The horns. The last echo of a once triumphant battle cry, now reduced to a dying hymn of a failed nation. The air is filled with the haunting melody that comes after. The melody is a chill, not just from the winter but the chill that comes when dreams die.
On the other hand I really only know of a couple types of people who actually still READ books and they're all pretty similar. Buying the latest copy of some statement piece to show your support for whatever by leaving it on your coffee table doesn't count, none of those people read a goddamn thing.
February 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
On the other hand I really only know of a couple types of people who actually still READ books and they're all pretty similar. Buying the latest copy of some statement piece to show your support for whatever by leaving it on your coffee table doesn't count, none of those people read a goddamn thing.
Was he ever even above water (above the MoE) in swing state polls? I seem to recall him being down like 5-6 points (and doing nothing visible to correct that) for most of the year.
December 28, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Was he ever even above water (above the MoE) in swing state polls? I seem to recall him being down like 5-6 points (and doing nothing visible to correct that) for most of the year.
"The portrayal of the Sturmabteilung as right-wing extremists is clearly false, considering that Ernst Röhm, the party's leader, had a same-sex partner from Bolivia!"
December 28, 2024 at 7:01 PM
"The portrayal of the Sturmabteilung as right-wing extremists is clearly false, considering that Ernst Röhm, the party's leader, had a same-sex partner from Bolivia!"
2/7 People who are sincere in their religious beliefs tell us that Christmas is really about celebrating the birth of Christ and, by that logic, we should be handing Die Hard's position to a film which really does explore the themes of the Nativity.
2/7 People who are sincere in their religious beliefs tell us that Christmas is really about celebrating the birth of Christ and, by that logic, we should be handing Die Hard's position to a film which really does explore the themes of the Nativity.
“this is how democracy dies, now and for for the next couple thousand years” right alongside “actually that alpha/beta shit from brave new world is truly the ideal society”
December 3, 2024 at 11:05 PM
“this is how democracy dies, now and for for the next couple thousand years” right alongside “actually that alpha/beta shit from brave new world is truly the ideal society”
So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. - Gandalf
December 3, 2024 at 6:07 PM
So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. - Gandalf
I find it infinitely ironic that the weaknesses of "AI" (hallucinations, only the thinnest ability to reason, confident incorrectness, low ability to deal with anything outside what it's been trained on) are also features of the average person. We truly did make that monster in our own image.
December 3, 2024 at 5:42 PM
I find it infinitely ironic that the weaknesses of "AI" (hallucinations, only the thinnest ability to reason, confident incorrectness, low ability to deal with anything outside what it's been trained on) are also features of the average person. We truly did make that monster in our own image.