 11:28 AM


Leftover osso buco, yum. Brown bagging is the best. At least if you can cook, LOL.

FIDO म्हणाले...

I hadn't noticed it before, but the blog has an Ashley Madison ad on it. It is that google has determined that I am a pig, a random placement, or has Ms. Althouse become open minded on infidelity?

FIDO म्हणाले...

I have an awesome lemongrass ginger rib recipe. Needs to marinade for two days for best results. Sulfur to taste.

sparrow म्हणाले...

FIDO, that ad doesn't appear on my version of the site: it's likely following your expected preferences FWIW.

Bad Lieutenant म्हणाले...

Speaking of eating, where are people getting their king cakes these days? And is tomorrow too late to have one? Being French, we do galettes du roi, earlier in the year at something called the Epiphany. They don't know from NO king cake.

bleh म्हणाले...

So Bloomberg is reporting that the US killed "scores" of Russian mercenaries last week in Syria. Who paid for the mercenaries? The Russian outfit, Wagner, is Russia's answer to Blackwater. Did the Kremlin know about the mercenaries and not tell us? Is the Kremlin involved with the mercenaries? Did the Kremlin give financial aid to Assad with the understanding that Assad would use the funds to hire Russian mercenaries? Is the Kremlin coordinating with the mercenaries in any way? This should be a huge story.

If Trump and Putin manage to avoid an international crisis over this, Democrats will say it's additional proof of collusion.

hawkeyedjb म्हणाले...

"I propose Justin Trudeau, if it will get him out of Canada"

Justin Trudeau, proud feminist, would make an excellent queen.

Ignorance is Bliss म्हणाले...

BDNYC said...

So Bloomberg is reporting that the US killed "scores" of Russian mercenaries last week in Syria.

The thing that got me from that article was the misleading headline: U.S. Strikes Killed Scores of Russia Fighters in Syria, Sources Say, which makes it sound like we initiated the confrontation.

The U.S. forces were defending a base held by U.S. and Kurdish forces against an attack by Syrian-Government aligned mercenaries.

Danno म्हणाले...

Fido, I've never had ads on the Althouse blog. I turned off my Adblock Plus, refreshed the main page and then received on from Investors Business Daily. So I guess it is possible you got one from Ashley Madison.

Am I sensing In-FIDO-elity? Just kidding.

Jupiter म्हणाले...

FIDO said...
"I hadn't noticed it before, but the blog has an Ashley Madison ad on it. It is that google has determined that I am a pig, a random placement, or has Ms. Althouse become open minded on infidelity?"

That means that our new AI overlords have decided you are a pig. FIDO the pig?

Of course, the women at Ashley Madison are all robots, so you may find that infidelity is not what it used to be.

Sebastian म्हणाले...

"the US killed "scores" of Russian mercenaries"

There goes Trump again, colluding with Putin to kill Russians.

rhhardin म्हणाले...

Firefox suggests uBlock Origin instead of ad block plus, for smaller and faster.

JohnAnnArbor म्हणाले...

No pączki?

Fabi म्हणाले...

Fat Tuesday, Fat Wednesday -- whatever it takes.

Hagar म्हणाले...

The Rob Porter scandal still hinges a lot on just what language the FBI used in warning the White House about his spouse abuse problem. And Mr. Porter apparently was a very convincing persuader that it was all just she said/he said; though two of them, still just "coincidence," not "enemy action."

walter म्हणाले...

Fat or zaftig?

hawkeyedjb म्हणाले...

I've finally had the opportunity to watch some Olympic contests in which the winner is decided by the athletes, not by the judges. If you go around the track or down the hill faster, you win! Even if you're not "supposed to!"

Jupiter म्हणाले...

"Many students objected to Rosen’s use of the word, saying that it was offensive and prevented them from learning."

Churchy LaFemme: म्हणाले...

To block ads, just turn off Javascript. Althouse is one of the few sites that works great without it. (Both the articles and the comments [except for posting]).

Biff म्हणाले...

Since our host periodically shares her opinions of political fundraising requests that land in her inbox, I figure that she and other Althousians might find this recent XKCD cartoon to be entertaining:
https://xkcd.com/1948/

Original Mike म्हणाले...

I kept putting off getting an ad blocker (doing homework on new software is a pain), but when Althouse imbedded the ads rather than have them on the side, I found it so unattractive I got off my butt and got one. Glad I did.

Meade म्हणाले...

She got rid of the between-post ads a couple months ago. The only ads now are in the sidebar.

Jupiter म्हणाले...

Actually, what we need is a browser add-on that doesn't block the ads, but doesn't display them either. Just download them to the bitbucket. Then Althouse gets paid just as if we'd seen the stupid things. Would that be fraud? Do I have an enforceable obligation to use the bit patterns I've down-loaded to drive a working monitor with a human in front of it? Does Althouse have an obligation to refrain from billing for the ad display if I have not?

Curious George म्हणाले...

I use AdBlock. Free. Seems to work well.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

"FIDO, that ad doesn't appear on my version of the site: it's likely following your expected preferences FWIW."

Yeah, it's a sophisticated algorithm. If you're getting Ashley Madison ads, it says something about what Google knows about you.

Me, I'm getting an ad for a $1900 Chloe handbag.

FullMoon म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
Meade म्हणाले...

The only ad I'm seeing now is for something called "Superior Walls." No, I'm not a white supremacist. Yes, I want Trump to build the wall. Waiting for my head to spin.

Humperdink म्हणाले...

Meade said: "... Yes, I want Trump to build the wall..... "

It was reported this morning that Trump initiated a change to the border wall designs. They must now include ivy covered walls. Not sure where that came from.

Big Mike म्हणाले...

Me, I'm getting an ad for a $1900 Chloe handbag.

Hint, Meade. Tomorrow is February 14th, capisci?

tcrosse म्हणाले...

They must now include ivy covered walls. Not sure where that came from.

Fenway.

Jupiter म्हणाले...

Blogger Ann Althouse said...

"Yeah, it's a sophisticated algorithm. If you're getting Ashley Madison ads, it says something about what Google knows about you."

Probably just that he is a man past 35 with disposable income. I gather that FaceBook allows advertisers to basically put together a filter, based upon a selection from a very large number of traits FaceBook may or may not be able to link to a user. YouTube does something similar. Not sure about Google.

Michael K म्हणाले...

"I use AdBlock. Free. Seems to work well."

Me, too.

Jupiter म्हणाले...

Advertisers don't seem to have gotten the message that men = women. They think the socially-constructed "sex" of the people their ads are shown to is important. Isn't that strange? You'd think they would have been to college and learned the Truth.

tcrosse म्हणाले...

"I use AdBlock. Free. Seems to work well."

It works so well that some of the websites I visit each day detect it, and require that I turn it off before I can see their content. Well, fair is fair.

Jupiter म्हणाले...

"I use AdBlock. Free. Seems to work well."

Well, it works for you, but I suspect it's costing Althouse ad revenue. And while I don't always agree with our hostess, I will defend to the death, or at least to the extent of a few idle comments, her right to get paid for ads I don't have to look at.

Jupiter म्हणाले...

tcrosse said...

"It works so well that some of the websites I visit each day detect it, and require that I turn it off before I can see their content. Well, fair is fair."

Fair is fair, but war is war! And what one programmer can do, another can undo. The question is, how do they detect it? I think they must detect the fact that they did not get a request for an ad on their ad server after you downloaded their page. So, the blocker could send that request, and then just discard the ad when it arrived. That would waste bandwidth, but if anything was ever made to be wasted, it's bandwidth.

Drago म्हणाले...

IIB: "The thing that got me from that article was the misleading headline: U.S. Strikes Killed Scores of Russia Fighters in Syria, Sources Say, which makes it sound like we initiated the confrontation.

The U.S. forces were defending a base held by U.S. and Kurdish forces against an attack by Syrian-Government aligned mercenaries."

Lots of Robert Cook-types employed by major media.

Meade म्हणाले...

Well just remember — AdBlocker or no AdBlocker — if you don't throw in your buck 0 fehv... who will?

"Ooo... buck 0 five. Freedom costs a buck 0 fehv."

Clyde म्हणाले...

Just saw this article and thought that Althouse and the local regulars here might find it interesting, since Madison was ranked #4 on the list:

The World’s Top 10 Beer Destinations for 2018

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

If you use AdBlock, think about using tha Amazon Portal in the sidebar. Help keep this thing going.

gspencer म्हणाले...

Cookies still the favorite.

D 2 म्हणाले...

I was thinking about blocking web ads, but my lawyer warned me that artists at the Ad company might have cause to sue for damages later if I dont give them 30 days notice first.

FIDO म्हणाले...

You would get more out of that handbag than I would out of a supposed Ashley Madison girl.

Though if the girl on the front of the ad is any indication, she also costs about $1,300 to bag.

Jaq म्हणाले...

I Ashley Madison could provide a bot like in Blade Runner 2049, sign me up.

Jaq म्हणाले...

Blogging is never far from busking.

Curious George म्हणाले...

"Ann Althouse said...
If you use AdBlock, think about using tha Amazon Portal in the sidebar. Help keep this thing going."

I do quite often.

Curious George म्हणाले...

"tcrosse said...
"I use AdBlock. Free. Seems to work well."

It works so well that some of the websites I visit each day detect it, and require that I turn it off before I can see their content. Well, fair is fair."

Sure, me too. I'll pause it if I really want to see the content.

FIDO म्हणाले...

Time to clear out my cookies

Michael K म्हणाले...

" I'll pause it if I really want to see the content."

It's like WaPoo telling me I have to subscribe

AMF !

Sebastian म्हणाले...

NPR on the sentencing of the latest _____ terrorist: "New Jersey man," "naturalized citizen from Afghanistan," tried to "radicalize" fellow prisoners. What's missing from this picture?

Progs are incorrigible.

Drago म्हणाले...

What ever happened to that nice Mueller fellow and his wonderful team of rabid dem partisan prosecutors who were so gung ho to get that "traitor" 33-year Army Veteran Michael Flynn?

Gee, it seems like only yesterday Flynn's guilty plea (under duress) was the "proof" that there was a "there" there in the collusion investigation, even though the plea had nothing to do with collusion.

And here we are with this FISA court judge (in DC) who is likely to have signed off on the BS warrants who also just happened to be the Federal District Judge overseeing the Flynn case...being forcibly recused from the case just 3 days after the guilty plea.

And what is the first thing the replacement judge orders? That Muellers delightful team of dem hacks turn over all exculpatory evidence (which was supposed to have been done already) to the Flynn team.

That evidence would include the FBI interview notes which showed the FBI investigators did NOT believe Flynn lied about anything.

But 7 months later, Mueller's team of dem hacks disagreed and went after Flynn and his family.

Hmmmmmmm.

And now Muellers team of hacks have requested the already delayed sentencing hearing be delayed until.......May.

Hmmmmmmm.

Jupiter म्हणाले...

Ann Althouse said...
"If you use AdBlock, think about using tha Amazon Portal in the sidebar. Help keep this thing going."

But that puts more money in Bezos' pocket.

I like the idea of a browser that sends the ads to the bitbucket. The advertiser is hoping that by showing me an image of, say, an attractive woman, he can convince me to buy something I don't need and won't enjoy. He is trying to cause me to act against my interest. Which is to say, he is trying to drive me crazy. It would seem axiomatic that it is in my interest to avoid that outcome. He is fishing for my money, and I am trying to get the bait without getting the hook. A battle of wits! How exciting!

Jersey Fled म्हणाले...

Let me guess. He is a Democrat.

Oh, and that other thing.

Jupiter म्हणाले...

I suppose I could contribute directly to Althouse blog with paypal. But that would mean I was paying a woman to argue with me. Talk about crazy!

Francisco D म्हणाले...

Ann,

I think we all want to keep this thing going. Well, Inga's not too happy now, but she will be back.

I have been somewhat torn between you and Glenn Reynolds.

Once I move to Arizona, I will have a lot of purchases that I plan to use Amazon for. I will try to balance the purchases.

You guys are doing a great job. Thanks.

bolivar di griz म्हणाले...

Outtakes from the crazy grishenko snipehunt:
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/02/13/odd-sluration-seemingly-inebriated-democrat-senator-jack-reed-asks-intelligence-community-to-outline-covert-operations-in-public/

Michael K म्हणाले...

"Once I move to Arizona,"

Welcome. Ask for advice about location if you want,

MayBee म्हणाले...

Just saw an ad for Black Panther. I know it's going to be huge, but this ad featured a guy with exaggerated skin bumps, and it just set off my whats-it-called. The skin bump/lotus pod/peeper toad thing.

JAORE म्हणाले...

Yeah, it's a sophisticated algorithm. If you're getting Ashley Madison ads, it says something about what Google knows about you.

That explains the ads I see for "Keeping those damn kids off your lawn!".