The Loar Axe
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I got into this HVAC game for the action.
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...
www.theurbanist.org
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.
The burrito taxi is not an innovation so much as a fatal temptation that drives you insane.
I think one of the weird issues we are dealing with is that with a lot of spending going through 1099 workers at some level, the middle class is sort of "bosses" in the Kalecki sense now.
February 15, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The burrito taxi is not an innovation so much as a fatal temptation that drives you insane.
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Actually my rube Goldberg theory of politics is very robust.
February 15, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Actually my rube Goldberg theory of politics is very robust.
Written and directed by Taylor Sheridan
I would put money on an ICE-friendly movie coming out first. Maybe a grizzled immigration enforcer looking for some criminal immigrant in a Kathryn Bigelow inspired picture. I would also put money on it being in some level of production right now.
Really curious to see how ICE is going to be portrayed in the first film to make them a key plot point. Going to be very telling.
February 15, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Written and directed by Taylor Sheridan
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roses are red
cherenkov is blue
just use a screwdriver
what's the worst it could do
cherenkov is blue
just use a screwdriver
what's the worst it could do
February 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM
roses are red
cherenkov is blue
just use a screwdriver
what's the worst it could do
cherenkov is blue
just use a screwdriver
what's the worst it could do
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the more you learn about the antebellum south the more you transform into this
every plantation owner should have been put to death
every plantation owner should have been put to death
February 15, 2026 at 12:01 AM
the more you learn about the antebellum south the more you transform into this
every plantation owner should have been put to death
every plantation owner should have been put to death
As trade groups with deceptive names and logos go, this has gotta be ~the best.
February 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
As trade groups with deceptive names and logos go, this has gotta be ~the best.
Capgras AND Cotard's? We're seeing levels of mental health that scientists previously thought impossible. Incredible achievement.
Armstrong and his uncle both state he has been diagnosed with mental health conditions including bipolar disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder, Cotard's syndrome (the delusion that he is dead), and Capgras delusion (believing that family members are imposters).
February 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Capgras AND Cotard's? We're seeing levels of mental health that scientists previously thought impossible. Incredible achievement.
Will be *delighted* if Flock becomes politically toxic in blue towns and cities.
It can't be formally announced due to the city's contractual disclosure rules, but I can tell you that to the best of my knowledge:
Denver will be removing Flock Safety cameras by April 1st.
Happy Valentine's Day. 💖
Denver will be removing Flock Safety cameras by April 1st.
Happy Valentine's Day. 💖
February 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Will be *delighted* if Flock becomes politically toxic in blue towns and cities.
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Curling and Biathlon are domestications of the two elemental types of winter sports:
1) me and the buddies had a few beers and started fuckin' around
2) I must shoot more Russians
1) me and the buddies had a few beers and started fuckin' around
2) I must shoot more Russians
February 14, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Curling and Biathlon are domestications of the two elemental types of winter sports:
1) me and the buddies had a few beers and started fuckin' around
2) I must shoot more Russians
1) me and the buddies had a few beers and started fuckin' around
2) I must shoot more Russians