I agree. Biden was bad only in style points. Which seem to matter way too much...
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I agree. Biden was bad only in style points. Which seem to matter way too much...
Yes. But fixing bad things is always way harder than never doing that bad thing in the first place. The asymmetry in this process causes permanent damage. I don't buy the argument that people/society can't have 5% more foresight.
November 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Yes. But fixing bad things is always way harder than never doing that bad thing in the first place. The asymmetry in this process causes permanent damage. I don't buy the argument that people/society can't have 5% more foresight.
All Great. But why are our elections so reactionary, why didn't all these voters prevent us from needing this wave a year ago? I'm generally curious. Some segment of voters alternate between indifference and freaking out, why not just vote consistently for your values?
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
All Great. But why are our elections so reactionary, why didn't all these voters prevent us from needing this wave a year ago? I'm generally curious. Some segment of voters alternate between indifference and freaking out, why not just vote consistently for your values?
"I like Nazis; you like chocolate ice cream. We all have differences. Embrace them"
October 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"I like Nazis; you like chocolate ice cream. We all have differences. Embrace them"
Entirely predictable. An honest man of kindness and character as never going to last there. Hope he lands somewhere great.
October 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Entirely predictable. An honest man of kindness and character as never going to last there. Hope he lands somewhere great.
Which has been used as an excuse to exploit teachers from time immomerial. I really do respect you position. I just detest the college admissions game and have no problem messing with it.
October 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Which has been used as an excuse to exploit teachers from time immomerial. I really do respect you position. I just detest the college admissions game and have no problem messing with it.
Colleges like lots of applicants because it allows them to pretend the have small acceptance rates. But it also means there is no way they are treating all these applications with care and human attention. Many in the UC system have over 100k applications. They created the messed up system.
October 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Colleges like lots of applicants because it allows them to pretend the have small acceptance rates. But it also means there is no way they are treating all these applications with care and human attention. Many in the UC system have over 100k applications. They created the messed up system.
That doesn't fix a broken system hoisted on the backs of teachers and high schools groveling for whatever colleges want. BTW I don't use AI to write letters, but I think teachers should feel free to if they want. The colleges deserve it for the awful application process they've created.
October 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
That doesn't fix a broken system hoisted on the backs of teachers and high schools groveling for whatever colleges want. BTW I don't use AI to write letters, but I think teachers should feel free to if they want. The colleges deserve it for the awful application process they've created.
It's not so much as "if you can't beat them, join them" As it is that colleges have always been disrespectful towards teacher time when it comes to reccomendations. Since they don't respect me and my unpaid work, they haven't earned my best effort. Double so if they are going to have AI read it.
October 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
It's not so much as "if you can't beat them, join them" As it is that colleges have always been disrespectful towards teacher time when it comes to reccomendations. Since they don't respect me and my unpaid work, they haven't earned my best effort. Double so if they are going to have AI read it.
If colleges are using AI to read them when they have 80k applicants. Why should I spend my time on them? If they don't value them enough to have a human read them....
October 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
If colleges are using AI to read them when they have 80k applicants. Why should I spend my time on them? If they don't value them enough to have a human read them....
Local here: Two amusing things: Boston has become an amazingly safe city. Last year was lowest murder rate since 1950s! And the games are played like 45 mins away from the city in a suburban/exurban town. It's a ridiculous claim.
October 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Local here: Two amusing things: Boston has become an amazingly safe city. Last year was lowest murder rate since 1950s! And the games are played like 45 mins away from the city in a suburban/exurban town. It's a ridiculous claim.
In this country getting educated and going to college are politically coded, especially since the pandemic/Trump I. This likely isn't as much a problem in other countries.
October 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
In this country getting educated and going to college are politically coded, especially since the pandemic/Trump I. This likely isn't as much a problem in other countries.
Trump is correct like a broken clock is correct and yet people feel it necessary to think those acts were intentional and that he deserves credit.
October 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Trump is correct like a broken clock is correct and yet people feel it necessary to think those acts were intentional and that he deserves credit.
Why are The Onion and John Oliver better at journalism than journalists?
October 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Why are The Onion and John Oliver better at journalism than journalists?
Good excuse to break out this gem: theonion.com/third-amendm...
Third Amendment Rights Group Celebrates Another Successful Year
WASHINGTON, DC—The National Anti- Quartering Association, America’s foremost Third Amendment rights group, held its annual gala in Washington Monday to honor 191 consecutive years of advocating the pr...
theonion.com
October 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Good excuse to break out this gem: theonion.com/third-amendm...
The American version of the Fundamental Attribution Error.
October 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The American version of the Fundamental Attribution Error.
It still blows my mind that the 2020 combo of BLM and COVID broke a bunch of people. Like how dare we try to save lives and treat all people kindly and justly? Like this is what broke you?
October 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It still blows my mind that the 2020 combo of BLM and COVID broke a bunch of people. Like how dare we try to save lives and treat all people kindly and justly? Like this is what broke you?
Real shame because John Dickerson is the best. Kind and Smart and Incisive. In fact, I can't imagine he lasts long under this mess.
October 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Real shame because John Dickerson is the best. Kind and Smart and Incisive. In fact, I can't imagine he lasts long under this mess.
As a society we just not willing to pay what it costs to educate students in both tails of the distribution. Which is a shame. Because we have the money.
October 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
As a society we just not willing to pay what it costs to educate students in both tails of the distribution. Which is a shame. Because we have the money.
They long for the example where a junta turned out to be a good thing? Where is that exactly?
October 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
They long for the example where a junta turned out to be a good thing? Where is that exactly?
Is there anyway to staff that military with enough bodies without draft?
September 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Is there anyway to staff that military with enough bodies without draft?
Does this play well to 80% of Americans? I doubt it, but do wonder.
September 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Does this play well to 80% of Americans? I doubt it, but do wonder.
The degree to which the state government of Louisiana hates both its own citizens and its economically most important asset is wild. Like what does the economy (and state tax revenues) of LA look like without NOLA?
September 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The degree to which the state government of Louisiana hates both its own citizens and its economically most important asset is wild. Like what does the economy (and state tax revenues) of LA look like without NOLA?
It wouldn’t even take 20 GOP moderates to break ranks and save democracy. And they refuse to do it. Blaming even the worst democrats is wrong in this case.
September 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It wouldn’t even take 20 GOP moderates to break ranks and save democracy. And they refuse to do it. Blaming even the worst democrats is wrong in this case.
Not that Trump deals with subtlety, but I was surprised he called the attack anti-Christian, when a whole bunch of the Christian right doesn’t consider LDS Christian at all.
September 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Not that Trump deals with subtlety, but I was surprised he called the attack anti-Christian, when a whole bunch of the Christian right doesn’t consider LDS Christian at all.