It looks like the rain won’t let up before sunset, so I won’t be going for my usual evening walk. I went for a longer walk this morning, in case this happened.

Regardless, once they follow that path, they’re not improving. I think that’s the point.

True of literally everything in life. It’s just our turn to hold matter in this form and experience consciousness. Our planet is a virtually closed system wherein everything is recycled.

(Yes, I know we get water from comets, and perhaps even biological material from asteroids, etc., but in the relatively short term, all of that has been incorporated and we’re living in a virtually closed system.)

Until we’re consistently electing a super majority of DSA candidates, we’re too far right.

The so-called “blue wave” was little more than a lapping at the shore. It’s been branded as such by the right to make us think we won something, so we’ll relax. Hell, it was one election, it’s not even a trend yet.

We need to fight the perception that Rs support lower taxes and business development for jobs. That’s bullshit, but so many “moderate” Rs hang their hats on that. What the greedy fucks want is lower taxes, and they try to sell it with the promise of jobs. So, our neighbors, who look no farther than their paycheck stub and see the taxes push, scream, and cry to persuade people around them to vote for Rs.

That has never worked out in the long run, as we’re witnessing now. It’s very clear they don’t give a fuck about us as workers or people. They care only about themselves and their profits. They’re clamoring to replace us with machines and computers, and wetting themselves over the false promise of owning AI machines, rather than employing difficult to manage people.

Good to know for people who don’t want to have kids.

How long before the billionaires ban surgical methods of birth control, too?

Might seem strange to ask after Dems won a few seats, but remember, money is power and power corrupts, no matter which color banner they stand under.

Why animated? There’s nothing fantastical, or difficult to film about running around shooting people for revenge.

Just because?

I can do this with all of my fingers, except my thumbs. I think most people can, but most people never have, so it freaks people out a bit.

Sorry, you just need to see it:

https://youtu.be/NbwjKH-oUV8?t=46

I did a ten month stint in a call center to make ends meet once. I had to quickly and unexpectedly learn this. And, occasionally put up with the, I’m guessing, old vets who insisted on rattling it as fast as possible when reading off serial numbers, etc. And, WOULD NOT slow down to accommodate me at all. So, I’d just ask them to repeat it sometimes four or five times, until I got it.

Add a zero to the upvote number, that makes it correspond to what you’re used to on Reddit as far as vote count goes. So, ATM, you’re at 1620 updoots, in equivalent popularity. This helps when you first start, but you’ll get used to it pretty quickly.

Remember, whenever you hear about these new, miracle cures coming down, they’ll be reserved for the rich unless we fight for big changes to healthcare.

We need to be careful how we allocate power. A judge having the power to single-handedly take down a business is too much.

Power corrupts. Corrupt actions by the powerful you agree with today, can be turned against you tomorrow.

They’ll do a 180 once the riots start.

It’s certainly abuse of power, as mentioned. This could be addressed on an institute level, but probably won’t. If their Government cares about higher education, as they claim to, they’ll take action. But, again, that probably won’t happen. I suspect there’s also some cultural aspect to this, but that doesn’t mean it should continue, governments often pass laws to mitigate cultural insufficiencies.

Students at larger and more prestigious institutions sometimes have more direct supervision, but “mostly, what we have is power asymmetry”, says Prahmana.

…

“I am sure there are many professors who treat students unfairly,” says an anonymous student in Semarang, Indonesia.

“But we are forced to accept what our supervisors say because we just want to graduate soon,” says another.

I’m happy to have learned via this series of tubes that I’m not so alone in my blissful ignorance of sportsball.

I was raised without religion and without sports, I was not explicitly denied these things, simply not provided them in my family. For that, I will always be thankful to my parents.

My god, the times I’ve been shunned for not following any sport. I mean, curling, darts, and bowling fans get more respect.

Cool, I like her even more now.

I watched her with Lamb Chop in reruns in the 70s. I suppose on Saturday mornings, or after school.

This is why I like that we can edit titles.

Apparently, “kink”, “fetish”, and “things I like in a slightly sexual way, or even just obsess over” all mean the same thing now. Oh, and “obsess” is another such word.

This is one reason it’s so hard to communicate clearly.

She’s very lucky. Most don’t revive, and those that do go on to die soon after. It’s very rare for CPR to work when it’s actually needed. We should still try, as this case shows, but don’t be upset if the only time in your life you attempt CPR, it doesn’t work, that’s the expected outcome.

This all started when they skipped 9. Seven was good, 8 sucked, 9 would have been good. They broke the cycle.

Ten was the beginning of the end, and 11 is when the wheels come off.

They reap what they sowed.