I want to be able to offer exclusively vegan dishes at Bancho Sushi, but dishes that involve the rape and murder of sentient shrimp are bigger money makers.

That’s a pretty massive problem.

We used Santa (et al.) as an exercise in critical thinking. Outside of saying, “Yep, the Easter Bunny did it.” we never directly lied about it. If they asked a question about it, we answered truthfully.

Child: “Whoa, how does he visit all those homes in one night?”

Dad: “It’s impossible unless he uses magic.”

C: “Whoa magic is real??”

D: “Nope.”

They all figured it out on their own before they hit grade school.

In a modern survey of Jesus is Definitely Real and Was The Son of God and Died and Rose Again for Our Sins scholars, they unanimously believe that Jesus was real.

Do not argue against it. It’s on Wikipedia. Those are the guys who were cited, so he’s real.

Lord of the Flies says a lot about how intensely shitty rich boarding school kids become sociopaths society.

Does incognito mode do anything that temporary containers don’t? In a world of 2FA key password managers, having to log in every session is super easy—barely an inconvenience.

I’m kind of a dumb guy about computers, but destroying everything every time seemed like a smart call.

I do. Windows 11 is just a bunch of bloatware and ads stuffed in a trenchcoat. I want to be able to use all those rams and GBs I downloaded, without half them being tied up in tracking.

Can we defederate from Star Trek Picard?

Why is criticism reserved only for the one that did not start the current war?

Probably because none of us live in Russia, so criticizing them is a waste of time. Of course they suck, but there’s nothing we can do about it. Nobody in Russia is ever going to read our criticism.

We do, however, mostly live in NATO-aligned countries. We CAN affect change in our own countries. That is a productive conversation to have.

Can you show in what way is Ukraine more right-wing than Russia?

Nobody is claiming that. You’re having an argument with a guy you made up.

Called it.

Post hog.

Oh lord, no. Drivers are rarely held accountable for murdering cyclists. The “accountability” usually caps out at weekends in jail, picking up some garbage on the highway, and being real real sorry.

Considering the store, I could have fit that much shit into a grocery basket with just me and my kids. Thousand dollar shoes? THREE THOUSAND DOLLAR PURSES?

Shit, I’m in the wrong line of work. Just rob one of these stores, move away, and retire.

It’s mid. You aren’t missing much. It’s 90% flash, 10% substance. Unless you’ve been a Minsk & Boo Stan waiting in the shadows for 25 years.

Personally I’d go steal Disco Elysium again. Or do the free-to-play class stories in Star Wars: the Old Republic. Light side Sith Warrior, and any alignment Imperial Agent are pretty awesome self-contained stories.

(That’s the gag. The article talks about an annual $800 travel/child care/wellness allowance like it’s the solution to this non-problem.)

Just give them a child care. What could it cost? $800 a year?

You don’t get to be a billionaire by paying for NFL Sunday Ticket. Embrace hustle and grind culture!

Reconciliation needs to involve guns. And not on your side .

All good. I always try to assume good faith posting until proven otherwise.