Ben Novack
@titlecharacter.bsky.social
South Philadelphian, tech-skeptical tech worker, involuntary cider enthusiast, occasional woodworker. Descended from refugees. Never interested in zero-sum.
The pandemic screws a lot of things up but both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are absolutely big parts of this conversation - though I *suspect* not the winners. Honestly, Hoboken might be in the running *purely* on the basis of having eliminated all traffic deaths.
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The pandemic screws a lot of things up but both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are absolutely big parts of this conversation - though I *suspect* not the winners. Honestly, Hoboken might be in the running *purely* on the basis of having eliminated all traffic deaths.
It's also a lovely retort to "where are you gonna get the money" - this isn't even raising taxes or whatever, it's just redirecting YOUR taxpayer dollars from kidnapping to cancer research!
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
It's also a lovely retort to "where are you gonna get the money" - this isn't even raising taxes or whatever, it's just redirecting YOUR taxpayer dollars from kidnapping to cancer research!
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Traveling back in time to 2012 to inform myself that in 13 years the president will be a fascist and that Pope will be a shitlib
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Traveling back in time to 2012 to inform myself that in 13 years the president will be a fascist and that Pope will be a shitlib
This made my brain misfire for several moments until I realized you obviously didn’t mean the Adams administration of NYC but the other one. Yeesh I need to get more sleep.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This made my brain misfire for several moments until I realized you obviously didn’t mean the Adams administration of NYC but the other one. Yeesh I need to get more sleep.
We got a pair of kittens last December and I am so grateful that 2025 in our home will always mean Watching them grow up and seeing our senior cat develop a loving friendship with them. And a lot of stupid kitten antics. Some other stuff happened too I guess.
November 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
We got a pair of kittens last December and I am so grateful that 2025 in our home will always mean Watching them grow up and seeing our senior cat develop a loving friendship with them. And a lot of stupid kitten antics. Some other stuff happened too I guess.
At this point just getting the vote is a huge win - forcing reps to go on record opposing the release is itself powerful. Same on a potential Senate side vote.
November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
At this point just getting the vote is a huge win - forcing reps to go on record opposing the release is itself powerful. Same on a potential Senate side vote.
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Pedocon theory turning out to have better staying power than quantum theory
November 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Pedocon theory turning out to have better staying power than quantum theory
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Or just have him start the next film alive and well and then at some point have someone be like "Bond! I thought you got blown up!" And then have him quip "you know better than to listen to rumors," or "what can I say? That was no time to die" and then absolutely refuse to explain further
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Or just have him start the next film alive and well and then at some point have someone be like "Bond! I thought you got blown up!" And then have him quip "you know better than to listen to rumors," or "what can I say? That was no time to die" and then absolutely refuse to explain further