People have all kinds of sex without procreating. The ratio is actually raw-dogging without birth control to death.

Anthony Bourdain hit hard. I always thought of him as having the best job on earth. He got to see the best of the world and show it to everyone.

It just goes to show we all wrestle with our demons. Don’t ever be afraid to reach out for help.

Zuckerberg surfs every morning right before he indulges in his complicated work algorithms, reports the New York Post. Now obviously being an IT giant comes with a casket full of responsibilities

Dressing up as a thicc Geosha Surfer every morning helps Zuck deal with his daily casket of problems.

Worf was OP even before he got the warrior monk class change in DS9.

The Great Link is on Signal and randos are invited.

I wonder how many times this has happened with non-journalists who took money or favors to keep it quiet. I also wonder how many times it was done deliberately. Maybe Kushner and his bros adding some Saudis to the sensitive diplomatic talks on Signal.

Europe already benefited from the brain drain in Russia recently. Now it’s poised to get the same promising young minds from the US.

If you want to bring knowledge into the world as a career, it’s natural to move away from places actively moving toward darkness.

An Einstein ring is an example of strong gravitational lensing,” explained study lead Conor O’Riordan of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany. “All strong lenses are special, because they’re so rare, and they’re incredibly useful scientifically. This one is particularly special because it’s so close to Earth and the alignment makes it very beautiful.”

I would never pretend I can even remotely wrap my head around this, but anything that helps us understand how gravity works seems like a scientific gold mine.

Planck died before he finished his Grower/Shower addendum to the scale.

Make a deal to promise California will keep making movies if Trump will give the federal aide they deserve. Everybody wins and makes headlines.

Coordinate the timing in stages, and you can move the stock market in predictable ways.

Routine is a helluva drug, especially when distractions are used to cope with the slow, general collapse of everything all around you.

The problem is that these old sources of information are poisoned and will be more so each passing day. The longer people keep Reddit and other compromised information sources as a part of their routine, the more the poison will creep in.

Smedley Butler was a hero on so many levels, a modern day Cincinnatus. He proved himself in battle again and again, and the rich and powerful offered him a throne. He turned it down, because he was a decent man. A man of conscience.

Monitor me and go fuck yourselves. The American health insurance system is evil. Their servants are enablers of evil.

I remember the ancient times when you could buy something, turn it on, then have it do what you want it to do. Setting the clock was the difficult part. Other than that, it just worked.

“I understand that you once saw your mother wearing clothing. That must have been very traumatic for you…”

stopping in the middle of the road without indicating, while: looking for your destination, or having a conversation, or deciding what day it is

That’s my new pet peeve. The thing is I don’t remember seeing people do this in the past and certainly not frequently, but now I see it all the time. Mind-boggling selfishness. I think Covid rotted everyone’s brains way more than we realize.

Reading that just broke my hip.

“AI,” what should I do about being constipated?

Painfully stretch your rectum to gaping in order to accommodate your constipation.

Wake up at 5:30 and not have to deal with any bullshit from anyone else until 2pm sharp. 8.5 uninterrupted hours for long walks, “deep work,” and weightlifting. You know, the typical work day.

The Bell Riots would have happened if Biden stayed in the race, and we were looking at Trump/Vance being in charge for four years. Biden changed the timeline.

“Rearranging the bones took all weekend, but it was worth it to see the looks on all your faces. By the way, I quit.”