Amazing that in the 21st century, dinosaurs still lurk among us. This was especially in appalling taste because the remarks were made at a graduation.
Unsurprisingly, his remarks have earned him widespread criticism.



https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle...JRTOFm96Lm

Quote:The NFL is distancing itself from controversial comments by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker during a recent commencement address.
In addition to calling Pride Month a "deadly sin" and bemoaning diversity and equity initiatives (DEI), Butker set off waves of criticism when he suggested women find more fulfillment through getting married and having children than by pursuing careers - directly after quoting a song by Taylor Swift.
The backlash has been building since Butker made the comments on Saturday in an address to graduates at Benedictine College, a small Catholic school in Atchison, Kansas. The NFL issued a statement on Wednesday, saying Butker's comments don't reflect the views of the league.
However, plenty of women (and Taylor Swift fans) have made their feelings plainly known.
That could keep Butker's social media feeds clogged with criticism for the foreseeable future.
In front of the crowd of about 485 male and female graduates, Butker suggested a woman's accomplishments as a "homemaker" are more valuable than any academic or professional goals.
"I want to speak directly to you briefly because I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you," he said.
"How many of you are sitting here now about to cross this stage and are thinking about all the promotions and titles you are going to get in your career? Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world."
Butker also praised his wife Isabelle, saying she "would be the first to say her life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother".
Judging from the hundreds upon hundreds of critical comments on Butker's Instagram posts and about him on X and TikTok, his remarks did not sit well with many people.
"This wasn't a case of foot-in-mouth. It was a well-prepared speech," wrote columnist Sam McDowell in the Kansas City Star. "Women listening in the audience, rather than being rewarded with a diploma on graduation day, were made to listen as he promoted the role of homemaker - not as an acceptable choice but as their duty as a husband's servant."
Commenters and social influencers also picked up on another piece of information that appears at odds with Butker's worldview. His mother, Elizabeth Keller Butker, is a medical physicist at Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute in Atlanta and holds, among other academic accolades, a degree in chemistry from Smith College, a private women's liberal arts college in Massachusetts.

My Nod32 Antivirus is expiring by end of the month.  It keeps on nagging at me to renew it, every few hours ...

I am now considering whether to renew or not to continue ??  

Do we really need it?

Is Windows built-in good enough? 

What are your views?   

Could be very useful for retrocomputing.

This technology article that Tony Seba released in the last few days raises some interesting predictions and is something to seriously consider in the coming years. https://www.rethinkx.com/blog/rethinkx/t...oid-robots

An audio version is also available here for those that can't digest a written long form report:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA9LPGoyCxU


Continuing to spread his ignorance & hatred ; "You gotta take the head orf & put it on your mantelpiece.". 


Not altogether sure what a 'postle ' is, but perhaps apostle is meant.

Oh joy..charter schools again.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/516...ic-schools

Quote:What is a charter school?
According to the Ministry of Education, charter schools are another version of a government-funded school that provides teachers and parents "with more choice".
Teachers in charter schools are given a different model of accountability, which provides more freedom for them in what is taught to students - and how it is taught to them.
Children must still be safe, attending school and be able to show that they are learning.
Associate Education Minister David Seymour said charter schools provide educators with greater autonomy, create diversity in the education system and allow teachers freedom from state and union interference.
He said they will "raise overall educational achievement, especially for students who are underachieving or disengaged from the current system".

So much for all those claims that many would leave NZ if Labour had stayed in power https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2024/05/new-zealand-sets-new-record-net-migration-loss-as-kiwis-flee-overseas.html

Went to Sarah Lancashire for the final series of Happy valley. Very well deserved, she's an excellent actress & the series was brilliant.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0w06379x2wo

A nanoscale project represents a giant leap forward in understanding the human brain.
With more than 1.4 petabytes of electron microscopy imaging data, a team of scientists has reconstructed a teeny-tiny cubic segment of the human brain

https://www.sciencealert.com/amazingly-d...rain-in-3d

Hi
My 1999 Familia has a leak which only leaked while the engine was running and then it developed a noise. A mechanic came out and diagnosed it as the power steering pump, and having leaked out all the fluid was why it was noisy. It makes sense. He said we would need to find a second hand pump to fix it then I never heard from him again.

Do you think I really need to replace the pump? It probably just needs a gasket or gasket goo right?