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New tolkien quote of the day everyday five(ish) days of the week
i RS a lot of mutual aid posts some nsfw🔞
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New tolkien quote of the day everyday five(ish) days of the week
i RS a lot of mutual aid posts some nsfw🔞
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· Dec 31
You can be as terrified or nonplussed or unperturbed as you like; the sun will still rise tomorrow & the rent will still be due on the 31st. The world has no romantic narratives for its fate except those we invent, because the world does not die. That is our privilege.
I said it elsewhere, but it’s weirdly exhilarating and addictive to be terrified all the time, and the people addicted to it, when they say this, may as well be saying “I can stop at any time, it’s just the world doing this *to* me.”
One of the reasons i love tolkien is the theme that despair is an enemy
and it makes clear you don’t need to have constant hope, you can get by with grim determination or spite but never despair
and it makes clear you don’t need to have constant hope, you can get by with grim determination or spite but never despair
you should always watch Casablanca.
it is never a bad idea to watch Casablanca
you will definitely not regret watching Casablanca
it is never a bad idea to watch Casablanca
you will definitely not regret watching Casablanca
ok, i have time, watching CASABLANCA
You ever stop and think about CASABLANCA? You ever stop and think about "Welcome back to the fight, this time, I know our side will win?" You ever think about a bar full of people defiantly singing La Marseillaise, played by a soundstage full of Jewish refugees? You ever think about CASABLANCA??????
February 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
you should always watch Casablanca.
it is never a bad idea to watch Casablanca
you will definitely not regret watching Casablanca
it is never a bad idea to watch Casablanca
you will definitely not regret watching Casablanca
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a simultaneously strange and incredibly stock white woman: would you like to sit the dirty carpet in my apartment that has one chair and no tables while listening to jazz on my barely-functioning turntable and choking to death on some real stems and seeds shit
20-y.o. me: absolutely yes
20-y.o. me: absolutely yes
February 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
a simultaneously strange and incredibly stock white woman: would you like to sit the dirty carpet in my apartment that has one chair and no tables while listening to jazz on my barely-functioning turntable and choking to death on some real stems and seeds shit
20-y.o. me: absolutely yes
20-y.o. me: absolutely yes
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i keep thinking about these tacos nobuo uematsu posted
absolute spot-on representation of mexican food in japan
absolute spot-on representation of mexican food in japan
February 15, 2026 at 7:44 PM
i keep thinking about these tacos nobuo uematsu posted
absolute spot-on representation of mexican food in japan
absolute spot-on representation of mexican food in japan
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lyonel baratheon actor bringing what if oscar isaacs was a trust fund party gay
February 15, 2026 at 9:15 AM
lyonel baratheon actor bringing what if oscar isaacs was a trust fund party gay
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Counterpoint: if the Prince of Darkness rises from a fiery portal at the Iowa Caucus and declares his opposition to Donald Trump, I will ride to battle with the host of Hell
February 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Counterpoint: if the Prince of Darkness rises from a fiery portal at the Iowa Caucus and declares his opposition to Donald Trump, I will ride to battle with the host of Hell
look you guys just need to accept that the best live action trek show currenty on (?) is
February 15, 2026 at 9:17 PM
look you guys just need to accept that the best live action trek show currenty on (?) is
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me: you’re honor my client is clearly a silly little guy and can’t be charged [winks at client dressed like an elf]
prosecutor: [pulling out giant printout of every DM i ever sent]
can you explain what your client meant telling the deceased, “do you know why they call me The Butcher of Belgrade?”
prosecutor: [pulling out giant printout of every DM i ever sent]
can you explain what your client meant telling the deceased, “do you know why they call me The Butcher of Belgrade?”
November 13, 2024 at 6:11 PM
me: you’re honor my client is clearly a silly little guy and can’t be charged [winks at client dressed like an elf]
prosecutor: [pulling out giant printout of every DM i ever sent]
can you explain what your client meant telling the deceased, “do you know why they call me The Butcher of Belgrade?”
prosecutor: [pulling out giant printout of every DM i ever sent]
can you explain what your client meant telling the deceased, “do you know why they call me The Butcher of Belgrade?”
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i think there should be a button on social media platforms that i can press that ships a copy of this to someone's mailing address
February 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
i think there should be a button on social media platforms that i can press that ships a copy of this to someone's mailing address
i mean the thing is bidens polling was frozen in amber by about 10 months into his term
But we didn't have economic stagnation for the working class. We had a period of unusually *high* wage growth for low income workers.
February 15, 2026 at 9:02 PM
i mean the thing is bidens polling was frozen in amber by about 10 months into his term
he still thinks this by the way
I hadn't heard this shit until now and finding out Platner was all in on "black people don't tip" makes way too much sense. And it's a huge red flag for anyone who works in hospitality because it's not true. Everyone who's worked behind the stick knows who undertips and it's not the black community
February 15, 2026 at 8:58 PM
he still thinks this by the way
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this exact phenomenon is currently crippling the Trump administration for those inclined to disagree
Really underrated how much of the Biden years flopping was about communications failures that stemmed from having a principal who was no longer an above average or even average political communicator. :/
February 15, 2026 at 8:53 PM
this exact phenomenon is currently crippling the Trump administration for those inclined to disagree
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This is like the all-in guys insisting SVB was gonna cause a global financial meltdown after they'd prisoner dilemma'd their way into all defecting despite all being in the same group chats
Token Anxiety
i think i mostly echo this for myself. with so much that can be done, i often feel like i *should* be doing something, always
i think i mostly echo this for myself. with so much that can be done, i often feel like i *should* be doing something, always
February 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This is like the all-in guys insisting SVB was gonna cause a global financial meltdown after they'd prisoner dilemma'd their way into all defecting despite all being in the same group chats
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Really underrated how much of the Biden years flopping was about communications failures that stemmed from having a principal who was no longer an above average or even average political communicator. :/
February 15, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Really underrated how much of the Biden years flopping was about communications failures that stemmed from having a principal who was no longer an above average or even average political communicator. :/
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I follow several engineers who, at least in their public capacity, have vocally expressed a correlation in their sense of burnout, anxiety, and/or depression because of how much they have dived into LLMs. It is fascinating how a chat UI motif + LLMs seem primed to aggravate a whole spectrum of MDs.
like i'm sorry bro but talk to your therapist about ocd rumination
February 15, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I follow several engineers who, at least in their public capacity, have vocally expressed a correlation in their sense of burnout, anxiety, and/or depression because of how much they have dived into LLMs. It is fascinating how a chat UI motif + LLMs seem primed to aggravate a whole spectrum of MDs.
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Editions of The Lord of the Rings since 2005 have been amended to change the date of this event from 14 February to 15 February. The narrative says this event happened on the evening before the Fellowship left, and they left Lothlórien on 16 February.
February 15, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Editions of The Lord of the Rings since 2005 have been amended to change the date of this event from 14 February to 15 February. The narrative says this event happened on the evening before the Fellowship left, and they left Lothlórien on 16 February.
this is a burger with a tortilla for a bun
Crushing: One of the most legendary musicians of your lifetime puts Kraft Singles on tacos.
February 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
this is a burger with a tortilla for a bun
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Folks like to talk about how Norman Rockwell was more liberal than we remember, but a big part of that is that he represented a broad American consensus that was more liberal than we remember.
The idea that Americans haven't died—in huge numbers—specifically to defend multiculturalism is horseshit.
The idea that Americans haven't died—in huge numbers—specifically to defend multiculturalism is horseshit.
February 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Folks like to talk about how Norman Rockwell was more liberal than we remember, but a big part of that is that he represented a broad American consensus that was more liberal than we remember.
The idea that Americans haven't died—in huge numbers—specifically to defend multiculturalism is horseshit.
The idea that Americans haven't died—in huge numbers—specifically to defend multiculturalism is horseshit.
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February 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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I think it's great that Jordan Peterson's daughter and her husband are enjoying Twink Town on Valentine's Day
February 15, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I think it's great that Jordan Peterson's daughter and her husband are enjoying Twink Town on Valentine's Day
jake tapper is such a piece of shit
Schumer: "Every other police department in America is unmasked. ICE can do the same. This is a rogue force. They are almost trained it looks like to be nasty and mean and cruel."
February 15, 2026 at 8:08 PM
jake tapper is such a piece of shit
i dont think you can destroy a man the way dems did (laudatory) and expect him to be loyal
Captain Totenkopf's beliefs are best described as weird and incoherent until recently. people are projecting a right-ward turn on him in an environment where that seems very unlikely
February 15, 2026 at 7:53 PM
i dont think you can destroy a man the way dems did (laudatory) and expect him to be loyal
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The intermittent reinforcement provided by agentic programming is driving so many people floridly insane
like i'm sorry bro but talk to your therapist about ocd rumination
February 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The intermittent reinforcement provided by agentic programming is driving so many people floridly insane
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Didn't quite make it by 50, but by did by 51 or so I think.
going to try to set a cultural norm that by 50 people should have housed non family member(s) for a collective 5 years
seems reasonable for one person to change The Culture. #IGotThis
seems reasonable for one person to change The Culture. #IGotThis
February 15, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Didn't quite make it by 50, but by did by 51 or so I think.
like i'm sorry bro but talk to your therapist about ocd rumination
February 15, 2026 at 7:29 PM
like i'm sorry bro but talk to your therapist about ocd rumination
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need to make everyone in San Francisco watch this video every morning and every night
February 15, 2026 at 6:52 PM
need to make everyone in San Francisco watch this video every morning and every night