Jay Howard
@jayphoward.bsky.social
Killed a single dad at a traffic stop...after (allegedly) driving his car at agents, hitting one, and dragging that person for some distance.
September 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Killed a single dad at a traffic stop...after (allegedly) driving his car at agents, hitting one, and dragging that person for some distance.
R-word also making a comeback.
September 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
R-word also making a comeback.
Strongly tempted to make a "bofa" joke here.
September 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Strongly tempted to make a "bofa" joke here.
Third and last genre, real-time battle sim (though I usually just played against the computer):
September 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Third and last genre, real-time battle sim (though I usually just played against the computer):
In the RPG genre, wa y back in the day, I dug the NES version of Ultima 3:
September 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
In the RPG genre, wa y back in the day, I dug the NES version of Ultima 3:
Not a big gamer, but probably:
September 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Not a big gamer, but probably:
They believe when Will cites "median income" he is actually talking about the median value from set of unique income values, regardless of how many people are in each income bucket. So the median of [ $1, $1, $1, $1, $5, $10 ] would be $5 and not $1.
May 18, 2025 at 1:51 AM
They believe when Will cites "median income" he is actually talking about the median value from set of unique income values, regardless of how many people are in each income bucket. So the median of [ $1, $1, $1, $1, $5, $10 ] would be $5 and not $1.
You're doing God's work, Katherine.
February 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
You're doing God's work, Katherine.
Of note: current law allows parents to consume alcohol with their minor-age children so long as they are physically present. Mapping onto these laws: just give parents the ability to opt their kids out of the restrictions. Parents who want them get them; parents who don't, don't.
January 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Of note: current law allows parents to consume alcohol with their minor-age children so long as they are physically present. Mapping onto these laws: just give parents the ability to opt their kids out of the restrictions. Parents who want them get them; parents who don't, don't.
Feel like they could have cast Ryan Reynolds in place of Jude Law and it would have worked.
January 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Feel like they could have cast Ryan Reynolds in place of Jude Law and it would have worked.
I'm not the target audience (being an adult), but it's better than I expected. Thought the episode on the "Hatfields and McCoys" planet was kind of weak.
January 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I'm not the target audience (being an adult), but it's better than I expected. Thought the episode on the "Hatfields and McCoys" planet was kind of weak.
I still contend that what *most* irks people about weight loss drugs is when people use them who are legitimately sedentary and have a poor diet, then make no lifestyle changes whatsoever.
January 6, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I still contend that what *most* irks people about weight loss drugs is when people use them who are legitimately sedentary and have a poor diet, then make no lifestyle changes whatsoever.
The guy with an identical lifestyle to mine who is ~100lb overweight? He almost certainly can't keep a healthy weight without a herculean effort. He should get on medication. At the same time, he should also put forth a reasonable amount of effort to make lifestyle changes.
January 6, 2025 at 5:56 AM
The guy with an identical lifestyle to mine who is ~100lb overweight? He almost certainly can't keep a healthy weight without a herculean effort. He should get on medication. At the same time, he should also put forth a reasonable amount of effort to make lifestyle changes.
I count myself in the first category, by the way. I'm ~25 pounds overweight. If I ate right and jogged a couple miles each day I could achieve a healthy weight. The amount of effort it would take to do that is not unreasonable, but I nevertheless can't muster it. ...
January 6, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I count myself in the first category, by the way. I'm ~25 pounds overweight. If I ate right and jogged a couple miles each day I could achieve a healthy weight. The amount of effort it would take to do that is not unreasonable, but I nevertheless can't muster it. ...
Let me explicitly say it then: it is not a moral failing to be fat.
That said, certain people who are fat could be not-fat without the benefit of medication given a reasonable amount of effort. There are other people (who are also fat) for whom that is not the case.
That said, certain people who are fat could be not-fat without the benefit of medication given a reasonable amount of effort. There are other people (who are also fat) for whom that is not the case.
January 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Let me explicitly say it then: it is not a moral failing to be fat.
That said, certain people who are fat could be not-fat without the benefit of medication given a reasonable amount of effort. There are other people (who are also fat) for whom that is not the case.
That said, certain people who are fat could be not-fat without the benefit of medication given a reasonable amount of effort. There are other people (who are also fat) for whom that is not the case.
I'm capable of understanding other peoples' criticisms even when I don't agree with them, and then discussing whether those criticisms are being mischaracterized.
January 6, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I'm capable of understanding other peoples' criticisms even when I don't agree with them, and then discussing whether those criticisms are being mischaracterized.
... and are folks who could reasonably be expected to maintain a healthy weight without medical assistance.
January 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
... and are folks who could reasonably be expected to maintain a healthy weight without medical assistance.
... genetics (or chemical imbalance, whatever) that makes it "extra hard" for them to maintain a healthy weight, and they would not necessarily be opposed to *those* individuals taking Ozempic. In their view, however, the *majority* of Ozempic users do not fall into this category, ...
January 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
... genetics (or chemical imbalance, whatever) that makes it "extra hard" for them to maintain a healthy weight, and they would not necessarily be opposed to *those* individuals taking Ozempic. In their view, however, the *majority* of Ozempic users do not fall into this category, ...
I see where you're coming from, but I also think I disagree. Putting myself in the position of the Ozempic critics, I don't think they (by and large) believe that ALL obesity is due to moral failing. That is, I think they can wrap their heads around the fact that *some* individuals have ...
January 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I see where you're coming from, but I also think I disagree. Putting myself in the position of the Ozempic critics, I don't think they (by and large) believe that ALL obesity is due to moral failing. That is, I think they can wrap their heads around the fact that *some* individuals have ...
It's clearly not "doing the work", but I don't view that as negatively as the folks do who are highly critical of Ozempic use.
January 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It's clearly not "doing the work", but I don't view that as negatively as the folks do who are highly critical of Ozempic use.
... those drugs, they're just too lazy to "do the work" and are medicating instead.
January 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
... those drugs, they're just too lazy to "do the work" and are medicating instead.
... have ever needed heart surgery if you'd eaten healthy you whole life, but that ship has sailed. People don't begrudge you taking medical action to avoid dying. With obesity itself, they resent drug-based treatments because they associate them with laziness. In this view nobody "needs" ...
January 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
... have ever needed heart surgery if you'd eaten healthy you whole life, but that ship has sailed. People don't begrudge you taking medical action to avoid dying. With obesity itself, they resent drug-based treatments because they associate them with laziness. In this view nobody "needs" ...
Seems like those have meaningful differences that explain why they're viewed differently from plain-old obesity. At the point you need stints, heart surgery, insulin, etc. you can't do anything to "fix" your condition. If you need heart surgery then you need heart surgery. Granted you may not ...
January 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Seems like those have meaningful differences that explain why they're viewed differently from plain-old obesity. At the point you need stints, heart surgery, insulin, etc. you can't do anything to "fix" your condition. If you need heart surgery then you need heart surgery. Granted you may not ...