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Strong Bad Email returns after a 3.5 year break: I love that they're still making these in Flash, played with the Ruffle emulator https://homestarrunner.com/sbe...
Lappier Than Thou - Sbemails 210 - robots
The Cheat goes undercover to infiltrate the robot characters that hardly ever show up.
homestarrunner.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Strong Bad Email returns after a 3.5 year break: I love that they're still making these in Flash, played with the Ruffle emulator https://homestarrunner.com/sbe...
Next time I'm having a discussion about why Mormons don't drink tea or coffee I'll suggest that the reason is that God is a dentist who wants us to have white teeth.
October 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Next time I'm having a discussion about why Mormons don't drink tea or coffee I'll suggest that the reason is that God is a dentist who wants us to have white teeth.
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Here’s where it gets personal for me. When I was 9, I started experiencing suicidal ideation … disinterested in living, and at least some of the time contemplating death and how it might happen … It’s easy to imagine how I would have used programs like these chatbots.
Perry: How can AI be used ethically when it’s been linked to suicide?
"It’s not on us, on you and me, to use AI ethically or responsibly. It’s on the companies to build safe, reliable, ethical products," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Here’s where it gets personal for me. When I was 9, I started experiencing suicidal ideation … disinterested in living, and at least some of the time contemplating death and how it might happen … It’s easy to imagine how I would have used programs like these chatbots.
The very best Reuben sandwich I ever had was at the Smallman Street Deli in Pittsburgh.
October 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The very best Reuben sandwich I ever had was at the Smallman Street Deli in Pittsburgh.
Please post two characters that bring you happiness
It gave me no pleasure to cut this down to two characters.
It gave me no pleasure to cut this down to two characters.
October 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Please post two characters that bring you happiness
It gave me no pleasure to cut this down to two characters.
It gave me no pleasure to cut this down to two characters.
While we got very good at eating in the car, I learned how desperately I missed unlimited chips and salsa from a tex-mex place. Buying chips and salsa from the store to eat at home does not scratch the same itch.
a big thing i learned about myself during covid is that i just want to buy a goddamned baguette from the store or the bakery, i literally never want to make the damned thing myself
October 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
While we got very good at eating in the car, I learned how desperately I missed unlimited chips and salsa from a tex-mex place. Buying chips and salsa from the store to eat at home does not scratch the same itch.
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"Why don't they just apply for citizenship?"
This is a question often directed toward undocumented immigrants living in the United States.
But the pathway to American citizenship for the vast majority is long, complex, and financially draining.
This is a question often directed toward undocumented immigrants living in the United States.
But the pathway to American citizenship for the vast majority is long, complex, and financially draining.
Why Is It So Hard to Become a US Citizen? - American Immigration Council
“Why don’t they just get in line?" It's a question often directed toward undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
September 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"Why don't they just apply for citizenship?"
This is a question often directed toward undocumented immigrants living in the United States.
But the pathway to American citizenship for the vast majority is long, complex, and financially draining.
This is a question often directed toward undocumented immigrants living in the United States.
But the pathway to American citizenship for the vast majority is long, complex, and financially draining.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
September 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
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I have a couple of comments about the "free speech hero" narrative about Charlie Kirk.
First, was Charlie Kirk really notable for supporting the free speech of people he disagreed with? I haven't noticed that, though I could have missed it.
/1
First, was Charlie Kirk really notable for supporting the free speech of people he disagreed with? I haven't noticed that, though I could have missed it.
/1
September 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I have a couple of comments about the "free speech hero" narrative about Charlie Kirk.
First, was Charlie Kirk really notable for supporting the free speech of people he disagreed with? I haven't noticed that, though I could have missed it.
/1
First, was Charlie Kirk really notable for supporting the free speech of people he disagreed with? I haven't noticed that, though I could have missed it.
/1
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So what I glean about this Mars announcement is that chemicals were found on Mars that on Earth are due to life, and no one knows any other way to make them on Mars. However, this is very far from knowing they *were* made by life. Reminds me of phosphine on Venus; "we don't know" doesn't mean life.
September 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
So what I glean about this Mars announcement is that chemicals were found on Mars that on Earth are due to life, and no one knows any other way to make them on Mars. However, this is very far from knowing they *were* made by life. Reminds me of phosphine on Venus; "we don't know" doesn't mean life.
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Liberals are starting to say shit like, "trans people asked for too much too fast," and I'll remind your souless asses that we actually didn't ask for anything. we were minding our own business and quietly improving our healthcare and you (cis) decided to do a pogrom against us for no reason.
September 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Liberals are starting to say shit like, "trans people asked for too much too fast," and I'll remind your souless asses that we actually didn't ask for anything. we were minding our own business and quietly improving our healthcare and you (cis) decided to do a pogrom against us for no reason.
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slightly diminish a band:
Rural Alberta Deuce
Damp Leg
Jack
Rural Alberta Deuce
Damp Leg
Jack
slightly diminish a band:
A big chunk of Siberia Orchestra
A big chunk of Siberia Orchestra
August 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
slightly diminish a band:
Rural Alberta Deuce
Damp Leg
Jack
Rural Alberta Deuce
Damp Leg
Jack
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hey dude, I noticed you attempting to carve a small space for joy in the face of overwhelming sadness. kind of problematic considering all the horrors
October 14, 2024 at 8:52 PM
hey dude, I noticed you attempting to carve a small space for joy in the face of overwhelming sadness. kind of problematic considering all the horrors
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When you strip away humanity
July 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
When you strip away humanity
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Today, the folks at the New Atlantis have lifted the paywall on the latest installment in my series, How the System Works--a series about the systems that undergird our days, that have greatly improved life for billions of people, and that--arrgh--we seem to be forgetting about paying attention to.
What Keeps the Lights On
North America's electrical system is a miracle, but also kind of a mess. Blackout is always closer than you think.
www.thenewatlantis.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today, the folks at the New Atlantis have lifted the paywall on the latest installment in my series, How the System Works--a series about the systems that undergird our days, that have greatly improved life for billions of people, and that--arrgh--we seem to be forgetting about paying attention to.
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“Contra Ptacek's Terrible Article On AI — Ludicity”
https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/contra-ptaceks-terrible-article-on-ai/
His points are not slop 😉
https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/contra-ptaceks-terrible-article-on-ai/
His points are not slop 😉
June 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
“Contra Ptacek's Terrible Article On AI — Ludicity”
https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/contra-ptaceks-terrible-article-on-ai/
His points are not slop 😉
https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/contra-ptaceks-terrible-article-on-ai/
His points are not slop 😉
Describe your favorite movie in the most misleading way possible:
Failed chef pays off gambling debt by putting local entrepreneur out of business.
Failed chef pays off gambling debt by putting local entrepreneur out of business.
June 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Describe your favorite movie in the most misleading way possible:
Failed chef pays off gambling debt by putting local entrepreneur out of business.
Failed chef pays off gambling debt by putting local entrepreneur out of business.
6, 9, 4
June 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
6, 9, 4
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If you've been trying to put words to why all the "big tent" talk about "winning the middle" to defeat fascism that's coming from allegedly moderate alleged pragmatists seems like such wrong-minded nonsense, well I wrote all about that.
www.the-reframe.com/winning-the-...
www.the-reframe.com/winning-the-...
Winning the Middle
What makes for a purity test? What makes for a big tent? Unpacking the apparently pragmatic demand that we Speak Low about fascists to beat fascism.
www.the-reframe.com
June 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
If you've been trying to put words to why all the "big tent" talk about "winning the middle" to defeat fascism that's coming from allegedly moderate alleged pragmatists seems like such wrong-minded nonsense, well I wrote all about that.
www.the-reframe.com/winning-the-...
www.the-reframe.com/winning-the-...
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Hispaniola Bistro is likely the first sit-down restaurant in Utah to serve the cuisine of the Dominican Republic. It recently opened at Square Kitchen Eatery, an incubator for restaurant owners.
Utahns get a taste of the Caribbean at a South Salt Lake bistro, in an incubator for new restaurants
Hispaniola Bistro is likely the first sit-down restaurant in Utah to serve the cuisine of the Dominican Republic. It recently opened at Square Kitchen Eatery, an incubator for restaurant owners.
www.sltrib.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Hispaniola Bistro is likely the first sit-down restaurant in Utah to serve the cuisine of the Dominican Republic. It recently opened at Square Kitchen Eatery, an incubator for restaurant owners.
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1 $10 donation is enough to create a kit that supports a trans person for a YEAR.
If you’re a person with a little bit of ability to save, imagine the good small donation could do.
If you’re relatively comfortable, imagine what a substantial donation could do.
If you’re a person with a little bit of ability to save, imagine the good small donation could do.
If you’re relatively comfortable, imagine what a substantial donation could do.
Fuck it. Trans folks need MATERIAL SUPPORT.
@distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting.
Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
@distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting.
Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
May 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
1 $10 donation is enough to create a kit that supports a trans person for a YEAR.
If you’re a person with a little bit of ability to save, imagine the good small donation could do.
If you’re relatively comfortable, imagine what a substantial donation could do.
If you’re a person with a little bit of ability to save, imagine the good small donation could do.
If you’re relatively comfortable, imagine what a substantial donation could do.
Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie.
The Four Towers
You Only Live 4 Times
2 Fast 2 Furious
The Four Towers
You Only Live 4 Times
2 Fast 2 Furious
Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie.
20 Things I Hate About You
The Matrices
The Godparents
20 Things I Hate About You
The Matrices
The Godparents
Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie.
4002: A Space Odyssey
4002: A Space Odyssey
May 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie.
The Four Towers
You Only Live 4 Times
2 Fast 2 Furious
The Four Towers
You Only Live 4 Times
2 Fast 2 Furious