According to my Nintendo Switch 2 I've already spent more than 50 hours playing Silksong. And because I'm actually very bad at video games, I'm only partway through Act 2.

They act tough, but when the actual confrontation comes, they step back.

Instead of having Apple Intelligence constantly offering to replacing human creativity, maybe it could just fix things like this instead?

Who else has read Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico? I'm about 3/4 of the way through it, and I definitely feel like I understand why it's so highly rated.

I regret to inform you that Gwar has pushed the boundaries of good taste.

Stock market reaction to the Kimmel announcement has been a shrug.

Honestly, I hope Christian TikTok is right.

As of about 2:19pm ET it is now officially autumn.

the strangeness of the current moment lies in how the administration is consolidating authoritarian power while also being extremely weak

Which is worse, if you beef it or if you eat it?

heretofore never-before-seen levels of Gen-X energy in this post

Imagine still getting excited about new Star Wars movies.

We evolved to live in small tribes on the savannah, and yet somehow we can feel all sorts of ways about an email job.

I keep imagining a couple dudes sitting on the banks of the Nile in the third century AD, talking about how things seem like they're not going so well for Rome lately. And like, what can you do about it?

actually that checks out

Noticing the CoreWeave logo on Lance Stroll's helmet this weekend made me feel weird.

Technically the first day of autumn isn't until tomorrow.

Life is a lot like one of those short stories you read where nothing really happens and it's a bit confusing, but then you spend the next two weeks thinking about it.

White House border czar Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

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i will concede that if you want to influence other people addicted to X, X is worth using. but if you want to influence the actual public, text-based social media is a fool's errand.

entire press has gotten bullied into treating charlie kirk as if he was one of the most important americans alive and not a modestly popular podcaster

Dinghy sailing is a great sport if you enjoy falling in the lake, and then immediately having a bunch of responsibilities and tasks to take care of.

Fallon: "I don't know what's going on and nobody does." Helluva cowardly thing to say at a time when it's abundantly clear what's going on.

The Boys of Summer is actually a song about autumn.

Hotel lobbies are very good liminal spaces.

The original "Fireside Chat" was just FDR talking on the radio. It was a single charismatic politician giving a compelling speech. The modern idea of a fireside chat as a bland conversation between two people at a business conference is the total opposite of the origin of the term.

I know there are much more pressing problems in the world today, but what the fuck is wrong with the people playing full-volume audio on their phones in public spaces?

Incredible achievement that the one price that the Trump administration has brought down notably is "cocaine."

Toronto Police are targeting cyclists for minor HTA infractions. If you are stopped by police be safe, state your name & address truthfully, then contest the ticket online. Do not to provide your driver's license because through police error you may if convicted receive demerit points 1/2

Ultimately, it might not be healthy or pro-social to maintain a feed of up-to-the-instant information and commentary about world events, with a bias towards the most emotionally provoking things, and a pressure to post your own opinions on what's happening in real time. Sure is addictive, tho.

Sep 17th - The date of General Brigham's assistant, Iris', birthday. A fact that Major William Cage (Tom Cruise) remembers to prove to General Brigham that he's relived that day over several times. 📽️📅 Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Kids today don't know how pervasive CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was back in the day.

They should do a remake of Good Will Hunting, shot-for-shot, except when Will asks the guy if he likes apples, the guy says no.

A lot of people online on both ends of the political spectrum crave a permission structure to feel rage and hate in a righteous way. In theory it's about having strongly held beliefs. In practice, it's about being abundantly clear on who your enemies are, and having a lot of people to validate you.

this from my piece on charlie kirk is probably the most important takeaway if you want to know why bad faith, right-wing voices in media are treated as just another set of peers

What can you say? We were overdue. It'll be over soon. You wait. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObOq...

I strongly recommend vibing on Lake Ontario in a dinghy with about a dozen friends. Touch lake is even better than touch grass.

Tonight I will go sailing on Lake Ontario in a dinghy, with a bluetooth speaker hanging from the mast, and this playlist on shuffle. Open to suggestions if you can think of something that fits the vibe. music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Memory foam mattresses remember how terrible you are in bed.

It's short for Trondathan.

The Nintendo Switch dock is basically a dongle with some extra plastic.

The typos stay on during six

After these people spent years moaning about cancel culture and tone policing, all of this is just awful to watch. They should be ashamed of themselves.

The album "First Light" by Jonsi is pretty good for working and writing.

Somebody tried to blow up a news van in Salt Lake City

This is exciting stuff!

Incredible. vocm.com/2025/09/15/2...

Hollow Knight and Silksong have some of the most rewarding 2D platforming I've ever experienced.