Timothy Rice
@timothyrice.org
τὸ φῶς ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει, καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὸ οὐ κατέλαβεν
ὥσπερ γὰρ τὸ σῶμα χωρὶς πνεύματος νεκρόν ἐστιν, οὕτως καὶ ἡ πίστις χωρὶς ἔργων νεκρά ἐστιν
Non est beatus, esse se qui non putat.
📍 Portland, OR
timothyrice.org
ὥσπερ γὰρ τὸ σῶμα χωρὶς πνεύματος νεκρόν ἐστιν, οὕτως καὶ ἡ πίστις χωρὶς ἔργων νεκρά ἐστιν
Non est beatus, esse se qui non putat.
📍 Portland, OR
timothyrice.org
While we're here, do you know of any well researched books on the history of profane/uncouth language? I'm especially interested in the recent (last 50 years) changes that have happened in taboo language.
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
While we're here, do you know of any well researched books on the history of profane/uncouth language? I'm especially interested in the recent (last 50 years) changes that have happened in taboo language.
See for example, Japanese pancakes:
iamafoodblog.com/fluffy-japan...
iamafoodblog.com/fluffy-japan...
Fluffy Japanese Pancakes: Souffle Pancake Recipe · i am a food blog
Make completely foolproof fluffy Japanese pancakes (aka soufflé pancakes) at home with this 6 ingredient easy to follow recipe.
iamafoodblog.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
See for example, Japanese pancakes:
iamafoodblog.com/fluffy-japan...
iamafoodblog.com/fluffy-japan...
Reposted by Timothy Rice
It would be more accurate to say that they're living in "extreme exclusivity". This isn't about being hidden away, it's about feeling aloof.
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It would be more accurate to say that they're living in "extreme exclusivity". This isn't about being hidden away, it's about feeling aloof.
Reposted by Timothy Rice
I have wondered how much an affect visual media has had on family size. It's *extremely* rare to see depictions of families with more than two kids, I think only because it's hard to cast and write for a dynamic of that many people.
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I have wondered how much an affect visual media has had on family size. It's *extremely* rare to see depictions of families with more than two kids, I think only because it's hard to cast and write for a dynamic of that many people.
Visual media, with its rigid constraints on runtime, doesn't have the luxury of showing off a rich, and multi-dimensional existence. It *must* pare down to a simpler and straightforward message and plot, and that works best with a smaller family size/cast.
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Visual media, with its rigid constraints on runtime, doesn't have the luxury of showing off a rich, and multi-dimensional existence. It *must* pare down to a simpler and straightforward message and plot, and that works best with a smaller family size/cast.
Any time there *is* a large family on a screen, often the family's size becomes their defining feature. The show is about having a large family, not about a person who happens to have a lot of kids.
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Any time there *is* a large family on a screen, often the family's size becomes their defining feature. The show is about having a large family, not about a person who happens to have a lot of kids.
Furthermore, when large families are shown, it's often in a dynamic of dysfunction and chaos, not pleasant fullness.
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Furthermore, when large families are shown, it's often in a dynamic of dysfunction and chaos, not pleasant fullness.
So families end up being shown as very small! I hypothesize that this depiction seeps into the subconscious of viewers and establishes itself as the baseline expectation for "what a family looks like".
Deviations from the baseline must overcome a lot of inertia to break through!
Deviations from the baseline must overcome a lot of inertia to break through!
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
So families end up being shown as very small! I hypothesize that this depiction seeps into the subconscious of viewers and establishes itself as the baseline expectation for "what a family looks like".
Deviations from the baseline must overcome a lot of inertia to break through!
Deviations from the baseline must overcome a lot of inertia to break through!
I have wondered how much an affect visual media has had on family size. It's *extremely* rare to see depictions of families with more than two kids, I think only because it's hard to cast and write for a dynamic of that many people.
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I have wondered how much an affect visual media has had on family size. It's *extremely* rare to see depictions of families with more than two kids, I think only because it's hard to cast and write for a dynamic of that many people.
It would be more accurate to say that they're living in "extreme exclusivity". This isn't about being hidden away, it's about feeling aloof.
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It would be more accurate to say that they're living in "extreme exclusivity". This isn't about being hidden away, it's about feeling aloof.
Bought it! Thank you for letting us know! Very excited to read it :)
November 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Bought it! Thank you for letting us know! Very excited to read it :)
That line (blue, labeled "current dollars") is adjusted for inflation.
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
That line (blue, labeled "current dollars") is adjusted for inflation.
I've felt for a long time that it looks like patreon/substack. However, I am a consumer not a creator. What are your thoughts about the incentives those programs create?
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I've felt for a long time that it looks like patreon/substack. However, I am a consumer not a creator. What are your thoughts about the incentives those programs create?
Are we still lacking a good explanation for *why* it has increased by $2,600 (current dollars) over 10 years, despite the educational product remaining exactly the same?
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Are we still lacking a good explanation for *why* it has increased by $2,600 (current dollars) over 10 years, despite the educational product remaining exactly the same?
I keep seeing it implied that Billups arrest had something to do with legalized sports gambling, but all the reporting I read indicates that it was more to do with illegal poker? Is there a coherent account of what has happened?
October 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I keep seeing it implied that Billups arrest had something to do with legalized sports gambling, but all the reporting I read indicates that it was more to do with illegal poker? Is there a coherent account of what has happened?
We're providing sex ed to our kids and it's not weird at all?
Granted our circumstance is slightly unique in that my wife is a midwife and so these topics come up naturally in every day conversation. But still, none of the kids seem to be offput by it at all.
Granted our circumstance is slightly unique in that my wife is a midwife and so these topics come up naturally in every day conversation. But still, none of the kids seem to be offput by it at all.
October 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We're providing sex ed to our kids and it's not weird at all?
Granted our circumstance is slightly unique in that my wife is a midwife and so these topics come up naturally in every day conversation. But still, none of the kids seem to be offput by it at all.
Granted our circumstance is slightly unique in that my wife is a midwife and so these topics come up naturally in every day conversation. But still, none of the kids seem to be offput by it at all.
I'm an adoptive parent, and the psychological consequences of genetic discontinuity between parent and child were not something I anticipated. My bio kids are much younger than my adopted kids, but I can already see that our minds are just a little closer in thought patterns out of the box.
October 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I'm an adoptive parent, and the psychological consequences of genetic discontinuity between parent and child were not something I anticipated. My bio kids are much younger than my adopted kids, but I can already see that our minds are just a little closer in thought patterns out of the box.
I'm reading Robin Hobb's *Shaman's Crossing* right now, and the back cover mentions a plot element from the last 15% of the book, with almost no mention of the entire first half of the story. It's bizarre.
October 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I'm reading Robin Hobb's *Shaman's Crossing* right now, and the back cover mentions a plot element from the last 15% of the book, with almost no mention of the entire first half of the story. It's bizarre.
People call pasta with cream and peas carbonara?!?!
October 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
People call pasta with cream and peas carbonara?!?!