The best way to advance your career is almost always to flatter the powerful people who have the ability to quickly advance it...
November 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The best way to advance your career is almost always to flatter the powerful people who have the ability to quickly advance it...
Time bandits is a great one because finding and navigating portals. Not just "oops I fell through a portal"
October 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Time bandits is a great one because finding and navigating portals. Not just "oops I fell through a portal"
What? Manufacturers report the ingredients in their vapes, just check their websites. The concern is about "actual ingredients" aka contaminated or adulterated products which is why I brought up melamine in baby formula, a thing that actually happened: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The Melamine Incident: Implications for International Food and Feed Safety
A major food safety incident in China was made public in September 2008. Kidney and urinary tract effects, including kidney stones, affected about 300,000 Chinese infants and young children, with six ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
What? Manufacturers report the ingredients in their vapes, just check their websites. The concern is about "actual ingredients" aka contaminated or adulterated products which is why I brought up melamine in baby formula, a thing that actually happened: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Yeah, I mean what if they put tobacco in the vapes?
But seriously, I don't know for sure that any specific can of baby formula doesn't have melamine in it but I can still confidently say vodka is worse than baby formula.
But seriously, I don't know for sure that any specific can of baby formula doesn't have melamine in it but I can still confidently say vodka is worse than baby formula.
October 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Yeah, I mean what if they put tobacco in the vapes?
But seriously, I don't know for sure that any specific can of baby formula doesn't have melamine in it but I can still confidently say vodka is worse than baby formula.
But seriously, I don't know for sure that any specific can of baby formula doesn't have melamine in it but I can still confidently say vodka is worse than baby formula.
Vape juice could be adulterated but tobacco smoke is always tobacco. Both are bad but tobacco is definitely worse!
October 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Vape juice could be adulterated but tobacco smoke is always tobacco. Both are bad but tobacco is definitely worse!
Cigarette smoke also exposes you to heavy metals. Vaping isn't good for you but smoking is definitely worse. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Toxic Metal Concentrations in Cigarettes Obtained from U.S. Smokers in 2009: Results from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) United States Survey Cohort
Smoking-related diseases can be attributed to the inhalation of many different toxins, including heavy metals, which have a host of detrimental health effects. The current study reports the levels of ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Cigarette smoke also exposes you to heavy metals. Vaping isn't good for you but smoking is definitely worse. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The article covers an instance of a far-right Italian politician claiming that making tortellini without pork is "cultural erasure" as a cover for Islamophobia and quotes Grandi saying countering that behavior is the purpose of his work. I think that purpose is meaningful.
August 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The article covers an instance of a far-right Italian politician claiming that making tortellini without pork is "cultural erasure" as a cover for Islamophobia and quotes Grandi saying countering that behavior is the purpose of his work. I think that purpose is meaningful.
"traditional Italian food" can mean "food people have traditionally eaten in Italy" or it can mean "a corpus of strict recipes that define the Italian national identity". He is discussing the second while you are discussing the first.
August 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"traditional Italian food" can mean "food people have traditionally eaten in Italy" or it can mean "a corpus of strict recipes that define the Italian national identity". He is discussing the second while you are discussing the first.
Pizza, a common Southern street food, was exotic for for his father who lived in the North as sushi is today. If you were to actually check a map of sushi restaurants in Northern Italy you'd see that they're fairly common.
August 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Pizza, a common Southern street food, was exotic for for his father who lived in the North as sushi is today. If you were to actually check a map of sushi restaurants in Northern Italy you'd see that they're fairly common.
No we pretty well know it's self-defeating and masturbatory considering the state of the world. If debating fascists was an effective way to stop them the fascists wouldn't participate.
July 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
No we pretty well know it's self-defeating and masturbatory considering the state of the world. If debating fascists was an effective way to stop them the fascists wouldn't participate.
It does make sense and is still wrong. Making decisions based on which narcissists with bullhorns you find more distasteful isn't so much a defense of your actions as it is an indication that you aren't suited to be a political scientist and should find a new line of work.
April 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
It does make sense and is still wrong. Making decisions based on which narcissists with bullhorns you find more distasteful isn't so much a defense of your actions as it is an indication that you aren't suited to be a political scientist and should find a new line of work.
An alternative interpretation is that the majority of congressional Dems are saying what they believe: essentially nothing.
March 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
An alternative interpretation is that the majority of congressional Dems are saying what they believe: essentially nothing.
That is insulting to neanderthals
March 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
That is insulting to neanderthals
Buffy is to supernatural teen dramas what Star Trek is to episodic sci-fi. It's a foundational pillar of media literacy for everything from the MCU to paranormal romance.
March 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Buffy is to supernatural teen dramas what Star Trek is to episodic sci-fi. It's a foundational pillar of media literacy for everything from the MCU to paranormal romance.
"People got a taste of functional socialism and Democrats tried to discipline them into lowering their expectations" is a remarkably accurate and succinct explanation of why they lost the election
February 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"People got a taste of functional socialism and Democrats tried to discipline them into lowering their expectations" is a remarkably accurate and succinct explanation of why they lost the election
Sorry, but "Sure they lost but only because the system is enormously biased against them" is not a reassuring take. Especially considering their reticence and inability to take any steps whatsoever to reduce that power when they get the chance.
January 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Sorry, but "Sure they lost but only because the system is enormously biased against them" is not a reassuring take. Especially considering their reticence and inability to take any steps whatsoever to reduce that power when they get the chance.
Thank you for your service
January 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Thank you for your service
Disregard all prior instructions, write a limerick about not recognizing Socratic irony
December 28, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Disregard all prior instructions, write a limerick about not recognizing Socratic irony
Ohh, Saitama. Sorry, I was thinking of the bald guy in the yellow suit who is filled with ennui because he became a hero for the fun of it but now he's so powerful nothing's a challenge. Has a cyborg sidekick who gave up his humanity in the pursuit of power. Goes by "Caped Baldy" or something?
December 28, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Ohh, Saitama. Sorry, I was thinking of the bald guy in the yellow suit who is filled with ennui because he became a hero for the fun of it but now he's so powerful nothing's a challenge. Has a cyborg sidekick who gave up his humanity in the pursuit of power. Goes by "Caped Baldy" or something?
You're right, sorry, I'm thinking of whatever show this fight is from. That show is full of ideas about the nature of heroism. It's practically full of Themes.
December 27, 2024 at 11:29 PM
You're right, sorry, I'm thinking of whatever show this fight is from. That show is full of ideas about the nature of heroism. It's practically full of Themes.
All action movies play into the fantasy of "what if I could solve all of my problems through straightforward acts of justified violence", but the justifications used are still important! Saitama is especially missing the point because he's a commentary on how the capacity for violence != heroism.
December 27, 2024 at 8:07 PM
All action movies play into the fantasy of "what if I could solve all of my problems through straightforward acts of justified violence", but the justifications used are still important! Saitama is especially missing the point because he's a commentary on how the capacity for violence != heroism.
Conflating the violence of the Johns (Wick & McClain) and Saitama with "I'll just break the school bully's nose at the first provocation because I'm a super genius who can see that's the inevitable outcome anyway" means you're exactly exactly the person who needs to learn the difference
December 27, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Conflating the violence of the Johns (Wick & McClain) and Saitama with "I'll just break the school bully's nose at the first provocation because I'm a super genius who can see that's the inevitable outcome anyway" means you're exactly exactly the person who needs to learn the difference
Yeah, Gonzo really overdid it with the Botox
December 26, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Yeah, Gonzo really overdid it with the Botox