It’s interesting that an increase in the return on capital is described as “growth” while an increase in wages is described as “inflation”
December 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It’s interesting that an increase in the return on capital is described as “growth” while an increase in wages is described as “inflation”
Radiohead’s The Daily Mail is frankly an under the radar “banger”
December 23, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Radiohead’s The Daily Mail is frankly an under the radar “banger”
Some guy just decided he’s going to spend about $30 billion of US taxpayer money on something he thinks would be cool
December 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Some guy just decided he’s going to spend about $30 billion of US taxpayer money on something he thinks would be cool
Seattle area reservoir storages are showing effects of recent floods pretty clearly
December 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Seattle area reservoir storages are showing effects of recent floods pretty clearly
Unrelated, but in what world is the letter “e” written like this?
December 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Unrelated, but in what world is the letter “e” written like this?
what in the world was Jake Paul thinking
December 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
what in the world was Jake Paul thinking
brb just deleting a post that about a million people have screenshotted, pretty sure nobody will notice
December 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
brb just deleting a post that about a million people have screenshotted, pretty sure nobody will notice
If a 700% reduction means you divide the starting price by seven, then a 50% reduction means you divide the starting price by…?
December 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If a 700% reduction means you divide the starting price by seven, then a 50% reduction means you divide the starting price by…?
What can be renamed can be re-renamed
December 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
What can be renamed can be re-renamed
I don’t mind if the whole world becomes rich just as long as nobody is richer than me
December 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I don’t mind if the whole world becomes rich just as long as nobody is richer than me
I for one am very much looking forward to collecting my payment when I pick up my next prescription
December 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I for one am very much looking forward to collecting my payment when I pick up my next prescription
One of the hallmarks of a failing enterprise is the continual promise that despite all available evidence to the contrary and despite the fact the CEO is obviously draining the bank account the situation will definitely be better next year
December 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
One of the hallmarks of a failing enterprise is the continual promise that despite all available evidence to the contrary and despite the fact the CEO is obviously draining the bank account the situation will definitely be better next year
The least believable thing about Blade Runner 2049 is the idea that NIMBYs would have agreed to that much housing density
December 14, 2025 at 5:24 AM
The least believable thing about Blade Runner 2049 is the idea that NIMBYs would have agreed to that much housing density
Even “climate lab” reporters can get sucked into big oil propaganda. Sizing solar generation correctly is not “overbuilding” and the existence of “cold snaps” is unrelated to generation efficiency!
December 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Even “climate lab” reporters can get sucked into big oil propaganda. Sizing solar generation correctly is not “overbuilding” and the existence of “cold snaps” is unrelated to generation efficiency!
Credit cards are out of control. Bank decided to “upgrade” my card and I just received the new one, along with 25 PAGES of terms and conditions.
December 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Credit cards are out of control. Bank decided to “upgrade” my card and I just received the new one, along with 25 PAGES of terms and conditions.
What are the implications for geopolitics if the political system that maximizes economic growth is also that which is most oppressive?
December 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
What are the implications for geopolitics if the political system that maximizes economic growth is also that which is most oppressive?
Wow old age really crept up on me 😅
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Wow old age really crept up on me 😅
If businesses manage to get their tariff payments refunded, how do I get the tariff component of my purchases over the last six months refunded?
December 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
If businesses manage to get their tariff payments refunded, how do I get the tariff component of my purchases over the last six months refunded?
“anything that charges you monthly gets worse over time” 👏🏻
it's not as simple as "hardware has gotten better, software has gotten worse" because a lot of companies making physical devices are lost in the wilderness from a design perspective, but a rule of thumb that anything that charges you monthly gets worse over time works pretty well
November 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“anything that charges you monthly gets worse over time” 👏🏻
“…but despite their efforts to develop and deploy solar photovoltaics and battery technology, the ultimate demise of human civilization in the mid 21st century due to climate change was their refusal to use rakes to clear the paths of leaves”
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“…but despite their efforts to develop and deploy solar photovoltaics and battery technology, the ultimate demise of human civilization in the mid 21st century due to climate change was their refusal to use rakes to clear the paths of leaves”
Muted “nuzzi” and now my “popular with friends“ feed is two posts
November 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Muted “nuzzi” and now my “popular with friends“ feed is two posts
Something is wrong with my choice of people to follow and I know this is true because I just looked at my popular with friends feed and no matter how far I scrolled the quote posts about the Trump/Mamdani meeting literally never ended
November 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Something is wrong with my choice of people to follow and I know this is true because I just looked at my popular with friends feed and no matter how far I scrolled the quote posts about the Trump/Mamdani meeting literally never ended
When compared to the average politician the thing that really stands out about Mamdani is that he is normal
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
When compared to the average politician the thing that really stands out about Mamdani is that he is normal
Can someone explain the difference between someone’s “experience“ and someone’s “lived experience”?
November 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Can someone explain the difference between someone’s “experience“ and someone’s “lived experience”?
initially thought the apparent spelling errors might just be fat thumb typos from his iPad but if you look closely it truly seems like he actually couldn’t spell
Bannon and Epstein snickering about how inflation “is a concept from the 50s … soooo dumb” is pretty poetic.
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
initially thought the apparent spelling errors might just be fat thumb typos from his iPad but if you look closely it truly seems like he actually couldn’t spell