Trump is following the Costanza rule

Recent Trump appointments have media types like Bob Garfield saying that he’s putting a fox in every henhouse. Maybe that’s true, or maybe he’s just trying for our government what worked for George Costanza.

Well, who can you trust these days?

You know nothing, Microsoft

This was a fun little Easter egg I found in my Office 365 portal today.

 

A new game

This xkcd is spot-on – I’ve long believed that some of my more munchkiny gaming friends would make terrific tax-prep accountants, in the way they can exploit game mechanics to maximize benefit.

Trumped!

I guess this is what you get when you say ridiculous, racist things on TV – you get beaten with sticks in effigy. Viva Mexico!

Downworthy

For those who are familiar with the clickbait headlines that seem to pervade all news sites (even somewhat reputable ones) – you know, they’re the enticing headlines usually accompanied by an equally interesting photo you just can’t help but click sometimes, even though you know you’ll probably end up with an Ask.com toolbar – well, there’s a fun plugin for your browser that subverts those headlines:

Downworthy replaces hyperbolic headlines from bombastic viral websites with a slightly more realistic version. For example:

• “Literally” becomes “Figuratively”
• “Will Blow Your Mind” becomes “Might Perhaps Mildly Entertain You For a Moment”
• “One Weird Trick” becomes “One Piece of Completely Anecdotal Horseshit”

I can’t say the plugin worked all that well in my quick test, but the concept is hilarious, and I hope they continue developing it to be more effective. The name is a play on Upworthy, probably the single site that either invented or at least popularized clickbait headlines.

Hey Bro

I really love MetaFilter sometimes. Not only was the link in the post a well-written and interesting take on communication and relationships, but some very high-quality comments ensued:

Presumably the dialogue isn’t meant to be a panacea, but it seems unlikely to do much when there’s a poisonous subtext to the bad behavior. Given that we assume of others what we know of ourselves, it seems worth thinking about how such a conversation is actually likely to unfold.

So, maybe I should be watching Key and Peele, in addition to reading MetaFilter.

Pillowcage

It’s brilliant on its own, but really, the things you find that are somehow related to it are somewhat surprising.

Breaking Bad

Waffle

The most important thing you’ll see today

Andy Murray Squeezing Toothpaste.