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Childless. Catless. Dogless. And climate change messed up my one hobby.
AI says of 5th circle: the realm of Wrath, a vast, muddy swamp called the River Styx, where the wrathful fight endlessly on the surface, while the sullen (those who repressed their anger) are submerged, choking on their own fury and muttering hymns beneath the muck
December 22, 2025 at 4:47 AM
AI says of 5th circle: the realm of Wrath, a vast, muddy swamp called the River Styx, where the wrathful fight endlessly on the surface, while the sullen (those who repressed their anger) are submerged, choking on their own fury and muttering hymns beneath the muck
Lowest social standing in Philippines: Negrito - Wikipedia share.google/IZfHGl4ce4GF...
Negrito - Wikipedia
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December 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Lowest social standing in Philippines: Negrito - Wikipedia share.google/IZfHGl4ce4GF...
Yeah - Spanish colony for enough years that having more Spanish background gives a Filipino higher social standing.
December 21, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Yeah - Spanish colony for enough years that having more Spanish background gives a Filipino higher social standing.
I need to repaint my traveling snake oil sales wagon!
December 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I need to repaint my traveling snake oil sales wagon!
Back in the days when medicine was poorly regulated.
December 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Back in the days when medicine was poorly regulated.
There's a great book about a person who became fabulously wealthy during the great depression: Charlatan: The Fraudulent Life of John Brinkley
December 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
There's a great book about a person who became fabulously wealthy during the great depression: Charlatan: The Fraudulent Life of John Brinkley
The processing center in New Jersey will make more than the recipients. Job creation!
December 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The processing center in New Jersey will make more than the recipients. Job creation!
It's UBI in the same way that Republicans seem to think tax breaks for people who don't owe taxes is UBI. A lot of paperwork and transfer line X to form Z to uncover a disappointing mystery.
December 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It's UBI in the same way that Republicans seem to think tax breaks for people who don't owe taxes is UBI. A lot of paperwork and transfer line X to form Z to uncover a disappointing mystery.
You put a lot of effort into that sentence, and I'll waste a similar amount in gratitude.
December 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
You put a lot of effort into that sentence, and I'll waste a similar amount in gratitude.
Musk says he shouldn't have done DOGE - "people wouldn't be burning the cars"
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/18/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/18/1...
The 8 worst technology flops of 2025
The Cybertruck, sycophantic AI, and humanoid robots all made this year’s list of the biggest technology failures.
www.technologyreview.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Musk says he shouldn't have done DOGE - "people wouldn't be burning the cars"
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/18/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/18/1...
Warren Buffett has been talking about how unbalanced the tax system is since 2007. Apparently the public liked the idea of blaming immigrants and trans people better. youtube.com/shorts/moj3d...
Warren Buffett on paying taxes: 'It doesn't bother me in the least to write that check'
YouTube video by CNBC Television
youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Warren Buffett has been talking about how unbalanced the tax system is since 2007. Apparently the public liked the idea of blaming immigrants and trans people better. youtube.com/shorts/moj3d...
Warren Buffett has been talking about how unbalanced the tax system is since 2007. Apparently the public liked the idea of blaming immigrants and trans people better. youtube.com/shorts/moj3d...
Warren Buffett on paying taxes: 'It doesn't bother me in the least to write that check'
YouTube video by CNBC Television
youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Warren Buffett has been talking about how unbalanced the tax system is since 2007. Apparently the public liked the idea of blaming immigrants and trans people better. youtube.com/shorts/moj3d...
Reference please.
December 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Reference please.
From what I've heard, working on a PhD could (and DOES) push a fair number of people into the category of being "not entirely well".
December 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
From what I've heard, working on a PhD could (and DOES) push a fair number of people into the category of being "not entirely well".
I happened to spend some time in Singapore in 2023, and it was more pleasant than I expected; considering they warned us about the death penalty for marijuana as the plane landed. And there's the famous chewing gum prohibition.
December 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I happened to spend some time in Singapore in 2023, and it was more pleasant than I expected; considering they warned us about the death penalty for marijuana as the plane landed. And there's the famous chewing gum prohibition.
On reflection, Musk said he wouldn’t do it again. “Instead of doing DOGE, I would have, basically … worked on my companies,” he told an interviewer this month. “And they wouldn’t have been burning the cars.”
December 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
On reflection, Musk said he wouldn’t do it again. “Instead of doing DOGE, I would have, basically … worked on my companies,” he told an interviewer this month. “And they wouldn’t have been burning the cars.”
Sounds like the guy who wants the old South Africa back.
December 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Sounds like the guy who wants the old South Africa back.
I believe the word was deplorable. And they protested.
December 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I believe the word was deplorable. And they protested.