Ockam Razier
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Likes: Games (board, tabletop, video, card, mind), Science (fiction, fact, skepticism), progressive (political, music), and just anything generally geeky.
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Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/
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via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
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Good Monday morning friends!
A Healthy List:
Sleep more
Eat less sugar
Roll more dice
Remove clutter
Stay teachable
Show gratitude
Actually exercise
Drink more water
Read & write more
Perform random acts of kindness
Spend quality time with loved ones
#MondayMotivation
A Healthy List:
Sleep more
Eat less sugar
Roll more dice
Remove clutter
Stay teachable
Show gratitude
Actually exercise
Drink more water
Read & write more
Perform random acts of kindness
Spend quality time with loved ones
#MondayMotivation
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Good Monday morning friends!
A Healthy List:
Sleep more
Eat less sugar
Roll more dice
Remove clutter
Stay teachable
Show gratitude
Actually exercise
Drink more water
Read & write more
Perform random acts of kindness
Spend quality time with loved ones
#MondayMotivation
A Healthy List:
Sleep more
Eat less sugar
Roll more dice
Remove clutter
Stay teachable
Show gratitude
Actually exercise
Drink more water
Read & write more
Perform random acts of kindness
Spend quality time with loved ones
#MondayMotivation
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This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
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It costs nothing for you to share this.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It costs nothing for you to share this.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
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Hi. It's me. I'm here to gently ask if you've been giving yourself grace? Patience? Self-care?
You've got this. You are enough, and you deserve all the good things.
You've got this. You are enough, and you deserve all the good things.
November 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Hi. It's me. I'm here to gently ask if you've been giving yourself grace? Patience? Self-care?
You've got this. You are enough, and you deserve all the good things.
You've got this. You are enough, and you deserve all the good things.
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The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence."
- Aldous Huxley.
- Aldous Huxley.
October 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence."
- Aldous Huxley.
- Aldous Huxley.
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If you can hear this image, it's probably time to schedule your colonoscopy. If you can sing the whole song, it's also time to get your shingles vaccine.
October 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
If you can hear this image, it's probably time to schedule your colonoscopy. If you can sing the whole song, it's also time to get your shingles vaccine.
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"i just use it to generate ideas"
October 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"i just use it to generate ideas"
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Dearest Prudence, from Portland, beset by the furies of imaginary conflict, I do pen this missive. Midst azure skies, I contemplate the vicissitudes of mine existence. I implore thee, eschew the consumption of Tylenol.
September 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Dearest Prudence, from Portland, beset by the furies of imaginary conflict, I do pen this missive. Midst azure skies, I contemplate the vicissitudes of mine existence. I implore thee, eschew the consumption of Tylenol.
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"If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us."
- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
September 23, 2025 at 1:42 AM
"If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us."
- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
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I stand with PBS.
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
September 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I stand with PBS.
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
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David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.
September 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.
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TWENTY YEARS AGO I posted about how easy it is to get around any sort of flag-burning law/amendment/executive order/whatever, and here we are today, having it have some relevance. Also our current president is a feculent spoon.
whatever.scalzi.com/2005/06/23/c...
whatever.scalzi.com/2005/06/23/c...
Cracking the Flag-Burning Amendment
Visit the post for more.
whatever.scalzi.com
August 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
TWENTY YEARS AGO I posted about how easy it is to get around any sort of flag-burning law/amendment/executive order/whatever, and here we are today, having it have some relevance. Also our current president is a feculent spoon.
whatever.scalzi.com/2005/06/23/c...
whatever.scalzi.com/2005/06/23/c...
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Newsletter: My 16,000 word opus - How To Argue With An AI Booster, a comprehensive guide to arguing with AI boosters, addressing both their bad faith debate style and their specific (and flimsy) arguments as to why generative AI is the future.
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www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...
How To Argue With An AI Booster
Editor's Note: For those of you reading via email, I recommend opening this in a browser so you can use the Table of Contents. This is my longest newsletter - a 16,000-word-long opus - and if you like...
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August 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Newsletter: My 16,000 word opus - How To Argue With An AI Booster, a comprehensive guide to arguing with AI boosters, addressing both their bad faith debate style and their specific (and flimsy) arguments as to why generative AI is the future.
www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...
www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...
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A family of wild Pallas's cats (Otocolobus manul).
August 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A family of wild Pallas's cats (Otocolobus manul).
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Majestic coronal loops dance above the Sun’s surface huge arcs of hot plasma shaped by magnetic fields. These stunning loops can last for days and are often found near sunspots. Some even unleash solar storms affecting Earth’s space weather!
Credit: Andrea Vanoni
Credit: Andrea Vanoni
August 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Majestic coronal loops dance above the Sun’s surface huge arcs of hot plasma shaped by magnetic fields. These stunning loops can last for days and are often found near sunspots. Some even unleash solar storms affecting Earth’s space weather!
Credit: Andrea Vanoni
Credit: Andrea Vanoni
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Carl Sagan explains the 4th dimension
August 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Carl Sagan explains the 4th dimension
Thanks for saying I look 30-40. I'm going to go play with my Star Wars action figures now.
August 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thanks for saying I look 30-40. I'm going to go play with my Star Wars action figures now.
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If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us.
- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World
- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World
July 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us.
- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World
- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World
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July 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM