Strings and Sealing Wax
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Left boundary layer separation enthusiast, chisel sharpener, clamp guy, he/him
I’m sorry but why not simply ask the ai for ideas?
AI filmmaking is completely unserious.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
February 18, 2026 at 3:35 AM
I’m sorry but why not simply ask the ai for ideas?
We keep doing some version of this same thing to ourselves over and over again so the laziest, dumbest people can try to get rich without working and I think we should just stop letting them try in ways that hurt the rest of us
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
www.heise.de
February 18, 2026 at 3:28 AM
We keep doing some version of this same thing to ourselves over and over again so the laziest, dumbest people can try to get rich without working and I think we should just stop letting them try in ways that hurt the rest of us
It’s legitimately insane that it’s still less than half when all of those things are objectively descriptive of him
I mean, that about captures it www.axios.com/2026/02/17/t...
February 18, 2026 at 3:24 AM
It’s legitimately insane that it’s still less than half when all of those things are objectively descriptive of him
“Median voter” should be considered an insult so heinous it’s routinely censored in writing as in “m****n v***r” or abbreviated in speech as in “Em Vee’er”. Middle schoolers should see a teacher walk in with a bold-but-ill-advised new hair cut and comment “look at this median voter”
February 17, 2026 at 11:10 PM
“Median voter” should be considered an insult so heinous it’s routinely censored in writing as in “m****n v***r” or abbreviated in speech as in “Em Vee’er”. Middle schoolers should see a teacher walk in with a bold-but-ill-advised new hair cut and comment “look at this median voter”
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libs getting the chamber of commerce in the national divorce, sure, why not, welcome aboard
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
February 17, 2026 at 8:38 PM
libs getting the chamber of commerce in the national divorce, sure, why not, welcome aboard
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
A reminder to stop by your local little library every so often to make sure it isn’t filled with trash!
February 17, 2026 at 10:23 PM
A reminder to stop by your local little library every so often to make sure it isn’t filled with trash!
If a non-government-agency did this we’d call it attempted murder?
"Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar before an agent opened fire, identified as a threat after a social media post."
Immigration authorities had surveilled Chicago woman shot 5 times during 'Midway Blitz': CBP Report
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by federal agents last fall, was already on the government's radar and was identified as a threat after a social media post, according to a CBP report obtained...
abc7chicago.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:53 PM
If a non-government-agency did this we’d call it attempted murder?
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I am 100% sure that have been more articles about youth gender surgeries than actual youth gender surgeries in 2026. When is someone going to reckon with the fact that ‘pivoting’ on this issue means signing on to a moral panic?
Lakshya Jain and the Argument fled this website because they couldn't take the criticism and now he's advocating for Dems to abandon trans issues with polling about 'gender surgery for minors' a thing that is not real
February 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I am 100% sure that have been more articles about youth gender surgeries than actual youth gender surgeries in 2026. When is someone going to reckon with the fact that ‘pivoting’ on this issue means signing on to a moral panic?
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The anti-trans side made bomb threats to children's hospitals. They spent a billion dollars messaging this over the last 7 years while the Dems mostly stayed silent or ducked away. But somehow, they always seem to blame trans people for their own persecution.
archive.ph/E2pfS
archive.ph/E2pfS
February 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The anti-trans side made bomb threats to children's hospitals. They spent a billion dollars messaging this over the last 7 years while the Dems mostly stayed silent or ducked away. But somehow, they always seem to blame trans people for their own persecution.
archive.ph/E2pfS
archive.ph/E2pfS
Oh it is DEFINITELY curtains for zoosha
Guys, I’m hearing 6'5 Australian TERA-CHAD Androgenic has flown to U.S and BONESMASHMAXXED in order to HUNT down the ASU frat leader and engage in a MOG-OFF to avenge Clavicular after the
BRUTAL frame mog incident that took place last week.
BRUTAL frame mog incident that took place last week.
February 17, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Oh it is DEFINITELY curtains for zoosha
“measles is caused by bath bombs” how is this guy not an SES at the CDC yet?
February 17, 2026 at 7:40 PM
“measles is caused by bath bombs” how is this guy not an SES at the CDC yet?
Yup. Basically every dipshit peddling some version of “we didn’t have X for thousands of years and were just fine” is describing way higher death and disability rates as “just fine”
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Yup. Basically every dipshit peddling some version of “we didn’t have X for thousands of years and were just fine” is describing way higher death and disability rates as “just fine”
This is exactly right. The very first step, literally no matter what you want the next Dem administration to accomplish, is killing the filibuster and expanding the court. If you don’t support that, you aren’t serious about fixing any problem currently facing the country. The second step, if you
One thing that's important to realize now is that, even in a scenario where Dems sweep to a crushing trifecta in 2028, Republicans will use their control of the courts to attempt to continue, as much as they can, to run executive agencies in exile, with DHS/ICE under Biden as the model
February 17, 2026 at 6:53 PM
This is exactly right. The very first step, literally no matter what you want the next Dem administration to accomplish, is killing the filibuster and expanding the court. If you don’t support that, you aren’t serious about fixing any problem currently facing the country. The second step, if you
“Government agents should be allowed to function like terrorists”?
Randy Fine: "They say photo ID is important for agents to have. I think we make that a standard. You have to have photo ID to vote. They don't want agents wearing masks. I think we make standard & say Muslim terrorists running around can't wear masks. Take their logic & jam it down their throats."
February 17, 2026 at 1:37 PM
“Government agents should be allowed to function like terrorists”?
“Actually you’re the racist one for implying blacks can’t pass our literacy test.”
Rep. Randy Fine: "It's quite sexist to imply that women can't figure out how to get a photo ID to be able to vote"
February 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
“Actually you’re the racist one for implying blacks can’t pass our literacy test.”
Did Obama fix the problem when he looked forward not back and did nothing about W? Did Biden fix the problem when he looked forward not back and did nothing about Trump? Is looking forward not back in 2029 fixing the problem or refusing to fix the problem?
February 17, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Did Obama fix the problem when he looked forward not back and did nothing about W? Did Biden fix the problem when he looked forward not back and did nothing about Trump? Is looking forward not back in 2029 fixing the problem or refusing to fix the problem?
It already is being weaponized against progressive everything in red places and even in blue ones. A post like this indicates that teacher is a threat to some of the school’s students and the administration’s job is to protect students from teachers who would do them harm
Am I going to be the only one to suggest that firing a public school teacher for speaking out on a matter of public concern raises profound First Amendment issues, and we should pause before cheering on such actions when that power can be weaponized against progressive teachers in red places? 1/3
This “beloved” Chicago teacher, James Heidorn, believes he was pushed out of his job due to a two-word post on his Facebook account.
Oddly enough, the heavily Hispanic district didn’t appreciate him posting “GO ICE”.
#ProudBlue #FuckICE #Chicago
Oddly enough, the heavily Hispanic district didn’t appreciate him posting “GO ICE”.
#ProudBlue #FuckICE #Chicago
February 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM
It already is being weaponized against progressive everything in red places and even in blue ones. A post like this indicates that teacher is a threat to some of the school’s students and the administration’s job is to protect students from teachers who would do them harm
Just as I won’t pretend conservatives have no agency, I won’t pretend centrist Dems have no agency. If centrist Dems want the support of their left wing they should choose a candidate who their left wing can support. If they don’t/won’t, they also bear responsibility for destroying the coalition.
You are one member of a larger coalition. That coalition has a process through which it decides who will lead it. “If you don’t decide to support my guy, I will leave the coalition” is behavior that will destroy the coalition, weaken yourself, and ultimately lead to worse outcomes than participating
Hey maybe the dems should learn a lesson and not run "moderate" Dems who are actually just republicans
February 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Just as I won’t pretend conservatives have no agency, I won’t pretend centrist Dems have no agency. If centrist Dems want the support of their left wing they should choose a candidate who their left wing can support. If they don’t/won’t, they also bear responsibility for destroying the coalition.
I would like someone to ask whether they think Epstein and the people he provided minors to so that they could commit various sex crimes did nothing wrong or that we should not prosecute the things they did wrong
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I would like someone to ask whether they think Epstein and the people he provided minors to so that they could commit various sex crimes did nothing wrong or that we should not prosecute the things they did wrong
Forums were obviously different than today’s social media but I have trouble with this in part because I was a conservative in ~2006 when I started arguing with people on the internet and was left of Obama by the time he was elected, and continue to have my mind changed by stuff I see to this day
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Forums were obviously different than today’s social media but I have trouble with this in part because I was a conservative in ~2006 when I started arguing with people on the internet and was left of Obama by the time he was elected, and continue to have my mind changed by stuff I see to this day
Neat!
Endless network of monsters rapists and pedophiles all protecting and propping up one another
February 16, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Neat!
If the devil is real I think making him president is bad? What are we doing here?
Counterpoint: if the Prince of Darkness rises from a fiery portal at the Iowa Caucus and declares his opposition to Donald Trump, I will ride to battle with the host of Hell
February 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
If the devil is real I think making him president is bad? What are we doing here?
This approach is morally, ethically, and politically bad, and on top of all that, it doesn’t work. Democrats conceded 90% on defense to Republicans and Republicans just demanded more. Same on immigration, same on taxes, same on policing. Stop running the play that never works!
Is right now a good time for the democrats in Congress to be very public about fighting for trans rights? And I’m not sure what slur you’re accusing me of using, but if I’ve said something wrong please do let me know.
February 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
This approach is morally, ethically, and politically bad, and on top of all that, it doesn’t work. Democrats conceded 90% on defense to Republicans and Republicans just demanded more. Same on immigration, same on taxes, same on policing. Stop running the play that never works!
This is exactly right, far right authoritarianism could never come to power in countries like *squints* Italy, Germany, and Japan
It's great to live in a country (Canada, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, etc.) where citizens don't worry about if the next election will be canceled, if they will be allowed to register to vote, if they will have to stand in line for hours to vote, or if their vote will be counted.
February 16, 2026 at 11:56 AM
This is exactly right, far right authoritarianism could never come to power in countries like *squints* Italy, Germany, and Japan