Robert Brydon
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I'm imagining the oops, all Malkoviches scene from "Being John Malkovich" but with Dershowitz and... nope. Nope nope nope nope.
Nope.
Nope.
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I'm imagining the oops, all Malkoviches scene from "Being John Malkovich" but with Dershowitz and... nope. Nope nope nope nope.
Nope.
Nope.
The whole list seems like deliberate rage bait to get people talking about it and viewing the article to see where their personal paragons landed.
I mean, they got me, so it works.
I mean, they got me, so it works.
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The whole list seems like deliberate rage bait to get people talking about it and viewing the article to see where their personal paragons landed.
I mean, they got me, so it works.
I mean, they got me, so it works.
Truly, if anyone in the world is underexposed, it's Dershowitz.
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Truly, if anyone in the world is underexposed, it's Dershowitz.
I mean, unironically, it is the reason :/
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I mean, unironically, it is the reason :/
Really, the one argument for wearing a nice outfit on the plane is if you have an event you'll need it for and you can't trust the airline to not waylay your luggage.
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Really, the one argument for wearing a nice outfit on the plane is if you have an event you'll need it for and you can't trust the airline to not waylay your luggage.
And the shrinking space affects what one can wear comfortably at all. If I'm wearing a sport coat or a blazer on a plane, and it gets too warm (because too many bodies jammed together) I literally have no place to put it if I take it off, and no room to remove it without elbowing someone.
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
And the shrinking space affects what one can wear comfortably at all. If I'm wearing a sport coat or a blazer on a plane, and it gets too warm (because too many bodies jammed together) I literally have no place to put it if I take it off, and no room to remove it without elbowing someone.
But also have literally twice the personal space around us, with the ability to fully stretch legs and not needing to take turns on the armrest with your neighbor.
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
But also have literally twice the personal space around us, with the ability to fully stretch legs and not needing to take turns on the armrest with your neighbor.
That's the unrealistic part of the novel, Gatsby remaining aware of his deceptions instead of convincing himself the stories he told were true.
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
That's the unrealistic part of the novel, Gatsby remaining aware of his deceptions instead of convincing himself the stories he told were true.
And he very much internalized "reckless vibe based decision making keeps working out for me personally" as being a genius who is always right.
Which, I guess makes sense if he really is so solipsistic as to think the world is a simulation for his enjoyment and exploitation.
Which, I guess makes sense if he really is so solipsistic as to think the world is a simulation for his enjoyment and exploitation.
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
And he very much internalized "reckless vibe based decision making keeps working out for me personally" as being a genius who is always right.
Which, I guess makes sense if he really is so solipsistic as to think the world is a simulation for his enjoyment and exploitation.
Which, I guess makes sense if he really is so solipsistic as to think the world is a simulation for his enjoyment and exploitation.
What got him acquired by PayPal wasn't technical or business genius, but going so hard on 'lose money to get customers' it was more cost effective to buy him out than to match his race to the bottom.
It worked out for him, but being so awful that people pay you to go away isn't generational genius.
It worked out for him, but being so awful that people pay you to go away isn't generational genius.
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
What got him acquired by PayPal wasn't technical or business genius, but going so hard on 'lose money to get customers' it was more cost effective to buy him out than to match his race to the bottom.
It worked out for him, but being so awful that people pay you to go away isn't generational genius.
It worked out for him, but being so awful that people pay you to go away isn't generational genius.
I think it's worth pointing out that picking "the right horse" wasn't solely, or even primarily, based on judgment and foresight, there has been a lot of survivorship bias.
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I think it's worth pointing out that picking "the right horse" wasn't solely, or even primarily, based on judgment and foresight, there has been a lot of survivorship bias.
Waaaaay before that. Among the terrible ideas that got him pushed out at PayPal was wanting to throw away the brand recognition of PayPal to become x .com, for crying out loud.
He's always said he would have been more successful if he always got his way. No one is saving him from himself any more.
He's always said he would have been more successful if he always got his way. No one is saving him from himself any more.
November 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Waaaaay before that. Among the terrible ideas that got him pushed out at PayPal was wanting to throw away the brand recognition of PayPal to become x .com, for crying out loud.
He's always said he would have been more successful if he always got his way. No one is saving him from himself any more.
He's always said he would have been more successful if he always got his way. No one is saving him from himself any more.
Sincerely curious, but why do you think he must have been better in the past?
It seems incredible that this level of wealth and influence could be built on a bit of luck, and relentless self-promotion. But were there specific things you've seen that make you think he was ever any better?
It seems incredible that this level of wealth and influence could be built on a bit of luck, and relentless self-promotion. But were there specific things you've seen that make you think he was ever any better?
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Sincerely curious, but why do you think he must have been better in the past?
It seems incredible that this level of wealth and influence could be built on a bit of luck, and relentless self-promotion. But were there specific things you've seen that make you think he was ever any better?
It seems incredible that this level of wealth and influence could be built on a bit of luck, and relentless self-promotion. But were there specific things you've seen that make you think he was ever any better?
Sealion says what?
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Sealion says what?
And thankfully, since I am not a member of the Federalist Society, I don't give a darn what Jefferson would have thought were the acceptable ways for an alleged abuser to confront their victim at trial.
In fact, anything he wrote on that subject is probably a strike against his interpretation.
In fact, anything he wrote on that subject is probably a strike against his interpretation.
November 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
And thankfully, since I am not a member of the Federalist Society, I don't give a darn what Jefferson would have thought were the acceptable ways for an alleged abuser to confront their victim at trial.
In fact, anything he wrote on that subject is probably a strike against his interpretation.
In fact, anything he wrote on that subject is probably a strike against his interpretation.
I presume the reference to "first principles" is specifically American constitutional law and Common Law, not the moral/ethical basis, nor lookint at what we know today about trauma.
There's not a lot of nuance in the 6th amendment, but its clearly a necessary thing to have exceptions anyway.
There's not a lot of nuance in the 6th amendment, but its clearly a necessary thing to have exceptions anyway.
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I presume the reference to "first principles" is specifically American constitutional law and Common Law, not the moral/ethical basis, nor lookint at what we know today about trauma.
There's not a lot of nuance in the 6th amendment, but its clearly a necessary thing to have exceptions anyway.
There's not a lot of nuance in the 6th amendment, but its clearly a necessary thing to have exceptions anyway.
Yeah, I read them as calling your Roblox threads hypocritical, and a poorly written disagreement with something someone hadn't said is entirely my mistake.
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Yeah, I read them as calling your Roblox threads hypocritical, and a poorly written disagreement with something someone hadn't said is entirely my mistake.
If you want to commit to the bit and "explain" what this was supposed to mean, if not that, feel free.
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It's good to be completely certain that you're right about everything.
November 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
If you want to commit to the bit and "explain" what this was supposed to mean, if not that, feel free.
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If it's "German Washable Blue" I'm still shaking my head sadly.
November 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
If it's "German Washable Blue" I'm still shaking my head sadly.
Yeah hitting a great core cast (with great chemistry) definitely helped Dimension 20 take off.
With "Dropout Presents" live shows, I saw a long form improv show ("Bigger with Brennan & Izzy") that had Lou, Zac, Siobhan, and Beardsley. Plus Vic Michaelis, and Jacob Wysocki. They're all fantastic.
With "Dropout Presents" live shows, I saw a long form improv show ("Bigger with Brennan & Izzy") that had Lou, Zac, Siobhan, and Beardsley. Plus Vic Michaelis, and Jacob Wysocki. They're all fantastic.
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Yeah hitting a great core cast (with great chemistry) definitely helped Dimension 20 take off.
With "Dropout Presents" live shows, I saw a long form improv show ("Bigger with Brennan & Izzy") that had Lou, Zac, Siobhan, and Beardsley. Plus Vic Michaelis, and Jacob Wysocki. They're all fantastic.
With "Dropout Presents" live shows, I saw a long form improv show ("Bigger with Brennan & Izzy") that had Lou, Zac, Siobhan, and Beardsley. Plus Vic Michaelis, and Jacob Wysocki. They're all fantastic.
My favorite things about getting people into pens is customizing notebooks for them... You like dot grid, but also love broad nibs with wide lines and puddles of ink?
No problem, let me print a 7mm dot grid on Cosmo Air Snow and stitch that into a soft cover journal.
No problem, let me print a 7mm dot grid on Cosmo Air Snow and stitch that into a soft cover journal.
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 AM
My favorite things about getting people into pens is customizing notebooks for them... You like dot grid, but also love broad nibs with wide lines and puddles of ink?
No problem, let me print a 7mm dot grid on Cosmo Air Snow and stitch that into a soft cover journal.
No problem, let me print a 7mm dot grid on Cosmo Air Snow and stitch that into a soft cover journal.
No coloured inks nor black inks, huh.
I guess they just want a bottle of pen flush?
I guess they just want a bottle of pen flush?
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 AM
No coloured inks nor black inks, huh.
I guess they just want a bottle of pen flush?
I guess they just want a bottle of pen flush?
Ah, the rare season where *Beardsley* is the (relatively) grounded one.
It's definitely one of my favorites, and I'm only partly thinking that's because it was the current campaign when I started watching it.
It's definitely one of my favorites, and I'm only partly thinking that's because it was the current campaign when I started watching it.
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Ah, the rare season where *Beardsley* is the (relatively) grounded one.
It's definitely one of my favorites, and I'm only partly thinking that's because it was the current campaign when I started watching it.
It's definitely one of my favorites, and I'm only partly thinking that's because it was the current campaign when I started watching it.
Even if you agree on what counts as antisemitism, your *not* seeing it is not particularly germane to whether or not it is happening, and whether or not anyone else *has* seen it.
Unless you're claiming you're so tapped in there's no way you've missed any posts from anyone?
Unless you're claiming you're so tapped in there's no way you've missed any posts from anyone?
November 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Even if you agree on what counts as antisemitism, your *not* seeing it is not particularly germane to whether or not it is happening, and whether or not anyone else *has* seen it.
Unless you're claiming you're so tapped in there's no way you've missed any posts from anyone?
Unless you're claiming you're so tapped in there's no way you've missed any posts from anyone?