I am (unronically) convinced that this sentence did more to secure Biden’s presidency than the entire rest of the debate.

Chk-a chk-a chk-a chk-a DUN chk-a DUN DUN DUN chk-a DUN DUN DUN chk-a DUN DUN DUUUUUUUN

Plus he shot a dog on that show where he played law enforcement.

A+ vice-presidential material right there.

Not an app, but here in Germany we have a public warning system that broadcasts an alert to all phones in an area in case of catastrophic events. Happened twice in my city since I moved here two years ago. Once for a mass shooting, and once for an accident at a chemical plant.

“I tried nothing, and I’m all out of ideas! *cocks gun*” - Kristi Noem

Their future mistakes notwithstanding, I can still appreciate the good work they’re doing now.

The party of States’ Rights™ going outside of their states’ jurisdiction to enforce state-level laws. All this work, and for what? To make a handful of people miserable, who found help at this particular hospital? For the legal precedent to make more people miserable?

Competitive frolicking sounds like something I would watch.

Have watched the commentary tracks of all of the LotR movies multiple times over, and I still pop them in once in a while. Highly recommend.

Unapologetically spending your weekends like this benefits your productivity more than spending your weekends working.

Then no.

The world must know of my skills.

Triniteigh

This one makes Jesus cry.

If I were a JRR Tolkien or Herbert with a universe in my mind, it would be so much more pleasing to make an engine that generates anything from that world that to just write out a few stories from it.

Tolkien was a linguist with a deep fondness for nature and spirituality. He loved creating languages and building beautiful, natural worlds around them. I can’t imagine a single person who would be less enamored by the idea of machinistic language devices that people use to “generate everything”. I think he would be either bored by this possibility or deeply disturbed.

As long as my journey starts on a beach, I don’t care what came before.

The year is 2024, and we’re all Frank Grimes now: https://youtu.be/axHoy0hnQy8

Not gonna lie: When I started reading your comment, I was fairly sure this was gonna be some kind of Simpsons joke.

Genius-level writing. Truly a masterpiece.

The way I see it, when you’re a sports executive, you have two options in this situation: 1) exclude the girls’ team because “dem’s the rules” or 2) let them play because seeking out the boys’ competition will help them develop into a stronger team.

Personally, I think 1) is a weak choice, especially when arguments like “someone could get hurt” are both ripe with misogynistic sentiment and refuted by the games played without incident.

Congrats, you now die of starvation.