About Tanoro
Christopher "Tanoro" Gray is a web programmer and science advocate especially concerned with resource management technologies, biology, and artificial intelligence. He is a student of epistemology and philosophy as well as an Atheist competent in Christian theology.Links
Fear no Fake News
I was having a conversation with someone named Bill on Facebook who wanted to know what sort of media image Donald Trump had before it was announced he was running for President. I hit him with several links and sources to find more, but it was clear what Bill was implying. But all those stories about Trumps past business failures were published after he decided to run for president Wrong! Clearly, Bill has a greatly inflated fear of biased media and he thinks the best way to avoid it... [more]
Thursday, Jul 13, 2017 1:34PM
I was having a conversation with someone named Bill on Facebook who wanted to know what sort of media image Donald Trump had before it was announced he was running for President. I hit him with several links and sources to find more, but it was clear what Bill was implying. But all those stories about Trumps past business failures were published after he decided to run for president Wrong! Clearly, Bill has a greatly inflated fear of biased media and he thinks the best way to avoid it... [more]
Neo-Confederate Snowflakes Want Their Monuments on Public Land
For those of you who don't know, there are places in the Unites States who still have Confederate monuments occupying public property. In many cases, they are maintained by city employees and the land they occupy is covered under the city's tax laws as property of the city. My home of Shreveport, LA has such a monument on its parish courthouse lawn. The statue, which depicts busts of the most notable Confederate generals, was built in 1906 by the request of the Daughters of the Confederacy.... [more]
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 1:30PM
For those of you who don't know, there are places in the Unites States who still have Confederate monuments occupying public property. In many cases, they are maintained by city employees and the land they occupy is covered under the city's tax laws as property of the city. My home of Shreveport, LA has such a monument on its parish courthouse lawn. The statue, which depicts busts of the most notable Confederate generals, was built in 1906 by the request of the Daughters of the Confederacy.... [more]
Republican Senate Kills Bipartisanship
The Republicans have made it official. Mitch McConnell pushed the button and launched the nuclear option in order to stuff a stolen Supreme Court seat with a deeply conservative corporate-friendly pick by Trump. With that, bipartisanship is dead and this is sure to gridlock the Senate for the foreseeable future, so I hope the Republicans feel it is worth it. What is especially offensive is that Republican officials know this and tried to game for political advantage. During Clinton's... [more]
Thursday, Apr 6, 2017 3:34PM
The Republicans have made it official. Mitch McConnell pushed the button and launched the nuclear option in order to stuff a stolen Supreme Court seat with a deeply conservative corporate-friendly pick by Trump. With that, bipartisanship is dead and this is sure to gridlock the Senate for the foreseeable future, so I hope the Republicans feel it is worth it. What is especially offensive is that Republican officials know this and tried to game for political advantage. During Clinton's... [more]
How the Left can Abuse Money in Politics
I'm an adamant opponent of money in politics. I believe corporations are not people. I believe Citizens United engaged a pseudo-aristocracy whose purpose was to suppress the democratic vote -- not by regulation -- but by building American politics as such a dirty shit show that the people just don't care enough to vote anymore. However, as John Oliver demonstrated with FIFA, money in politics is something that can be leveraged. It is a terrible power, but it is one the people can use so long... [more]
Thursday, Feb 16, 2017 2:45PM
I'm an adamant opponent of money in politics. I believe corporations are not people. I believe Citizens United engaged a pseudo-aristocracy whose purpose was to suppress the democratic vote -- not by regulation -- but by building American politics as such a dirty shit show that the people just don't care enough to vote anymore. However, as John Oliver demonstrated with FIFA, money in politics is something that can be leveraged. It is a terrible power, but it is one the people can use so long... [more]
Why TYT Loses Gamer Subs
This is a blog specifically to the staff and crew of The Young Turks. I've watched you guys for years. I don't always agree with you on every topic and I'm not a fan of your recent decision to advertise for Squarespace at the beginning of your video segments. However, I know I watch the show for free and the money has to come from somewhere. But I digress. You guys, particularly Cenk, have a history of rubbing the gamer culture the wrong way by trying to "talk nothing" about it. By that, I... [more]
Thursday, Feb 16, 2017 10:29AM
This is a blog specifically to the staff and crew of The Young Turks. I've watched you guys for years. I don't always agree with you on every topic and I'm not a fan of your recent decision to advertise for Squarespace at the beginning of your video segments. However, I know I watch the show for free and the money has to come from somewhere. But I digress. You guys, particularly Cenk, have a history of rubbing the gamer culture the wrong way by trying to "talk nothing" about it. By that, I... [more]
The Weather Channel sets fire to Breitbart 
On November 30, 2016, Breitbart cited a news story by Kait Parker of The Weather Channel to indicate global temperatures dropped. Kait Parker fires back this week at Breitbart, telling them to stop misrepresenting the report and get the science straight. I applaud you, Weather Channel and Kait Parker. [more]
Wednesday, Dec 7, 2016 9:27AM
Poor Lives Matter
Ever since the Black Lives Matter movement began, I have chosen to be a distant observer rather than a participant on either side of the issue. As I learn about the complex dynamics involved in police activity, crime statistics, and our general societal history, I become more confident in remaining where I am. I think both sides of this controversy are wrong about the root of the entire controversy. They both have their observations that are hard to dispute, but both are biased toward a... [more]
Tuesday, Oct 18, 2016 2:28PM
Ever since the Black Lives Matter movement began, I have chosen to be a distant observer rather than a participant on either side of the issue. As I learn about the complex dynamics involved in police activity, crime statistics, and our general societal history, I become more confident in remaining where I am. I think both sides of this controversy are wrong about the root of the entire controversy. They both have their observations that are hard to dispute, but both are biased toward a... [more]
Discussion with an Info Wars Advocate
So, I had a fun conversation at lunch. I went to a local steak house where my girlfriend and sister work and spotted some Info Wars bumper stickers at the bar next to where we were sitting down. For a moment, I feared one of the employees was promoting this nonsensical claptrap. This fear was reigned in when a young man wearing an Info Wars t-shirt sat down in the adjacent seat just as I criticized Alex Jones for the screaming nut ball that he is. This turned into a conversation that... [more]
Sunday, Oct 9, 2016 6:45PM
So, I had a fun conversation at lunch. I went to a local steak house where my girlfriend and sister work and spotted some Info Wars bumper stickers at the bar next to where we were sitting down. For a moment, I feared one of the employees was promoting this nonsensical claptrap. This fear was reigned in when a young man wearing an Info Wars t-shirt sat down in the adjacent seat just as I criticized Alex Jones for the screaming nut ball that he is. This turned into a conversation that... [more]
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