Dr.(?!) Timothy "Don't Stop Masking" Smith

...saying "nah, I'd win," giving up her magic wish granting jewel, turning into a man, and immediately becoming a bodhisattva

Which feels a lot more like taking on a new vtuber avatar form that fits your needs, schedule, or personality better

So yeah, nevermind, skillful means does win in the end!

I'm kind of torn then, normally we don't really get to pick what we are reborn as (as someone else said in your replies!), but then I remembered the story of the Dragon King's Daughter, the tl;dr version being that she responds to the claim that she, as a woman, cannot become enlightened by...

So like, are they rebranding because they have hit new heights or are being punished by their company? Maybe we're going Buddhist then?

Man, look at the pressing discussions I miss when I don't check Bluesky regularly enough!

I hate to use the easy way out but it's gonna be a "depends on the situation" from me; I think there needs to be clear vertical movement (up or down!) to see it as moving through samsara?

I keep forgetting I have a Bluesky account or that Bluesky is even a thing. Apologies if I'm late to replying or responding to things!

The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.

Hi everyone.

The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.

We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.

We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.

I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.

I probably shouldn't get ahead of myself, but just happy to announce anywhere and everywhere that I turned in my dissertation to my committee! Defense in two weeks!

Due to a misspelling I just caught in the dissertation chapter I'm working on, I now need to gather up a group of people studying Japanese religions who also play instruments to join my new ska band "Ska Gakkai," also wondering if we could get an AAR panel spot as a first gig.

I honestly keep forgetting I even have one of these, my apologies for the radio silence so far!