Just looking around my place, it looks like a lot are operated by businesses that cover every way in or out of the parking lot, and the local PD covers entrance and exit ramps from highways. So essentially you have to watch where you shop and never use an interstate to avoid these things. Basically so difficult most people can’t be bothered.

Of course there is always sniping them…

I don’t understand. Maybe I’m the unsophisticated one.

What does this mean: “Michigan Republicans involved in the effort were trying to seek redress after Trump’s loss and attempted to perform their civic duties”?

1. What is appropriate redress for your candidate losing an election?

2. Which legal duty were they exercising while falsifying documents and swearing to falsehoods?

I find the following list of appropriate redress. Which one of these did they do, again?

•	Accepting the result: Recognize that elections reflect the will of the electorate, even if the outcome is disappointing. Legitimacy depends on losers conceding gracefully.
•	Supporting future campaigns: Channel energy into organizing, volunteering, fundraising, or running for office in the next cycle.
•	Engaging in issue advocacy: Work with advocacy groups, community organizations, or political action committees to advance policies aligned with your values.
•	Petitioning and contacting representatives: Continue influencing government through lobbying, petitions, and direct constituent outreach.
•	Civic participation: Attend town halls, join local boards, or participate in grassroots activism to shape political priorities.
•	Legal remedies: If there’s credible evidence of irregularities, the proper channel is through courts and established election contest procedures—not unilateral or extra-legal action.

As someone who is excited about AI and thinks it’s pretty neat, I agree we’ve needed a level-set around the expectations. Vibe coding isn’t a thing. Replacing skilled humans isn’t a thing. It’s a niche technology that never should’ve been sold as making everything you do with it better.

We’ve got far too many companies who think adoption of AI is a key differentiator. It’s not. The key differentiator is almost always the people, though that’s not as sexy as cutting edge technology.

Trump is the manifestation of banal evil.

That was a great video. I didn’t have any idea this was a thing. I have nothing but more questions so I’m going to go do some reading.

I mean, it’s probably true. Those tapes almost certainly exist and Putin has means to get them. But also, yeah, almost certain is not a fact. This is one of those cases where citing can only reduce the credibility of a statement by pretending there needs to be something more definitive than, “well, obviously.”

I like write freely. Paper.wf has been down for a couple of weeks, but I like how clean it is and how much it just feels like a blank piece of paper. It feels like I don’t have to build a brand — I feel like it actively discourages that.

But it being down is discouraging. I can’t even get to the stuff I’ve written to migrate it elsewhere. If there is a host that is reliable, I’d give it another shot, but last time I looked most of them not open registration for free tiers.

Might take a look at write.as.

I’m working hard to get them all out.

I have 5 and they are all doing great, thanks, though 2 are still in the house. Burdensome? Fuck people make parenting sound awful. It’s awesome and I love it. Even the parts that are a struggle.

That’s not the same thing at all. And not really true, either.

And that is pretty much all true to an extent. It is largely not what I see from folks who say your kids become your whole life. I’m happy to take my kids into account, but I also leave plenty of space to live for me, too.

Though I will say you still have to go on some vacations by yourself because a vacation with kids is anything but a vacation.

I’d say not only is that not worth fixing, but to have the front 1/2" lower than the back would be ideal to get rain and melted ice to flow out of the garage rather than pooling. That assumes it isn’t below the driveway, though, because in that case it wouldn’t do any good (and if you have a heated garage will lead to your garage door freezing to the floor… ask how I know).

My job as a parent is to make sure my kids are healthy, emotionally balanced, and self-sufficient around the age of 18. With the understanding that none of that is entirely under my control, and having less and less influence as they get older.

The greatest influence I can have is how I live my life, because actions speak louder than words. That means being healthy, and emotionally balanced, which is clearly not slavishly dedicating my life to someone else.

The philosophy of “live your life for your kids” is more about judging parents when things go awry (often through no specific parenting fault) than offering helpful advice for people trying to parent, and in fact if you try to follow it, it turns out to be very poor advice.

I’d be careful of the labels you make. I consider some folks to be mentally defective, too, and it’s not queer folk.

It’s fascists.

It’s choppin’ off their heads time
Choppin’ off their heads time
Choppin’ off their heads time

It was a donation to send their kid to college. Works when you pay a hooker with Venmo, so why not?

The State would be unable to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the four officers who discharged their weapons were not justified in using deadly force,” Nye wrote.

Could you just maybe try though? Just try?

Except the talks he’s holding are just him, the hamberder, and the wall.

I don’t exactly know. My wife and kids help me stay sane (or push me in the other direction). They are my everything, even though I wish I had some other outlets.

I have a friend I see every year or two.

I had another friend who transitioned and we drifted apart because every conversation revolved around that and as happy as I am for her, our relationship began around gaming and movies and nerd stuff and that glue just faded away. I’m still emotionally invested in her well-being, but we don’t have anything in common any more.

Another close friend lost his job and moved states to live with his brother and mom

And that’s basically it. Other than my family, I just have social media, but I’m pretty private and don’t really open myself up online, preferring to interact anonymously. So I don’t have any advice to help, but you’re not alone (in a totally unhelpful way).

You missed my point a bit. They are promoting socialism by using that label as a scare tactic for anything remotely good for people — but instead of scaring people off social programs, it just makes socialism (largely unrelated to the actual programs) sound attractive.

We are in total agreement. This is a reaction to misinformation, not the spreading of it — if people fail to understand the subtext, they aren’t going to get what I’m laying down in any case.

I’ll grant it’s probably more obscure in this post than I generally am about this point.