That Guy
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Musings on politics, film, culture.
Musings on politics, film, culture.
What in the world..
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
What in the world..
Was it Dubya or Trump who said this - "No one knew you could fly planes into buildings"
It was Dubya. Looking back it seems his presidency really set the template for Trump.
Anyway. TIL about this incident where a guy flew a plane in to a Texas IRS building a year before 911
It was Dubya. Looking back it seems his presidency really set the template for Trump.
Anyway. TIL about this incident where a guy flew a plane in to a Texas IRS building a year before 911
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Was it Dubya or Trump who said this - "No one knew you could fly planes into buildings"
It was Dubya. Looking back it seems his presidency really set the template for Trump.
Anyway. TIL about this incident where a guy flew a plane in to a Texas IRS building a year before 911
It was Dubya. Looking back it seems his presidency really set the template for Trump.
Anyway. TIL about this incident where a guy flew a plane in to a Texas IRS building a year before 911
So. Finally getting to watch the final thee episodes.
All I want is for Australia to be eliminated.
Team Mongolia all the way!
All I want is for Australia to be eliminated.
Team Mongolia all the way!
November 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
So. Finally getting to watch the final thee episodes.
All I want is for Australia to be eliminated.
Team Mongolia all the way!
All I want is for Australia to be eliminated.
Team Mongolia all the way!
Met an Indian guy at the gym. We exchanged pleasantries and barely talked for a minute before he asks me my last name.
Bro why
Bro why
November 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Met an Indian guy at the gym. We exchanged pleasantries and barely talked for a minute before he asks me my last name.
Bro why
Bro why
About Queen's Gambit, the Netflix show -
I enjoyed the show but was disappointed to learn it was a work of fiction.
I know it's based on a book, but honestly, I'm quite that sure the lives of women grandmasters would make great film or TV even without fictionalization.
I enjoyed the show but was disappointed to learn it was a work of fiction.
I know it's based on a book, but honestly, I'm quite that sure the lives of women grandmasters would make great film or TV even without fictionalization.
November 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
About Queen's Gambit, the Netflix show -
I enjoyed the show but was disappointed to learn it was a work of fiction.
I know it's based on a book, but honestly, I'm quite that sure the lives of women grandmasters would make great film or TV even without fictionalization.
I enjoyed the show but was disappointed to learn it was a work of fiction.
I know it's based on a book, but honestly, I'm quite that sure the lives of women grandmasters would make great film or TV even without fictionalization.
Our favorite vegan burger restaurant shutdown recently. The burgers were great but the place always had a burnt oil smell hanging around and it was a little bothersome.
So anyway, we decided to make vegan burgers at home today, but now the house smells of burnt oil
So anyway, we decided to make vegan burgers at home today, but now the house smells of burnt oil
November 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Our favorite vegan burger restaurant shutdown recently. The burgers were great but the place always had a burnt oil smell hanging around and it was a little bothersome.
So anyway, we decided to make vegan burgers at home today, but now the house smells of burnt oil
So anyway, we decided to make vegan burgers at home today, but now the house smells of burnt oil
The wife went to Zakopane yesterday, and one of things she got from there was this.
It's just a caramel candy but it is orgasmic. It's like eating a crumbly caramel barfi filled with caramel.
Absolutely scrumptious.
It's just a caramel candy but it is orgasmic. It's like eating a crumbly caramel barfi filled with caramel.
Absolutely scrumptious.
November 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The wife went to Zakopane yesterday, and one of things she got from there was this.
It's just a caramel candy but it is orgasmic. It's like eating a crumbly caramel barfi filled with caramel.
Absolutely scrumptious.
It's just a caramel candy but it is orgasmic. It's like eating a crumbly caramel barfi filled with caramel.
Absolutely scrumptious.
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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
A word on Team Mongolia. They are the most interesting team on Physical Asia.
Three typical athletes, and then a smallish MMA guy - the other MMA guys are big fellas, an ultra light carney - no one has a carney, and a heavy weight lady judoka - who may well be team MVP.
I think I'm Team Mongolia.
Three typical athletes, and then a smallish MMA guy - the other MMA guys are big fellas, an ultra light carney - no one has a carney, and a heavy weight lady judoka - who may well be team MVP.
I think I'm Team Mongolia.
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A word on Team Mongolia. They are the most interesting team on Physical Asia.
Three typical athletes, and then a smallish MMA guy - the other MMA guys are big fellas, an ultra light carney - no one has a carney, and a heavy weight lady judoka - who may well be team MVP.
I think I'm Team Mongolia.
Three typical athletes, and then a smallish MMA guy - the other MMA guys are big fellas, an ultra light carney - no one has a carney, and a heavy weight lady judoka - who may well be team MVP.
I think I'm Team Mongolia.
Watched the last episode of Physical Asia and the smartalec in me thinks the producers had set up a trap for the Aussies
A pretty simple one - a irresistibly high risk high reward task
Australia decided the risk was worth it. The other teams knew Australia would take the risk and played it safe
A pretty simple one - a irresistibly high risk high reward task
Australia decided the risk was worth it. The other teams knew Australia would take the risk and played it safe
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Watched the last episode of Physical Asia and the smartalec in me thinks the producers had set up a trap for the Aussies
A pretty simple one - a irresistibly high risk high reward task
Australia decided the risk was worth it. The other teams knew Australia would take the risk and played it safe
A pretty simple one - a irresistibly high risk high reward task
Australia decided the risk was worth it. The other teams knew Australia would take the risk and played it safe
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The only diversity i hate is Physical ASIA adding in white people with completely different body builds than Asians
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The only diversity i hate is Physical ASIA adding in white people with completely different body builds than Asians
Anyway I got late for bjj class because me and the wife were watching Physical Asia and she got so enthu she asked to wrestle with me.
I obliged, ofcourse. Practice is practice.
I obliged, ofcourse. Practice is practice.
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Anyway I got late for bjj class because me and the wife were watching Physical Asia and she got so enthu she asked to wrestle with me.
I obliged, ofcourse. Practice is practice.
I obliged, ofcourse. Practice is practice.
Anil from Team Turkiye is a dead ringer for Hassan Abi.
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Anil from Team Turkiye is a dead ringer for Hassan Abi.
Why even wait until they finish school?
Just hire kids to clean the chimneys when they are old enough to walk.
Just hire kids to clean the chimneys when they are old enough to walk.
Palantir says college is no longer a reliable training ground—so it hired 22 high school students instead: ‘Skip the debt. Skip the indoctrination.' | Fortune
22 Gen Zers are currently graduating from Palantir’s Meritocracy Fellowship, as CEO Alex Karp calls his company "the best credential in tech."
fortune.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Why even wait until they finish school?
Just hire kids to clean the chimneys when they are old enough to walk.
Just hire kids to clean the chimneys when they are old enough to walk.
Heard this on a reel and now having it play on repeat
Faqeeran (Live)
YouTube video by Rashmeet Kaur - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Heard this on a reel and now having it play on repeat
Did not expect
Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Did not expect
So I've managed to do Cossack Squats after doing hip mobility exercises for about a month and it's blowing my mind.
Additionally, The resistance I'd feel in bending to pick stuff up has also disappeared.
Happily taking the extra W.
Additionally, The resistance I'd feel in bending to pick stuff up has also disappeared.
Happily taking the extra W.
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
So I've managed to do Cossack Squats after doing hip mobility exercises for about a month and it's blowing my mind.
Additionally, The resistance I'd feel in bending to pick stuff up has also disappeared.
Happily taking the extra W.
Additionally, The resistance I'd feel in bending to pick stuff up has also disappeared.
Happily taking the extra W.
Dunno what's up with my IG feed but it's been non stop Indians hating on Zohran.
I can accept that my age bracket and interests in mma put me squarely in the far right recruitment zone. But why after he won and not before?
IT cell is slipping.
I can accept that my age bracket and interests in mma put me squarely in the far right recruitment zone. But why after he won and not before?
IT cell is slipping.
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Dunno what's up with my IG feed but it's been non stop Indians hating on Zohran.
I can accept that my age bracket and interests in mma put me squarely in the far right recruitment zone. But why after he won and not before?
IT cell is slipping.
I can accept that my age bracket and interests in mma put me squarely in the far right recruitment zone. But why after he won and not before?
IT cell is slipping.
I know Indians are joking about how their parents will now compare them to Zohran because he's mayor of NYC, but we need to acknowledge that he tried his hand at being a rapper first.
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I know Indians are joking about how their parents will now compare them to Zohran because he's mayor of NYC, but we need to acknowledge that he tried his hand at being a rapper first.
#nowWatching Physical Asia and jeez the dramatization is at par with Indian soaps.
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
#nowWatching Physical Asia and jeez the dramatization is at par with Indian soaps.
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I find it quite amusing that they chose poppies
Considering the British monarchy was the first cartel
"...opium sales were responsible for 15 to 20% of the British Empire’s entire annual revenue."
Considering the British monarchy was the first cartel
"...opium sales were responsible for 15 to 20% of the British Empire’s entire annual revenue."
How Queen Victoria Became the Biggest Drug Dealer of All Time
Sam Kelly explains how Queen Victoria became a huge fan of drugs—and how she brought China to its knees because of it.
time.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I find it quite amusing that they chose poppies
Considering the British monarchy was the first cartel
"...opium sales were responsible for 15 to 20% of the British Empire’s entire annual revenue."
Considering the British monarchy was the first cartel
"...opium sales were responsible for 15 to 20% of the British Empire’s entire annual revenue."
So. What corporate America learnt from 2008, was that you can do whatever the fuck you want - as long as you make it the government's problem.
Hence, the chain of circular investment around Open AI.
And the reason I'm hearing the phrase 'too big to fail' again.
Hence, the chain of circular investment around Open AI.
And the reason I'm hearing the phrase 'too big to fail' again.
November 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
So. What corporate America learnt from 2008, was that you can do whatever the fuck you want - as long as you make it the government's problem.
Hence, the chain of circular investment around Open AI.
And the reason I'm hearing the phrase 'too big to fail' again.
Hence, the chain of circular investment around Open AI.
And the reason I'm hearing the phrase 'too big to fail' again.
Rewatching Kill Bill 2 (I like Micheal Madsen a lot) and just remembered when some guy tried to pass off Bill's opinion on superman as his own.
Why even.
Why even.
November 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Rewatching Kill Bill 2 (I like Micheal Madsen a lot) and just remembered when some guy tried to pass off Bill's opinion on superman as his own.
Why even.
Why even.
There was a significant amount of ritual, that I guess is to be expected in any Japanese cultural export. But I've always found that it's not for me.
Reminds me too much of organized religion, which I detest strongly but that's not a criticism of Kendo or Japan.
Reminds me too much of organized religion, which I detest strongly but that's not a criticism of Kendo or Japan.
So I went to my first Kendo class today and it was pretty cool.
The sensei was this nice older gentleman, who was so invested and gentle that I just wanted to hug him and ask him to adopt me.
The sensei was this nice older gentleman, who was so invested and gentle that I just wanted to hug him and ask him to adopt me.
November 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
There was a significant amount of ritual, that I guess is to be expected in any Japanese cultural export. But I've always found that it's not for me.
Reminds me too much of organized religion, which I detest strongly but that's not a criticism of Kendo or Japan.
Reminds me too much of organized religion, which I detest strongly but that's not a criticism of Kendo or Japan.
So I went to my first Kendo class today and it was pretty cool.
The sensei was this nice older gentleman, who was so invested and gentle that I just wanted to hug him and ask him to adopt me.
The sensei was this nice older gentleman, who was so invested and gentle that I just wanted to hug him and ask him to adopt me.
November 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
So I went to my first Kendo class today and it was pretty cool.
The sensei was this nice older gentleman, who was so invested and gentle that I just wanted to hug him and ask him to adopt me.
The sensei was this nice older gentleman, who was so invested and gentle that I just wanted to hug him and ask him to adopt me.