I hate deadlines. I cannot function without them. #ADHD
Ralph Snyder
@ralphsnyder.bsky.social
Mais moi, malheureusement, je ne sais pas voir les moutons à travers les caisses. Je suis peut-être un peu comme les grandes personnes. J'ai dû vieillir.
Here's why I'm not a fan of "Medicare for All." Medicare ain't cheap. Only Part A (hospitalization) is "free" -- and it's not really free because you paid for it in payroll taxes for 20-40 years. 1/2
Does the existence of Time Lords imply the existence of Time Serfs?
At the most fundamental level our problem is not information, intelligence, the economy nor even politics. It is morality
🎬📽 #FilmSky 🧵 "The Long Road to War." About the build up to WWI (with heartbreaking footage at the end of crowds cheering on soldiers marching toward slaughter) This film, sponsored by the Serbian government, is understandably focused on the Balkans 1/
As far as I am concerned, three franchises that need retiring -- Star Trek -- Star Wars -- Star Gate
I sit on a man’s back choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am sorry for him and wish to lighten his load by all means possible. . . except by getting off his back. — Lev Tolstoy (What then Must We Do?)
I'm not talking about shoulds. It's too late for shoulds. -- Eugene O'Neill, "All God's Chillun Gots Wings"
For a time, my sister would read me stories: Tolkein, Edward Eager, E. Nesbit ... Some of my fondest memories
What is the earliest example of interdimensional travel? "The Magican's Nephew"?
Le roi Arthur a dit : « Rassemblez les chevaliers de la Table ronde. »
People who tell me a book or movie "wrecked" or tore their heart out or something similar That isn't a recommendation to me. It is a warning.
Strange that some thoughts are just easier to think in French than in English, even though my French is very weak.
I truly do not understand reposting someone when you've decided that they are a fool, a liar, or a manipulator. It seems to me that all that does is give publicity to the foolishness, the lies, and the manipulation.
Having been involved from time to time in various sorts of organizations, I firmly believe that holding on to power is a mistake. The thing is to develop the next leaders
Le Monde in English@english.lemonde.fr · 4d agoBrazil's Lula launches fourth term bid as Trump looms over campaign
Matthew Brady is the name of the William Jennings Bryan stand in in "Inherit the Wind." It is also the name of a famous Civil War photographer. This caused young me no end of confusion
💬📚 #bookskychat "Les voix oubliées" (The Forgotten Voices) a graded French reader (B2-C1) by Victor Ironscrusher -- whose name really sounds like something out of Discworld. A unexpectedly sophisticated take on the damage secrets can do wrapped in a straightforward ghost story.
In the matter of reforming things, there is one plain and simple principle; a paradox. There exists in such a case a certain institution or law; let us say, a fence or gate erected across a road. The more modern type of reformer goes gaily up to it, and says, “I don’t see the...[more]— GK Chesterton
🎬📽 #filmsky
Ralph Snyder@ralphsnyder.bsky.social · 4d agoAgainst my better judgement I started rewatching "The Fellowship of the Ring." And, oh how my judgement was right. It bears but faint resemblance to its source material, is over-produced, bombastic, and nearly incoherent. I will give it two minor points 1/2
Against my better judgement I started rewatching "The Fellowship of the Ring." And, oh how my judgement was right. It bears but faint resemblance to its source material, is over-produced, bombastic, and nearly incoherent. I will give it two minor points 1/2
Allyship isn't a feeling. It's a practice. Most advice given to the families of autistic adults doesn't work - because it was never built by autistic people. Autistic-led, for partners, parents, colleagues who want to support us. www.theautisticcoach.com/allies-autis...
That map ain't right. My part of SW France was pleasant yesterday and today. It's projected to be pleasant tomorrow. I'm not saying the heat in Europe isn't real. I'm saying this map doesn't represent it accurately
Extreme Temperatures Around the World@extremetemps.bsky.social · 5d agoEXTRAORDINARY EVENT IN EUROPE Thousands of records smashed from West to East from North To South Over 40C again in AUSTRIA, records allover the country,records smashed in Czechia,Slovakia,Slovenia,Croatia,Poland,Hungary... It's worse than during June. TBC
🧵 Not sure what to make of this (though OP is always worth working through) My initial reaction is that it addresses three of the five skandhas: 2. [sic] Feeling: one's initial reaction before thought or reflection. Positive (yum!), negative (yuck!), or neutral (meh!). 1/2
Richard Garfinkle@rgarfinklesff.bsky.social · 5d agoMonstrousness and Humanity What are people getting at, what do they think they recognize when they call something monstrous? I think I have a useful answer to this question, in the sense that it can be distinguished from all the monstrous misuses of the term monstrous. /1
A majority of voters view political corruption as "an embedded structural problem," @marinapino.bsky.social told @npr.org. With many believing "corruption is responsible for big problems that our government has failed to solve." Listen: n.pr/4fGQr4N
Daytime highs often get the headlines, but overnight temperatures are rising twice as fast in the U.S. And that nighttime heat is losing us sleep. 🧪 By @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social. Graphics by our excellent graphics intern Sani Sharma.
3 charts show how extreme heat is costing us hours of lost sleep
The U.S. has been pummeled with heat waves this summer. Here’s how hot overnight temperatures can get in the way of a good night’s rest—in 3 charts
scientificamerican.com
Prologue Narrator: Glorp, his mighty thews, bulging biceps, and undefeated sword strode confidently out to meet the enemy... Glorp: Wait! What? Narrator: What what? Glorp: Well, first off, what are thews? Narrator: Uh, thighs Glorp: Well, why not just say thighs then? Thews indeed. 1/6