Perpetually Perplexed
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Also, food for thought: when we had a Department of War, we had two world wars. Then we renamed the department to Defense, and the world wars went away.
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Also, food for thought: when we had a Department of War, we had two world wars. Then we renamed the department to Defense, and the world wars went away.
Common spreadsheet mistake. You have to account for the hobbit hiding in the corner that nobody ever notices.
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Common spreadsheet mistake. You have to account for the hobbit hiding in the corner that nobody ever notices.
There is zero chance that he cares to help these people before he dies. I think post-election is just good timing for them.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
There is zero chance that he cares to help these people before he dies. I think post-election is just good timing for them.
Mostly a good administration, but examining his Public Works department leaves me with a lingering negative emotion.
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Mostly a good administration, but examining his Public Works department leaves me with a lingering negative emotion.
That baby looks on high as fuck.
November 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
That baby looks on high as fuck.
I imagine regular Jigsaw but with a paper crown, a tengu nose, and an S sweatshirt.
November 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I imagine regular Jigsaw but with a paper crown, a tengu nose, and an S sweatshirt.
Hooray!
The sandwich shop should run a "free sub" deal with this guy as a spokesman.
The sandwich shop should run a "free sub" deal with this guy as a spokesman.
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Hooray!
The sandwich shop should run a "free sub" deal with this guy as a spokesman.
The sandwich shop should run a "free sub" deal with this guy as a spokesman.
I can't believe you'd come after beloved, innocent blueberry bagels like that. Have you tried toasting them with some butter?
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I can't believe you'd come after beloved, innocent blueberry bagels like that. Have you tried toasting them with some butter?
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November 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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It's more about sides. Trump had a bathroom full of top secret documents, but he's prosecuting Bolten for emailing top secret meeting notes to himself (which is totally a serious crime but still very hypocritical).
October 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
It's more about sides. Trump had a bathroom full of top secret documents, but he's prosecuting Bolten for emailing top secret meeting notes to himself (which is totally a serious crime but still very hypocritical).
I have trouble counting to ten for most kinds of things, but by God I know a lot of words for cuts of tuna.
October 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I have trouble counting to ten for most kinds of things, but by God I know a lot of words for cuts of tuna.
Sneakers is a fantastic movie, and not just because it's probably the most realistic portrayal of hacking (aside from the MacGuffin).
October 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Sneakers is a fantastic movie, and not just because it's probably the most realistic portrayal of hacking (aside from the MacGuffin).
I'm sure their families think that they are liars and snakes. But you won't hear about that because, when families are attacked, they come together.
October 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I'm sure their families think that they are liars and snakes. But you won't hear about that because, when families are attacked, they come together.
Affordable 3D printers have two basic types. FDMs take spools of filament and slowly squirt it out over a build plate. Definitely the easiest type to use, and also what I'd suggest. But if you need tiny details because you mostly want to make Warhammer minis or something, you'll probably want SLA.
October 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Affordable 3D printers have two basic types. FDMs take spools of filament and slowly squirt it out over a build plate. Definitely the easiest type to use, and also what I'd suggest. But if you need tiny details because you mostly want to make Warhammer minis or something, you'll probably want SLA.
Are you looking for an FDM (pouring filament out the extruder) or an SLA (the weird chemical bath and light thing that makes great gaming miniatures)?
October 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Are you looking for an FDM (pouring filament out the extruder) or an SLA (the weird chemical bath and light thing that makes great gaming miniatures)?
This is the best insane text adventure game about violence against horses since Horse Master.
October 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is the best insane text adventure game about violence against horses since Horse Master.
Ooo, a national security threat? I bet they are gonna invest military budget tier money into mandating extended paid parental leave, high quality free preschools, and other incentives. Right? Because it's a threat? Right?
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Ooo, a national security threat? I bet they are gonna invest military budget tier money into mandating extended paid parental leave, high quality free preschools, and other incentives. Right? Because it's a threat? Right?
It's a refreshing surprise to find out that some Republicans actually believed in some of the ideals they talk about.
October 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
It's a refreshing surprise to find out that some Republicans actually believed in some of the ideals they talk about.
I think this stems from a more fundamental perspective: the Democrats are the heroes of the story, and the Republicans are the villains. For a good story, we seek the understand the villain. Why are they like that? But we never talk about the villain's failure to stop the heroes, just the reverse.
October 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I think this stems from a more fundamental perspective: the Democrats are the heroes of the story, and the Republicans are the villains. For a good story, we seek the understand the villain. Why are they like that? But we never talk about the villain's failure to stop the heroes, just the reverse.
If I recall from old episodes of All the Presidents' Lawyers, the materiality requirement is something of a joke.
September 26, 2025 at 5:59 AM
If I recall from old episodes of All the Presidents' Lawyers, the materiality requirement is something of a joke.
Is that Seattle, or is this a weirdly universal problem?
September 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Is that Seattle, or is this a weirdly universal problem?
Bearing a cross is an important Christian metaphor for sacrifice, suffering, or persecution.
Putting wheels on a big cross so it looks kind of like bearing a cross but it's really easy is also a metaphor.
Putting wheels on a big cross so it looks kind of like bearing a cross but it's really easy is also a metaphor.
September 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Bearing a cross is an important Christian metaphor for sacrifice, suffering, or persecution.
Putting wheels on a big cross so it looks kind of like bearing a cross but it's really easy is also a metaphor.
Putting wheels on a big cross so it looks kind of like bearing a cross but it's really easy is also a metaphor.
I like how you don't acknowledge when I make a point other than to say "but what about a different thing?" It makes clear whether you're arguing in good faith.
But I'm not familiar with the time the FCC threatened Twitter and Facebook. Was it like when Trump unilaterally ordered TikTok shut down?
But I'm not familiar with the time the FCC threatened Twitter and Facebook. Was it like when Trump unilaterally ordered TikTok shut down?
September 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I like how you don't acknowledge when I make a point other than to say "but what about a different thing?" It makes clear whether you're arguing in good faith.
But I'm not familiar with the time the FCC threatened Twitter and Facebook. Was it like when Trump unilaterally ordered TikTok shut down?
But I'm not familiar with the time the FCC threatened Twitter and Facebook. Was it like when Trump unilaterally ordered TikTok shut down?
Exactly. People aren't mad because Disney's run by cowards afraid of drawing heat. They're mad at the government using state powers to apply that heat in clear defiance of the law and the Constitution, and they're mad at Disney for caving immediately to state-demanded censorship.
September 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Exactly. People aren't mad because Disney's run by cowards afraid of drawing heat. They're mad at the government using state powers to apply that heat in clear defiance of the law and the Constitution, and they're mad at Disney for caving immediately to state-demanded censorship.
Not at all, no. Let me quote the FCC chairman on this one: "We can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel, or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead."
September 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Not at all, no. Let me quote the FCC chairman on this one: "We can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel, or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead."