MJ's little flock

[Shadrach]

The river will flood in December. My aunty's friends will be flooded out completely. The river chickens were their chickens. I was calling them refugees for a few days, but it somehow switched to river chickens.

If they are collectively known as the river chicks then what about Ebb and Tide for names.

 

[Shadrach]

Old lady Katie in her rocking chair, doing her knitting.

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I think she's my favourite.

 

[MaryJanet]

Do you come across many texts that victim-blame and have slippery slope arguments?

Only the one so far. Last month's. It was truly awful. I agreed with what he said, but not how he said it. Also, he had nothing new to contribute.

 

[MaryJanet]

That sounds like a full day to look forward to! Have Joyce and Christa learnt how to use the washing machine yet?

Yes. They're all over it.

1. Wait til human rooster does washing
2. Watch the washing.
3. Listen to the beeps.
4. Finished.

 

[MaryJanet]

I think she's my favourite.

She's very bird-like. A great flyer!

 

[LozzyR]

Only the one so far. Last month's. It was truly awful. I agreed with what he said, but not how he said it. Also, he had nothing new to contribute.

What was the context of the argument?

 

[MaryJanet]

What was the context of the argument?

He's a journalist who to date, has spent his career arguing for greater political engagement in the control of emerging technology and the regulation of capital. He was responding to a thorough and detailed analysis of AI and data called Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff (which the bookclub read a couple of years ago). All he had to offer was angry divisiveness and trite victim blaming, eg, he mentioned flat earthers on p1 and then he failed to connect it to his overall theme (no wonder, because it's irrelevant), so I assume he was slyly congratulating his readers on being clever enough to believe the Earth is not flat (ie not very clever at all) and smug enough to appreciate his congratulations. Ridiculous.

Anyway, this month's book is a perfect companion to his book because it's a demonstration of how to write strong arguments instead of ranting.

 

[LozzyR]

He's a journalist who to date, has spent his career arguing for greater political engagement in the control of emerging technology and the regulation of capital. He was responding to a thorough and detailed analysis of AI and data called Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff (which the bookclub read a couple of years ago). All he had to offer was angry divisiveness and trite victim blaming, eg, he mentioned flat earthers on p1 and then he failed to connect it to his overall theme (no wonder, because it's irrelevant), so I assume he was slyly congratulating his readers on being clever enough to believe the Earth is not flat (ie not very clever at all) and smug enough to appreciate his congratulations. Ridiculous.

Anyway, this month's book is a perfect companion to his book because it's a demonstration of how to write strong arguments instead of ranting.

Sounds intriguing! Was it a journal article/book review or a whole book?

 

[MaryJanet]

Sounds intriguing! Was it a journal article/book review or a whole book?

Don't be intrigued. Ignore it. It was a whole book, but it had been published already by the guardian.

 

[LozzyR]

Don't be intrigued. Ignore it. It was a whole book, but it had been published already by the guardian.

I'll defer to your expert opinion. It's been a while since I've had to exercise my critical thinking skills.