Michael Valkenberg
@critical-thinking.de
Haz cats, will travel.
He/him/„You there, stop running!“
He/him/„You there, stop running!“
My high school yearbook entry - if we had had one - would have read „Most likely to get slapped by the Dalai Lama.“
I have since then worked hard to move away from that.
I have since then worked hard to move away from that.
December 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
My high school yearbook entry - if we had had one - would have read „Most likely to get slapped by the Dalai Lama.“
I have since then worked hard to move away from that.
I have since then worked hard to move away from that.
Uff. Yes, BUT most of the pain does not come from the stone hurting you (otherwise you would see a lot more blood), but from muscles inside you cramping up. Which is why painkillers below opioids hardly do anything, but a strong muscle relaxant does.
(Based on 40 years experience…)
(Based on 40 years experience…)
December 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Uff. Yes, BUT most of the pain does not come from the stone hurting you (otherwise you would see a lot more blood), but from muscles inside you cramping up. Which is why painkillers below opioids hardly do anything, but a strong muscle relaxant does.
(Based on 40 years experience…)
(Based on 40 years experience…)
(I really appreciate you positioning yourself strongly against the slop in publishing.)
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
(I really appreciate you positioning yourself strongly against the slop in publishing.)
As a reader: If you can’t be arsed to write it, I won‘t be arsed to read it.
„Oooh, but I worked hard on the prompts!“ - Fuck off. I have already made sure that I will never again read anything that has your name at the top.
„Oooh, but I worked hard on the prompts!“ - Fuck off. I have already made sure that I will never again read anything that has your name at the top.
December 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
As a reader: If you can’t be arsed to write it, I won‘t be arsed to read it.
„Oooh, but I worked hard on the prompts!“ - Fuck off. I have already made sure that I will never again read anything that has your name at the top.
„Oooh, but I worked hard on the prompts!“ - Fuck off. I have already made sure that I will never again read anything that has your name at the top.
My mum at least lets me finish my coffee before I have to reconnect her Kindle to the WiFi.
December 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My mum at least lets me finish my coffee before I have to reconnect her Kindle to the WiFi.
Does he even have a reputation to damage?
December 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Does he even have a reputation to damage?
Not a football fan either, but my main impression of FIFA has always been centered around the word „corruption“. It‘s like the IOC, just with a narrower focus.
Yesterday has cemented this impression. My wife will have to watch the games on her own.
Yesterday has cemented this impression. My wife will have to watch the games on her own.
December 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Not a football fan either, but my main impression of FIFA has always been centered around the word „corruption“. It‘s like the IOC, just with a narrower focus.
Yesterday has cemented this impression. My wife will have to watch the games on her own.
Yesterday has cemented this impression. My wife will have to watch the games on her own.
Well, it‘s currently mostly H1B visa, which you probably won‘t need anyway. Not for the ESTA one. Yet.
That doesn’t mean you should visit, of course. If I don’t get to visit, I don’t see why anybody else should.
That doesn’t mean you should visit, of course. If I don’t get to visit, I don’t see why anybody else should.
December 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Well, it‘s currently mostly H1B visa, which you probably won‘t need anyway. Not for the ESTA one. Yet.
That doesn’t mean you should visit, of course. If I don’t get to visit, I don’t see why anybody else should.
That doesn’t mean you should visit, of course. If I don’t get to visit, I don’t see why anybody else should.
What a beauty. And I know that look so well. 😊
December 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
What a beauty. And I know that look so well. 😊
Confused but friendly…
December 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Confused but friendly…
Erinnert mich an einen wunderschönen Sticker den ich beim Trampen mal auf einem Armaturenbrett gesehen habe.
„Anhalter:
-Kippe aus
-Anschnallen
-Maul halten“
„Anhalter:
-Kippe aus
-Anschnallen
-Maul halten“
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Erinnert mich an einen wunderschönen Sticker den ich beim Trampen mal auf einem Armaturenbrett gesehen habe.
„Anhalter:
-Kippe aus
-Anschnallen
-Maul halten“
„Anhalter:
-Kippe aus
-Anschnallen
-Maul halten“
Well, at least Labour would then have to fulfil the Tory dream of leaving the ECHR, because denying people rights *based on how they look* tends to be thoroughly frowned on in human rights courts.
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Well, at least Labour would then have to fulfil the Tory dream of leaving the ECHR, because denying people rights *based on how they look* tends to be thoroughly frowned on in human rights courts.
I personally believe in the principle of charity and like to think the best of people.
Therefore I think that whoever claims the title of Home Secretary is immediately possessed by the ghost of Enoch Powell and turns into a braindead zombie when they leave the office.
Therefore I think that whoever claims the title of Home Secretary is immediately possessed by the ghost of Enoch Powell and turns into a braindead zombie when they leave the office.
November 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I personally believe in the principle of charity and like to think the best of people.
Therefore I think that whoever claims the title of Home Secretary is immediately possessed by the ghost of Enoch Powell and turns into a braindead zombie when they leave the office.
Therefore I think that whoever claims the title of Home Secretary is immediately possessed by the ghost of Enoch Powell and turns into a braindead zombie when they leave the office.
German here. I third this.
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
German here. I third this.