The Ethics of Pranking
This is not a prank, but it is April Fool. John Oliver referred to is as being to fun what St. Patrick’s Day is to Irish culture, and he’s not entirely wrong. People who look forward to it as a… Continue Reading
This is not a prank, but it is April Fool. John Oliver referred to is as being to fun what St. Patrick’s Day is to Irish culture, and he’s not entirely wrong. People who look forward to it as a… Continue Reading
There are certain things that it’s hard to stay quiet about, and certain evils which perpetuate especially well when people stay quiet about them. One of the things I resolved to do when I wrote my post about Ferguson was… Continue Reading
Two weeks ago I talked about how I leave tasks to Future Jim, sometimes because I don’t have time to do them and sometimes as a method of passive-aggressive procrastination. After some research I found that the existence of Future… Continue Reading
Do you ever leave things up to future you? I do. Future Jim is usually okay, though he can be unreliable on certain issues, like the dishes. Present Jim wants to do other things, like write music or play Minecraft… Continue Reading
Something really got to me in last week’s post. There’s a lot of talk around Christmas about being good, naughty and nice lists, and the spirit of giving and compassion. Which is awesome. But there are some things about it… Continue Reading