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In case it's lost on anyone, the smallest unit of currency produced by the US mint when it began operations had a value substantially greater than a modern quarter. To get back to that quanta, we would need to eliminate the penny, nickel, and dime -- and even then, we'd have greater granularity.
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
In case it's lost on anyone, the smallest unit of currency produced by the US mint when it began operations had a value substantially greater than a modern quarter. To get back to that quanta, we would need to eliminate the penny, nickel, and dime -- and even then, we'd have greater granularity.
Like, sure, I’m hand-coding 6502 assembly in 7th grade, but I can’t figure out how to move one matchstick to make your diagram have three squares, so I’m clearly not that smart.
November 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Like, sure, I’m hand-coding 6502 assembly in 7th grade, but I can’t figure out how to move one matchstick to make your diagram have three squares, so I’m clearly not that smart.
AFAICT, this is the direct descendant of MENSA in the 1980s convincing America that intelligence correlates with the ability to solve cocktail-napkin riddles AND NOTHING ELSE.
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
AFAICT, this is the direct descendant of MENSA in the 1980s convincing America that intelligence correlates with the ability to solve cocktail-napkin riddles AND NOTHING ELSE.
…destroyed their own DEI program in some kind of attempt to comply in advance.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
…destroyed their own DEI program in some kind of attempt to comply in advance.
Here's a citation showing Blount's impeachment as a US Senator from Tennessee, FWIW.
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Here's a citation showing Blount's impeachment as a US Senator from Tennessee, FWIW.
Cruz was born abroad to a US citizen mother. His presidency would be a catastrophe, but the law does not protect us from it. harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-12...
On the Meaning of “Natural Born Citizen” - Harvard Law Review
We have both had the privilege of heading the Office of the Solicitor General during different administrations. We may have different ideas about the...
harvardlawreview.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Cruz was born abroad to a US citizen mother. His presidency would be a catastrophe, but the law does not protect us from it. harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-12...
Yes, they can. William S. Blount, a US Senator from Tennessee was impeached under Article I, Section 2 of the US constitution -- the same section used to impeach presidents and federal judges.
List of Individuals Impeached by the House of Representatives | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives
The Constitution gives the House of Representatives “the sole Power of Impeachment” (Article I, Section 2) of federal officers and gives the Senate “the sole Power to try all Impeachments” (Article I,...
history.house.gov
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Yes, they can. William S. Blount, a US Senator from Tennessee was impeached under Article I, Section 2 of the US constitution -- the same section used to impeach presidents and federal judges.
"Draw me like one of your French girls"
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
"Draw me like one of your French girls"
Ugh, yeah, sorry, that. :)
Walking in, I didn't notice it was nearly 3 hours long, and I was astonished at the time when it finished -- it was engaging enough that the time went by very quickly.
Walking in, I didn't notice it was nearly 3 hours long, and I was astonished at the time when it finished -- it was engaging enough that the time went by very quickly.
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Ugh, yeah, sorry, that. :)
Walking in, I didn't notice it was nearly 3 hours long, and I was astonished at the time when it finished -- it was engaging enough that the time went by very quickly.
Walking in, I didn't notice it was nearly 3 hours long, and I was astonished at the time when it finished -- it was engaging enough that the time went by very quickly.
The previews tried really hard to make “One Thing After Another” (2025) look terrible, but it’s some of the most entertaining cinema I’ve seen in a while.
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The previews tried really hard to make “One Thing After Another” (2025) look terrible, but it’s some of the most entertaining cinema I’ve seen in a while.
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"White men are ubermenschen that should serve me coffee for minimum wage because they will do a better job on account of their gonads and skin color" is something else
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"White men are ubermenschen that should serve me coffee for minimum wage because they will do a better job on account of their gonads and skin color" is something else
Somehow the message they took from this sweeping victory was “the people want us to go back to being feckless like we were before the shutdown.”
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Somehow the message they took from this sweeping victory was “the people want us to go back to being feckless like we were before the shutdown.”
The most likely cause here is that telemarketers have lost all access to the "Do Not Call" registry, and they slimiest ones have decided that this means it's a free-for-all until it comes back online. www.ftc.gov/ftc-is-closed
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The most likely cause here is that telemarketers have lost all access to the "Do Not Call" registry, and they slimiest ones have decided that this means it's a free-for-all until it comes back online. www.ftc.gov/ftc-is-closed