Month: February 2026

Despite

Chill Amusing

Puddle.

When I was in training in the Army there were two girls in there with me, both with the last name “Pool.” In the military, everyone calls one another by last name — at least before you have a nickname.

Well, the thing was, one of the Pools was very tall and one was very short. So I could distinguish them when referring to them, I started calling the short Pool “Wading Pool” and the other one “Swimming Pool.” Then everyone else did too.

Neither Pool liked this, but it stuck throughout training.

No, I was not a favorite of the Pools. I think Swimming Pool still liked me though, despite herself.

The Claim

Chill Amusing, Annoying, Clowns

Women often claim they get tattoos to repel men but go on to complain bitterly when the men they desire are no longer attracted to them because of those tattoos.

Other than that I have to look at them, were I in the dating market, I’d appreciate those disfiguring bits of personal defacement in the sense that they are accurate advertising that the woman in question is unsuitable for me. In that way, it’s a win. A fast, easy, reliable sorting mechanism. Those are rare.

Too bad tattoos are so ugly, though.

Chill Links

They beat cancer. Then they got hit with massive bills.

What Your Bluetooth Devices Reveal About You.

Hear the Amati “King” Cello, the Oldest Known Cello in Existence (c. 1560).

Many consumer electronics manufacturers 'will go bankrupt or exit product lines' by the end of 2026 due to the AI memory crisis, Phison CEO reportedly says.

AI Demand Clears Out Western Digital's Hard Drive Supply for 2026.

Bacterial strain from 5,000-year-old cave ice shows resistance against 10 modern antibiotics. Dang ol’ time-traveling bacteria.

Why are all the hard drives already sold out?

AH-64 Apache Is Getting Proximity Fuzed 30mm Cannon Ammo For Swatting Down Drones.

China’s high-speed rail network accelerates world’s largest human migration.

Perhaps we should all be banned from social media.

Long-term unemployment is becoming ‘a status quo’ in today’s job market: It’s a ‘mental war,’ job seeker says.

The Trump administration’s research funding cuts, abrupt policy shifts, and crackdown on immigration are driving a brain drain that threatens Massachusetts’ standing as a global hub of biomedical research, its economy – and the fight against major diseases such as childhood cancers, Alzheimer’s, and sickle cell.

Russia’s Grinding War in Ukraine. Massive Losses and Tiny Gains for a Declining Power.

Four minutes of air conditioning.

Russian casualty ratios in Ukraine are in places as high as 25 to every 1 Ukrainian defender, according to the UK Defence Secretary John Healey.

HR asked potential candidate to open ChatGPT during interview & ask, “Based on my past conversations, can you analyze my behavioral tendencies?”.

Which Is It?

Chill Annoying, Clowns

I don’t believe it, either, but in reality if women under 30 or 35 or whatever are not qualified and permitted to decide who they want to date, then they should also not be allowed to:

1) Vote.

2) Hold political office.

3) Make medical decisions about their own bodies.

4) Drink alcohol.

5) Work in any profession that requires licensing.

So, which is it, feminists?

Beyond Listing

Chill Amusing

Americans will tolerate a lot of things, but not food that tastes like an actual slimy dumpster. There’s a reason I never even considered investing in that stock1.

  1. I did contemplate shorting it, though. Wish I had!

Roy Orbison

Chill Amusing, Annoying

Committed men, do you check out pretty women?

Brother, I’m committed, not blind.

I know a lot of women cannot understand it 1. Or at least claim not to, though they do the same thing with men. I’m more oblivious than most, but if I happen to see a really attractive woman of course I’ll look. Not ogle or gawk — making someone uncomfortable is morally wrong IMO.

In general, more so I do tend to notice women with nice muscles as I know how difficult that is to achieve. And that requires effort, not just genetics so I appreciate it far more. Anyone can be born beautiful. Making yourself attractive by pure fucking will is something else altogether.

  1. Though my partner does.