Padraig2112
@isomorphism.net
IT professional for 30 years. Former local elected official. Education and technology policy, former grad student working on Information Systems for untrained responders in big disasters. Happily married with adult kids.
As an anime the soundtrack might even work
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 AM
As an anime the soundtrack might even work
At least 8 of those are going to happen. There's 13 better than even money on there by my count
January 13, 2026 at 6:55 AM
At least 8 of those are going to happen. There's 13 better than even money on there by my count
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the service unions and the teacher unions are the strongest soldiers and i am super tired of them being taken for granted in favor of machinists with trump hats
January 13, 2026 at 6:45 AM
the service unions and the teacher unions are the strongest soldiers and i am super tired of them being taken for granted in favor of machinists with trump hats
The Teamsters need to come to Jesus
January 13, 2026 at 6:36 AM
The Teamsters need to come to Jesus
Not only was this my answer, it's actually my only answer
Weird oddity: I have only ever not finished one book, and it was the first book of the Thomas Covenant series, and it was because I absolutely hated the intro, which I am given to understand is not at all like the entire rest of the multibook series.
What's the fastest y'all ever DNF'd a book? I recently put one down one paragraph into the foreword when the author suggested I go look at their Pinterest moodboard for the book and then go listen to their Spotify soundtrack for it. In the foreword!!
January 13, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Not only was this my answer, it's actually my only answer
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Get in loser, we're ripping seals off this dumb old book
January 13, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Get in loser, we're ripping seals off this dumb old book
And there's really zero chance that they *add* favorability. Odds are good they're going to shoot a priest in a car within 30 days.
January 13, 2026 at 5:29 AM
And there's really zero chance that they *add* favorability. Odds are good they're going to shoot a priest in a car within 30 days.
Gername to the original QT... here is no problem in the space {unemployed ex-ICE guy} that is worse than {that same guy except he operates under the color of law}.
It's worse when he has a badge, always.
It's worse when he has a badge, always.
As it stands right now, if someone shoots an ICE officer, or even hits one, in justifiable self defense, their life is almost certainly destroyed, assuming they aren't immediately killed.
Would rather face the wildly violent guy without him also operating under the color of law, myself.
Would rather face the wildly violent guy without him also operating under the color of law, myself.
January 13, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Gername to the original QT... here is no problem in the space {unemployed ex-ICE guy} that is worse than {that same guy except he operates under the color of law}.
It's worse when he has a badge, always.
It's worse when he has a badge, always.
This is the correct answer
January 13, 2026 at 5:21 AM
This is the correct answer
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Systems function as such by having internal boundaries that direct signals and flows. Without that it’s just noise and sludge.
January 13, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Systems function as such by having internal boundaries that direct signals and flows. Without that it’s just noise and sludge.
"That Stancil is show up in that Fit like he did before..."
"Shut up"
"like he did before he's gonna show up in that Fit and chase us!!!"
"Shut up"
"like he did before he's gonna show up in that Fit and chase us!!!"
January 13, 2026 at 5:12 AM
"That Stancil is show up in that Fit like he did before..."
"Shut up"
"like he did before he's gonna show up in that Fit and chase us!!!"
"Shut up"
"like he did before he's gonna show up in that Fit and chase us!!!"