P.G. Wodehouse
@W0DEHOUSE
Cat person. Silly person. Chef. Classical pianist. I dabble in all things engineering, mathematics, science, and wordplay. I will write silly poetry on a whim
The motivated reasoning of @MoeJLong, the absurd Nazi analogy (these are so popular), and Grok's very sensible response amused me. He really wanted Grok to tell him that we're all basically Nazis if we support immigration laws being enforced.
Yes, you're being hyperbolic. US immigration detention centers, while often criticized for conditions, aren't "concentration camps" like historical genocidal sites. Illegal entry is a misdemeanor, but due process exists via hearings (though expedited for some). Enforcement can be…
Weak Excuses from Weak Men (and musings on masculinity)
Who would've guessed, 300 years ago, that not only would the alchemist's dreams be realized, but that it would not be worth the price of bubble gum? The world is positively hilarious. sciencealert.com/scientists-wit…
This reminds me of when I was a kid, and the Discount Tire Co had a lit sign that had partially failed, such that it spelled Disco Tire Co. My friends and I brought the car with the best stereo among us, armed with mp3 CDs we'd burned for the occasion, dressed like the 70s...
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Life in the 1980s 🧵 1. McDonald's in the 80s compared to today
Let's not forget that people burned other people alive for giving the evil eye to their crops... Or for failing to believe in "the one true God" The stupidity we see today is new and different, but not more extreme, than the stupidity of our ancestors.
I will bookmark this... @EricRWeinstein oughtta respond, and I think he will. @elonmusk seems to be genuinely interested in making grok pursue the truth. It has significant limitations as of today (I played with it all weekend and tested its limits). Overall, it's leading.
BREAKING: A Texas public school DEI director told an undercover journalist her biological boy could play in girls' sports by finding "workarounds" to the law. The district called police and DETAINED the journalist confronting the DEI director. I have the video. Buckle up👇🧵
Yes. The modern Cold War is about messing with people's minds and culture...
This goes arbitrarily deep: everything pivotal since WWII was, in part, unreal.
Even Native Americans descend from immigrants, though nobody is quite certain how long ago. It could be two glacial maxima ago, or more... it's more than one... but you descend from Africans just like the rest of us.
Me, too. Not because she was a moron (which is true but relatively insignificant), but because she was a CONTROLLED moron. That's inestimably more dangerous. Having puppets in executive offices should concern all Americans, regardless of political preferences.
Lordy, lordy! Them egg prices! Whatever shall we do? What a joke. Long love America and the Constitution of the United States! 🤡
I have a problem with the abuse of the language and particularly of the widespread public trust in the word "vaccine", and of institutions which are ostensibly intended to protect public health. Redefining a word such as this was bound to have serious consequences (even more…
President Trump should pardon Edward Snowden. He is a national hero for exposing egregious violations of the Constitution by the Bush and Obama administrations.
Have you ever seen an eagle catch a fish and then swallow it in mid air ?