can't the Congress people just yield all their time to Isaac Chotiner? he seems to deal well with people whose behaviour is unacceptable.

Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character(s). Wrong answers only.

I am not saying this is cause-effect, but: 1. DJ Trump tosses paper towels in Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria 2. MAGA/Fox loses their collective shits over Alejandra Ocasio-Cortez (I think Nuyorican counts) 3. MAGA/Fox loses their collective shits over Bad Bunny. ( 🎁 link )

the thread has merit: not heretical. in terms of music: 1. it may not be efficient, but it is highly rewarding. 2. same. 3. ideally, books and media are best placed out of sight. perhaps best in shallow closets. (some, under current usage, can be in a living room— absolutism is not needed.)

finally, I find this statement on here. " we are not this kind of people, so it must be examples from elsewhere" is the most annoying way that people talk about their internal flaws." yes, you are... and it has to be addressed if the "we are not like this" is to be resolved.

this is utterly... WTF? yet, making way for the newer generation must be made and allow some people to dabble in such sacrileges. that said, it keeps increasing my annoyance at the causation from cameras on phones. it is right up there with the usage of "proof" instead of "evidence".

I do think, at a minimum, this kind of crusade demands quite a bit of cutting humour/sarcasm. but it is not for me... really on a control-snark bent, hence the "step back from the social network" illusion/pursuit.

some heroes don't wear a cape... but I guess this kind of rain wear may be considered a cape.

thequietus.com/portal/ The Quietus @thequietus.com @luketurner.bsky.social have put up an old piece about yer Black Box Recorder for our return to light entertainment. Ta Quietus people.

they will have the role of solidifying the notion that people should avoid the USA. and no guns for these fragile creatures? (from the article: Milan’s mayor unwelcome their presence.)

Tik-Truth-Tok Social: a new not-like-China social network. (in fairness, they may allow Tiananmen Sq posts, and surely pro-J6 ones.)

right. it’s also well-established that they would have done worse things if taunted as the Socialist KKK.

if I were to comment on all that is wrong with the USA... I would be a Blueskypro. I take this rare QT just to note how nasty these goons (the administration, if not clear)… and why it seems that the first order of business after midterms is to impeach the lot. the prez is void of ideas, anyway.

there is no justification for doing wrongs... regardless of the justification: the Fundamental Attribution Error fallacy. [ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundame... ] but...

recently reminded: humans are horrible guessers, and yet they persist. I am right there: ask first? age and origin are the most commonly guessed wrong. but wrong profession guesses are the most fun: writer architect music biz professor photographer idiot anyone to volunteer their experiences?

Top 10 all time favourite vocalists? Off the top of my head: Marvin Gaye Nina Simone Stewart A. Staples Kurt Wagner Beth Gibbons James Graham Chet Baker Luke Haines Billie Holiday Simon-Huw Jones

my plan to finally start a company and make some money is going nowhere. (plan: manufacture little screw drivers and screws for the "little screwdriver assembly" economy of USA manufacturing jobs that were to skyrocket.) (I was not working the tariffs angle either: bad planning all around.)

the good, and it’s the majority of people, will prevail: as they deserve it. still, that does not mean that this darkness is not part of a great illness. and, also, how very long it will take to achieve a semblance of normalcy. personally, I don’t see it happening.

absolutely this not being unaware of what they imply as process. another, related one, is the use of insults-through-euphemisms: just say what you mean explicitly, not fishing for a wink of being understood. but then again, humans are funny creatures and that’s how psychology gets to evolve.

can a Gödel, Turin, or Galois type just come out and give one of those proofs of incompleteness? it’s getting tiring, even in the periphery of the goings on.

the wonders of the human mind will never cease, despite (or in spite), of what we have learn. all humans are experts, or have a valid perspective, on everything: we are all above average. (except for the people we don’t like.)

to TACO the pasta is the craziest thing. the most stupid of tariffs to announce, but I held hope it would come to effect to wake-up the somnambulist population.

some Kertezian + Leiter moment is a nice way to reacquaint with the past during this brief travel.

limiting it to something that could air on it. (it’s news to me that it was still going on.)

(photo not by me, just its presentation.) it’s has been long time since visiting, but the memory of it, before the memory triggers to come, may be well represented here.

love these (the art, of course) reminds me of my favourite exhibit at the Guggenheim NYC on « Italian Futurism »... going like 3 times. my fave art movement of the early 20th. now sadly priced out of even the contemporaneous postcards.

I am going to offer a free idea, but don't get used to it. build the danged data centre in the North Pole: 1. for half-a-year, solar-powered 2. climate change incentive: don't melt the Arctic dangit. 3. reduced cooling problem 4. orbital data centres : nonsense. just 1 or 2 big cables. inorite?

I missed this trend. while not speaking any Cyrillic-written language, I do like the alphabet and work on the difficult pronunciations... and if I had seen this around it would really annoy me. though there is other hills to die on. actually, none. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

the first photo attempt since arriving here 6 months ago. I do miss the "looking at surroundings photographically" and putting ephemeral ideas out on sites. many cameras, but all to do batteries charging for the last 6 years. even the concerts have been rather sporadic and "not in the zone".

Make a Bond Movie academic Finger of Gold: A Case Study On Why One In The World Is Enough. by B, (DF), M, & Q (NRW)

we got an elf instead of a Christmas tree. then, the question was: "and does Totoro brings presents too?" well, yes, he has a magical Catbus to make deliveries. so then, the presents were around this 30 cm Catbus and similar sized elf.

I last had a car in 2010, and it was already at $750/mo. I cannot fathom what it would be now ( $250/mo for car insurance, back then). I presume the SF Bay Area would now mean $6.000+ for housing and cars. put student loans (mine were spread over some 25 years) on top of that... and yikes!

not gonna lie: I am inspired! this is my third, and watch this space for the next "over 100" posts tonight (with less than 5 hours left of Christmas day).

ohdang. who would have thought The Ramones would have influenced so deep into pharma marketing.

in the 25 years of living Silly Cone Valley-ness disorder personality, I never sensed that regret was a possible conclusion to any decision. also, never expected to be shown in the future. rather, doubling down, or as it is known there: "let's build it, and be legends, because people will come."

gonna tell my kids this is The 13th Floor Elevators

gonna tell my kids this is Neutral Milk Hotel

will anyone think of the car sales market for generals? also, the insurance biz. (if they don’t ride a car, the life insurance premiums should be very low.)

America First: Healthcare as a business. " [...]pushing some insurers to retreat from the government-supported market because it won't be profitable." (anecdote is not data, but neither are my reposts.)

it will be interesting how Dao operates on the delivery of letters. meaning, their limited access and a bit of a luxury to do letters. i’m the last decade there has been a good uptick on fountain pens and stationary, but even that relies very much on online biz.

ohman. this is going to kill the tourism of people gathering to witness these apologies, with a background of war on Christmas.

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

this is the home with the highest move-in cost per square meter (make that centimetres). not sure if a single contractor could un-decorate this…

I guess they mean the redacted files. also, this conclusion can be reached if they look under all those black pages, and all the files being released. is there an undo magic button in the files?

Looknick: the price comes down to 11. Documentarian: why not bring it to 10, and make 10 cheaper. (pause) Looknick: these prices comes down to 11. Documentarian: inconceivable! Looknick: you can’t handle the truth!

the Trump Games will follow a similar script to « Logan's Run », but with athletes at the Carrousel and those not deemed pure will have to run for their lives and seek Sanctuary cities. OMG!1!! too on the nose, huh?

as with many groups, I have definitely drifted away from The National, after a good run of live concerts and albums. the Live Boxer album was a good get, and this one seems good too. one complaint: why didn't they get in touch for the cover of statue photographs? I mean... come on! nice surprise:

all bow to Finland. freedom is all well and good, but... I think it is good to derive another map where freedom is scaled by "Life factors": 1. life expectancy (freedom is good if alive) 2. affordability (not sidelined) 3. immigration ease (hurdles of foreigners to settle in w/o segregation)

show me how your 2025 went

"eulogies" in the USA, among a certain type of citizenry, have really gone off the deep end. reposting it here seems like unnecessary, and I have to train myself better. (the utility for screenshot warnings seem not to be working.)