Texting and driving is apparently illegal in California. Who cares? It’s easy to get away with it. Wear sunglasses, keep the phone in your lap, glance down with your eyeballs instead of your head, text by touch alone. I am very very good at it. I’m also good at driving with one knee and finding…
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Does “the forest moon of Endor” mean “the forest moon named Endor” or “the forest moon orbiting Endor”?
I enjoy late-night nonsense. Last night’s nonsense was parsing Admiral Ackbar’s phrase “the forest moon of Endor” from Return of the Jedi. I asked Twitter whether Ackbar meant to refer to the moon as Endor or just indicate a moon orbiting Endor. Almost every single person who responded told me that Ackbar meant planet. I…
An Explanation of the Fallacy in One Argument Against Public Breastfeeding
There’s an argument for supporting public breastfeeding (that is, for not pushing nursing mothers to cover up while they’re nursing in parks, restaurants, offices, etc…) that claims, essentially, that breastfeeding is a natural act and that is why it should be permitted or even encouraged. There’s a lot riding on that word, “natural”, and it’s…