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In precisely this position at the moment. It’s certainly changed how I’ll think if / when I’m next on the market.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!!!

The agency can neither confirm nor deny at this time that it’s a hard case that's tough to beat.

You left out the “sweet” on the second one.

HOLY SHIT

FRINKIAC BUT FOR "30 ROCK"

MILLENNIAL GAME-CHANGER

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“Only WHO can prevent forest fires?”

I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake By A Horse Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food. I am thinking I would like to try cake. Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape. Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy. Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much. I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on." Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me.

It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

100% correct.

Taiwan's Martial Law-era archives fully declassified - Focus Taiwan Taiwan's top intelligence agency said Monday that it has completely declassified tens of thousands of political archives it possessed from the Martial Law period and transferred them to the National A...

🇹🇼 Tens of thousands of political documents from Taiwan’s years of one-party rule have been fully declassified by its top intelligence agency. All pre-1992 records have been transferred to the National Archives for public view with no redactions.

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I wrote last winter about the return of the r-word. I'm so mad.

www.startribune.com/r-word-slur-...

Jonathan the 193 year old tortoise. who did NOT die.

can't believe I have to say this, but PSA, the tortoise is not dead, I repeat, the tortoise is not dead

Realis A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker

REALIS, the science fantasy TTRPG I’ve been working on for the last five years, is now live on Kickstarter!

55 Player Classes
150+ NPC Classes
29 Factions
20 Example Moons of Realis
GMing and Prep Guidance
Over 100 incredible illustrations from 17 artists!

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NEW: Dozens of robotaxis by Baidu stopped on the road in Wuhan, China, causing crashes on highways and trapping passengers in the cars—some for more than an hour. One passenger told me it took her 30 minutes to even connect to a customer representative.

Here’s a dash cam video of one crash.

So I phoned the time people about the missing hour and they said they'd refund it to me in autumn. I said that's no use to me I need it today, but they said that's just how their system works. Sharing here in case any of you are experiencing the same issue

Remembering Harriet Zurndorfer (1946-2026) - Association for Asian Studies Longtime Association for Asian Studies member Harriet Zurndorfer passed away on 18 March 2026 in Leiden. Harriet arrived at Berkeley to study Chinese history in the late 1960s. Her supervisor, Frederic Wakeman, would go on to have a major influence on the trajectory of her academic career. On Wakeman’s suggestion, Harriet spent time in Cambridge […]

Longtime AAS member, Leiden University historian, and NAN NÜ founding editor Harriet Zurndorfer has passed away. At #AsiaNow, her colleagues Anne Gerritsen, Ying Zhang, and Limin Teh remember Harriet's immense contributions to the field.

缅怀荷兰莱顿大学汉学家宋汉理教授(Harriet Zurndorfer, 1946–2026) 缅怀荷兰莱顿大学汉学家宋汉理教授(Harriet Zurndorfer, 1946–2026)

Remembering Professor Harriet Zurndorfer (1946-2026) of Leiden University. ://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/GBGiQmAkKupx7yPbKYlHrA

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i promise you that whatever you think will happen next won't

The Dune font thing but it says My wife has eaten a battery, like a little battery, like a circle battery, like a watch battery. She just keeps eating batteries. She says she’s not eating them, then we go to the doctor, and the doctor says, “yeah, we found a battery in there.”

I have a joke about Story of the Stone, and if you think you like the set up then just wait until you get to the last third.

I have a joke about academic conference papers, but in the interest of time I’ll jump straight to the punchline.

This Wisconsin City Ditched AI Surveillance Cameras. Now Activists Want to Keep Going. - Bolts Last November, the city of Verona, Wisconsin, voted to pull out of the sprawling surveillance network run by tech company Flock Safety in hopes of protecting residents’ privacy and preventing... Read ...

NEW: When a Wisconsin mayor ended his city's contract with Flock (the AI surveillance company), he was stunned to see Flock refused to remove cameras.

So he covered them with plastic bags.

Now local activists are taking their fight to Madison & the Dane County sheriff, wanting more cameras gone.

China’s First ‘Barbecue University’ Opens for Enrollment The college’s establishment comes amid a greater national emphasis on vocational education and alternative career routes.

China has opened enrollment at its first university dedicated to barbecue, or shaokao, a ubiquitous street food nationwide, complete with degree offerings, course textbooks, and a talent pathway to jobs at famous local barbecue restaurants.

Happy National Panda day, Chinese panda is 熊猫 "bear cat", they do have their bear side. An much older term is 食铁兽 “Iron Eating Beast". Legend says pandas went into houses near woods to devour pots and pans, others versions say they were licking the pans for the salt they lacked in diet. #culture

Finally, Andrea Dworkin, Hildegard von Bingen, and Paula Dean, all in one incredible package!

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