Going to log off social media for the next week. I will log back on if and only if It Happens
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Going to log off social media for the next week. I will log back on if and only if It Happens
Always going to happen, but I think it's less likely to be effective and spread now
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Always going to happen, but I think it's less likely to be effective and spread now
If there's a 2% chance it gets sunk by a German torpedo a 0.5% chance of it just sinking in its own is fine
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 AM
If there's a 2% chance it gets sunk by a German torpedo a 0.5% chance of it just sinking in its own is fine
There is a slice who is pretty firmly committed to effective non-participation in actual politics, but I think there's a much bigger slice who is satisfied to rank their communist candidate or whatever #1 and maybe some DSA person and leftish moderate after that
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
There is a slice who is pretty firmly committed to effective non-participation in actual politics, but I think there's a much bigger slice who is satisfied to rank their communist candidate or whatever #1 and maybe some DSA person and leftish moderate after that
Lol remember Teresa Raiford? Good times
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Lol remember Teresa Raiford? Good times
Ranked-choice voting didn't *mathematically* change much in Portland, mostly the same people won who would have with FTTP. But it sure did lower the level of rancor a bunch, letting voters have more "expressive power" without worrying about spoilers
i am...skeptical about implementation here state-by-state but it could absolutely strengthen coalition unity and decrease alienation of the primary electorate.
1) UHHHHHHHHH...... WHAT??????
2) TOTAL MAMDANI CULTURAL VICTORY
2) TOTAL MAMDANI CULTURAL VICTORY
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Ranked-choice voting didn't *mathematically* change much in Portland, mostly the same people won who would have with FTTP. But it sure did lower the level of rancor a bunch, letting voters have more "expressive power" without worrying about spoilers
Did you just learn the word "antithetical"
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Did you just learn the word "antithetical"
Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, potatoes and gravy...all dank as fuck.
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, potatoes and gravy...all dank as fuck.
I am this person and remember loving thanksgiving though
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I am this person and remember loving thanksgiving though
I don't disagree that much more needs to be done much more quickly, but you have to look at first, second, and higher derivatives here. Solar and electrification are already making huge dents in carbon emissions in many contexts even if they haven't peaked yet, and it's really just getting started
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I don't disagree that much more needs to be done much more quickly, but you have to look at first, second, and higher derivatives here. Solar and electrification are already making huge dents in carbon emissions in many contexts even if they haven't peaked yet, and it's really just getting started
To first approximation, no one lives on the Oregon coast
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 AM
To first approximation, no one lives on the Oregon coast
I sadly do not think there's the population to support this. (It would have been cool if Astoria had, like, 250k+ people)
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I sadly do not think there's the population to support this. (It would have been cool if Astoria had, like, 250k+ people)
Electrification when
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Electrification when
It is actually a fun exercise to consider where the energy that a dam extracts would go otherwise!
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It is actually a fun exercise to consider where the energy that a dam extracts would go otherwise!
Oh yeah it's not
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Oh yeah it's not
A lot of WW2 counterfactuals are of the form "what if Hitler had only made incredibly risky high-stakes bets the times that ended up working and didn't the times they didn't work"
basically the only militarily impressive thing, singular, the Nazis ever did was the logistical feat in capturing paris the way they did and the correct takeaway is holy shit they got ungodly lucky with that one
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
A lot of WW2 counterfactuals are of the form "what if Hitler had only made incredibly risky high-stakes bets the times that ended up working and didn't the times they didn't work"
"COVID: maybe as bad the flu? It's too soon to say" is perhaps not a provocative question but it's actually a good one with serious implications
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
"COVID: maybe as bad the flu? It's too soon to say" is perhaps not a provocative question but it's actually a good one with serious implications
Atproto means this post is forever
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Atproto means this post is forever
His claim is that we should minimize energy usage at all costs (and should not consider that some forms of energy have orders of magnitude less externalities than others)
November 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
His claim is that we should minimize energy usage at all costs (and should not consider that some forms of energy have orders of magnitude less externalities than others)
This guy seems completely earnest and regularly pops up in my mentions
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
This guy seems completely earnest and regularly pops up in my mentions
Banger of a scifi novel. Amongst the best-reviewed in our book group
November 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Banger of a scifi novel. Amongst the best-reviewed in our book group
We had a system that was very far from perfect but was making everyone better off! These people are working their way up, and we were getting the immediate benefits of their labor! And now we're ruining lives and making everything worse to indulge the racist hangups of the worst people in America!
November 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We had a system that was very far from perfect but was making everyone better off! These people are working their way up, and we were getting the immediate benefits of their labor! And now we're ruining lives and making everything worse to indulge the racist hangups of the worst people in America!
This would be appalling in any context and for any victim, but the fact that they're invading a commercial kitchen to drag someone off who came here to work their ass over a hot stove to make native-born restaurant-goers a little more comfortable and well off really shows how negative sum this is
November 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This would be appalling in any context and for any victim, but the fact that they're invading a commercial kitchen to drag someone off who came here to work their ass over a hot stove to make native-born restaurant-goers a little more comfortable and well off really shows how negative sum this is
Well, it might be even harder now because now we'd have to take away their street dining structures!
November 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Well, it might be even harder now because now we'd have to take away their street dining structures!