Quoll
@gearon.org
Clojurista, Ontologist, Graph Databasist, and PhD student.
Right now? No. Every “off ramp” I see keeps being passed by. It does make me anxious
December 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Right now? No. Every “off ramp” I see keeps being passed by. It does make me anxious
No.
People approaching the situation with an existing bias will find the precise public statements they require to support their existing point of view. If someone were truly neutral, then I don’t know if they would be allowed to find impartial information. Interested parties wouldn’t let them
People approaching the situation with an existing bias will find the precise public statements they require to support their existing point of view. If someone were truly neutral, then I don’t know if they would be allowed to find impartial information. Interested parties wouldn’t let them
December 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
No.
People approaching the situation with an existing bias will find the precise public statements they require to support their existing point of view. If someone were truly neutral, then I don’t know if they would be allowed to find impartial information. Interested parties wouldn’t let them
People approaching the situation with an existing bias will find the precise public statements they require to support their existing point of view. If someone were truly neutral, then I don’t know if they would be allowed to find impartial information. Interested parties wouldn’t let them
And yet others in the same room somehow saw something completely different. It appears that it’s possible to justify anything you want
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Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), to reporters, after viewing video footage of the U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean on Sept. 2:
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
December 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
And yet others in the same room somehow saw something completely different. It appears that it’s possible to justify anything you want
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No one has a problem with the coffee order though!
December 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
No one has a problem with the coffee order though!
This is my experience.
Unfortunately, many places then ask for a name for the order, and this is where I come unstuck.
I usually unthinkingly say my name. And with my accent, no one gets it.
I did master it in the Midwest (“parla” usually worked) but that doesn’t work for me here.
Unfortunately, many places then ask for a name for the order, and this is where I come unstuck.
I usually unthinkingly say my name. And with my accent, no one gets it.
I did master it in the Midwest (“parla” usually worked) but that doesn’t work for me here.
December 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is my experience.
Unfortunately, many places then ask for a name for the order, and this is where I come unstuck.
I usually unthinkingly say my name. And with my accent, no one gets it.
I did master it in the Midwest (“parla” usually worked) but that doesn’t work for me here.
Unfortunately, many places then ask for a name for the order, and this is where I come unstuck.
I usually unthinkingly say my name. And with my accent, no one gets it.
I did master it in the Midwest (“parla” usually worked) but that doesn’t work for me here.
Ugh. I just learned about the teacher at OU.
December 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Ugh. I just learned about the teacher at OU.
This approach has historical precedent.
Thank you. I’m always amused when I’m reminded of the Indiana Pi Bill. 🙂
Thank you. I’m always amused when I’m reminded of the Indiana Pi Bill. 🙂
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
This approach has historical precedent.
Thank you. I’m always amused when I’m reminded of the Indiana Pi Bill. 🙂
Thank you. I’m always amused when I’m reminded of the Indiana Pi Bill. 🙂
This really takes the expression, "Not if he were the last man on Earth," to a whole new level
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This really takes the expression, "Not if he were the last man on Earth," to a whole new level
“How remarkable! Your facial symmetry and luminosity metrics far exceed standard human baselines. Truly an optimal visual presentation of beauty.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“How remarkable! Your facial symmetry and luminosity metrics far exceed standard human baselines. Truly an optimal visual presentation of beauty.”
I did learn SCCS, but didn’t actually use it. I went through VSS, CVS, and SVN.
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I did learn SCCS, but didn’t actually use it. I went through VSS, CVS, and SVN.
I saw The Offspring last month, and found myself thinking, “They’re great! But how much better would it have been to see them live in the 90s?”
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I saw The Offspring last month, and found myself thinking, “They’re great! But how much better would it have been to see them live in the 90s?”
“A decade on Datomic” - Shepherd & Indig. It was on Friday at 1:45pm
November 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“A decade on Datomic” - Shepherd & Indig. It was on Friday at 1:45pm
November 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My own gratification aside, I think it's important for young people to see a good example being set. As my children enter adulthood, I'm often frustrated that they don't have more role models demonstrating behaviors that I think are laudable… like reading things made of paper
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My own gratification aside, I think it's important for young people to see a good example being set. As my children enter adulthood, I'm often frustrated that they don't have more role models demonstrating behaviors that I think are laudable… like reading things made of paper
I do hope the recovery goes well.
In one of my first jobs I was shown the tape archives of environmental data that had been collected since 1970. It cost millions to collect and was irreplaceable, yet the oxide layer was flaking off the tapes
In one of my first jobs I was shown the tape archives of environmental data that had been collected since 1970. It cost millions to collect and was irreplaceable, yet the oxide layer was flaking off the tapes
November 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I do hope the recovery goes well.
In one of my first jobs I was shown the tape archives of environmental data that had been collected since 1970. It cost millions to collect and was irreplaceable, yet the oxide layer was flaking off the tapes
In one of my first jobs I was shown the tape archives of environmental data that had been collected since 1970. It cost millions to collect and was irreplaceable, yet the oxide layer was flaking off the tapes