They haven't invested billions in trans people. AI will come first as long as it makes good business sense.

i fully understand why gefilte fish is such a divisive food (I adore it), but one of my favorite bits of concrete applied food history is the Gefilte Fish Line, which maps the sweet vs salt gefilte fish divide precisely via the historical sugar beet trade www.npr.org/sections/the...

So, dialectal variation can be caused by variation in diet?

The magic of doing things is that a surprising number of them will be dumb.

@siridahl.com

So, this article is kind of a lot, coming from someone who follows you on Bluesky and listens to your podcast. If it doesn't interest you I definitely get it.

Yes. Absolutely. Also, anecdotal evidence is totally viable when you offer it as such. When tons of people concur, it has real merit.

Oh damn. If you're talking about the Studio, it's getting a second season and started filming earlier this year. I'll check it out.

Please don't. I've been sober for five years.

An old hoarder telling a young girl about the Princess Bride.

I haven't, but when's the last time you watched the Princess Bride? Yes, deary, all the best movies are in the past.

It's the same childish nonsense that keeps filibustering in place. It's only bullshit when the other person does it.

High Fidelity for the assist.

"This is for my mental health," is what everyone wants to hear as their partner closes the distance.

Never tell me I'm too smart to be doing what I'm doing. We both know that's not true.

The maniacs are a distraction.

Jason Lee is perfect in it. It's one of those rare movies that does everything it sets out to do and does it in a way that resonates. I'd argue that Hook does it as well, though to a lesser degree.

It's definitely worth it. Vanilla Sky is in my top ten, maybe even top five. I'm not a Tom Cruise fan but I'd argue it's his best film.

And Cameron Diaz. Jesus. She's completely unhinged in such a believable way. She's fantastic in this.

True genius is rarely appreciated in its time. It's a burden you'll have to bear.

I actually remember telling a woman who complained, "If you don't like it you can wake up in another room." God, I was a dick in my twenties.

Anyway, have you seen the original, Abre Los Ojos? Penelope Cruz plays the same role. I think the characters are better developed in the remake, surprisingly

I used to have this weird mix of Cameron Diaz and Penelope Cruz saying, "Open your eyes," with the Radiohead song mixed in. It was my alarm every morning for years.

It's just science.

I think you're supposed to scream, "Tech support!" but that might only be if you're based on a Mexican movie.

Fred from Scooby-Doo unmasking the bad guy at the end of a mystery, in two frames. First frame: Left side: a tied up man in a white featureless mask with eye holes. The caption over him in impact font reads, "SOMETHING I USED TO LOVE SUCKS NOW" Right side of frame, Fred has his hand on the mask, about to pull it off. The caption on him reads, "LET'S SEE WHO'S BEHIND THIS." Second frame: The unmasked bad guy has a pencil thin curling mustache, a pointy nose, and dark hair, with a widow's peak. The caption on him reads, "PRIVATE EQUITY"

Evergreen

I do not understand what it is that makes people allergic to alt text. You're just being less than your best self when you refuse to do it. I see 40k-100k following accounts who won't do it, a middle finger to everyone with issues needing alt text to be able to participate. You're bumming me out. 1/

THEM: Follow your heart

MY HEART:

She was too fat for a cat harness, so we had to get her a dog harness. She is displeased on several levels.

A cat so fat she's in a flowery dog harness.

Please hold while she attempts to find her dignity.

Behind every sign there is a story.

The obvious answer is to interrupt him with rude noises and then pretend it wasn't you.

Well, it's never been easy being green.