Measure for Measure
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Armchair science, public policy, and manga. After 2016, too much politics.
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Layman's discussion of whale intelligence spanning over 24 and a half years:
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#sdmb
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Language: If whales had it, would we know?
If whales sang love sonnets or expositions on philosophy and mathematics to one another, would we know about it? I suppose that this is a signal processing problem: given what we know about whales’ li...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Layman's discussion of whale intelligence spanning over 24 and a half years:
boards.straightdope.com/t/language-i...
#sdmb
boards.straightdope.com/t/language-i...
#sdmb
Eric, you need a plan to win the Senate. My take is run progressives in blue states and moderate popularists in purple/red states.
The catch is that both can be members of Fight Club. Eliminating the filibuster and passing pro-democracy legislation won't cost anyone votes.
The catch is that both can be members of Fight Club. Eliminating the filibuster and passing pro-democracy legislation won't cost anyone votes.
December 1, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Eric, you need a plan to win the Senate. My take is run progressives in blue states and moderate popularists in purple/red states.
The catch is that both can be members of Fight Club. Eliminating the filibuster and passing pro-democracy legislation won't cost anyone votes.
The catch is that both can be members of Fight Club. Eliminating the filibuster and passing pro-democracy legislation won't cost anyone votes.
Agreed, sub-thousand people like myself (99 followers at Bluesky) really do have a different experience.
I mean if I get 400 interactions that's going viral for me. For the sizable accounts, it's Tuesday.
I mean if I get 400 interactions that's going viral for me. For the sizable accounts, it's Tuesday.
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Agreed, sub-thousand people like myself (99 followers at Bluesky) really do have a different experience.
I mean if I get 400 interactions that's going viral for me. For the sizable accounts, it's Tuesday.
I mean if I get 400 interactions that's going viral for me. For the sizable accounts, it's Tuesday.
November 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I assume any incumbent Senator or Rep will switch to accepting corporate money when they run for re-election. The alternative is losing.
November 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I assume any incumbent Senator or Rep will switch to accepting corporate money when they run for re-election. The alternative is losing.
The Atlantic has a very long tradition of hewing to the center, something that became much more difficult after 2016.
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The Atlantic has a very long tradition of hewing to the center, something that became much more difficult after 2016.
This hat.
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This hat.
I wear a hat indoors to reduce glare.
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I wear a hat indoors to reduce glare.
Shocking but unsurprising that Iceland didn't make such a determination 20 years ago. Has Britain done the same?
November 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Shocking but unsurprising that Iceland didn't make such a determination 20 years ago. Has Britain done the same?
Stumble to closet in morning, grab pants, shirt, hope they match.
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Stumble to closet in morning, grab pants, shirt, hope they match.
Fix broken link:
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The Inflation Reduction Act: everything in one place (with transcripts!)
Over the past couple months I've done five podcasts on the Inflation Reduction Act, the climate (among other things) bill that Democrats somewhat miraculously passed earlier this year. Here they are o...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Fix broken link:
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