Andy Smith

if you took a partisan congressional majority from the 1880s and plopped it into the present, it would look at the size of california and immediately turn it in to six states. "surprise, we have 10 new senators now."

i really think the only reason we haven't created new states — which was a common political tactic in the 19th century, see nevada and the dakotas — is that 50 is a round number

I can picture the sidebar about it already. *shudder*

Dude at the used game store pushed that on me. Best $10 I ever spent. Could have used some better sound balancing on the cutscenes, but that's my only complaint.

If you're going to gatekeep on behalf of a bunch of dead centenerian sex criminals, maybe check which side of the gate they'd put you on.

the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back

A-ko, Yohko, and a backup copy of A-ko.

It's amazing how many people are out there bragging publicly about how they now use ChatGPT to perform pretty much all of their tasks at their well-paid corporate job, and have yet to connect the dots on "if you're making your utility value identical to ChatGPT, why would they keep paying you?"

*looks up "Reichstag Fire" for no particular reason, whatsoever*

hey guys when you say something is for the girls and the gays can you include Clyde in that too?

Also if you are not the original owner UPDATE THE FUCKING MICROCHIP

Resisting the urge to ask our neighbor for $80 to cover the cost of feeding the "stray" over the last month that turned out to be his cat.

always smile when i think of how despite harvesting of everyone's personal data becoming omnipresent, reaching ever farther, getting every last little detail about our habits tracked, the internet still has not gotten any better at showing me ads containing things i actually want to buy

I always get a thrill when someone is dunking on an account I already have blocked. Good job identifying a jerk, past Andy.

2 images from hackers as characters converse. "I've got a record. I was Zero Cool." "Zero Cool crashed 1.507 systems in one day, biggest crash in history. Front page New York Times August 10, 1988"

Never forget today, when, on this day in 1988, Zero Cool crashed 1,507 systems in one day.

usually if you ask experts why an empire fell they’ll say it’s nuanced and multifaceted, so i think it’s kind of cool that with America future historians will get to just say like “oh they took the idiot train to moronsville”

That film is so much fun.

to be clear here, this isn’t what i think is the BEST reeves film, it is just my personal favorite — the one that i regularly rewatch. it is his directorial debut, MAN OF TAI CHI, where he plays the villain

If copyright issues have the capacity to ruin you, you work through those issues first, and THEN you train your LLM.

Found one of those able bodied men who refuse to work & are on free govt health care

These kinds of casual heresies are only going to become more frequent. Christianity for Christian nationalists isn’t about theology, orthodoxy, or relationship to the divine. It’s strictly a demarcation line for in- vs out-group, and — like whiteness — is malleable to suit the preservation of power

"Trans people existing does literally nothing negative to your lives you crybaby wimps.
Your life is getting harder and costlier because of the oligarchs, not trans people"

Sticker spotted in Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA

really feels like housing affordability is one of the most important political issues of our time, affecting nearly every aspect of our lives, and everyday our mainstream political discourse is about whether sour cream is woke or not

Very cool. I haven't shot a bow in 30 years but I used to be, if not good, at least competent.

You might be thinking of Blumineck

Instagram
"Take this copper supplement to help your skin look healthy"
Me, hitting the "please don't show me this ad again"
Insta: why?
Me: is there a 'grossly misleading ad' button ?
(Seriously copper deficiency is super rare, but copper definitely can poison you at relatively small doses)

Yup. I rarely talk about work because I don't want to show up on some fansite talking about problems with D&D when my complaint was really the art database being down in the afternoon or something.

Street sign for Horneytown Rd. Under is a second sign that says "This sign has RFID and GPS tracking"

Environmental storytelling.

"A Metaphor":