*ǵerh₂os-tival of lights
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• Shande
• Tikkunolamnik
• Jew
• Fusband & Hathor
• Clothed civil servant
• Silly creature made of meat
• Cis
Si non è vero, è ben trovato; all opinions are yours
He/him | ער/אים | sé/é
• Tikkunolamnik
• Jew
• Fusband & Hathor
• Clothed civil servant
• Silly creature made of meat
• Cis
Si non è vero, è ben trovato; all opinions are yours
He/him | ער/אים | sé/é
It can't spend 5 straight hours over 30°C? What a coincidence, neither can I
December 4, 2025 at 4:07 AM
It can't spend 5 straight hours over 30°C? What a coincidence, neither can I
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Feeling that visceral moral contempt for this regime? That's not soul-damaging. It's soul-affirming. It takes a damaged soul not to feel that contempt.
December 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Feeling that visceral moral contempt for this regime? That's not soul-damaging. It's soul-affirming. It takes a damaged soul not to feel that contempt.
Traditional Khanike Beverage being oil?
December 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Traditional Khanike Beverage being oil?
I'd say ~0 of the people who would behave like that would draw the line at unambiguous bullying. So maybe the behavior as described falls short in and of itself, but I'm not willing to totally dismiss the idea that it's in the same general area, at least
December 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I'd say ~0 of the people who would behave like that would draw the line at unambiguous bullying. So maybe the behavior as described falls short in and of itself, but I'm not willing to totally dismiss the idea that it's in the same general area, at least
All the more if it upholds your priors
December 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
All the more if it upholds your priors
It seems to me to pretty clearly be the behavior of a bully. Is that distinct? I guess that depends on context
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It seems to me to pretty clearly be the behavior of a bully. Is that distinct? I guess that depends on context
Oh, that makes sense. I can see how that ligature would have come about
December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Oh, that makes sense. I can see how that ligature would have come about
Why do the, I assume, עs look like that?
December 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Why do the, I assume, עs look like that?
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In 1982 someone tampered with Tylenol bottles in Chicago and every single bottle of Tylenol was immediately removed from the nation's shelves, during the Reagan presidency. Today, an AI bot coaches a kid into committing suicide and it's crickets. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago...
Chicago Tylenol murders - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In 1982 someone tampered with Tylenol bottles in Chicago and every single bottle of Tylenol was immediately removed from the nation's shelves, during the Reagan presidency. Today, an AI bot coaches a kid into committing suicide and it's crickets. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago...
Unfortunately if it were a callout the expectation is I'd say the same thing, so there's no getting away from that
November 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Unfortunately if it were a callout the expectation is I'd say the same thing, so there's no getting away from that
Random diacritics on innocuous words=spam detector evasion=spammer=you're blocked, sucker
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Random diacritics on innocuous words=spam detector evasion=spammer=you're blocked, sucker
It's slightly worse than … that word for "cheap" that sounds like a slur, because it actually is a slur. But in both cases the person is fully aware they could use a different word, and knows why they should, and the signalling of using the word is intentional
November 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
It's slightly worse than … that word for "cheap" that sounds like a slur, because it actually is a slur. But in both cases the person is fully aware they could use a different word, and knows why they should, and the signalling of using the word is intentional
And whether or not 5 is true, if any of the others are true telling her won't matter, and if 2 is true telling her will make her feel bad for no good reason
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
And whether or not 5 is true, if any of the others are true telling her won't matter, and if 2 is true telling her will make her feel bad for no good reason
5. She is unaware of the very bad thing
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
5. She is unaware of the very bad thing
3. She doesn't agree with my assessment of it as a Very Bad Thing (in the specific case I don't find this remotely plausible, but again, abstract on purpose)
4. The Very Bad Thing is not at all representative of the company's *current* values, and I'm out of the loop
4. The Very Bad Thing is not at all representative of the company's *current* values, and I'm out of the loop
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
3. She doesn't agree with my assessment of it as a Very Bad Thing (in the specific case I don't find this remotely plausible, but again, abstract on purpose)
4. The Very Bad Thing is not at all representative of the company's *current* values, and I'm out of the loop
4. The Very Bad Thing is not at all representative of the company's *current* values, and I'm out of the loop
1. She doesn't feel the Very Bad Thing meets her threshold for custom withdrawal, or
2. It is not feasible for her to stop using the products and services, or even to turn to a competitor
(This thread is abstract on purpose but it the specific case it's highly plausible)
2. It is not feasible for her to stop using the products and services, or even to turn to a competitor
(This thread is abstract on purpose but it the specific case it's highly plausible)
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
1. She doesn't feel the Very Bad Thing meets her threshold for custom withdrawal, or
2. It is not feasible for her to stop using the products and services, or even to turn to a competitor
(This thread is abstract on purpose but it the specific case it's highly plausible)
2. It is not feasible for her to stop using the products and services, or even to turn to a competitor
(This thread is abstract on purpose but it the specific case it's highly plausible)
I actively refrain from mentioning the Very Bad Thing. My assumption is:
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I actively refrain from mentioning the Very Bad Thing. My assumption is:
I mean, was that what the people you were explaining it to thought
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I mean, was that what the people you were explaining it to thought
This is my issue with "bigotry is prejudice plus power" in a world in which people believe "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" is real
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is my issue with "bigotry is prejudice plus power" in a world in which people believe "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" is real