Republican presidents and senators decided to put a bunch of racists on the Supreme Court, and they keep making racist decisions Democratic pols generally don't like that, I think, but they can't admit it's going to take action like court packing to stop them. So, voters want new Democratic pols.

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[retirement savings calculator]: You can expect an income of about X dollars per month upon your retirement. You’re doing great! [same retirement savings calculator]: You can expect health care to cost you about X dollars per month upon your retirement. Me: … Um

Rich man: I invested a hundred billion dollars in a business that - funny story - isn’t profitable and nobody wants. Help! USA: Here you go! Keep innovating Poor man: The rich man eliminated my job and my children are starving and my wife is sick USA: Tough shit, buddy, try working hard next time

Concerned about what amount to life sentences for protestors accused of belonging to a non-existent "terrorist" group? You might want to call your Congressional representatives and tell them so, and that you expect them to publicly condemn this miscarriage of justice.

Seems to me this ought to be getting a bit more press

I am in a continued state of bewilderment regarding some of the posts I see about LLMs and coding, because I have yet to see an instance in my own codebases where it succeeded AT ALL, either in saving time or producing good code. In all cases in my own work, it's overpriced and underwhelming.

[adds to cocktail notebook]

Huh. Apparently last week I made a document called “WhenYouGetBackFromOriginsDoThis.txt” so I wasn’t completely turned around at work. Strangely wise of me.

turns out being deliberately antagonistic towards the people who elected you in order to court people who would under no circumstances ever vote for you is not smart

When it comes to board/card games, I like ones that spark conversation and get the group talking together #Origins2026

As is tradition, the roar of the Harleys leads off the Columbus Pride parade

[Somewhere, a band plays Yakkity Sax]

IF YOU SEE THIS CLOSE THE TAB IMMEDIATELY this is a trick to install malware on your machine. it is not a real captcha system.

Hey #Origins2026: A barista gave me a list of good local coffee places that brew locally roasted coffee, and now I share it with you: - One Line, on high street - Roaming Goat, also on high street - Little Cat on broad street near the state house

If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula

This is wonderful and literally could not happen to better people.

Yes I’m a #cocktail nerd, so yes, mister bartender, when I ask for my martini stirred I want it stirred, not shaken. Shaking a cocktail introduces fragments of ice into the drink. I do not want a gin and vermouth slushie, just waiting to melt into a weak martini. I want a martini.

Do not underestimate squirrels. On campus the squirrels will mug you for your lunch.

Early dinner at the North Market #Origins2026

Congratulations on Apocalypse World's induction into the Academy of Gaming Arts and Design Hall of Fame! Also, you can ask the Bakers about the upcoming Kickstarter for Psi*Run Second Edition if you want to know more. #Booth1803 Friday 1pm www.kickstarter.com/projects/117...

lmao poor yorick. they got his ass

Up close: Ariane 6 rocket liftoff 🚀 This is what the most powerful rocket launch in European history looks – and sounds – like from just 141 metres from the launch pad, 17 June 2026. www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...

The Diana Jones Award committee is pleased to announce the finalists for its 2026 award. In alphabetical order, they are:

For you World War I fighting-scout buffs. And for Snoopy fans. Curse you, Red Baron!

Singaporean artist Leia Ham reimagined LotR as Tale of the Middle Kingdom, since Chinese name for China (Zhōngguó) means "The Middle Kingdom." Her concept art includes the Fellowship, armors, buildings like Bag End, props like Aragorn's banner and Fellowship brooches, and more. #TolkienTrewsday

“This thing costs us money every minute so anytime it isn’t in use it’s wasting our money so we should find ways to make sure it’s in use as much as possible” is how to think about compute nodes or dump trucks, not people

So…. Origins 2026 badges. Let’s go with “interesting.” Not so much “useful.” But definitely “interesting.”

Organize.

Someday I hope historians write something big and memorable and socially important about that in 2020-2021 a _million_ Americans died of a plague and as of 2026 we've never had any sort of reckoning or public grief or anything That's more than any war we fought, and no memorials. it's messed up

Apropos of a discussion I had earlier, my understanding is that the difference between pico de gallo and salsa is that salsa is usually cooked, where in pico the ingredients are typically left raw.

Honestly for me, cabbage. Nope nope no.

turned this observation into a video youtu.be/ohw33xuL0VE

In 2017, I had to abandon ship. I was lost at sea. Caribbean fishermen, in the dead of night, risked their safety to pull me out of the ocean. Ever since the first illegal boat strike, I've been haunted by the betrayal of our duty to render aid and what it means for the safety of life at sea.

YES THIS ALL DAY I'm an engineer, and while SI ("metric") is better for almost everything, I will defend Fahrenheit all day long for 0-100 F being "the range of air temperature human beings experience on a day to day basis". If you're boiling water, use C. Or K. If it's a weather forecast, use F.

this man knows how to win over americans: by being correct about temperature

Five hours remaining. parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm...

I used to think books were inherently special objects, as sacred as this secular guy would allow for, but then I ended up owning approximately twenty billion books and sometimes you just gotta get rid of some crap in your house

That was an unreleased Clash album, right?

Anyone know how to dispose of old books? I can give some away to the AAUW, but some are water damaged and/or mildewy - just pitch 'em in the landfill trash? Recycle them as paper? Our local recycling authority doesn't mention books as either allowable or forbidden.

This really happened to our group. GM: I’m glad you all agreed to try Night Witches with me, the RPG of women Soviet bomber crew in WW2. That guy: I want to play a male chaplain. GM: … Soviet. Women. Bomber crew. TG: Okay I’ll be a mechanic, secretly religious, who preaches to the pilots.

In your 50s, you'll say "I wish I'd started an exercise habit in my 30s." So if you're in your 30s... Wow! You time traveled! A few minutes ago you were a 50-something with serious heart disease, but... now you're not! You're back in your 30s with a chance to fix things! Hit the gym!

Shakespeare on the Lawn A weekend festival of theater, lots of Shakespeare and other early modern playwrights but also contemporary drama, all free to attend, broadcast on public television & radio, plays chosen by a jury of scholars and popular actors & directors

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Tornado warning! Wheeeee