@skematica You don't have to believe it until it starts to happen.
// @larand @kdfrawg @gtwilson
@kdfrawg This is the piece [motherjones.com]. And apparently as a result there has been a federal decision to end the private operation of prisons. Which is quite an achievement.
Alas, this is an exception, and journalism is not entirely alive and well. From over here, the coverage of your election, and much else besides, makes that very clear. But there do remain glimmers of life.
// @larand @gtwilson
@matigo Ah. I don't have too much experience with life assurance. A couple of my previous jobs have had it built in, if I perish on the job, as it were, which I'll take as a perk. And I had life assurance when I had a mortgage, because the lender insisted. But because I have no dependents, and my partner is perfectly capable of taking care of herself, I do not have any kind of life cover now. She gets my assets anyway, no need for more.
@matigo Is it, really? I suppose it depends on what exactly you are trying to insure.
@matigo I certainly will. Maybe even record the unboxing and set up. I plan to use the occasion to attempt to create a better set-up for recording, as far as cabling and mixer settings go. That may not work, but I want to try.
Exciting times. I withdrew my Patreon income and ordered the desktop mic boom and shockmount. I don't think I have ever had such difficulty researching an item as the shockmount, first to establish what size microphone they can hold and second to find out whether they are any good. I'm still not sure I made the correct decision, but we shall see.
@kdfrawg Let's not exaggerate. Did you read the Mother Jones story on private prisons? And have you seen the impact that has had?
// @larand @gtwilson
Tomorrow's episode recorded. All I need to do now is edit it down by about half. I hope other people find it interesting. I did, but that's a given.