That might go away, though - being an unreliable partner and yutz doesn't make them popular (though it make some rich).
We seem to be doing China a solid which probably won't help.
We seem to be doing China a solid which probably won't help.
December 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
That might go away, though - being an unreliable partner and yutz doesn't make them popular (though it make some rich).
We seem to be doing China a solid which probably won't help.
We seem to be doing China a solid which probably won't help.
I think the economic model spreads only if the communities aren't there - where they are, the pervasiveness of the model would be limited. I'd be afraid we'd nuke something or declare war or do something really dumb that would hurt lots of people (because war is all dictators can use to keep power).
December 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I think the economic model spreads only if the communities aren't there - where they are, the pervasiveness of the model would be limited. I'd be afraid we'd nuke something or declare war or do something really dumb that would hurt lots of people (because war is all dictators can use to keep power).
I meant that if the US messes up (dictator has a tantrum, etc.), things might suck for lots of people, though maybe I'm overestimating its influence on things.
Our model of economic "support" of media probably isn't contagious, but I don't know.
Our model of economic "support" of media probably isn't contagious, but I don't know.
December 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I meant that if the US messes up (dictator has a tantrum, etc.), things might suck for lots of people, though maybe I'm overestimating its influence on things.
Our model of economic "support" of media probably isn't contagious, but I don't know.
Our model of economic "support" of media probably isn't contagious, but I don't know.
Probably? Our economic model has made papers/magazines difficult to maintain because their owners don't make enough money unless the papers don't do anything and charge people a lot.
The problem is that the US is big and messy and so our problems might be others' problems quickly.
The problem is that the US is big and messy and so our problems might be others' problems quickly.
December 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Probably? Our economic model has made papers/magazines difficult to maintain because their owners don't make enough money unless the papers don't do anything and charge people a lot.
The problem is that the US is big and messy and so our problems might be others' problems quickly.
The problem is that the US is big and messy and so our problems might be others' problems quickly.
I thought the first rule of being a drug dealer was not to use your product. If I'm supposed to believe that they can effectively simulate dead people, either I'm really dumb (or desperately needy) or they are.
December 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I thought the first rule of being a drug dealer was not to use your product. If I'm supposed to believe that they can effectively simulate dead people, either I'm really dumb (or desperately needy) or they are.
I think people figure that news should be free because they need to have it for democracy to work. The problem is that govt can't pay for reporting (otherwise it can't be trusted) and someone's got to pay people to get information and check and report it (and it can't always be someone else).
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I think people figure that news should be free because they need to have it for democracy to work. The problem is that govt can't pay for reporting (otherwise it can't be trusted) and someone's got to pay people to get information and check and report it (and it can't always be someone else).
it doesn't seem as frequent as I thought but Amanita poisoning is a nonnegligible cause of liver transplantation (also acetaminophen): pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Survival Analysis of Liver Transplants in Patients with Acute Liver Failure from Acetaminophen and Mushroom Toxicity
Acute liver failure (ALF) remains a critical concern, accounting for about 8% of all liver transplants, with acetaminophen overdose contributing to nearly half of these cases. Besides synthetic toxins, natural toxins such as phallotoxin from Amanita ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
it doesn't seem as frequent as I thought but Amanita poisoning is a nonnegligible cause of liver transplantation (also acetaminophen): pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
1) So someone wants to reestablish Liberty University? I wonder if there are any Lysenkoists or intelligent design people to tenure in biology.
2) What would someone do with this degree?
2) What would someone do with this degree?
December 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
1) So someone wants to reestablish Liberty University? I wonder if there are any Lysenkoists or intelligent design people to tenure in biology.
2) What would someone do with this degree?
2) What would someone do with this degree?
The problem is at least some of the US was always run by people who wanted to persecute and not be persecuted, and we gave them the keys.
December 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The problem is at least some of the US was always run by people who wanted to persecute and not be persecuted, and we gave them the keys.
I assume so but probably not for a while (unless you count undergraduate labs, maybe).
December 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I assume so but probably not for a while (unless you count undergraduate labs, maybe).
it's hard to write Times New Roman in crayon anyway
December 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
it's hard to write Times New Roman in crayon anyway
Putting your life and that of the nation in the hands of an inveterate liar who cares only for himself is unlikely to end well.
Even people who are crooked understand that you can't make deals with people who won't stay bought, the set of which Trump is the avatar.
Even people who are crooked understand that you can't make deals with people who won't stay bought, the set of which Trump is the avatar.
December 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Putting your life and that of the nation in the hands of an inveterate liar who cares only for himself is unlikely to end well.
Even people who are crooked understand that you can't make deals with people who won't stay bought, the set of which Trump is the avatar.
Even people who are crooked understand that you can't make deals with people who won't stay bought, the set of which Trump is the avatar.
1) the Cannizzaro seems like a sacrificial lamb to me
2) please don't take the sponsorship money from FanDuel
2) please don't take the sponsorship money from FanDuel
December 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
1) the Cannizzaro seems like a sacrificial lamb to me
2) please don't take the sponsorship money from FanDuel
2) please don't take the sponsorship money from FanDuel
An honest person could say that it might've been jumping the gun (just because future research proves your point doesn't mean you had it - you could've just guessed right). Problem is, it's Farage, with a history of malicious dishonesty, racism, and serving dictators, and good faith not in evidence.
December 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
An honest person could say that it might've been jumping the gun (just because future research proves your point doesn't mean you had it - you could've just guessed right). Problem is, it's Farage, with a history of malicious dishonesty, racism, and serving dictators, and good faith not in evidence.
This also raises the problem with investment - short-term investors can basically kill the company to get their money and long-term investors don't really have a say. If getting AI money back destroys the company, it seems like a bad choice to try to get it back because your investors chose poorly.
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This also raises the problem with investment - short-term investors can basically kill the company to get their money and long-term investors don't really have a say. If getting AI money back destroys the company, it seems like a bad choice to try to get it back because your investors chose poorly.
Then why keep selling it? The overhead for AI is big, but it doesn't seem demanded by anyone. If MS were pushing AI and Google weren't, G could argue it provides better value and it would have lower overhead (and if there is a good use case/feature for AI, they're better positioned to find it).
December 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Then why keep selling it? The overhead for AI is big, but it doesn't seem demanded by anyone. If MS were pushing AI and Google weren't, G could argue it provides better value and it would have lower overhead (and if there is a good use case/feature for AI, they're better positioned to find it).
The problem is that they assume that Google, MS, and lots of other businesses assume they can force people to buy products for their benefit alone and not because they do their customers any good; they want an economy akin to what Trump and the GOP want gov't to be.
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The problem is that they assume that Google, MS, and lots of other businesses assume they can force people to buy products for their benefit alone and not because they do their customers any good; they want an economy akin to what Trump and the GOP want gov't to be.
I would appreciate the motive but I don't think you want either cat anywhere near the caracal.
I don't know that I found more people whose obituaries I would read with pleasure, but there's definitely an injury report and animal control incident that I'd like to read.
I don't know that I found more people whose obituaries I would read with pleasure, but there's definitely an injury report and animal control incident that I'd like to read.
December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I would appreciate the motive but I don't think you want either cat anywhere near the caracal.
I don't know that I found more people whose obituaries I would read with pleasure, but there's definitely an injury report and animal control incident that I'd like to read.
I don't know that I found more people whose obituaries I would read with pleasure, but there's definitely an injury report and animal control incident that I'd like to read.
yeah, I didn't think about it at the time but I'm not eager to find out 2nd hand
December 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
yeah, I didn't think about it at the time but I'm not eager to find out 2nd hand
reviewer #3 refused to publish it
December 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
reviewer #3 refused to publish it
tornadoes run out of energy - this one just goes on and on and on
December 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
tornadoes run out of energy - this one just goes on and on and on
I wasn't thinking but I'm pretty sure there's a whole bunch of people around me who don't want it either (my church has a lot of 80+ year olds, some immunosuppressed). If it's unfun at 40, I'm pretty sure it doesn't age well.
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I wasn't thinking but I'm pretty sure there's a whole bunch of people around me who don't want it either (my church has a lot of 80+ year olds, some immunosuppressed). If it's unfun at 40, I'm pretty sure it doesn't age well.
I had a joke about RB Woodward but I ran out of chalkboard space and can't draw with both hands so it will have to wait for a subsequent lecture.
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I had a joke about RB Woodward but I ran out of chalkboard space and can't draw with both hands so it will have to wait for a subsequent lecture.
I wanted to get COVID and flu and shingles at the same time but couldn't. That was fortunate.
December 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I wanted to get COVID and flu and shingles at the same time but couldn't. That was fortunate.