Robot Bastard!
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Here we go again. *sigh*
"m'seur's torn ear lends a intriguingly rakish air to a classic black-with-white-cravate ensemble..."
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
"m'seur's torn ear lends a intriguingly rakish air to a classic black-with-white-cravate ensemble..."
I still am surprised that he didn't set up a deal where if you paid ten bucks you could change another Twitter user's display name and profile picture.
December 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I still am surprised that he didn't set up a deal where if you paid ten bucks you could change another Twitter user's display name and profile picture.
Terry Pratchett's "Jingo"
December 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Terry Pratchett's "Jingo"
"Run? From my cousin Grishnak?"
December 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"Run? From my cousin Grishnak?"
Although there's the old sci-fi joke about "trust your alien detector even if it goes 'BING' when you point it at someone who can't possibly be an alien..."
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Although there's the old sci-fi joke about "trust your alien detector even if it goes 'BING' when you point it at someone who can't possibly be an alien..."
"Bluebird, cleared hot, up right down down down"
December 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"Bluebird, cleared hot, up right down down down"
The modern American economy assumes that anyone with a job can cover their own expenses; there's not really a space for "employed 40 hours a week but doesn't have enough in the bank to pay for medical bills / new car / house purchase"
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The modern American economy assumes that anyone with a job can cover their own expenses; there's not really a space for "employed 40 hours a week but doesn't have enough in the bank to pay for medical bills / new car / house purchase"
I think there's more of a safety net than popular rhetoric presents; the issue is that you cannot be both gainfully employed and access that safety net.
December 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I think there's more of a safety net than popular rhetoric presents; the issue is that you cannot be both gainfully employed and access that safety net.
The assumption always was that "everything's expensive and everyone has a high-paying job" was equivalent to "everything's cheap and we're all on the dole", and I think that's increasingly proving to not be the case.
December 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The assumption always was that "everything's expensive and everyone has a high-paying job" was equivalent to "everything's cheap and we're all on the dole", and I think that's increasingly proving to not be the case.
"Why should we care about that shit, we're never gonna get shot at for real"
December 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"Why should we care about that shit, we're never gonna get shot at for real"
I feel like the thirteen real-world years between the two movies is an important part of the experience.
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I feel like the thirteen real-world years between the two movies is an important part of the experience.
they've done actual studies that found people's back pain went away when you just pretended to do a spinal-fusion surgery; injected anesthetic and made some shallow cuts with a scalpel to create a "wound", then said "okay all done"
www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/spin...
www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/spin...
Spine Surgery May not Be Needed to Ease Back Pain from Osteoporosis - The Rheumatologist
(Reuters Health)—Patients with acute pain from osteoporosis damage to the spine don’t experience any more relief from surgery to inject cement into cracked or broken vertebrae than they would with a s...
www.the-rheumatologist.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
they've done actual studies that found people's back pain went away when you just pretended to do a spinal-fusion surgery; injected anesthetic and made some shallow cuts with a scalpel to create a "wound", then said "okay all done"
www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/spin...
www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/spin...
tired: kids today don't know what a floppy disk is
wired: kids today don't know what a 1-900 number is
wired: kids today don't know what a 1-900 number is
December 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
tired: kids today don't know what a floppy disk is
wired: kids today don't know what a 1-900 number is
wired: kids today don't know what a 1-900 number is
"is this something you actually feel this strongly about or do you think it's important to simulate these strong feelings on behalf of people you imagine exist somewhere"
December 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"is this something you actually feel this strongly about or do you think it's important to simulate these strong feelings on behalf of people you imagine exist somewhere"
It's like how "MAD Magazine" movie parodies were actually a really good primer on both the movies and on the culture of the time.
December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It's like how "MAD Magazine" movie parodies were actually a really good primer on both the movies and on the culture of the time.
there are cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see
December 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
there are cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see
according to commercials, everybody in America is a sports bettor with a skin condition who needs their windows replaced.
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
according to commercials, everybody in America is a sports bettor with a skin condition who needs their windows replaced.
what guys really want is to be oiled-up and shirtless while throwing chains around massive throbbing shafts
December 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
what guys really want is to be oiled-up and shirtless while throwing chains around massive throbbing shafts
I remember a trade journal publishing a breathless article on the exact design of the aluminum tube they used for the handlebar support, like it was an engineering innovation on the same scale as the Apollo LEM.
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I remember a trade journal publishing a breathless article on the exact design of the aluminum tube they used for the handlebar support, like it was an engineering innovation on the same scale as the Apollo LEM.
maybe the marketplace eventually finds the right thing but it has to try a whole bunch of dumb things first
December 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
if he'd just kept it together for six months Musk would've made him in charge of Twitter
December 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
if he'd just kept it together for six months Musk would've made him in charge of Twitter
And the site culture is that every image has alt-text...
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
And the site culture is that every image has alt-text...
From "The Two Towers". (The actual line is "bring your pretty face to my axe".)
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM