Tag: defense

In defense of serverless

I recently read the “Don’t be fooled by serverless” article from David Heinemeier Hansson and was really irritated by the serverless-bashing without any real insights. By way of background, I have operated servers since the early 2000s. First normal x86 racks...

Dragon Defense, the latest addition to Metaverser Game Hub

Dragon Defense is a captivating and immersive fantasy tower-defense game that invites players to strategically build and upgrade towers to protect their land. Players must strategically position towers along a carefully designed path, fending off waves of relentless enemies aiming to breach their de...

In Defense of Sidewalks

Ifyou want to get a sense of life in a city, take a walk. Look down, what do you see? Gum, stuck to the bottom of your shoe? Probable. Fresh pile of dog shit? Likely. Inexplicable sock? Present. What do all these discarded items represent, I asked myself on my most recent venture outside. Do they...

In defense of the Tenderloin

When I returned to San Francisco after a pandemic-induced exile, I moved to the Tenderloin. As a nightlife entertainer who hadn’t worked in over a year, I was understandably on a tight budget. And if one wants to live alone in SF without paying a fortune, yet still be walking distance to, well...

How My Thoughts on Money Have Changed Over Time

Many people, especially the middle class, hate money — and, by extension, hate rich people. I did, too. I thought that I hated money because I believed that money — wanting or chasing it and having it — made people evil. But that wasn’t true. I didn’t hate ...

Mehdi Hasan’s Indefensible Defense of Being Pro-Life

In 2012, when he was still living in the United Kingdom, MSNBC journalist Mehdi Hasan wrote an essay for The New Statesman/HuffPost UK called “Being pro-life doesn’t make me any less of a lefty.” Hasan’s piece was written in response to criticism surroundi...

A Letter to Defense Attorneys

If you are a public defender, thank you for your service. Many of you take a lot of undeserved heat from various parties. It is not often talked about that, at times, you can have as many as two hundred or more felony cases on your caseload simultaneously. This is naturally unsustainable, ...

Gov. Reynolds & 24 Republican Governors Joint Statement Supporting State of Texas’ Constitutional Right to Self-Defense

In a political landscape marked by turbulence and shifting ideologies, the recent joint statement by Governor Reynolds and 24 other Republican Governors has sparked significant debate and discussion. This critical document voices strong support for the State of Texas’ Constitutional Right to S...

Harnessing the Power of Endocannabinoids: Your Body’s Natural Defense Against Stress

The human body is an absolute marvel, capable of self regulation, and optimization even under the most grueling conditions. Inside all of us reside vast systems designed to counter stress from the outside world. These internal networks are designed to fight off infections, promote or tackle infla...