Minas Tirith City Planner
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Old dad who watches too many movies
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Movies, politics, Indianapolis, baseball (usually Cardinals related), other stuff
(not a real city planner, just have some ideas for the White City of Gondor)
Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/lw5Z
Movies, politics, Indianapolis, baseball (usually Cardinals related), other stuff
(not a real city planner, just have some ideas for the White City of Gondor)
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New batting helmets just dropped
February 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM
New batting helmets just dropped
The weirdest part of the whole Greenland thing was invoking the threat of China when we were the only country issuing demands. Anyway…
We’re renewing Canada’s relationship with China.
As part of our new strategic partnership, China is granting visa-free travel for Canadians.
As part of our new strategic partnership, China is granting visa-free travel for Canadians.
February 17, 2026 at 12:21 AM
The weirdest part of the whole Greenland thing was invoking the threat of China when we were the only country issuing demands. Anyway…
This is a wild take
The successful effort to force Biden out signaled to elite media that they had a veto over Democratic Party primary voters. Whether they successfully exercise it or simply try to in 2028 is an open question but bet your sweet nippy they’re going to try.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM
This is a wild take
Ah, memories
February 16, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Ah, memories
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The fact that these sentences always end with "... which we will cram with more work for them" and not "... so we moved to a four-day workweek" really illustrate the hollowness of some AI evangelists' promises that AI will deliver us to some kind of post-work utopia.
“By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week” is such a strange sentence to read.
February 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The fact that these sentences always end with "... which we will cram with more work for them" and not "... so we moved to a four-day workweek" really illustrate the hollowness of some AI evangelists' promises that AI will deliver us to some kind of post-work utopia.
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i still think about these and how i gave them my all!!!!!! but in the end they were killed (understandable)
February 15, 2026 at 9:32 PM
i still think about these and how i gave them my all!!!!!! but in the end they were killed (understandable)
If you're single, seems like curling would be a good hobby
this sequence in the U.S. women’s curling match was pure cinema
February 15, 2026 at 7:37 PM
If you're single, seems like curling would be a good hobby
Ok but you still told your AI to ruin Chicago
February 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Ok but you still told your AI to ruin Chicago
Jaws
Blade Runner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Stand By Me
Moonstruck (i think)
Raising Arizona
Heathers
Miller's Crossing
Last of the Mohicans
Dazed and Confused
Big Lebowski
Out of Sight
Sleepy Hollow
Pride and Prejudice
Blade Runner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Stand By Me
Moonstruck (i think)
Raising Arizona
Heathers
Miller's Crossing
Last of the Mohicans
Dazed and Confused
Big Lebowski
Out of Sight
Sleepy Hollow
Pride and Prejudice
Name a film you've seen 8 times
February 14, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Jaws
Blade Runner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Stand By Me
Moonstruck (i think)
Raising Arizona
Heathers
Miller's Crossing
Last of the Mohicans
Dazed and Confused
Big Lebowski
Out of Sight
Sleepy Hollow
Pride and Prejudice
Blade Runner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Stand By Me
Moonstruck (i think)
Raising Arizona
Heathers
Miller's Crossing
Last of the Mohicans
Dazed and Confused
Big Lebowski
Out of Sight
Sleepy Hollow
Pride and Prejudice
I think Indy switching recycling providers in the middle of snow season may have been unwise
February 14, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I think Indy switching recycling providers in the middle of snow season may have been unwise
As President, I will announce every February 6th as Tom Regan day
a man in a blue jacket is peeking out of a door
ALT: a man in a blue jacket is peeking out of a door
media.tenor.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:56 AM
As President, I will announce every February 6th as Tom Regan day
Can’t right now, babe. I’m pre-litigating the 2028 primary.
February 13, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Can’t right now, babe. I’m pre-litigating the 2028 primary.
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the very idea of gavin newsom in 2028 is preposterous. he's a throwback to the time where you could put a haircut in a suit and have him mouth platitudes while the status quo grinds on. we're so far past that. we got pedophile nazis now. lol that you want to reanimate dan quayle
February 13, 2026 at 8:29 PM
the very idea of gavin newsom in 2028 is preposterous. he's a throwback to the time where you could put a haircut in a suit and have him mouth platitudes while the status quo grinds on. we're so far past that. we got pedophile nazis now. lol that you want to reanimate dan quayle
A detective show with Naomi Wolf where she always comes to the dumbest possible conclusion, and the killer gets so pissed off they confess.
February 13, 2026 at 4:43 AM
A detective show with Naomi Wolf where she always comes to the dumbest possible conclusion, and the killer gets so pissed off they confess.
How is it not standard practice to link to the text of a bill or a vote on a bill when publishing a story on it? How? I can’t understand it.
Even worse - when there’s a link where it says “Bill” and it’s just to an earlier story.
Even worse - when there’s a link where it says “Bill” and it’s just to an earlier story.
February 13, 2026 at 3:23 AM
How is it not standard practice to link to the text of a bill or a vote on a bill when publishing a story on it? How? I can’t understand it.
Even worse - when there’s a link where it says “Bill” and it’s just to an earlier story.
Even worse - when there’s a link where it says “Bill” and it’s just to an earlier story.
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
To me the danger of the way people talk about AI on here is that they don’t really understand it beyond the obvious flaws. And not much attempt to learn what people who aren’t paid (or paying) to hype it are getting out of it.
Anyway, I think this better line of attack is being ignored as a result.
Anyway, I think this better line of attack is being ignored as a result.
The problems with AI are primarily ones of corporate power and governance—a tiny handful of billionaires are deciding the future of this increasingly powerful technology.
I tend to believe the whistleblowers here; but whether you do or not, the real problem is that the public doesn’t decide.
I tend to believe the whistleblowers here; but whether you do or not, the real problem is that the public doesn’t decide.
Anthropic safety researcher quits, warning ‘world is in peril’
Other AI safety researchers have also left leading firms, citing concerns about potentially catastrophic risks.
www.semafor.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:17 AM
To me the danger of the way people talk about AI on here is that they don’t really understand it beyond the obvious flaws. And not much attempt to learn what people who aren’t paid (or paying) to hype it are getting out of it.
Anyway, I think this better line of attack is being ignored as a result.
Anyway, I think this better line of attack is being ignored as a result.
today in shitty things I hadn't learned yet
He thinks HIV is real?
Josh Freese still doesn’t fully know why Dave Grohl fired him from the Foo Fighters. In a new interview, the drummer offered: ‘I have a couple small theories, but I can’t really go into them right now’
February 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM
today in shitty things I hadn't learned yet
Also seems good to remember Trump talks a lot of bullshit and likes to declare victory after he loses. I wouldn't feel confident predicting either way.
He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
Homan: "Operation Metro Surge is ending. In the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here on detail back to their home stations or to other areas of the country where they're needed."
February 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Also seems good to remember Trump talks a lot of bullshit and likes to declare victory after he loses. I wouldn't feel confident predicting either way.
Posting about Newsom 2028 in 2026 doesn't seem good for anything except raising your own blood pressure
February 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Posting about Newsom 2028 in 2026 doesn't seem good for anything except raising your own blood pressure
Still feels like a miracle to me that Bassitt survived that line drive to the face a few years ago. Second most visceral reaction I’ve ever had to a sports injury.
@JonHeyman tweeted
Orioles having a big winter. AL East keeps getting better
💬
@JonHeyman Bassitt also gets $500K incentives
Orioles having a big winter. AL East keeps getting better
💬
@JonHeyman Bassitt also gets $500K incentives
February 12, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Still feels like a miracle to me that Bassitt survived that line drive to the face a few years ago. Second most visceral reaction I’ve ever had to a sports injury.
Dissertation:
“Placing Kimbal Musk on the Sibling Success/Resemblance Compass, Using Clint Howard, Billy Ripken and Jim Hanks as Reference Points”
“Placing Kimbal Musk on the Sibling Success/Resemblance Compass, Using Clint Howard, Billy Ripken and Jim Hanks as Reference Points”
Epstein engineered intimate relationship for Tesla’s Kimbal Musk, emails show www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Epstein engineered intimate relationship for Tesla’s Kimbal Musk, emails show
Elon Musk’s younger brother and the woman were involved for about six months between 2012 and 2013
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Dissertation:
“Placing Kimbal Musk on the Sibling Success/Resemblance Compass, Using Clint Howard, Billy Ripken and Jim Hanks as Reference Points”
“Placing Kimbal Musk on the Sibling Success/Resemblance Compass, Using Clint Howard, Billy Ripken and Jim Hanks as Reference Points”
One thing I’ve learned from witnessing overnight visits to the hospital over time is it’s practically impossible to get the sort of rest that doctors usually recommend.
February 11, 2026 at 10:58 PM
One thing I’ve learned from witnessing overnight visits to the hospital over time is it’s practically impossible to get the sort of rest that doctors usually recommend.
We need to bring back “the agony of defeat”
February 11, 2026 at 9:16 PM
We need to bring back “the agony of defeat”
Good interview, but how do you get offered this exact question by the #stlcards development guy and and then not end the interview by asking it?
February 11, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Good interview, but how do you get offered this exact question by the #stlcards development guy and and then not end the interview by asking it?