Even in his first term, Trump despised doing the actual job of the Presidency; he just wanted to go to events as the President.
January 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Even in his first term, Trump despised doing the actual job of the Presidency; he just wanted to go to events as the President.
Tangentially, I remember reading that German film studios and the Ministry of Propaganda lived in fear of even one person laughing where they shouldn't during a movie's premiere.
January 16, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Tangentially, I remember reading that German film studios and the Ministry of Propaganda lived in fear of even one person laughing where they shouldn't during a movie's premiere.
Amazing how things work in real countries.
January 13, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Amazing how things work in real countries.
40 is when you have to stop lying to yourself about it.
January 13, 2026 at 12:49 AM
40 is when you have to stop lying to yourself about it.
Tankies' support of non-socialist regimes has never made any sense to me.
January 11, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Tankies' support of non-socialist regimes has never made any sense to me.
Considering the "skinwalkers" gaffe, that's very on-brand for her.
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Considering the "skinwalkers" gaffe, that's very on-brand for her.
They see humans as grist for the mill.
January 11, 2026 at 2:36 AM
They see humans as grist for the mill.
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Relevant reading:
Imperial Wars Always Come Home
There’s a person I think about from time to time.
patrickwyman.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Relevant reading:
Oh God, this is Microsoft Dogs all over again:
Microsoft Dogs
YouTube video by JSmon
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Oh God, this is Microsoft Dogs all over again:
There was a time when I believed that John Romero was the bad one, and I feel I owe him an apology.
January 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM
There was a time when I believed that John Romero was the bad one, and I feel I owe him an apology.
"What must not be, cannot be."
January 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
"What must not be, cannot be."
I heard from @eyepatchwolf.bsky.social that WWE is really bad about that.
January 7, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I heard from @eyepatchwolf.bsky.social that WWE is really bad about that.
Apparently it's derived from Niall; I have no idea how the "g" got in there.
January 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Apparently it's derived from Niall; I have no idea how the "g" got in there.
It's reached self-parody at this point.
January 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
It's reached self-parody at this point.
That's historically a bad sign for an authoritarian regime.
January 7, 2026 at 3:24 AM
That's historically a bad sign for an authoritarian regime.
Ah yes, the Ciaphas Cain Effect.
January 7, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Ah yes, the Ciaphas Cain Effect.
Conversely, I once heard "Sussudio" at both Arby's and Lowe's on the same day; I remember it clearly because it was much higher than my tolerance level for "Sussudio."
January 7, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Conversely, I once heard "Sussudio" at both Arby's and Lowe's on the same day; I remember it clearly because it was much higher than my tolerance level for "Sussudio."
I tore a meniscus while bending over to get something out of a vending machine.
January 6, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I tore a meniscus while bending over to get something out of a vending machine.
Lot of people catching strays here (it me, I'm people).
January 5, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Lot of people catching strays here (it me, I'm people).
I don't think I've ever been happier having simply bought Office 2019.
January 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I don't think I've ever been happier having simply bought Office 2019.
This is why companies are so litigious about their IP: if you don't defend it, you effectively lose it.
January 4, 2026 at 3:37 AM
This is why companies are so litigious about their IP: if you don't defend it, you effectively lose it.
We already have machine learning for other industries and critically, in those other industries they actually work.
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
We already have machine learning for other industries and critically, in those other industries they actually work.
That's assuming Orban isn't on the way out himself.
January 2, 2026 at 2:33 AM
That's assuming Orban isn't on the way out himself.
Give them another year...
January 1, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Give them another year...