I prefer to call it great-stage capitalism

In solidarity, I too will not be performing at the Kennedy Center

whoops, i thought brigitte bardot and gal gadot were the same person

I cannot overstate how poorly this kind of unwarranted confidence will serve anyone over the next few years

this is the whole problem with the internet

olympus has fallen

Hard to argue with this

james cameron got shooters

i understand why this shit is legal but it shouldnt be “hey man i saw you’re trying to sell your car for $10k. thats cool and all but ive got a better idea: how about i give you $2k, and then you get a loan from the bank for $8k? then you can just give me the car”

going to the one place where i always feel attuned to the true meaning of christmas: the one safeway that’s still open in a 50mi radius

i'm not picking on this particular poster, but imho a big part of how we got here is too much concern about students completely freaking out about things. students are scum and must be punished for their hubris

when my dentist asks if ive been flossing

the new knives out breaks the mst3k rule in the first ten minutes: “never remind the audience of a better movie in the middle of your movie” by making a reference to the big lebowski. doing so in a movie starring jeff daniel is completely incomprehensible

you can’t make an omelette without breaking your hollandaise sauce

Average bluesky user

mister president our analysis suggests that the target sleigh has penetrated our air defenses and we’ve had no contact with fort greely since we simultaneously lost the target’s radar track over the DEW. we have to assume those assets are lost sir, i advise you to think of your children

but with the development of CRISPR technology, we have the ability to create the world’s first fully fertile grinch. sharks,

When I was 14 I made a Timberwolf loadout in Mechwarrior with a dozen large PPCs and that was a more realistic build than whatever this is

predictions for 2026 🧵

TIL that our cat has such a long thin neck and huge head that the vet had to call next door to find a cone that would fit

“Everyone is twelve now” theory remains undefeated

funniest outcome is that we get AGI and the first thing it says is “holy shit why did you build so many fabs here is a recipe that runs on 20w like your brain does you stupid apes”

you want a THIRD leche? in THIS economy?!?

trying to explain to my cat that shes a Strong, Independent Woman who doesnt need a man in her life

going to try and sign off the next two weeks. ive got a garage full of woodshop projects and a shelf full of books. happy holidays everyone!!

378 days

the index of consumer sentiment is at an all time low because everyone is fucking insane at all times

two out of three?

Having been on a “read all original Tom Clancy so i can live in the fantasy world where everyone in the government is hyper-competent” kick, I can confirm RSR fucking slaps

I am proud to announce that big beautiful building will henceforth be known as the “Mausoleum of Austin and the First Qin Emperor”

i literally have not heard a single word on social media about stranger things s5 since november 26

“Pretend it’s a person you’re talking to” continues to be the worst possible mental model for gauging the abilities of LLMs

oh so you like llms? well then i guess im the only one with the HUMANITY to WEEP for the electron GENOCIDE your frivolity costs us

oh you're breaking up with me? well i do not emotionally acknowledge that. do your research, know your relationship law

Seeing more and more posts with replies turned off, and you’re all cowards

the greatest thread in the history of scrabble, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of

first good one of these and it rules 👍

everyone tells me I have a great face for radio

the soft bigotry of low expectations. look what they took from you idlewords.com/2007/04/the_...

2026 is gonna be my year

all human ailments can be divided into "wet" or "dry" sprained ankle? dry flu? wet gallstones? dry shingles? surprisingly, also dry trench dick? extremely wet

calling them "frenched fries" until i get asked to leave

the thing about gaston is that he starts the movie sucking in a relatively low-stakes, boorish way (hitting on belle) and ends sucking in a comprehensive way (riling up a mob to kill suspicious foreigners)

this is the important bit: you read about one random estranged parent and the principle of charity pushes you to accept at face value that it was "for no reason at all". but when you write about how these people are forming communities, you can only conclude oh, all these people are lying

“landmarked by the neighbors against the owner’s will” is the kind of thing that should be settled by pistols at dawn

there’s a whole kind of guy (not the OP) who skips over the “be careful what you wish for” parable in favor of rules-lawyering with the genie and we gotta start hitting those people with hammers