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I wasn’t allowed to “roam freely” in the 90s, in that I had to tell my parents where I was going and who I was going to be with and when I was going to be home, but it is true that I could, say, go to a park with my friends without adult supervision.
Absolute truth. We’d drop our books and disappear into the cornfield, or the pine forest, or the hardwood jungle in the creek bottom. Total HUCK FINN wild roaming savages.
It. Was. Wonderful.
It. Was. Wonderful.
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I wasn’t allowed to “roam freely” in the 90s, in that I had to tell my parents where I was going and who I was going to be with and when I was going to be home, but it is true that I could, say, go to a park with my friends without adult supervision.
US is doing a great job of gapping up at the blue line and ending anything that looks like it might be a rush chance.
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
US is doing a great job of gapping up at the blue line and ending anything that looks like it might be a rush chance.
I love when sports are also a metaphor for geopolitics.
Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Wipeout on the Ice - Corinne Stoddard of Team USA, Rika Kanai of Team Japan, and Arianna Sighel of Team Italy crash as Team China’s Wang Xinran crosses the finish line to win a short-track heat on February 10, 2026. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
February 10, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I love when sports are also a metaphor for geopolitics.
There are some really weird results in this survey. The same % of people use Google to search for health info as use ChatGPT? That can't possible be right. And 68% of Millennials say they use Facebook *daily*? Also hard to believe. digitallibrary.cma.ca/link/digital...
February 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
There are some really weird results in this survey. The same % of people use Google to search for health info as use ChatGPT? That can't possible be right. And 68% of Millennials say they use Facebook *daily*? Also hard to believe. digitallibrary.cma.ca/link/digital...
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Really annoyed that they called it the Babylon Bee when they could have gone with Snark of the Covenant.
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Really annoyed that they called it the Babylon Bee when they could have gone with Snark of the Covenant.
For who knows what reason I had a look at the Goodreads reviews of The Idiot by Dostoevsky, & all the top-rated reviews are like "I like his writing style but I don't understand why he made an idiot the main character." The main character isn't an idiot! The title is ironic! That is the whole point!
February 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
For who knows what reason I had a look at the Goodreads reviews of The Idiot by Dostoevsky, & all the top-rated reviews are like "I like his writing style but I don't understand why he made an idiot the main character." The main character isn't an idiot! The title is ironic! That is the whole point!
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always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
Really annoyed that they called it the Babylon Bee when they could have gone with Snark of the Covenant.
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Really annoyed that they called it the Babylon Bee when they could have gone with Snark of the Covenant.
Refused. "New Noise". (1998)
Kid Rock is 55 years old. Last night he was wearing jorts, lip-synching to a song he wrote when he was 20, 35 years ago.
America 2026 is discovering levels of divorced-dad energy that defy scientists' attempts at description. We need new instruments, a new vocabulary.
America 2026 is discovering levels of divorced-dad energy that defy scientists' attempts at description. We need new instruments, a new vocabulary.
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Refused. "New Noise". (1998)
Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov. (1880)
the first choice is literally what Jesus would teach, i feel like i'm losing my mind
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Dostoevsky, Fyodor. The Brothers Karamazov. (1880)
Wow, I have been doing some research, and it turns out that Polymarket is *not* a dating app for people in open relationships.
February 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Wow, I have been doing some research, and it turns out that Polymarket is *not* a dating app for people in open relationships.
I don't have a specific theory that I can articulate, but I read things like this, & I get the impression there are a lot of people who think there is an optimal end-point of being a human that they're trying to reach. And in particular, they want to reach that end-point without putting in any work.
AG1 is a lot less science-y than it sounds
“Clinically backed” isn’t the endorsement you think it is.
www.theverge.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I don't have a specific theory that I can articulate, but I read things like this, & I get the impression there are a lot of people who think there is an optimal end-point of being a human that they're trying to reach. And in particular, they want to reach that end-point without putting in any work.
Saw an Olympic athlete post an AI-generated image of themself doing their sport at the Olympics. You are an elite athlete who is for real in the Olympics! That is already as cool as it gets! Why would you post a computer-generated image of a thing you do for real?!
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Saw an Olympic athlete post an AI-generated image of themself doing their sport at the Olympics. You are an elite athlete who is for real in the Olympics! That is already as cool as it gets! Why would you post a computer-generated image of a thing you do for real?!
First of all, the way this man has been treated is horrendous regardless of his immigration status. But the article is missing a pretty critical detail, which is that the judge says he entered the US in 2009 as a tourist and does not have legal status in the country.
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
First of all, the way this man has been treated is horrendous regardless of his immigration status. But the article is missing a pretty critical detail, which is that the judge says he entered the US in 2009 as a tourist and does not have legal status in the country.
Always surprising to me when someone's like "I don't have any hobbies." Can not relate to anyone who is not constantly adding new hobbies they don't have enough time to do.
February 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Always surprising to me when someone's like "I don't have any hobbies." Can not relate to anyone who is not constantly adding new hobbies they don't have enough time to do.
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February 7, 2026 at 6:09 PM
[guy who is very up-to-date on current social media jokes]
Congratulations to @mobute.bsky.social on his new role as Washington Post CEO.
Congratulations to @mobute.bsky.social on his new role as Washington Post CEO.
February 7, 2026 at 11:27 PM
[guy who is very up-to-date on current social media jokes]
Congratulations to @mobute.bsky.social on his new role as Washington Post CEO.
Congratulations to @mobute.bsky.social on his new role as Washington Post CEO.
Tuning into some Olympic curling and thinking
Just saw a commercial for the Grand Slam of Curling, and I would like to know why all the curlers are hot now.
February 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Tuning into some Olympic curling and thinking
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So wonderful to see the raw emotion from Valerie Maltais as she receives her bronze medal.
At her fifth Olympics, 16 years after her debut, she wins her first individual medal.
What a moment for her.
At her fifth Olympics, 16 years after her debut, she wins her first individual medal.
What a moment for her.
February 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
So wonderful to see the raw emotion from Valerie Maltais as she receives her bronze medal.
At her fifth Olympics, 16 years after her debut, she wins her first individual medal.
What a moment for her.
At her fifth Olympics, 16 years after her debut, she wins her first individual medal.
What a moment for her.
I’m glad bi athletes have Olympic representation in shooting and skiing, but I don’t think they should restrict sports by sexual orientation.
February 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I’m glad bi athletes have Olympic representation in shooting and skiing, but I don’t think they should restrict sports by sexual orientation.
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
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February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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This is fucking bonkers
The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone - Toronto Life
The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. How an unremarkable...
torontolife.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
This is fucking bonkers
A weird thing to think about is that in 1999 the names of specific computer processors were well-known enough that Weird Al was able to release a single that parodied them.
It's All About the Pentiums - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
A weird thing to think about is that in 1999 the names of specific computer processors were well-known enough that Weird Al was able to release a single that parodied them.
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If you don’t believe you have anything to say that isn’t the mean approximation of a zillion different images that other people already made, that’s a deadness inside that no amount of attention or validation is gonna fix. Literally go touch grass, take a breath, and figure out your life.
February 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
If you don’t believe you have anything to say that isn’t the mean approximation of a zillion different images that other people already made, that’s a deadness inside that no amount of attention or validation is gonna fix. Literally go touch grass, take a breath, and figure out your life.
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This week, Take-Two Interactive shares are down more than 20% despite the company smashing Q3 estimates and reaffirming a November release date for Grand Theft Auto VI.
Why? Because the stock market doesn't understand video game development. My latest column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Why? Because the stock market doesn't understand video game development. My latest column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Why the Gaming Stock AI Panic Makes No Sense
Video-game stocks inexplicably plummeted after Google revealed Genie, a tool for building virtual worlds
www.bloomberg.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
This week, Take-Two Interactive shares are down more than 20% despite the company smashing Q3 estimates and reaffirming a November release date for Grand Theft Auto VI.
Why? Because the stock market doesn't understand video game development. My latest column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Why? Because the stock market doesn't understand video game development. My latest column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...