Don Hall 11/10/21 Don Hall 11/10/21

AI, Robot

Skynet is Meta. Skynet is also ZoomInfo. Aside from the luddites in the world, casually refusing to participate in the digital world at all, everyone is captive and tool of the coming human extinction.

Don Hall 11/9/21 Don Hall 11/9/21

I Like to Watch | Eternals (2021)

My wife asked me what my favorite moments were and I was struck dumb. I couldn't think of a single moment. "I loved the end credit scene?"

Don Hall 11/8/21 Don Hall 11/8/21

I Believe... [Dems Need a Press Agent]

...that Democrats have, in a year, cut child poverty in half, added 5.3 million jobs, managed the most ambitious vaccine rollout in the nation’s history, and passed a $1.2 trillion investment in the water, roads, bridges and broadband. Lead with that, piss ants.

Don Hall 11/6/21 Don Hall 11/6/21

The Era of Unrelenting Comparison, The Age of Poisonous Envy

Zuckerberg was that loser incel who bullied his way into tapping into to our most base snake brains. He made us like him.

Don Hall 11/4/21 Don Hall 11/4/21

No One is Teaching Critical Race Theory in Public Schools

Are public school teachers teaching children the complexities of systemic racism to children unable to critically parse things out or more thoroughly teaching about our country's racist past?

Don Hall 11/3/21 Don Hall 11/3/21

Comedy is Not Harder, It's Just as Hard as It Ever Was

The best comedians joke about the realities we refuse to see and make us laugh. That's no different than any other time.

Don Hall 11/1/21 Don Hall 11/1/21

I Believe... [Can a Black Man 'Punch Down?']

...that when an African American man is accused of punching down, the true source of inequality is revealed. It’s about class, not race or gender....that when an African American man is accused of punching down, the true source of inequality is revealed. It’s about class, not race or gender.

Don Hall 10/31/21 Don Hall 10/31/21

Cheez Slyces

It seemed like a good idea—or maybe a funny idea—at the time but this was going sideways fast.

Don Hall 10/30/21 Don Hall 10/30/21

Why Your Knee Hurting Isn't Indicative of Progress

The world seems to be doing better all the time. Sure, there are things we can work on but it looks like what we've been doing so far is working.

Don Hall 10/28/21 Don Hall 10/28/21

The Breakfast Club of Social Media

Social media isn't wildly different than high school in the 80's—it's just faster with a ridiculously large student body to navigate.

Don Hall 10/27/21 Don Hall 10/27/21

Six Cult Horror Films You Forgot About That Will Blow Your Mind

Tired of the rehash of old franchises to chill your bones this October? Try a couple of these and be creeped out for good.

Don Hall 10/26/21 Don Hall 10/26/21

Prepping for the Great Resignation

The choice is yours. Either learn to work remotely efficiently and prioritize your finite willpower or go back to dealing with angry, stupid, entitled people looking for you to placate their rage at someone else. For peanuts.

Don Hall 10/25/21 Don Hall 10/25/21

I Believe... [Plenty of Workers, Not Enough Decent Gigs]

I believe... that there isn’t a labor shortage, there’s a shitty job surplus.

Don Hall 10/23/21 Don Hall 10/23/21

Four Movies That Made Me Ask for a Refund

Eddie Murphy owes me $12.

Don Hall 10/19/21 Don Hall 10/19/21

Bringing a Smartphone to a Gunfight

The most prolific of the Twitter Warriors comprise less than 3% of the population who, in turn, drive the most noise about issues.

Don Hall 10/18/21 Don Hall 10/18/21

I Believe... [Channeling The West Wing]

...that WH Press Secretary Jen Psaki is West Wing good....that WH Press Secretary Jen Psaki is West Wing good.

Don Hall 10/17/21 Don Hall 10/17/21

Finding the 'Bad Apples' Just Got Easier

The question in this suggestion is, if it is a number of 'bad apples' spoiling the barrel, how do we identify them before they cause homicidal harm?

Looks like the pandemic has exposed them.

Don Hall 10/14/21 Don Hall 10/14/21

Swimming in Bullshit Without a Floatie

Brandolini’s Law (a.k.a. the Bullshit Asymmetry Principle) which states that: “The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.”

Don Hall 10/13/21 Don Hall 10/13/21

The Chappelle Watershed Moment

How Netflix handles the backlash to The Closer will determine the continued power of the shrieking micro-minority.

Don Hall 10/11/21 Don Hall 10/11/21

I Believe... [Sadism is Not a Virtue]

…that our pleasure in the pain of others—even those we deem deserve the pain—while common and instinctual, is really not a quality of which we should be proud. Sadism makes us all a bit less.