Rider of Barrels
@pacifistcrush.com
Commercial Insurance/Technology Analyst
Things I Love:
- Coffee roasting
- Learning
- Data
- Neuroscience
- Music (Kpop/Jpop/Electronic/Metal)
- Games (Persona/SMT/Xenoblade)
- Books (Hard Scifi/Fantasy)
- Anime
- KDramas
- CATS!
- Guitar/Drums
Things I Love:
- Coffee roasting
- Learning
- Data
- Neuroscience
- Music (Kpop/Jpop/Electronic/Metal)
- Games (Persona/SMT/Xenoblade)
- Books (Hard Scifi/Fantasy)
- Anime
- KDramas
- CATS!
- Guitar/Drums
It's been ages since I've eaten at "Chinese" chain restaurants. Decided to grab some Pei Wei and have to say the "Asian" desserts are amusingly low-effort underwhelming:
1. Brownie (speaks for itself)
2. Thai Donuts (churros made "Asian" via condensed milk dip and the use use of Saigon cinnamon)
1. Brownie (speaks for itself)
2. Thai Donuts (churros made "Asian" via condensed milk dip and the use use of Saigon cinnamon)
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
It's been ages since I've eaten at "Chinese" chain restaurants. Decided to grab some Pei Wei and have to say the "Asian" desserts are amusingly low-effort underwhelming:
1. Brownie (speaks for itself)
2. Thai Donuts (churros made "Asian" via condensed milk dip and the use use of Saigon cinnamon)
1. Brownie (speaks for itself)
2. Thai Donuts (churros made "Asian" via condensed milk dip and the use use of Saigon cinnamon)
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book covers that went hard as hell when you were 13 years old:
November 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
book covers that went hard as hell when you were 13 years old:
So today our self-proclaimed not-king:
1. Fired the panel tasked with reviewing the new ballroom/arch plans.
2. Murdered 14 people outside the US for ALLEGEDLY committing crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
3. Received an actual crown from South Korea.
#NoKings
1. Fired the panel tasked with reviewing the new ballroom/arch plans.
2. Murdered 14 people outside the US for ALLEGEDLY committing crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
3. Received an actual crown from South Korea.
#NoKings
October 29, 2025 at 5:16 AM
So today our self-proclaimed not-king:
1. Fired the panel tasked with reviewing the new ballroom/arch plans.
2. Murdered 14 people outside the US for ALLEGEDLY committing crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
3. Received an actual crown from South Korea.
#NoKings
1. Fired the panel tasked with reviewing the new ballroom/arch plans.
2. Murdered 14 people outside the US for ALLEGEDLY committing crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
3. Received an actual crown from South Korea.
#NoKings
October 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Really proud of my neighbors in Flower Mound, TX.
A few hundred came out to peacefully voice their concerns over the state of our country. Very limited police presence that I was thankful to see doing their job the right way.
Worst projectiles I saw doing a few drive-bys were bubbles! 😃
#NoKings
A few hundred came out to peacefully voice their concerns over the state of our country. Very limited police presence that I was thankful to see doing their job the right way.
Worst projectiles I saw doing a few drive-bys were bubbles! 😃
#NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Really proud of my neighbors in Flower Mound, TX.
A few hundred came out to peacefully voice their concerns over the state of our country. Very limited police presence that I was thankful to see doing their job the right way.
Worst projectiles I saw doing a few drive-bys were bubbles! 😃
#NoKings
A few hundred came out to peacefully voice their concerns over the state of our country. Very limited police presence that I was thankful to see doing their job the right way.
Worst projectiles I saw doing a few drive-bys were bubbles! 😃
#NoKings
Wait...did the Dark Lord just basically have his minions pull up a bunch of random Facebook videos to prove to the South African president that white genocide is occurring?
Has the president sunk so low as to use the Thanksgiving ambush tactic?
Has the president sunk so low as to use the Thanksgiving ambush tactic?
May 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Wait...did the Dark Lord just basically have his minions pull up a bunch of random Facebook videos to prove to the South African president that white genocide is occurring?
Has the president sunk so low as to use the Thanksgiving ambush tactic?
Has the president sunk so low as to use the Thanksgiving ambush tactic?
Ah, video game-induced nostalgia..
I can't even count how many times this scene played out in my life between ages 15-20.
#FantasianNeoDimension
I can't even count how many times this scene played out in my life between ages 15-20.
#FantasianNeoDimension
May 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Ah, video game-induced nostalgia..
I can't even count how many times this scene played out in my life between ages 15-20.
#FantasianNeoDimension
I can't even count how many times this scene played out in my life between ages 15-20.
#FantasianNeoDimension
Susu trusts me a wee bit too much
May 3, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Susu trusts me a wee bit too much
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Her article she posted in The Guardian is a real eye opening must read.
She goes into detail of the treatment she experienced along with stories of others still trapped in the system:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
She goes into detail of the treatment she experienced along with stories of others still trapped in the system:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Her article she posted in The Guardian is a real eye opening must read.
She goes into detail of the treatment she experienced along with stories of others still trapped in the system:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
She goes into detail of the treatment she experienced along with stories of others still trapped in the system:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Fifth-Grade Science Paper Doesn't Stand Up To Peer Review
theonion.com/fifth-g...
theonion.com/fifth-g...
March 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Fifth-Grade Science Paper Doesn't Stand Up To Peer Review
theonion.com/fifth-g...
theonion.com/fifth-g...
Ugh. The irony of a guy who self-describes himself as responsible for future-proofing State Farm against existential threats getting corralled into saying mind-numbingly dumb things on a Tinder date James O'Keefe sting...
a little girl is holding a broom and says what an idiot
Alt: a little girl is holding a broom and says what an idiot
media.tenor.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Ugh. The irony of a guy who self-describes himself as responsible for future-proofing State Farm against existential threats getting corralled into saying mind-numbingly dumb things on a Tinder date James O'Keefe sting...
Oh, good lord how are people still discussing Zelenskyy not wearing a suit at the White House?
I'm more concerned that JD is wasting time and money putting on his emo eye makeup than I am amount some guy busy drumming up support for his country deciding not to wear a suit.
I'm more concerned that JD is wasting time and money putting on his emo eye makeup than I am amount some guy busy drumming up support for his country deciding not to wear a suit.
March 6, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Oh, good lord how are people still discussing Zelenskyy not wearing a suit at the White House?
I'm more concerned that JD is wasting time and money putting on his emo eye makeup than I am amount some guy busy drumming up support for his country deciding not to wear a suit.
I'm more concerned that JD is wasting time and money putting on his emo eye makeup than I am amount some guy busy drumming up support for his country deciding not to wear a suit.
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New book by RFK Jr, a sequel to his first book, The Very Hungry Brain Caterpillar.
February 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New book by RFK Jr, a sequel to his first book, The Very Hungry Brain Caterpillar.
When you fire nuclear watchdogs accidentally because you're stripping components out of a system you don't understand that's supposed to make you question your approach--not be an "Oops" moment you learn nothing from.
Elon Musk is incompetent and has no aversion to risk. Bad combo.
Elon Musk is incompetent and has no aversion to risk. Bad combo.
February 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
When you fire nuclear watchdogs accidentally because you're stripping components out of a system you don't understand that's supposed to make you question your approach--not be an "Oops" moment you learn nothing from.
Elon Musk is incompetent and has no aversion to risk. Bad combo.
Elon Musk is incompetent and has no aversion to risk. Bad combo.
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We have hundreds of Red Cards today. Grab as many as you like. See you soon! ✊🏻
February 6, 2025 at 4:46 AM
We have hundreds of Red Cards today. Grab as many as you like. See you soon! ✊🏻
We're already in a housing crisis and have just had two massive disasters requiring innumerable homes to be rebuilt from the ground up... And our president slapped a 25% tariff on the main source of our lumber?
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
February 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We're already in a housing crisis and have just had two massive disasters requiring innumerable homes to be rebuilt from the ground up... And our president slapped a 25% tariff on the main source of our lumber?
What could go wrong?
What could go wrong?
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Here's something fun:
In 10 minutes, I'm going to start replying to this tweet (or whatever we call these here) with FREE video game codes for some REAL BANGERS. There's no catch. I receive many codes during awards season and many of them I don't need because I already have it etc.
Please share!
In 10 minutes, I'm going to start replying to this tweet (or whatever we call these here) with FREE video game codes for some REAL BANGERS. There's no catch. I receive many codes during awards season and many of them I don't need because I already have it etc.
Please share!
January 30, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Here's something fun:
In 10 minutes, I'm going to start replying to this tweet (or whatever we call these here) with FREE video game codes for some REAL BANGERS. There's no catch. I receive many codes during awards season and many of them I don't need because I already have it etc.
Please share!
In 10 minutes, I'm going to start replying to this tweet (or whatever we call these here) with FREE video game codes for some REAL BANGERS. There's no catch. I receive many codes during awards season and many of them I don't need because I already have it etc.
Please share!
I work for on of the country's largest insurers and I'm a little bothered by the anti-industry rhetoric being hurled about by some notable folks, so I'd like to share my perspective on how I see what got some insurers to where we are.
January 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I work for on of the country's largest insurers and I'm a little bothered by the anti-industry rhetoric being hurled about by some notable folks, so I'd like to share my perspective on how I see what got some insurers to where we are.
I feel like I'm watching the beginning of 3 Body Problem where a bunch of irrational zealots beat a physicist to death while crowds of people cheer basically because he's an "elite"
We know virtually nothing about the CEO/killer, but everyone's happy b/c they don't like healthcare and he's elite.
We know virtually nothing about the CEO/killer, but everyone's happy b/c they don't like healthcare and he's elite.
December 10, 2024 at 5:42 PM
I feel like I'm watching the beginning of 3 Body Problem where a bunch of irrational zealots beat a physicist to death while crowds of people cheer basically because he's an "elite"
We know virtually nothing about the CEO/killer, but everyone's happy b/c they don't like healthcare and he's elite.
We know virtually nothing about the CEO/killer, but everyone's happy b/c they don't like healthcare and he's elite.
I think it's great that people can curate their feeds here to control what they're exposed to and engaging with, but
If you choose to attack someone who isn't trolling and they respond a single time with courtesy and you respond with insults and then block them so they can't see it...
Be better.
If you choose to attack someone who isn't trolling and they respond a single time with courtesy and you respond with insults and then block them so they can't see it...
Be better.
December 9, 2024 at 9:09 AM
I think it's great that people can curate their feeds here to control what they're exposed to and engaging with, but
If you choose to attack someone who isn't trolling and they respond a single time with courtesy and you respond with insults and then block them so they can't see it...
Be better.
If you choose to attack someone who isn't trolling and they respond a single time with courtesy and you respond with insults and then block them so they can't see it...
Be better.
(1/2) So happy this grift is getting called out by an ACTUAL guitar manufacturer.
I mean, really. These are guitars designed by a company that doesn't make instruments, marketed as the only guitars endorsed by Trump which is hilarious because...
ground.news/article/trum...
I mean, really. These are guitars designed by a company that doesn't make instruments, marketed as the only guitars endorsed by Trump which is hilarious because...
ground.news/article/trum...
Company Behind Donald Trump-Endorsed Guitars Hit With Cease & Desist by Gibson
Guitar manufacturer Gibson has issued a cease-and-desist against the branding agency behind a line of guitars endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump, alleging the design infringes the company’s trad...
ground.news
December 2, 2024 at 4:02 AM
(1/2) So happy this grift is getting called out by an ACTUAL guitar manufacturer.
I mean, really. These are guitars designed by a company that doesn't make instruments, marketed as the only guitars endorsed by Trump which is hilarious because...
ground.news/article/trum...
I mean, really. These are guitars designed by a company that doesn't make instruments, marketed as the only guitars endorsed by Trump which is hilarious because...
ground.news/article/trum...
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'Fuck' is the first word in book 3, for the convenience of any readers who dock stars for profanity.
Also, it's Fern's book, so of course that's the first word.
Also, it's Fern's book, so of course that's the first word.
November 30, 2024 at 7:37 PM
'Fuck' is the first word in book 3, for the convenience of any readers who dock stars for profanity.
Also, it's Fern's book, so of course that's the first word.
Also, it's Fern's book, so of course that's the first word.
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When large language models surpass neuroscientists for prediction of results of experiments
nature.com/articles/s41...
"which presages a future where LLMs assist humans
in making discoveries. Our approach is not neuroscience specific and is transferable to other knowledge-intensive endeavours"
nature.com/articles/s41...
"which presages a future where LLMs assist humans
in making discoveries. Our approach is not neuroscience specific and is transferable to other knowledge-intensive endeavours"
November 27, 2024 at 3:09 PM
When large language models surpass neuroscientists for prediction of results of experiments
nature.com/articles/s41...
"which presages a future where LLMs assist humans
in making discoveries. Our approach is not neuroscience specific and is transferable to other knowledge-intensive endeavours"
nature.com/articles/s41...
"which presages a future where LLMs assist humans
in making discoveries. Our approach is not neuroscience specific and is transferable to other knowledge-intensive endeavours"
I never got to randomly see gems like this over at The Dark Place.
I like it here 🤩
I like it here 🤩
Shitty Monster Idea:
A vampire who needs caffeine to survive instead of blood.
It’s me. I’m the vampire. #DnD
A vampire who needs caffeine to survive instead of blood.
It’s me. I’m the vampire. #DnD
November 28, 2024 at 6:27 AM
I never got to randomly see gems like this over at The Dark Place.
I like it here 🤩
I like it here 🤩