The hardest room to escape.

Hi, political scientist here. Did you know we have an extensive body of research and theory that says if people believe you will violently betray them, they are less likely to enter into an agreement with you? I swear to God I have a real, non-bullshit job.

I'm sure cutting off energy supplies to actual humans in favor of powering the burgeoning chatbot sector will be a very popular decision with no downside

I see no way this can possibly go wrong

Suddenly I am really glad my flight from SFO to Dublin is today.

"Bitcoin miners are operating at steep losses, with average production costs around $88,000 per coin versus a market price near $69,200, as rising energy prices and war-related disruptions squeeze margins." www.coindesk.com/markets/2026...

Evergreen

We don't need NCAR, we can run giant weather forecasting models on our phones. By Elon Musk @nytpitchbot.bsky.social

Fuck yeah

the vengeful pillow by Edward Gorey

The stain on the page, surrounding the skull like a nimbus, cannot be a coincidence.

Policing makes you stupid. www.wave3.com/2026/03/19/p...

My BLUE HADES

No. #BetteridgesLaw #SavedYouAClick

Everything everywhere being a prolonged existential crisis or combination dumpster/tire fire is fucking exhausting.

Gonna swipe left on this idea

Cats know no law

The next move, we should demand, is a contempt of Congress citation.

Finally, a real use case for JavaScript

Jack Kirby drew it better.

These are valuable facilities they’ll be guarding, and I certainly hope they’ve fixed the problem of using a wifi jammer to kill their cameras’ connection to the security feeds, one person flipping it with a pole and another then pulling up and back on the battery handle on the now exposed belly.

Going to a Mexican place for St Patrick’s day cause they have 8 dollar 16 oz margaritas

Today what I would usually say about "hey people's place of business is not a place for you to cause chaos, people are just trying to work, you hooligans" has been replaced by "lol I mean fuck target tho"

The proper plural is Duncans Idaho

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World’s foremost breeder of face-eating leopards says that face-eating leopards are dangerous and urges them to dial down the face-eating

My experience is that it is closer to 100%, which is why I only click NYT links by accident.

This actually explains a lot.

Your annual reminder to go to the Mexican restaurant today and the Irish pub on Cinco de Mayo to best avoid long waits at the bar.

In fairness, the Google AI summaries of "how do find the downloads folder" are very good. It's mostly what I use AI for.

Cats are here to teach us that attachment leads to suffering.

Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on bestseller lists for decades, has died. He was 97.

Some things don't change.

Find your next women's poker event anywhere in the world on the Women's Poker Calendar. Curated by me. www.womenspokercalendar.com

I see no way this could possibly go wrong.

Hire family members of the Clan of worldwalkers to pilot tankers and other vessels through a parallel-world Strait of Hormuz.

Same

it’s beautiful to think One Battle inspired a whole new generation to read Thomas Pynchon’s wikipedia page

we should have a third industry besides AI and gambling

PornHub's ideal visitor.

Possible solution to the Strait of Hormuz?

Sad to see the Ides of March becoming commercialised like this. I really feel like we're losing track of the true spirit of the holiday. It's not about how many knives you can stick in a tyrant all at once, it's about the whole community coming together to stab the tyrant as many times as possible.

Happy March 15. Here is my favorite Ides of March meme:

friend, this is Marcus Junius Brutus CAESAR has declared himself DICTATOR FOR LIFE and MUST BE STOPPED can you rush a donation of ten denarii today to show that you STAND WITH THE REPUBLIC?