Art, or not Art?

From the Walker's current exhibit in Minneapolis



Realism always catches my eye.

This is the piece "Rain" or "Regen" by the German artist Thomas Demand as presented in the Walker's "Lifelike" exhibition. Technically fascinating in a pre-digital way. But, art?

Tech support from the unlikelyest place (here)

I read this tremendously useful tip on Stephen Green's great blog, VodkaPundit.

He enthusiastically recommends this browser add-on: Do Not Track Plus. I second that endorsement.

I'm not quite as concerned about the on-line privacy issues as he is, however all-in-all I'd rather not have my hard-drive compromised nor my on-line browsing activity tracked. And, that is the signature functionality of this add-on. Importantly though, it does have the added benefit of speeding up page-loads as it (I believe) blocks the tracking scrips from running concurrently. That's a nice deal indeed. Please check it out as they have multiple versions for various browsers.

Just as was Claude Rains,

I am shocked, shocked to find rate manipulation going on in this establishment. Frankly, I'm surprised that this hasn't been investigated earlier. If you were starting from scratch, this is probably one of the first kinds of financial fraud you'd dream up. The only surprise is that apparently a few people were dumb enough to commit fraud with an auditable document trail. Well, I guess that's not much of a surprise either.

More on the man whose name should adorn TCF staduim

I'm looking forward to what I'm sure is a good mix of history and idealism about an alum:

From the Hoover institute: "Noel Vietmeyer’s Our Daily Bread, a gripping, touching, meticulously researched biography of Norman Borlaug, the plant breeder known as the Father of the Green Revolution, accurately portrays the kind of nobility, idealism and courage epitomized by Jimmy Stewart in the title role of “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and Gary Cooper in “High Noon.”"

Dr. Norman Borlaug - RIP

As a longtime Iowa resident, a graduate of the University of Minnesota, and frankly as a citizen of planet earth, I note with sorrow the passing of an absolutely remarkable man. Norman Borlaug died yesterday. Among other things he was a country boy, wrestler, scientist, teacher, humanitarian and statesman.

The man was a stud, the likes of which, the rest of us can only aspire.

God rest his soul.

Banff

Tricia and I returned from a really enjoyable tip to the Banff, Alberta area. For me it's as fun to see snow in the summer as it to be on a tropical beach in the winter. . . .well almost.

Here is Tricia on the beautiful Iceline trail in the amazing Yoho valley.

Not ahead of its time

A truly obscure point, but when did they last update the White House's barware inventory? While these clunky handled chunkers continue to be the perfect way to enjoy A&W, the last time I drank beer out of one of those mugs was sharing a pitcher of 3.2 at Shakey's Pizza Parlor in 1983!

Doesn't nearly everyone use these (see right)?

And correct me if I'm wr0ng, but isn't drinking out of a bottle the most friendly and the most eco?