K. Andrew Conrad
@kyleeyydub.bsky.social
Lawyer, EDS/MECFS husband, musician, tea drinker, foodie, morning person, fantasy fan. Not necessarily in that order.
"When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." -C.S. Lewis
"When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." -C.S. Lewis
Exactly. It's a
socioeconomic coup.
socioeconomic coup.
December 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Exactly. It's a
socioeconomic coup.
socioeconomic coup.
It feels like such a grift. Altman is highly intelligent. The idea that he felt unable to work through the difficulties of parenting with his own brain is obviously false. And how does AI improve on a 2010 Google search here? He's being disingenuous to advertise his bullshit paradigm.
December 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
It feels like such a grift. Altman is highly intelligent. The idea that he felt unable to work through the difficulties of parenting with his own brain is obviously false. And how does AI improve on a 2010 Google search here? He's being disingenuous to advertise his bullshit paradigm.
That's a great set! Do you collect modulars?
December 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
That's a great set! Do you collect modulars?
Y'all can eat for two months on $10? Teach me your secrets.
November 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Y'all can eat for two months on $10? Teach me your secrets.
I was expecting to see someone respond like this but I didn't expect to still belly laugh about it.
November 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I was expecting to see someone respond like this but I didn't expect to still belly laugh about it.
The body *is* the loot
a man is holding his finger to his forehead while thinking .
ALT: a man is holding his finger to his forehead while thinking .
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The body *is* the loot
That doesn't surprise me. I've never pirated a video game. Unless you count an emulator for old out of print games on ancient platforms (like sega genesis).
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
That doesn't surprise me. I've never pirated a video game. Unless you count an emulator for old out of print games on ancient platforms (like sega genesis).
This. It's all excuses. I made plenty of them in college (pirated a buttload of tv and movies). But mature adults recognize that, if you can't afford it, there are plenty of other entertainment options that are cheaper or free *by the creator's intent*.
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This. It's all excuses. I made plenty of them in college (pirated a buttload of tv and movies). But mature adults recognize that, if you can't afford it, there are plenty of other entertainment options that are cheaper or free *by the creator's intent*.
Same. Do people still eat that? I will do steamed green beans and pour gravy on them though.
November 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Same. Do people still eat that? I will do steamed green beans and pour gravy on them though.
I wish the conversation was happening somewhere other than Substack. Like regular print and television news. But they've all capitulated.
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I wish the conversation was happening somewhere other than Substack. Like regular print and television news. But they've all capitulated.
The cognitive dissonance could shatter planets. Or economies...
November 23, 2025 at 4:50 AM
The cognitive dissonance could shatter planets. Or economies...
It's especially bizarre considering how cheap Bluetooth headphones are now.
November 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It's especially bizarre considering how cheap Bluetooth headphones are now.
Having this problem right now with Wellington Paranormal, a tv spin-off of the What We Do In The Shadows film in New Zealand. It disappeared entirely from the Internet earlier this year. I want to do a rewatch but I can't stream, rent, or buy. It's just gone.
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Having this problem right now with Wellington Paranormal, a tv spin-off of the What We Do In The Shadows film in New Zealand. It disappeared entirely from the Internet earlier this year. I want to do a rewatch but I can't stream, rent, or buy. It's just gone.
What a ridiculous self-own.
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
What a ridiculous self-own.
I can't really leave the house, but welcome! The city's poorly paved roads and rodents of unusual size will be pleased to make your acquaintance.
November 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I can't really leave the house, but welcome! The city's poorly paved roads and rodents of unusual size will be pleased to make your acquaintance.
Me too. I can't see another Presidentisl bid having any legs. At least not as the DNC candidate. But she could build momentum to do some genuine good if she wants to. Admitting big mistakes can be powerful.
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Me too. I can't see another Presidentisl bid having any legs. At least not as the DNC candidate. But she could build momentum to do some genuine good if she wants to. Admitting big mistakes can be powerful.
But to the main point, YES, she absolutely should have said, "President Biden and I disagree on how to address the problems in Gaza. I will do ___ differently." That would have been huge. Except she didn't disagree with him, because DNC funding is too tied up in AIPAC.
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
But to the main point, YES, she absolutely should have said, "President Biden and I disagree on how to address the problems in Gaza. I will do ___ differently." That would have been huge. Except she didn't disagree with him, because DNC funding is too tied up in AIPAC.
I would love it if people had better civics education, and a desire to actually understand the system. I've never understood the psychology. But political campaigns should be able to understand and work around it. Not crash through obvious issues like Kool-Aid Man's socially awkward brother.
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I would love it if people had better civics education, and a desire to actually understand the system. I've never understood the psychology. But political campaigns should be able to understand and work around it. Not crash through obvious issues like Kool-Aid Man's socially awkward brother.
Agree to disagree I guess. I think it makes perfect sense that average Americans were asking that question. It was foreseeable. But really, what could she have said? "VP has no constitutional power" is not a satisfying answer. And she couldn't credibly shit-talk Biden.
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Agree to disagree I guess. I think it makes perfect sense that average Americans were asking that question. It was foreseeable. But really, what could she have said? "VP has no constitutional power" is not a satisfying answer. And she couldn't credibly shit-talk Biden.
Also, the quoting me on your own feed thing is odd. Why not just reply?
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Also, the quoting me on your own feed thing is odd. Why not just reply?
The fact that you keep going to ad hominem attacks speaks volumes. If you want to disagree with me, by all means. Political philosophy doesn't have clear right answers. But at least be 'mature' enough to state your position on its own merits. Or agree to disagree. That's fine too.
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The fact that you keep going to ad hominem attacks speaks volumes. If you want to disagree with me, by all means. Political philosophy doesn't have clear right answers. But at least be 'mature' enough to state your position on its own merits. Or agree to disagree. That's fine too.
Yes, anyone who preferred a Trump outcome but refused to vote for him voted against their own interests by reducing the chance that Trump would win.
Voting is game theory. Observe available outcomes and choose preferred one. Cast vote that is most likely to achieve preferred outcome.
Voting is game theory. Observe available outcomes and choose preferred one. Cast vote that is most likely to achieve preferred outcome.
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Yes, anyone who preferred a Trump outcome but refused to vote for him voted against their own interests by reducing the chance that Trump would win.
Voting is game theory. Observe available outcomes and choose preferred one. Cast vote that is most likely to achieve preferred outcome.
Voting is game theory. Observe available outcomes and choose preferred one. Cast vote that is most likely to achieve preferred outcome.
It's not my question. It was a widely asked and discussed question.
November 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It's not my question. It was a widely asked and discussed question.
I'm not saying she had the direct power to do all the things she discussed. I'm saying it was a valid question, "Why aren't you already doing these things?", that she failed to effectively answer. I blame her campaign managers for monumentally bad strategy.
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'm not saying she had the direct power to do all the things she discussed. I'm saying it was a valid question, "Why aren't you already doing these things?", that she failed to effectively answer. I blame her campaign managers for monumentally bad strategy.