Medium-Sized Robot
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Not a giant robot. Not a nanobot.
Even my cursory reading of both articles found a handful more misrepresentations of the original study in the Aljazeera write-up, but I'm not quite annoyed enough to go and list them all.
November 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Even my cursory reading of both articles found a handful more misrepresentations of the original study in the Aljazeera write-up, but I'm not quite annoyed enough to go and list them all.
The original study does cite another study as saying that "a plateau in intelligence and personality" occurs after age 32, but citing another study is very different from presenting an original discovery.
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The original study does cite another study as saying that "a plateau in intelligence and personality" occurs after age 32, but citing another study is very different from presenting an original discovery.
Write-ups like this are awful science, too. One of the main claims of the Aljazeera article is that the study "discovered, [that] it is not until age 32 that human personality and intelligence 'plateau' and stabilise," which straight-up isn't one of the discoveries of the study.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Write-ups like this are awful science, too. One of the main claims of the Aljazeera article is that the study "discovered, [that] it is not until age 32 that human personality and intelligence 'plateau' and stabilise," which straight-up isn't one of the discoveries of the study.
My takeaway from this is that EPA/play really likes throwing at or beyond the sticks.
November 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My takeaway from this is that EPA/play really likes throwing at or beyond the sticks.
They also give people a broader (and generally spurious) feeling of control over their property, I think, as satirized in this Peter Peter Hughes song: peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/track/smile
Smile, by Peter Peter Hughes
track by Peter Peter Hughes
peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 AM
They also give people a broader (and generally spurious) feeling of control over their property, I think, as satirized in this Peter Peter Hughes song: peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com/track/smile
They should do it as the opener for the coming tour. Use the expanded lineup for all it's worth.
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
They should do it as the opener for the coming tour. Use the expanded lineup for all it's worth.
Actual thoughts: the album is excellent. The standout feature (compared to other tMG albums) is the interplay between music and lyrics; the music does a lot of storytelling.
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Actual thoughts: the album is excellent. The standout feature (compared to other tMG albums) is the interplay between music and lyrics; the music does a lot of storytelling.
My favorite Standard deck is Insidious Roots, but it probably gets worse (short term, at least) because it's worse against Mono-Red than against Vivi.
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
My favorite Standard deck is Insidious Roots, but it probably gets worse (short term, at least) because it's worse against Mono-Red than against Vivi.
Ephemerate seems win-more in this deck, and I don't know how often you'll want to keep up mana for No More Lies.
October 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Ephemerate seems win-more in this deck, and I don't know how often you'll want to keep up mana for No More Lies.
This is how I feel about all of New Asian Cinema.
October 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM
This is how I feel about all of New Asian Cinema.
That's how you make a Toxrill, I think.
October 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
That's how you make a Toxrill, I think.
It's about time somebody talked about the Beatles, too.
October 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It's about time somebody talked about the Beatles, too.
Niacin, like the international mega-hit Nothing Painted Blue song?
October 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Niacin, like the international mega-hit Nothing Painted Blue song?
And a Hasbro Pulse exclusive, a few years later.
October 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
And a Hasbro Pulse exclusive, a few years later.
These are the best Loot stories, including official stuff, so keep 'em coming!
September 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
These are the best Loot stories, including official stuff, so keep 'em coming!
Yeah, Cauldron does really unique stuff, while Vivi is a power-crept combination of existing effects (Guttersnipe, Pyre Hound, Storm-Kiln Artist). Also, I still play Roots and it's so fun to wreck Vivi decks' shenanigans with Scooze.
September 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Yeah, Cauldron does really unique stuff, while Vivi is a power-crept combination of existing effects (Guttersnipe, Pyre Hound, Storm-Kiln Artist). Also, I still play Roots and it's so fun to wreck Vivi decks' shenanigans with Scooze.
This seems like a perfect flavor fit for such a Commander deck (and it's a useful card, too, if a bit inefficient):
September 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This seems like a perfect flavor fit for such a Commander deck (and it's a useful card, too, if a bit inefficient):
Counterpoint: this way we get to Generation Gamma, which will have all sorts of cool radiation-based superpowers, faster.
September 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Counterpoint: this way we get to Generation Gamma, which will have all sorts of cool radiation-based superpowers, faster.