There is infinite data and most of it is bullshit
— SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity) May 4, 2023
Indeed. And infinite data without some guiding design to what you’re trying to find out and why is 100% worthless. This is why we need philosophy and always will. (Cue frantic screaming from the STEM crowd, but it’s true.)
Supermarket hit by Russian missiles today in Kherson, Ukraine.
Well, it was a very imperialistic supermarket that wanted to join NATO.
what exactly is going on with this sudden preponderance of people on a hair trigger about to murder any and all unexpected visitors https://t.co/VUJDxhHD3l
— The Goddamned Penguin (@who_shot_jgr) May 1, 2023
A lot of Americans fantasize about situations where they’d “need” to shoot someone. It’s a sickness.
In case you're wondering how things are going in Texas, our district canceled all sex ed classes this year but is now required to offer kids training in bleeding control techniques, including "tourniquets approved for use in battlefield trauma care by the armed forces." pic.twitter.com/zjCrMaE9Ts
— Jenny Lawson (@TheBloggess) May 1, 2023
Red states…dang.
The title claims, “4 black American cyclists, circa 1890s.”
Nope! The bike styles and clothing scream 1905-1910 or so, and the comments confirm it. (And no, I didn’t have to read the comments to know that.)
Cool photo, though.
Tankie fucks like Ian Welsh fucking suck.
And Chomsky was mixing it up with Epstein? Not surprising at all. I wish Welsh would just go fight for Wagner. You can tell he’s itching to murder some Ukrainians.
I’m kind of dying at all the dudes lamenting what women wear at the gym “nowadays” when this is the stuff people literally used to wear to workout in the 80s. pic.twitter.com/FK3P4cRo5J
— celia (@_celia_bedelia_) April 30, 2023
I was there. Exercise/gym clothing was much much much much much more revealing in the 1980s, for women and men. This was in pre-prudish times, so of course it was.
It was not at all uncommon to see a woman wearing basically a bikini and working out back then. I remember glancing at some woman working out in a park about 1988 or so and I couldn’t tell right away if she had any clothes on at all. She did, but just barely.
This will lead to a classic adverse selection outcome: all the profs with exit options — eg the high quality ones — will leave, and only the dumdums will stay. Adios Texas… https://t.co/l9eVmeiaLc
— Nils Gilman (@nils_gilman) April 30, 2023
This is happening now with all careers in red states, not just professors. And it’s going to get worse. We’re two of the smart people leaving and like most trends that are actually helpful, I’m ahead of that one. Many, many more will follow us out.
If you’re not leaving now you’re just screwing yourself over. Overcome inertia and get the fuck out now while you can.
The nearest bakery to where we are now is gluten free.
That’s a big sad right there.
Long Covid was certainly supposed to have ended civilization by now. Yet I still see civilization.
Cool story, bro.
California is getting richer and emitting absolutely less CO2 over time. I don't think most people realize this double trend. pic.twitter.com/XL994dM0pN
— Ivan Kirigin (@ikirigin) April 28, 2023
A few years ago, was also told this was “impossible.” It’s pretty cool that impossible stuff just keeps happening.
You can tell something has gone very, very wrong with Gen Z because you’ll see posts on Reddit from them asking things like, “Is it harassment and immoral that I’m actually attracted to my boyfriend?” Or, “My girlfriend turns me on. That’s wrong I think?”
What a world. What a damn world.