My new head canon is that John Crowley started writing Dar Oakley as a story about a solitary man in a post-apocalyptic world and included the talking crow as a placeholder for *someone* to interact with... ...only for that crow to take control of the narrative! *evil crow laugh*

I know I was a true-blue practicing Mormon until I saw No Country for Old Men. That movie made me switch my allegiance to Satan and nihilism because why not in a world where a movie without a traditional third act can exist? What greater evidence of the futility of Jesus' love could there be?

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity Or do three or more!

Actual Soviet poster about achieving the five-year plan in four years, just in case anyone wanted to know the origins of that famous example in Nineteen Eighty-Four. Yakov Guminer, 2 + 2, plus workers' enthusiasm = 5, 1931

I heard on the old radio that folks should spend money on experiences instead of stuff because the happiness from experiences lasts longer. Those fools have never bought a Turbo Granny to hang on their rearview mirror.

"...the only thing bookish sorts love more than books is complaining about books and reading." That was a fun sentence from the article!

Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷

El que quiera entender que entienda nymag.com/intelligence...

Wondering what all this "felch" talk is about? Don't want Google to think you're a deviant freak? You're too late! Google knows your dirty, filthy thoughts! Also, the below site gives a definition. And for you Puriteens, this is your only content warning! www.dictionary.com/e/slang/felch/

"Tis dream to think that reason can Govern the reasoning creature, man" -Herman Melville

with alt text, because everyone deserves a good cry. come over.

Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once. On this feliz jueves, there's only one answer!

Better versions of both pizza and crab cakes 😈

Upon seeing a post from Gavin Newsom in my feed, I exclaimed, "Didn't I fucking block you?!" This post will serve as receipt that I have, at least today, fucking blocked him.

My hot take is such arguments are special pleading/begging the question bs. Most people do not have an understanding of what "intelligence" is in such contexts, and those who have thought about it do not have definitions that would work in such an argument.

It is a very good breakfast idea, with room for permutations! I would use a poached egg to maintain the low effort, but adding a sauce would be tasty if you have the energy!

Heresy

Because this is alleged to have occurred to invest in OpenAI, I think this is more of a shakeup and not a sure sign of an AI bubble burst. Nvidia makes AI chips but other companies, like Intel and AMD, are entering/ in that market. Nvidia losing its dominance is not AI collapsing under its weight

I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city. I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.

I see we're at this stage of Democratic Party trying to save face. "You got to work within the Democratic Party system!" Fuck off. 10 years into this nightmare iteration, and nothing was done while things became worse. Also, our gov supports and abates at least two genocides now.

You can always tell what an artist 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 enjoys drawing based on the emphasis of certain traits. #FurryFunFacts

Bookstore: "Hi Sarah, We're just calling to let you know that apprehension has arrived." Me, confused: "It sure has, friend." Took me a good thirty seconds to realize it was my order of the new @maryrobinettekowal.com / @sentencebender.bsky.social double.

Getting old sucks! I couldn't remember that Agamemnon's brother was named Menelaus!

Mankind no longer fears the spirits that dwell in the deepest forests. We have lost our respect for those who came before us, who watch us still with eyes not of this realm. We have forgotten what our ancestors knew by instinct: the world is to be feared, not understood. all because of woke...

I mean, just because Pepsi tastes like gasoline doesn't mean that their logo should look like something you see at a gas station! 😸

In case folks were curious about the video referenced in my previous post

"And this video talks a little about why you have trouble finding an Ethiopian Bible"

One can not be reminded too much that kids are significant vectors of disease. Not meow-cats, though! They are vectors of fluff and fun!

Whenever I see some suddenly prominent person who seems to so perfectly appeal to online political communities with their demographics, positions, and even past history, I think of... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Gay_G... If it seems too good to be true, it probably is...

"Smearing a veteran over a common military tattoo is a cheap distraction from what really matters: who will stand up and fight for Mainers.” Which, one, why is a Nazi symbol a common military tattoo, and two, why do you want such to represent Maine? commondefense.us/newsroom/com...

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

My issue now is that my brain is hooked on Spanish phonics. If the word is unfamiliar, I read it like it's a Spanish word!

The Mormon Church is going to be upset that their secret password to heaven is public like this

If you see this, or even if you don't, quote with your favorite Pokémon (wrong answers only... so like, Rattata or something)

Going up to a person shopping at a bookstore, striking up a conversation about their favorite book and then saying, "You know what else is a good book? The Bible" should get you permanently banned from the bookstore.

My new bookmark, 🤭.

Literary opinions shared on social media reveal more about one's cult membership than literary value or characteristics.

This was seen in their response to the genocide in Gaza in 2023 and 2024.

Every A.I. CEO is like “We invented a robot that can fuck your wife so you have more free time to mow the lawn!”

Personal ratings are a reflection on the value a person gives to a work. That's it. The idea that there is some objective aesthetic that should compel a reader to love a work is dumb. The idea that empathy should compel you to rate a work highly is dumb. It's other us v. Them nonsense as well

To give an example of the wide spectrum of views: When I took Russian literature, the class thought it was a tightly written novel. The professor told us that we should not expect that in other Dostoyevsky novels.

"The question we really need to be asking is what happens when we begin talking to our machines more than to each other. What does it mean to dwell in social ecologies possessing only the appearance of love and understanding? Human meaning has a habitat, and I fear we are witnessing its destruction"

It's a one‐sided argument for the validity of AI generated stories. We have only roon to provide the viewpoint of Ted Chiang and some pretty terrible attempts to sound poetic or profound to support roon's side. There just isn't anything of substance presented to be interested in

In elementary school, my class went on an extended field trip to San Diego, where we stayed at a YMCA campground. Now, I did have fun. But they did not have everything for young men to enjoy and, due to my social awkwardness, I did not hang out with all the boys. Their cheese enchiladas sucked.

I have never seen Titanic and at this point, I have no feelings of obligation to do so. I've also never seen Godfather Part 2 and only saw Godfather within the past few years (within my late 30s)

One should consider the question of why the US was not on the Watchlist to begin with.