Jeff Mosenkis

Friend is listening to a neurology lecture online, patient is a physician who got up to give a lecture, and got through it all in 10 minutes. Getting through a lecture too fast was the first clue to his colleagues that he had a neurological disorder apparently.

May I ask if you are a vegetable importer and if not, how you knew?

FWIW I didn’t read it as a joke, I really think this admin cares more about ideology than positive outcomes for the country.

Thank you! That pickup is what sealed it for me (I’ve never been partial to tortoise shell aesthetically so perhaps one day I’ll figure out a cheap way to swap or cover it :)

My wife kindly relented and let me get this imported bass (last one I could find in its model/color) even though my playing definitely doesn’t yet merit it because the company was sadly going out of business

You got an invitation to an adult birthday party from them and they’re waiting an inordinately long time to hear a response from you because you’re torn on whether the people should be celebrating birthdays in public with a group at this age but don’t know how to communicate that politely?

Thanks!

@johanneshaushofer.com do you know if donations to @malengo.org are US tax deductible? (doesn't say anything about it on the PayPal donate page)

We should probably be placing incarcerated people in prisons closest to their homes.

Why?

Assigning individuals to prisons closer to their home reduces recidivism.

Really?

Yep. Being placed close to one's home increases social contacts that appear to reduce reoffending.

Good call, I would have gone to the hardware/paint store and asked them to put it on the paint can shaker

Billboard saying "the choice for cancer care is clear" overlayed with a "taco bell" sign

Medicare/science funding cuts have really led to some creative solutions.

HHS Officially Rescinds Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule — Nursing home providers praised the move, while one patient group called it "very disappointing" by Joyce Frieden, Washington Editor, MedPage Today

Update
www.medpagetoday.com/geriatrics/g...

The only thing long enough to fill the time waiting for a journal decision is a Phish jam

Could have been worse, he could have said long podcasts

Oh my god.

Screenshot of SNL's George Washington sketch from 10/28/23 with Nate Bargatze

"We will call the 12th month of the year 'December'... which means 'tenth month.'"

Have 30 people already tagged you on this @marshallburke.bsky.social ?

Didn't even notice that!

Revisited Trading Places and noticed in the nature vs nurture debate Randolph Duke is reading “Science Journal”

“How hard could economics be?” -Physicists

“How hard could psychology, political science, and public health be?” -Economists

(And it turns out Kate’s brother was my grad school officemate, small world!)

This was great, I’d love to hear more!

Since the device probably can’t fit in a pocket, this implies it’s for making pocket sandwiches

SMS spammers really going full Hallmark Christmas movie, @jmorenocruz.bsky.social would absolutely respond

The next reporter question should be “What’s 67 x 2?”

Honestly, the next reporter question should just be “What’s 67 times 2” and watch the panic set in among the handlers

Athens is more likely than Sparta to dominate the ancient Greek world because of their open borders and their trade. The first reason why they were more likely to dominate was because of their open borders. According to the Athenian text, the Pericles, Funeral Oration, “We throw open our city to the world and never make laws to exclude foreigners from any opportunity of learning or observing, although the eyes of an enemy may occasionally profit by our openness.” This is explaining how no matter what, they allow foreigners in and other city states to visit. Athens’ open borders are important because it helped win people over.  Instead of shutting them out, like the Spartans did, fearing they would copy them, they opened their borders to anyone and allowed them to take inspiration. Since they opened their borders to anyone,

Dunno if this is correct @mclem.org but my daughters short history essay answer to whether Athens or Sparta was more likely to dominate the ancient world was Athens because they were for open borders and trade while Sparta was closed and focused on military might (just beginning here)

Jews on the same side as the J6 guy in the Camp Auschwitz sweatshirt say the darnedest things.

Is it all just gifts to @malengo.org ?

Guy at the gym has a drawing of something on his t-shirt and its killing me that I can’t tell if it’s a Tesla logo or an IUD