Saw a guy at my gym winking and biting his lip at his own reflection in the mirror.
So I looked in the mirror and tried doing the same.
He's onto something. This is definitely a skill that requires practice to develop; I seem to be terrible at it.
So I looked in the mirror and tried doing the same.
He's onto something. This is definitely a skill that requires practice to develop; I seem to be terrible at it.
January 29, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Saw a guy at my gym winking and biting his lip at his own reflection in the mirror.
So I looked in the mirror and tried doing the same.
He's onto something. This is definitely a skill that requires practice to develop; I seem to be terrible at it.
So I looked in the mirror and tried doing the same.
He's onto something. This is definitely a skill that requires practice to develop; I seem to be terrible at it.
Stevia
...with erythritol
This product is labelled "stevia WITH erythritol"
I understand the relative sweetness of sugar alcohols vs sweeteners and the notion of a bulking agent, but I feel like we're past the ratio where it should be called "erythritol with stevia"
...with erythritol
This product is labelled "stevia WITH erythritol"
I understand the relative sweetness of sugar alcohols vs sweeteners and the notion of a bulking agent, but I feel like we're past the ratio where it should be called "erythritol with stevia"
January 23, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Stevia
...with erythritol
This product is labelled "stevia WITH erythritol"
I understand the relative sweetness of sugar alcohols vs sweeteners and the notion of a bulking agent, but I feel like we're past the ratio where it should be called "erythritol with stevia"
...with erythritol
This product is labelled "stevia WITH erythritol"
I understand the relative sweetness of sugar alcohols vs sweeteners and the notion of a bulking agent, but I feel like we're past the ratio where it should be called "erythritol with stevia"
I'm about to time myself eating 35 grams of a specific brand of sunflower seeds, because that is a normal thing that normal people do.
January 17, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I'm about to time myself eating 35 grams of a specific brand of sunflower seeds, because that is a normal thing that normal people do.
You know you're aging when you find yourself weighing food portions and supplements using the scales you originally bought to weigh illegal drugs.
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 AM
You know you're aging when you find yourself weighing food portions and supplements using the scales you originally bought to weigh illegal drugs.
According to me, these apricots are very medium in size.
According to the AFCD, a "medium" apricot weighs 40g.
According to the AFCD, a "medium" apricot weighs 40g.
January 12, 2026 at 4:39 AM
According to me, these apricots are very medium in size.
According to the AFCD, a "medium" apricot weighs 40g.
According to the AFCD, a "medium" apricot weighs 40g.
This is how hot it is.
January 10, 2026 at 6:32 AM
This is how hot it is.
Before 2025, my podcast listening was limited to This American Life on road trips.
But in 2025, I started doing some car detailing work, some home reno, going to the gym/running, so I needed stuff to listen to, and now look what happened.
But in 2025, I started doing some car detailing work, some home reno, going to the gym/running, so I needed stuff to listen to, and now look what happened.
December 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Before 2025, my podcast listening was limited to This American Life on road trips.
But in 2025, I started doing some car detailing work, some home reno, going to the gym/running, so I needed stuff to listen to, and now look what happened.
But in 2025, I started doing some car detailing work, some home reno, going to the gym/running, so I needed stuff to listen to, and now look what happened.
Now I can't help but wonder how many displays are fed by a single computer at stations that have a whole wall of these.
Also, knowing that it's just showing a fullscreen browser window from previous glitches, I'm appreciating how responsive web design makes that the best choice for this purpose.
Also, knowing that it's just showing a fullscreen browser window from previous glitches, I'm appreciating how responsive web design makes that the best choice for this purpose.
December 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Now I can't help but wonder how many displays are fed by a single computer at stations that have a whole wall of these.
Also, knowing that it's just showing a fullscreen browser window from previous glitches, I'm appreciating how responsive web design makes that the best choice for this purpose.
Also, knowing that it's just showing a fullscreen browser window from previous glitches, I'm appreciating how responsive web design makes that the best choice for this purpose.
I'm sure this flower tribute in front of Bondi Pavilion will be absolutely massive by the end of the day.
Many flowers, many people, many press, many police. But also children doing somersaults on the sand nearby, and surfers on the waves behind them. This is Sydney.
Many flowers, many people, many press, many police. But also children doing somersaults on the sand nearby, and surfers on the waves behind them. This is Sydney.
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I'm sure this flower tribute in front of Bondi Pavilion will be absolutely massive by the end of the day.
Many flowers, many people, many press, many police. But also children doing somersaults on the sand nearby, and surfers on the waves behind them. This is Sydney.
Many flowers, many people, many press, many police. But also children doing somersaults on the sand nearby, and surfers on the waves behind them. This is Sydney.
This is just chicken salt on the wound.
The "Foodie Max" place that took over the iconic Dean's Diner location on King St is using LLM-generated imagery for their food offerings (including on the screens above the counter).
The "Foodie Max" place that took over the iconic Dean's Diner location on King St is using LLM-generated imagery for their food offerings (including on the screens above the counter).
December 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This is just chicken salt on the wound.
The "Foodie Max" place that took over the iconic Dean's Diner location on King St is using LLM-generated imagery for their food offerings (including on the screens above the counter).
The "Foodie Max" place that took over the iconic Dean's Diner location on King St is using LLM-generated imagery for their food offerings (including on the screens above the counter).
— Hi, I'd like a bowl of beef phở, please.
— You want phở?
— Yes, a bowl of beef phở, please.
— Chicken or beef?
— A bowl of beef phở, please.
— In a cup, or in a bowl?
— A bowl of beef phở, please.
Why does this happen every time at every sort of establishment? Do I have a speech impediment?
— You want phở?
— Yes, a bowl of beef phở, please.
— Chicken or beef?
— A bowl of beef phở, please.
— In a cup, or in a bowl?
— A bowl of beef phở, please.
Why does this happen every time at every sort of establishment? Do I have a speech impediment?
December 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
— Hi, I'd like a bowl of beef phở, please.
— You want phở?
— Yes, a bowl of beef phở, please.
— Chicken or beef?
— A bowl of beef phở, please.
— In a cup, or in a bowl?
— A bowl of beef phở, please.
Why does this happen every time at every sort of establishment? Do I have a speech impediment?
— You want phở?
— Yes, a bowl of beef phở, please.
— Chicken or beef?
— A bowl of beef phở, please.
— In a cup, or in a bowl?
— A bowl of beef phở, please.
Why does this happen every time at every sort of establishment? Do I have a speech impediment?
The reason we have school zones isn't because children are precious and must be protected; it's because they are stupid and unpredictable and will run into the road.
December 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The reason we have school zones isn't because children are precious and must be protected; it's because they are stupid and unpredictable and will run into the road.
Types of cheese are masculine, because fromage is masculine, obviously.
However, if a cheese comes from a gendered language country, and is feminine in that language, it's feminine in French, e.g. mozzarella, ricotta, feta.
So if Dutch hadn't abandoned feminine gender, we'd probably have La Gouda.
However, if a cheese comes from a gendered language country, and is feminine in that language, it's feminine in French, e.g. mozzarella, ricotta, feta.
So if Dutch hadn't abandoned feminine gender, we'd probably have La Gouda.
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Types of cheese are masculine, because fromage is masculine, obviously.
However, if a cheese comes from a gendered language country, and is feminine in that language, it's feminine in French, e.g. mozzarella, ricotta, feta.
So if Dutch hadn't abandoned feminine gender, we'd probably have La Gouda.
However, if a cheese comes from a gendered language country, and is feminine in that language, it's feminine in French, e.g. mozzarella, ricotta, feta.
So if Dutch hadn't abandoned feminine gender, we'd probably have La Gouda.
This is why I have trust issues.
November 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
This is why I have trust issues.
If you're ever caught pleasing yourself with a chorizo, and wish to avoid embarrassment, simply claim that you're preparing to perform a magic trick where you swallow a chorizo whole and pull it out unharmed out the other end.
October 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
If you're ever caught pleasing yourself with a chorizo, and wish to avoid embarrassment, simply claim that you're preparing to perform a magic trick where you swallow a chorizo whole and pull it out unharmed out the other end.
Take some 🇺🇿 plov (پلو),
Layer some 🇬🇪 lobio (ლობიო) over it,
Add a bit of 🇷🇺 smetana (сметана) on top,
Wrap it in 🇦🇲 lavash (լավաշ),
What do you get?
That's right, a 🇲🇽 burrito.
Layer some 🇬🇪 lobio (ლობიო) over it,
Add a bit of 🇷🇺 smetana (сметана) on top,
Wrap it in 🇦🇲 lavash (լավաշ),
What do you get?
That's right, a 🇲🇽 burrito.
October 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Take some 🇺🇿 plov (پلو),
Layer some 🇬🇪 lobio (ლობიო) over it,
Add a bit of 🇷🇺 smetana (сметана) on top,
Wrap it in 🇦🇲 lavash (լավաշ),
What do you get?
That's right, a 🇲🇽 burrito.
Layer some 🇬🇪 lobio (ლობიო) over it,
Add a bit of 🇷🇺 smetana (сметана) on top,
Wrap it in 🇦🇲 lavash (լավաշ),
What do you get?
That's right, a 🇲🇽 burrito.
"A visual representation of what eugenicists considered the degeneration of the white race", made by averaging body measurements of soldiers in 1921
Implying it's unacceptable for white men to look this bad
It's wild that you can't tell if I'm mocking eugenics, or lamenting a drop in our standards
Implying it's unacceptable for white men to look this bad
It's wild that you can't tell if I'm mocking eugenics, or lamenting a drop in our standards
October 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
"A visual representation of what eugenicists considered the degeneration of the white race", made by averaging body measurements of soldiers in 1921
Implying it's unacceptable for white men to look this bad
It's wild that you can't tell if I'm mocking eugenics, or lamenting a drop in our standards
Implying it's unacceptable for white men to look this bad
It's wild that you can't tell if I'm mocking eugenics, or lamenting a drop in our standards
It gives me weird satisfaction to be observed by strangers while I'm using a key to enter a building.
Yeah, that's right, I BELONG HERE. And you thought.
Yeah, that's right, I BELONG HERE. And you thought.
September 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
It gives me weird satisfaction to be observed by strangers while I'm using a key to enter a building.
Yeah, that's right, I BELONG HERE. And you thought.
Yeah, that's right, I BELONG HERE. And you thought.
When boomers post memes like "let's give kids rotary phones or manual transmissions, and watch them struggle", it's a reflection of their own frustration at the world thrusting new and unfamiliar ways of doing things on them.
September 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
When boomers post memes like "let's give kids rotary phones or manual transmissions, and watch them struggle", it's a reflection of their own frustration at the world thrusting new and unfamiliar ways of doing things on them.
Circa 50 CE, saint Paul decided to tell Corinthians about tops and bottoms, and English has struggled to express what he meant ever since.
August 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Circa 50 CE, saint Paul decided to tell Corinthians about tops and bottoms, and English has struggled to express what he meant ever since.
Of course the instructions for caring for wombat joeys include a goon bag. This is `Straya; who even owns a hot water bottle?
August 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Of course the instructions for caring for wombat joeys include a goon bag. This is `Straya; who even owns a hot water bottle?
I enjoy coming up with jokes that require as much unrelated knowledge as possible to understand.
In-jokes for a group of one known member, but admission is open.
In-jokes for a group of one known member, but admission is open.
August 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I enjoy coming up with jokes that require as much unrelated knowledge as possible to understand.
In-jokes for a group of one known member, but admission is open.
In-jokes for a group of one known member, but admission is open.
As many people have killed themselves after touching a gympie gympie plant as have killed a grown grizzly bear without weapons.
There's a story of it happening once, but we've no idea if it's true.
There's a story of it happening once, but we've no idea if it's true.
August 2, 2025 at 6:15 AM
As many people have killed themselves after touching a gympie gympie plant as have killed a grown grizzly bear without weapons.
There's a story of it happening once, but we've no idea if it's true.
There's a story of it happening once, but we've no idea if it's true.
If we ever have a true global meteorological bureau, it should totally be called "BoM de terre"
February 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
If we ever have a true global meteorological bureau, it should totally be called "BoM de terre"
What if I asked: how did the notion of daily recommended intake on nutrition labels come about?
Now what if I phrased it as: who might have first wanted to know the minimum effort they can expend to keep a person alive nutrition-wise?
Now what if I phrased it as: who might have first wanted to know the minimum effort they can expend to keep a person alive nutrition-wise?
February 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
What if I asked: how did the notion of daily recommended intake on nutrition labels come about?
Now what if I phrased it as: who might have first wanted to know the minimum effort they can expend to keep a person alive nutrition-wise?
Now what if I phrased it as: who might have first wanted to know the minimum effort they can expend to keep a person alive nutrition-wise?