Random Shots for Monday, 25 December 2017

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

1. Posted to Facebook —

   http://castaliahouse.com/the-last-jedi-is-star-wars-for-people-who-hate-star-wars/

2. Posted to Facebook —

   “Every Person, Their Own Nation”

3. Posted to Facebook —

   I’m on Diaspora*, MeWe, Minds, seen.life, VK —

   https://dia.so/mikewb1971

   https://mewe.com/i/mikewb11971

   http://minds.com/mikewb1971

   http://seen.life/profile/mikewb1971

   https://vk.com/mikewb1971

   So far, Diaspora* seems to be the best of the bunch.

   Of course, aesthetics are arbitrary, your mileage may vary, etc.

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

1. Metallica —
   1. . . . And Justice for All
   2. Metallica
   3. Load
   4. Reload
   5. Kill ‘Em All
   6. Ride the Lightning
2. Aviation Week & Space Technology [AW&ST] — Secret New UAS Shows Stealth, Efficiency Advances by Amy Butler and Bill Sweetman
3. Rebellion A/S — 2000 AD
4. DC Comics — Bat Lash
5. Axios — Walmart is planning a store without cashiers by Christopher Matthews
6. Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November / December 2017 — pp. 76-81: “Fermi’s Slime,” by Tom Jolly
7. KEVIN BLOODY WILSON Hey Santa Claus
8. Tech HD — 5 Amazing Gun Inventions You Need To See
9. Tech News — 5 Self Defense Weapons Every Person Should Have
10. IDW Publishing / Ominous Press — Giantkillers
11. Russia Today [RT] — Pro-Communist Antifa protestor wiped out by truck at ‘March for Jesus’ in Portland
12. Alamogordo Daily News [ADN] — Angel Peña announces bid for New Mexico Congressional District 2
13. The Gateway Pundit from Jim Hoft — San Fran Terror Suspect Was Bernie Sanders Supporter – Claimed to be “Slave of Allah” by Cristina Laila
14. Tablet — Why Eating Chinese Food on Christmas Is a Sacred Tradition for American Jews by Marc Tracy
15. Target Books — Doctor Who and the Android Invasion by Terrance Dicks