I saw the Odyssey. Apparently Nolan has some thoughts about US foreign policy. Wish he had a few more about dialogue.

Every so often bluesky decides that I am in Texas and thus that I have to upload ID to continue. I have never been to Texas. And I am certainly not giving my driver's license to a website that can't even tell that I'm not in Texas

I will say this on behalf of the halftime show: if you had to do it, better to do it in a manner that was so eyewateringly tacky and American that no future host will ever try to pull that sort of shit again

I'll say this on behalf of this year's England squad: they produced two games I found very entertaining. Which is two more than any world cup in recent memory

It's not coming home. But maybe it might visit for a long weekend.

I am never going to skip a third place match ever again as long as I live

Coming out of my cage, and I've been doing surprisingly poorly

That’s not football it’s PlayStation

It's good to be the best in the world at something, even if that something is 'completely blowing it'

And to think that I wasn't going to watch this game.

- haven't won jack or shit since the 60s - nobody who wasn't born into the cult likes them or their fans - Every time, everyone gets their hopes up fruitlessly again - It will never end - This is punishment for something - Probably something serious

Jen Whyte 🍁@whyjenwhy.bsky.social · 3w ago

I explain now to my Canadian friends that England are the Toronto Maple Leafs of soccer football

I explain now to my Canadian friends that England are the Toronto Maple Leafs of soccer football

Well, at least England has spared me a moral dilemma.

If there's someone who has seen The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension more times than I have, I just want to talk. About how that could possibly be true.

Dawn@502eire.bsky.social · last mo.

what’s a movie you think you’ve seen more times than just about anyone? I would like to know how many other heavy repeat viewers of Last Holiday (2006) there are

I mean, it's philosophically fascinating that so much of this sport now turns on really sensitive judgements of intention. However, it's also clearly bullshit

Brutal, cruel sport! Awful!

All I will say is that if Bosnia goes up 3-0 immediately, I will remain worried

Kid sitting behind me on this flight keeps asking 'But what IS Ohio'. No provided answers seem to satisfy him. He seems to be becoming increasingly skeptical that an answer is even possible.

Oh no! How will they starm their kiers now?

You're going to see a lot of Canadians getting up on high horses over the inevitable US World Cup logistical failures, but they should know that it just took me and 900 of my new best friends three full hours to exit YYZ post-landing

Singer Neil Diamond started his career as Neil Coal. He changed his name when the pressure got to him.

On the one hand, it's been a bit of a rough week. On the other, my karaoke rendition of Randy Newman's 'Political Science' has never got a bigger reaction than it did on Tuesday.

Highlight of the CAN-FIN game today was my partner (philosopher but not hockey guy) coming out of his office as I was watching the game to ask why he kept hearing stuff about 'Brandom Hegel'

Obviously I never want Team USA to win a hockey game ever, but it would be pretty funny if the gold medal game was at a time that was maximally inconvenient for literally all of the relevant fans

How am I supposed to just have a normal day after that hockey game. I could feel the years coming off my lifespan.

This is just what it's like living next to the CMU Philosophy department

Todd in the Shadows@shadowtodd.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Neighbor just knocked on my door and asked me if I had priors. Turns out I misheard her and she was asking to borrow my pliers. That's a relief, I thought I was gonna have to move again

Have we considered putting sanctions on Russian exports of figure skaters.

'Describe the process of making bobbin lace'

ponder@ponder.ooo · 7mo ago

let's put a pin in circling back to that later and circle back to putting a pin in it later

It makes sense that so much of the focus is on Malinin (largest difference between expectation and result + US bias on this and every website) but I cannot overstate the degree to which almost everyone was fucking terrible today

Jen Whyte 🍁@whyjenwhy.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I've been watching figure skating for a long time, and I'm not sure I've ever seen a bloodbath like that.