Jacob Bacharach
@jakebackpack
Novelist. Critic. Books about crooks.
Generally true but I gotta say that we still laugh about the person in my b-school cohort who asked the prof in our optimization and linear algebra class "Why is my random number different from yours?"
I think the endless STEM vs humanities wars on here are circular and dull. I’ll just say this: insanity-causing math, chemistry, etc are HARDER. But if you’re a bad enough writer, you will get made fun of by normal people for the rest of your life. Not true for advanced math
BREAKING: FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he will “never be the same after learning what he has learned.”
BREAKING: FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he will “never be the same after learning what he has learned.”
Last Man in the Room hypothesis continues to survive testing and approaches the majestic realm of theory.

This is very funny analysis for a variety of reasons, but chief among them, to me, is the idea that people do not *care* about their hobbies. What, after all, is a hobby, but an incredible abundance of care?
Most people on this site don't really care about politics. They just have a politics hobby.
The contention--which is pretty clear if you just read what I said--is that it's bogus for the WSJ to publish a hit piece without showing us the letter. I have no idea if the book exists--WSJ won't show it to us. I have no idea if the letter exists--WSJ won't show it to us. What…
The contention--which is pretty clear if you just read what I said--is that it's bogus for the WSJ to publish a hit piece without showing us the letter. I have no idea if the book exists--WSJ won't show it to us. I have no idea if the letter exists--WSJ won't show it to us. What…
Cooking at home doesn't have to be expensive if you learn to rustle cattle, but folks these days is lazy.
Wait! I was told that every 5th-grader was now forcibly reading Deleuze & Guattari: My 2 Gay Dads: the Graphic Furry Porno

They're calling it Carolina, and doing so more and more

Jeffrey, you're doing a heckuva job.
Drumpf approval rating with independents reaching late stage George W. Bush territory news.gallup.com/poll/692879/in…
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the sky the message 'He is Dead'. Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves, Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has medical issue amid Epstein files scrutiny trib.al/STpCOjN
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has medical issue amid Epstein files scrutiny trib.al/STpCOjN
Guys, I am hearing some surprising news about a crass new cartoon that combines gross-out humor, cultural commentary, and a deliberately unpolished animation style!