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Might also post pictures of my weirder cat, I guess.
Might also post pictures of my weirder cat, I guess.
How my two cats respond to tissue paper. Glee and fury (?)
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
How my two cats respond to tissue paper. Glee and fury (?)
Oh goodness, attach()
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Oh goodness, attach()
If you just need to hang a picture or something, monkey hooks are great
Otherwise, the ones that screw in are the least likely to be absolutely terrible. There is no "good" drywall anchor, unfortunately, just various degrees of "this will make you homicidal".
Otherwise, the ones that screw in are the least likely to be absolutely terrible. There is no "good" drywall anchor, unfortunately, just various degrees of "this will make you homicidal".
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 AM
If you just need to hang a picture or something, monkey hooks are great
Otherwise, the ones that screw in are the least likely to be absolutely terrible. There is no "good" drywall anchor, unfortunately, just various degrees of "this will make you homicidal".
Otherwise, the ones that screw in are the least likely to be absolutely terrible. There is no "good" drywall anchor, unfortunately, just various degrees of "this will make you homicidal".
Major flashback to my dad's TI-92 that I wasn't allowed to touch
November 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Major flashback to my dad's TI-92 that I wasn't allowed to touch
Cuddling with her teddy bear
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Cuddling with her teddy bear
This was the most important takeaway from my undergrad forecasting class
Lots of aggregates or policy choices have runs where forecasting them *looks* trivial (high R-squared! Woot), & then the world changes & you find out you have no idea what you're doing
Imagine thinking you figured this out...
Lots of aggregates or policy choices have runs where forecasting them *looks* trivial (high R-squared! Woot), & then the world changes & you find out you have no idea what you're doing
Imagine thinking you figured this out...
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This was the most important takeaway from my undergrad forecasting class
Lots of aggregates or policy choices have runs where forecasting them *looks* trivial (high R-squared! Woot), & then the world changes & you find out you have no idea what you're doing
Imagine thinking you figured this out...
Lots of aggregates or policy choices have runs where forecasting them *looks* trivial (high R-squared! Woot), & then the world changes & you find out you have no idea what you're doing
Imagine thinking you figured this out...
Oh hey that's cool
November 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Oh hey that's cool
"Listen, you snot-nosed little shit! I was taking sandwich shrapnel in DC while you were crapping in your hands and rubbing it on your face!"
It doesn't have the same punch as the original, but 1991 Gary Busey could sell it.
It doesn't have the same punch as the original, but 1991 Gary Busey could sell it.
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"Listen, you snot-nosed little shit! I was taking sandwich shrapnel in DC while you were crapping in your hands and rubbing it on your face!"
It doesn't have the same punch as the original, but 1991 Gary Busey could sell it.
It doesn't have the same punch as the original, but 1991 Gary Busey could sell it.
There's a small high school in SE Wisconsin with "Galloping Ghosts" as their mascot.
There are some "omg, it's the klan" complaints every now and then (it's clearly not!). I think it's awesome because it's so absurd.
We need more spooky mascots.
There are some "omg, it's the klan" complaints every now and then (it's clearly not!). I think it's awesome because it's so absurd.
We need more spooky mascots.
November 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
There's a small high school in SE Wisconsin with "Galloping Ghosts" as their mascot.
There are some "omg, it's the klan" complaints every now and then (it's clearly not!). I think it's awesome because it's so absurd.
We need more spooky mascots.
There are some "omg, it's the klan" complaints every now and then (it's clearly not!). I think it's awesome because it's so absurd.
We need more spooky mascots.
I'm almost *certain* Wolfe voted for him, but most of the others?
KMW literally wants to legalize heroin & is a ~ an anarchist. Nolan Brown wants to legalize sex work. Binion has the police misconduct beat!
These are mostly garden variety small L libertarian weirdos (I say that w/out judgement).
KMW literally wants to legalize heroin & is a ~ an anarchist. Nolan Brown wants to legalize sex work. Binion has the police misconduct beat!
These are mostly garden variety small L libertarian weirdos (I say that w/out judgement).
October 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I'm almost *certain* Wolfe voted for him, but most of the others?
KMW literally wants to legalize heroin & is a ~ an anarchist. Nolan Brown wants to legalize sex work. Binion has the police misconduct beat!
These are mostly garden variety small L libertarian weirdos (I say that w/out judgement).
KMW literally wants to legalize heroin & is a ~ an anarchist. Nolan Brown wants to legalize sex work. Binion has the police misconduct beat!
These are mostly garden variety small L libertarian weirdos (I say that w/out judgement).
...dude looks like a LEGO.
How high do you need to get to think this design is acceptable?
How high do you need to get to think this design is acceptable?
October 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
...dude looks like a LEGO.
How high do you need to get to think this design is acceptable?
How high do you need to get to think this design is acceptable?
Racial gerrymanders also exist within deep Dem areas, like Chicago.
This was IL-4 less than a decade ago. Why did it look like this? Not to harm the GOP / advantage Dems, but to make a majority Hispanic district.
That's just "elect your slate of reps in a party primary" with more, worse steps.
This was IL-4 less than a decade ago. Why did it look like this? Not to harm the GOP / advantage Dems, but to make a majority Hispanic district.
That's just "elect your slate of reps in a party primary" with more, worse steps.
October 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Racial gerrymanders also exist within deep Dem areas, like Chicago.
This was IL-4 less than a decade ago. Why did it look like this? Not to harm the GOP / advantage Dems, but to make a majority Hispanic district.
That's just "elect your slate of reps in a party primary" with more, worse steps.
This was IL-4 less than a decade ago. Why did it look like this? Not to harm the GOP / advantage Dems, but to make a majority Hispanic district.
That's just "elect your slate of reps in a party primary" with more, worse steps.
Have you ever been so excited about Trick or Treating that you wear a pumpkin bucket on your head for several hours?
October 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Have you ever been so excited about Trick or Treating that you wear a pumpkin bucket on your head for several hours?
Looks like the changes worked!
I distinctly recall hearing their first radio ad and looking at my buddy to say "this isn't going to work, they are toast".
I couldn't have been more wrong, the turnabout was historic. Here's their stock price. (It was *bleak*!)
I distinctly recall hearing their first radio ad and looking at my buddy to say "this isn't going to work, they are toast".
I couldn't have been more wrong, the turnabout was historic. Here's their stock price. (It was *bleak*!)
October 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Looks like the changes worked!
I distinctly recall hearing their first radio ad and looking at my buddy to say "this isn't going to work, they are toast".
I couldn't have been more wrong, the turnabout was historic. Here's their stock price. (It was *bleak*!)
I distinctly recall hearing their first radio ad and looking at my buddy to say "this isn't going to work, they are toast".
I couldn't have been more wrong, the turnabout was historic. Here's their stock price. (It was *bleak*!)
Do they issue you a Legend of Zelda style hookshot, or are you expected to climb up on your own?
October 24, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Do they issue you a Legend of Zelda style hookshot, or are you expected to climb up on your own?
If AAA's want $100/game they need to be significantly better than what smaller / indie devs are making.
They aren't.
The most fun I had last year was Another Crab's Treasure ($30). Silksong this year was $20.
If the sit down restaurant is 4x the cost of the foodcart (& no better), I'm not sorry.
They aren't.
The most fun I had last year was Another Crab's Treasure ($30). Silksong this year was $20.
If the sit down restaurant is 4x the cost of the foodcart (& no better), I'm not sorry.
October 23, 2025 at 4:16 AM
If AAA's want $100/game they need to be significantly better than what smaller / indie devs are making.
They aren't.
The most fun I had last year was Another Crab's Treasure ($30). Silksong this year was $20.
If the sit down restaurant is 4x the cost of the foodcart (& no better), I'm not sorry.
They aren't.
The most fun I had last year was Another Crab's Treasure ($30). Silksong this year was $20.
If the sit down restaurant is 4x the cost of the foodcart (& no better), I'm not sorry.
3 yo insisted the older kitty wanted to dress up like a bat for "Halloweener".
She did not, in fact, want to dress up like a bat.
#Caturday
She did not, in fact, want to dress up like a bat.
#Caturday
October 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
3 yo insisted the older kitty wanted to dress up like a bat for "Halloweener".
She did not, in fact, want to dress up like a bat.
#Caturday
She did not, in fact, want to dress up like a bat.
#Caturday
Some memes are tailor made, aren't they...
October 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Some memes are tailor made, aren't they...
This used to be IL 4 (it's a little better now, this was last decade).
This wasn't to screw the GOP, it existed to grab the right neighborhoods to satisfy racial groups.
This wasn't to screw the GOP, it existed to grab the right neighborhoods to satisfy racial groups.
October 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This used to be IL 4 (it's a little better now, this was last decade).
This wasn't to screw the GOP, it existed to grab the right neighborhoods to satisfy racial groups.
This wasn't to screw the GOP, it existed to grab the right neighborhoods to satisfy racial groups.
We pulled a "Thing Explainer"-style approach to explaining the world to our ASD 5 yo to accommodate how she can understand things, and some of that has crept into how I talk.
I said "science robot" in mixed company recently, for instance!
I said "science robot" in mixed company recently, for instance!
October 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We pulled a "Thing Explainer"-style approach to explaining the world to our ASD 5 yo to accommodate how she can understand things, and some of that has crept into how I talk.
I said "science robot" in mixed company recently, for instance!
I said "science robot" in mixed company recently, for instance!
What kind of psycho decides to have their 5'11" (read: probably barely 5'10 after going through the Willy Wonka taffy stretching machine) rookie QB throw **over 50 times**?
What is wrong with these people!
What is wrong with these people!
October 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
What kind of psycho decides to have their 5'11" (read: probably barely 5'10 after going through the Willy Wonka taffy stretching machine) rookie QB throw **over 50 times**?
What is wrong with these people!
What is wrong with these people!
This black squirrel is my new favorite little guy. I could do without the attempts to plant black walnut trees in my yard / flowerbeds, but these are tradeoffs I'm willing to make.
October 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This black squirrel is my new favorite little guy. I could do without the attempts to plant black walnut trees in my yard / flowerbeds, but these are tradeoffs I'm willing to make.
Inside every economist there are two wolves...
October 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Inside every economist there are two wolves...
Someone in our area has been doing landscaping (poorly), and I keep finding black strips of landscaping cloth in our yard.
Thought that's what this was at first.
Nope! Black squirrel! So handsome.
Thought that's what this was at first.
Nope! Black squirrel! So handsome.
October 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Someone in our area has been doing landscaping (poorly), and I keep finding black strips of landscaping cloth in our yard.
Thought that's what this was at first.
Nope! Black squirrel! So handsome.
Thought that's what this was at first.
Nope! Black squirrel! So handsome.