maundering yokel
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as on this voyage, out of goblinry
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seems like kind of an insane perspective to be like "don't forget about the instrumental value of human connection to you personally! friends are simply a means to your own well-being"
Social relationships contribute to health and longevity in a few critical ways. But experts say it's less about the sheer number of connections you have, and more about what those connections do for you.
How to Live a Long and Healthy Life as an Introvert
You don’t have to be the life of every party to reap the health benefits.
nyti.ms
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
seems like kind of an insane perspective to be like "don't forget about the instrumental value of human connection to you personally! friends are simply a means to your own well-being"
thank god. I'm always checking out the latest research to see if friendship is economically rational. if I ever hear it isn't I'm cutting everyone out of my life immediately
February isn’t just for couples. Research shows that friendships, especially high-quality ones, are key for health and well-being.
Here’s how to cultivate healthy friendships:
Here’s how to cultivate healthy friendships:
Can you get the same benefits from friendship as romantic relationships?
Love doesn’t have to be romantic to improve your life. Research shows that friendships, especially high-quality ones, are key for health and well-being.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
thank god. I'm always checking out the latest research to see if friendship is economically rational. if I ever hear it isn't I'm cutting everyone out of my life immediately
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SHE’S ALIVE????
A new biopic of Cass Elliot will dispel “the long-standing urban legend of how she tragically died at the age of 32”
Cass Elliot Biopic Gets Its Star
In 2024, Owen Elliot-Kugell published a memoir about her mother, the Mamas And The Papas’ Cass Elliot. Now, the book is getting adapted into a biopic for the big screen. Today, it was revealed that Je...
stereogum.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:47 AM
SHE’S ALIVE????
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Current* conditions near South Haven, MI:
February 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Current* conditions near South Haven, MI:
agnostic on this in practical terms but I hope in the future I get to hear the phrase "booming moon economy" a lot, great mouthfeel
The 'Moon economy' is about to boom. Deutsche Bank thinks this one space stock will benefit
The 'Moon economy' is about to boom. Deutsche Bank thinks this one space stock will benefit
This stock is a play on lunar infrastructure and connectivity, the firm said.
cnb.cx
February 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
agnostic on this in practical terms but I hope in the future I get to hear the phrase "booming moon economy" a lot, great mouthfeel
once again the thinking here seems so muddled by everybody involved, like yeah a statistical aggregate will recreate the stuff that goes into it. what's the news here. what's interesting
Ask ChatGPT which state has the laziest people, and it will politely refuse to say. But researchers at Oxford and the University of Kentucky forced the bot to reveal its hidden biases.
See how ChatGPT views your city or state:
See how ChatGPT views your city or state:
Column | See ChatGPT’s hidden bias about your state or city
Researchers uncovered hidden biases in ChatGPT’s assessment of people from different places. See how the chatbot ranked your city, state or country.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
once again the thinking here seems so muddled by everybody involved, like yeah a statistical aggregate will recreate the stuff that goes into it. what's the news here. what's interesting
"have come to understand" is such infuriating phrasing man, are you sure they didn't just kind of make it up?
Researchers working with the A.I. system Claude have come to understand that the model’s selfhood, like our own, is a matter of both neurons and narratives. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/kEX1vV
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 AM
"have come to understand" is such infuriating phrasing man, are you sure they didn't just kind of make it up?
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February 10, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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youtube... ads? are you guys seeing ads on youtube? do any functional adults not have ad blockers?
February 9, 2026 at 5:49 PM
youtube... ads? are you guys seeing ads on youtube? do any functional adults not have ad blockers?
could you get the latency low enough to where the guy on the luge could navigate just by streaming this
February 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
could you get the latency low enough to where the guy on the luge could navigate just by streaming this
oh yeah that guy. I've seen both hide and hair of him
February 6, 2026 at 2:45 AM
oh yeah that guy. I've seen both hide and hair of him
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Current* conditions near Grand Haven, MI:
February 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Current* conditions near Grand Haven, MI:
I know it's fine to just make up stuff to mess with bad people but like, he's just pursing his lips in the first one and not the second one, right? conservatives have already reclaimed how weird looking he normally is anyway
February 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I know it's fine to just make up stuff to mess with bad people but like, he's just pursing his lips in the first one and not the second one, right? conservatives have already reclaimed how weird looking he normally is anyway
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DSM-V Remix will allow you to mix symptoms to produce custom diagnostic builds
February 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
DSM-V Remix will allow you to mix symptoms to produce custom diagnostic builds
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I had a border collie as a kid so every time I see one now I feel like that’s my dog, you have to give it back to me. I recognize her unique white face stripe. no other dog could have that
December 23, 2023 at 6:49 AM
I had a border collie as a kid so every time I see one now I feel like that’s my dog, you have to give it back to me. I recognize her unique white face stripe. no other dog could have that
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A poem by John Berryman, from half a century ago.
February 3, 2026 at 10:09 PM
A poem by John Berryman, from half a century ago.
my name is trip distance
February 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
my name is trip distance
still haven't been able to figure out what anybody participating in this actually stands for other than a vague conception of "good stuff instead of bad stuff," which everyone already believes in
The 19 Buddhist monks carrying a message of peace made it to Richmond on Monday, the 100th day of their walk from Texas to D.C.
The mayor’s office estimated 10,000 people lined the route through the city. https://wapo.st/3NUrWaj
The mayor’s office estimated 10,000 people lined the route through the city. https://wapo.st/3NUrWaj
February 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM
still haven't been able to figure out what anybody participating in this actually stands for other than a vague conception of "good stuff instead of bad stuff," which everyone already believes in
when batman wears it it's not a batman costume, it's just the suit batman wears. he's not wearing it in imitation of himself
February 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
when batman wears it it's not a batman costume, it's just the suit batman wears. he's not wearing it in imitation of himself
shuffling a big stack of dried mango slices like a deck of cards
January 30, 2026 at 7:42 PM
shuffling a big stack of dried mango slices like a deck of cards
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can't move my car from the space I dug out or someone might take it, which somewhat negates the point of digging out my car, huh
January 29, 2026 at 8:27 PM
can't move my car from the space I dug out or someone might take it, which somewhat negates the point of digging out my car, huh
can't believe there's not a gif in the library of the guy putting the drill to his head in pi
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 6:59 PM
can't believe there's not a gif in the library of the guy putting the drill to his head in pi
whenever it's cold enough I think of wallace stevens going into a full cosmic horror reverie about an arctic sunrise
January 27, 2026 at 3:24 AM
whenever it's cold enough I think of wallace stevens going into a full cosmic horror reverie about an arctic sunrise