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What. Who. Where. When. Why. How. Not journalistically, just incredulously.
"Why is THIS person, saying THIS thing, in THIS venue, to THIS audience, at THIS time?"
#RandomHot100 rating scale is 0.0 to 4.0, if it matters.
"Why is THIS person, saying THIS thing, in THIS venue, to THIS audience, at THIS time?"
#RandomHot100 rating scale is 0.0 to 4.0, if it matters.
"There's no lead in OUR cereal" will soon be a marketing ploy.
December 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
"There's no lead in OUR cereal" will soon be a marketing ploy.
"Your other agent."
December 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"Your other agent."
How so? My opinion on Fight Club the movie is that it's the story of Palahniuk's time in the closet, and based on what that story requires, I didn't necessarily think it fumbled anything.
November 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
How so? My opinion on Fight Club the movie is that it's the story of Palahniuk's time in the closet, and based on what that story requires, I didn't necessarily think it fumbled anything.
Ugh, SORRY. My clinic keeps revoking the right to make online appointments (vs. calling) even for specific specialists I've already seen, presumably because they're overbooked.
November 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Ugh, SORRY. My clinic keeps revoking the right to make online appointments (vs. calling) even for specific specialists I've already seen, presumably because they're overbooked.
If you can find VI (sometimes called III in the US), it has a lot of series-iconic elements (notably the opera).
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If you can find VI (sometimes called III in the US), it has a lot of series-iconic elements (notably the opera).
I think this supports Will's point, though. If the *UK* got more right-wing after the *US* elected a Black president, because of our "interconnected world," that's a sign that the information environment is carrying a lot of weight. Racism exists everywhere, AND was collectively activated.
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I think this supports Will's point, though. If the *UK* got more right-wing after the *US* elected a Black president, because of our "interconnected world," that's a sign that the information environment is carrying a lot of weight. Racism exists everywhere, AND was collectively activated.
That sorta makes sense. I thought she was objectively a fine candidate with a fine campaign, but she took a tack I personally didn't like (e.g., Cheney), and reading more about it would probably just irritate me.
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
That sorta makes sense. I thought she was objectively a fine candidate with a fine campaign, but she took a tack I personally didn't like (e.g., Cheney), and reading more about it would probably just irritate me.
I don't think that's what it means at all! I saw a different version of this one, and I think the point was closer to, liberal inclusion and tolerance *are* critical values, but Republicans don't hold them and Democrats too frequently don't walk the talk.
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I don't think that's what it means at all! I saw a different version of this one, and I think the point was closer to, liberal inclusion and tolerance *are* critical values, but Republicans don't hold them and Democrats too frequently don't walk the talk.
And the Band Played On.
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
And the Band Played On.
Similar to milkshake duck?
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Similar to milkshake duck?
You'll change to survivorship bias if you live to experience it.
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
You'll change to survivorship bias if you live to experience it.
I work in accounting. My colleagues not only use ChatGPT for work, but advocate that we tell our clients that.
Erosion of knowledge aside, I want to say (and have said, politely): if we tell our clients the cheaper robots are doing what makes us expensive, why wouldn't they just pay the robots?
Erosion of knowledge aside, I want to say (and have said, politely): if we tell our clients the cheaper robots are doing what makes us expensive, why wouldn't they just pay the robots?
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I work in accounting. My colleagues not only use ChatGPT for work, but advocate that we tell our clients that.
Erosion of knowledge aside, I want to say (and have said, politely): if we tell our clients the cheaper robots are doing what makes us expensive, why wouldn't they just pay the robots?
Erosion of knowledge aside, I want to say (and have said, politely): if we tell our clients the cheaper robots are doing what makes us expensive, why wouldn't they just pay the robots?
I totally overlooked that part! Skipped right to the data stuff 🙂
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I totally overlooked that part! Skipped right to the data stuff 🙂
A rich text from the Gen Xer who doppelgangs the grandpa-aged killer from "Too Many Cooks."
November 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A rich text from the Gen Xer who doppelgangs the grandpa-aged killer from "Too Many Cooks."
I think this is my biggest beef as well. I've seen, throughout the Trump era, Republicans use their propaganda platforms to move public opinion onto their preferred terrain (anti-trans, anti-vaxx, immigration/crime "crises"). A popularist agenda that doesn't account for this is no good.
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I think this is my biggest beef as well. I've seen, throughout the Trump era, Republicans use their propaganda platforms to move public opinion onto their preferred terrain (anti-trans, anti-vaxx, immigration/crime "crises"). A popularist agenda that doesn't account for this is no good.
Yeah. Also - there are NYT writers who have credible takes on this subject (notably Bouie and McMillan Cottom), but when it's "The Editorial Board," it's also [man-in-hot-dog-suit meme].
October 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Yeah. Also - there are NYT writers who have credible takes on this subject (notably Bouie and McMillan Cottom), but when it's "The Editorial Board," it's also [man-in-hot-dog-suit meme].
Did you see the film adaptation where the friend was Eve Arden? Pretty good, despite Ronald Reagan.
October 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Did you see the film adaptation where the friend was Eve Arden? Pretty good, despite Ronald Reagan.
A comparison - I think one source of Charlie Kirk's status on the right is that he created a gateway (TPUSA on campuses) for young people to join Republican *organizational politics.* I don't see anyone/thing on the left doing the same. Feeder problem, and self-perpetuating.
October 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A comparison - I think one source of Charlie Kirk's status on the right is that he created a gateway (TPUSA on campuses) for young people to join Republican *organizational politics.* I don't see anyone/thing on the left doing the same. Feeder problem, and self-perpetuating.
Congress has to move Treasury from the executive to the legislative branch. (I know they won't, but that's the need while Trump is the executive.)
October 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Congress has to move Treasury from the executive to the legislative branch. (I know they won't, but that's the need while Trump is the executive.)
Saint Paul had at least two protests that were this big.
October 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Saint Paul had at least two protests that were this big.
Yeah, that was his explanation to me. He is no longer in the church, but obviously his background still informs his perspective (as does mine).
October 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Yeah, that was his explanation to me. He is no longer in the church, but obviously his background still informs his perspective (as does mine).
Do you believe that people have an intrinsic moral compass? I do believe this (Republicans test that belief daily), but when I mentioned this to a friend who (unlike me) grew up religious, he said he thought the church was where most people got this compass. Interesting conversation.
October 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Do you believe that people have an intrinsic moral compass? I do believe this (Republicans test that belief daily), but when I mentioned this to a friend who (unlike me) grew up religious, he said he thought the church was where most people got this compass. Interesting conversation.