WhateverHappenedToNorman
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WhateverHappenedToNorman
1d ago
I don't believe that has come fully into effect. Nonetheless, none of the other members had the bright idea of combining it with generous welfare policies.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
1d ago
Argentina
Not us, we just had a retarded de facto open borders policy.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
4d ago
I don't believe any of it is antisocial on purpose: stopping and starting again is a drag, particularly if you're in a high gear, so you (general you, not you in particular) just don't stop at the red light, the street you have to get to goes the other way, so instead of going all the way round you just hop onto the sidewalk, the pedestrian crossing has the best vantage point to see incoming cars (in order to cross a red light), so that's were you choose to stop. The call of the siren is strong, and I won't claim I'm a perfect citizen when I'm on the bike, but it's still kind of bullshit how "we" as a group behave, and I believe a big part of the reason is that there are basically no consequences to it.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
4d ago
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has started issuing criminal summonses for bike riders committing a slew of seemingly low-level fouls. Now, if caught running red lights, stopping in the pedestrian crossing or wearing headphones, wayward cyclists must appear before a judge, even if they are not contesting the fine. If they do not, they risk arrest.
I think this is counterproductive, because the operative phrase here is "if caught". Cyclists are terrible because their antisocial behavior doesn't quite rise up to the level of justifying sticking a rod between their spokes or arrest them, and they don't have license plates (that I know of), so it's hard to retroactively punish minor infractions. That's why they keep on annoying everyone around them.
One good thing about the potential future absolute surveillance state is that punishment for such behavior would (hopefully) be much more frequent and fine tuned.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
7d ago
Did you Google yourself, or do you read this forum as well?
The other poster got confused, and was referring to David Friedberg.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
8d ago
Darker than Black had a fine dub. Seconding Cowboy Bebop.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
8d ago
Half a decade, tops.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
20d ago
Please don't make me choose between the blacks and the cyclists.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
20d ago
It had been treading water for decades post 80's bubble, the Nikkei only recently achieved a new all time high since then (in nominal terms).
WhateverHappenedToNorman
20d ago
Demographics: an aging population has a higher ratio of retirees.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
20d ago
one guy mindbroken by Russia's failed blitzkrieg
Are you talking about Hanania or Karlin here?
WhateverHappenedToNorman
21d ago
I don't know about "revealed", but back then I found it in his hospital's page: psychiatrist named Scott, working in a religious hospital in Michigan, was enough info if you were inclined to figure it out.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
22d ago
Man, at this rate we might get back the Falklands by Milei's second term.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
1mo ago
Yassine?
WhateverHappenedToNorman
1mo ago
There is no reliable data that I know of, but reporting so far seems to indicate that it is indeed women who most use chatbots this way.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
1mo ago
TrannyPorno, prolific poster of yore, bete noire of the sneer club
WhateverHappenedToNorman
1mo ago
get a small metal fan to blow on the charcoal
An old hairdryer will also do
WhateverHappenedToNorman
1mo ago
Do you grill?
Yes.
What do you grill?
Let me get my translation guide... Usually a combination of Tenderloin, Ribeye, Short Rib, Flank, Skirt, Pork Rose Meat, black pudding and Chorizo, though I have dabbled in weirder cuts/meats.
How do you grill?
You put the meat on the grill, turn it around and then serve it. The "hard" part of grilling is the logistics: knowing where to buy, knowing what the people you're grilling for like, and staggering so as to keep the cuts flowing in the "correct" order (sausages and thin cuts first, and then proceed to the meatier stuff).
What are you grilling with?
Charcoal built grill, no shade to propane, it's just what I was raised with (also, running out of gas in the middle of grilling is truly a nightmare, though in reality making sure you have enough is probably easier than going out to buy charcoal bags every time), sometimes add wood for extra smokey flavour, sometimes do it only with wood for the spectacle.
How often?
About once a week.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
1mo ago
As far as what I see in Twitter, it does seem that the "meme infrastructure" still seems to run on 4chan (based & cringe, wojak variations, greentext story structure), but newer things like "brainrot" and the like probably come from elsewhere.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
1mo ago
Almost all memes on the internet originate from 4Chan and without it, the wellspring of internet creativity and culture will die with it.
This was true for the longest time, but is it still the case? My impression is that 4chan's influence has been declining the past few years.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
1mo ago
The SSCbowl. We narrowly beat ratanon for coolest offshoot community. DSL need not apply.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
2mo ago
Compute / electricity complicate this, but there are various scenarios around that anyway.
Which scenarios would these be? Massive overcapacity buildup? Hoping that in the path of self improvement the AI figures out a more efficient use of resources that doesn't require significant infrastructure modifications?
WhateverHappenedToNorman
2mo ago
I don't know what you mean exactly by "comparable", but I think Scott has a great track record of being better and more trustworthy than Hanania.
WhateverHappenedToNorman
2mo ago
but who knows what rates will do in the future and it seems like leaving money on the table (which at her age might be fine to buy some security)
It is! you're managing your mother's finances, not running a hedge fund
If you don't mind me asking: how old is she? What kind of health coverage does she have? Does she have any sort of pension already?
A way more populist version of the Republican Party, though.
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