knighting myself with a plastic knife in the bathroom at Medieval Times
Vanilla Starlight would be a good name for a racehorse, a sailboat, a fragrance, a child whose parents are in a cult, a new drink or add-in at Starbucks, a desktop theme on a Chromebook, or a half-elf multi-class ranger/paladin in Dungeons and Dragons
the odyssey but ithaca is a bagel shop in new york in the 1970s, and instead of shooting an arrow through a row of axe heads, the old man proves he’s odysseus by throwing a lit cigarette like a dart through all the holes in a long line of lined up bagels
thought I saw Pearl Jam in the clouds. I couldn’t believe it: all five members exquisitely rendered in bulbous mists overhead. my eyes watered. I asked my friend if he saw it too. he took one look at the clouds and squinted and said “that’s Weezer not Pearl Jam” and he was right
To add to all the Dolly Parton anecdotes being shared, here’s mine: I only met her once, but it was a VERY memorable encounter. She shot me in the head with a gun, killing me instantly
I believe that this is the very first time we've heard from Larry Summers since his Epstein files retirement. Is he coming back?
This is our chance to found a new game theory journal without commercial publishers. Let's go for it!
Stephanie Wang@sweiwang.bsky.social · last mo.🚨Elsevier forces out Games and Economic Behavior (GEB) Editor, entire editorial board has resigned, current board only handling new submissions until Nov. 14 #econsky
I can’t be the only person who thinks about how great Aragorn would’ve been at golf if golf had existed in Middle Earth, and how he would’ve been a popular golfer among both die hard and casual golf fans. I suspect even some who hated golf in Middle Earth would’ve loved him
Forms that the energy in this room can take besides electric:The energy in this room is hydraulic. The energy in this room is pneumatic. The energy in this room is tectonic.
looking forward to finding out on thursday if the supreme court lets balogun keep playing for the usmnt
one of the only downsides of actions is consequences. but it's a big downside.
in my opinion its crucial that you use a semicolon between tl and dr
Guggenheim Foundation@guggfellows.bsky.social · 6mo agoWe're thrilled to announce our 101st class of Guggenheim Fellows. Huge congratulations to these 223 exceptional individuals in the Creative Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and a range of interdisciplinary fields. You can find out more at www.gf.org. 🎉
every toilet in the world should be connected to the internet, and flushing it should mine a digital asset
"It's a new world; it's the same Constitution." Chief Justice Roberts drops a bit of a hammer.
Mad Men Season 1. The show is uniquely good at character, setting, vibe, and just actors delivering great dialog. The show is below average at plot. Halfway through Season 1 it appears they decided they needed a plot and the show suffered seriously as a result. 1/2
a kalshi market that pays off if its own price is less than 50 cents.
a prediction market enabling you to bet that regulator X does *not* do action Y is essentially a platform facilitating bribes to X to do Y.