For today's vocab lesson (because this was a new word for me):
prolix (prō-lĭks′, prō′lĭks′)
adj.
1. Tediously prolonged; wordy: Ex: editing a prolix manuscript.
2. Tending to speak or write at excessive length.
Terry Pratchett in a blue jacket and Akubra hat holding a young owl for release.
Eleven years since you crossed the black sands. I wish I could say that the world is better than you left it (although it will always be better for having had you in it) but at least there is a new Young Sam to help carry on the Pratchett name and ethos. Love you always ❤️
that twitter billionaire's dumbass grok image proposing oil transfer by land through what looks like oman and uae, both currently in range of iranian drones and missiles. the trucks have been replaced by a giant slip n' slide running between the ships and a caption that reads "Pour Oil into Giant Slip n' Slide"
Can this be a solution?
As just a layman, I really appreciate you putting in the shoe-leather on this.
‘Hey’ came before ‘hi,’ and ‘hi' came before ‘hello.’
‘Hi’ is most likely a variant of ‘hey.’
‘Hello’ is not related to either.
Goodbye.
The Singularity is upon us: Apple's AI summarized a text message that read "I'm still down to clown if you are" to.... "clown event still possible."
"Blueskee"
Is that good
Okay, so that made me dig for more info.
"A rare condition called specific musical anhedonia involves a disconnect between the brain’s auditory and reward systems, making music emotionally flat even though other rewards like food or money still trigger pleasure."
I’m sure Trump anticipated all of this happening and has a great plan.
We're in uncharted territory- if WTI crude holds these gains tomorrow- the current rise of 29.9% or $27.16/bbl would be its largest single day price jump- in both percent and amount- ever. Ever. EVER.
This is absolutely hilarious and deserves a Veep-style TV adaptation.
It's stunning how ignorant the DOGE bros were who were sent into agencies. Justin Fox cannot even articulate in his own words what his "present understanding of DEI" is: he can't even formulate a coherent sentence about it. I wouldn't hire him for basic tech support. #NEH
youtu.be/jomaMvItnew?...
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.
H. L. Mencken
The DOJ released evidence, which the FBI deemed credible, that the President of the United States sexually and physically assaulted a 13 year old girl AND she was afraid to talk about it because Trump would kill her—and it’s somehow not the biggest scandal in American history?
Brent Crude Oil (USD/Bbl) 109.13 16.43 (+17.73%)
Brent oil futures above $100/barrel
If I can’t unionize Claude then it’s not conscious, next question
Harper to the judge: "Your driver's license doesn't list your height and weight at birth. It doesn't list where you used to live. It identifies who you are now."
Coffee, straight out of my nose.
Oh no, I can't believe all those slurs forced themselves into that defenseless group chat!
First they came for the trans people, and I said nothing because I wasn’t trans. Then they were like actually I’m pretty sure you are trans and I said no I’m not and they went okay well show us your penis then and I said what no get out of my face and they said that one’s a girl get her
🧵Feels like shouting into the void, but it is essential to note that the Trump/Rubio gutting of the State Department and blowtorching of US diplomatic capacity and credibility is an accelerant to this spiraling war and will seriously undercut US/allied efforts to pick up the pieces after. 1/
the cast of Star Trek Voyager in street clothes awkwardly posing with late-90s computer hardware and consumer electronics
this is what it feels like to post on bluesky
Moskowitz: "Let me congratulate the former Homeland Security Secretary on her appointment to be the Shield of Americas, which I'm pretty sure the president came up with when he watched the last Avengers movie"
I said to stop talking about the Texas senate primary but I meant the Democratic one! We *have to keep talking about the GOP contest,* and it's a doozy.
Trump leaping in with an endorsement might make things worse rather than clearing things up. I explain here.
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