The Loar Axe
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I got into this HVAC game for the action.
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as xena warrior princess taught me, we become who we pretend to be
February 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
as xena warrior princess taught me, we become who we pretend to be
As a side effect of abolishing ICE and reforming CBP out of existence, Peter Watts will be allowed to do book tours in the US again.
February 18, 2026 at 4:08 PM
As a side effect of abolishing ICE and reforming CBP out of existence, Peter Watts will be allowed to do book tours in the US again.
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Le Guin and Orwell are such great writers to discover because they have SO MUCH to say and somehow are constantly relevant.
February 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Le Guin and Orwell are such great writers to discover because they have SO MUCH to say and somehow are constantly relevant.
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mr ed teaches us that in a pinch you can use peanut butter as a substitute for broca’s area
February 18, 2026 at 5:09 AM
mr ed teaches us that in a pinch you can use peanut butter as a substitute for broca’s area
Have you ever brought a white elephant gift to a corporate holiday party so good (read: upsetting) that the company still talks about it 15 years later?
An old friend just shared some tremendous news with me.
An old friend just shared some tremendous news with me.
February 18, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Have you ever brought a white elephant gift to a corporate holiday party so good (read: upsetting) that the company still talks about it 15 years later?
An old friend just shared some tremendous news with me.
An old friend just shared some tremendous news with me.
USA Curling demonstrates the unstoppability of the Seattle- Minnesota combo.
February 18, 2026 at 2:16 AM
USA Curling demonstrates the unstoppability of the Seattle- Minnesota combo.
Do you think Terence Tao was mad that Terrance Howard called dibs on the name "Terryology" first?
February 18, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Do you think Terence Tao was mad that Terrance Howard called dibs on the name "Terryology" first?
<lee kuan yew laser eyes>
fuck the tent might be getting too big
libs getting the chamber of commerce in the national divorce, sure, why not, welcome aboard
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
February 17, 2026 at 11:46 PM
<lee kuan yew laser eyes>
Kirkland shorts in the leg press?
Muscle building will impress.
Jeans at the gym?
The calves do be slim.
Muscle building will impress.
Jeans at the gym?
The calves do be slim.
Its also just a thing guys who dont train legs do, wear jeans in the gym. Seen it a ton of times
February 17, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Kirkland shorts in the leg press?
Muscle building will impress.
Jeans at the gym?
The calves do be slim.
Muscle building will impress.
Jeans at the gym?
The calves do be slim.
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The Death Star board room scene is low key the funniest scene in cinematic history. It’s a work meeting with an evil samurai wizard everyone else finds mildly annoying and when his manager tells him to stop killing a coworker with his magicka, he has to listen.
February 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
The Death Star board room scene is low key the funniest scene in cinematic history. It’s a work meeting with an evil samurai wizard everyone else finds mildly annoying and when his manager tells him to stop killing a coworker with his magicka, he has to listen.
Pretty sure this error is why the classics kids kill Bunny in The Secret History.
Just found out I've been getting Richard [sic] Lattimore's name wrong for years because as it turns out it's Richmond Lattimore. Are you fucking kidding me. I hope I didn't look like an ass in front of anyone important.
February 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Pretty sure this error is why the classics kids kill Bunny in The Secret History.
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you cannot profitably enforce a "no accounting fraud" rule across every public corporation but it must be done and generates obscene prosperity in expectation
February 16, 2026 at 9:21 PM
you cannot profitably enforce a "no accounting fraud" rule across every public corporation but it must be done and generates obscene prosperity in expectation
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absolutely astonishing that we're meant to just not notice this, just treat this as a property of AOC rather than a conscious and unusual choice in how to quote her from the journal
February 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
absolutely astonishing that we're meant to just not notice this, just treat this as a property of AOC rather than a conscious and unusual choice in how to quote her from the journal
<chanting> Make Seattle More Like Stockholm
NEW STORY // Mosquito Fleet Act Seeks to Throw Ferry-Oriented Communities a Lifeline
Story by Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/02/16/m...
Story by Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/02/16/m...
Mosquito Fleet Act Seeks to Throw Ferry-Oriented Communities a Lifeline » The Urbanist
# A proposal, dubbed the Mosquito Fleet Act, to empower local governments across Puget Sound to set up their own passenger ferry districts fell short in the Senate after passing the House last year. I...
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February 16, 2026 at 7:17 PM
<chanting> Make Seattle More Like Stockholm
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humiliating that sib 2 is probs my favorite symphony. it’s spiritually like saying that your favorite movie is Forrest Gump
February 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
humiliating that sib 2 is probs my favorite symphony. it’s spiritually like saying that your favorite movie is Forrest Gump
Gorecki No 3, now that's the stuff.
February 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Gorecki No 3, now that's the stuff.
Me: *puts on Gentle Giant*
Partner: so is it called Prague Rock because they're from Prague?
Partner: so is it called Prague Rock because they're from Prague?
February 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Me: *puts on Gentle Giant*
Partner: so is it called Prague Rock because they're from Prague?
Partner: so is it called Prague Rock because they're from Prague?
I think "some people" is doing a lot of work here. But that's a big ol' "lol what" from me.
February 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I think "some people" is doing a lot of work here. But that's a big ol' "lol what" from me.
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Watching Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 1 vs watching episode 5
February 16, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Watching Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 1 vs watching episode 5
Ah jeez. One of the great readers.
Michael Silverblatt, 'genius' host of KCRW literary show 'Bookworm,' dies at 73
Michael Silverblatt, 'genius' host of KCRW literary show 'Bookworm,' dies at 73
Silverblatt’s 30-minute show, which ran from 1989 to 2022, included interviews with celebrated authors including Gore Vidal, Kazuo Ishiguro, David Foster Wallace, Susan Orlean, Joan Didion and Zadie Smith.
www.latimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Ah jeez. One of the great readers.
Prediction: we are less than 4 years away from the founding of the first inpatient rehab clinics for LLM psychosis and related dysfunctions. Betty Ford clinics for people who are driven insane by their chatbots.
February 16, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Prediction: we are less than 4 years away from the founding of the first inpatient rehab clinics for LLM psychosis and related dysfunctions. Betty Ford clinics for people who are driven insane by their chatbots.
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Look, I'm sorry the rabbi's Tim Curry costume freaked out your friends, but they need to grow up.
February 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Look, I'm sorry the rabbi's Tim Curry costume freaked out your friends, but they need to grow up.
Conan, what is best in life?
Conan: to grease up a bird feeder pole and watch the squirrels slide down before you.
Conan: to grease up a bird feeder pole and watch the squirrels slide down before you.
February 15, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Conan, what is best in life?
Conan: to grease up a bird feeder pole and watch the squirrels slide down before you.
Conan: to grease up a bird feeder pole and watch the squirrels slide down before you.