Ed Frey on A Simple ExplanationFebruary 26, 2026
I'm so disconnected from the culture of 'today' that I didn't even know what 'plushies' were. Had to look it…
Anonymous on The PlagueFebruary 26, 2026
My own family has done this. It was uncontroversial, though when no parents are left alive, I think it is…
Anonymous on What School Is ForFebruary 26, 2026
One of my children has a Bible name. Not a common given name, but it's an extremely prominent (I thought!)…
Clarissa on The PlagueFebruary 26, 2026
I remember that stupid sitcom Friends where Rachel was dating while being heavily pregnant. I was shocked by the idea.…
oldcowboy3 on The PlagueFebruary 26, 2026
methylethyl It is not just American, I am pretty sure that is now the normal in the West. Family/kin, was…
Anonymous on What School Is ForFebruary 26, 2026
I hate "different than." If something differs from, then it should be different from. We don't do that with any…
Anonymous on What School Is ForFebruary 26, 2026
I knew a 4th grade neighbor who didn’t know his birthdate. It was the same as my daughter’s, so I…
cliff arroyo on What School Is ForFebruary 26, 2026
" plebeian form of non-standard grammar in current US speech" English is a pluricentric language, there's not a single standard that…
ShadowsCollide on What School Is ForFebruary 26, 2026
I agree, and I work in schools. Too many schools act as free babysitting and a dumping ground for kids…
Avi on What School Is ForFebruary 26, 2026
"If I would have done that". More and more I notice the normalisation of this plebeian form of non-standard grammar…
Anonymous on What School Is ForFebruary 26, 2026
School is for proles, and always has been. The scions of the rich have always had tutors. Schools for the…
Anonymous on The PlagueFebruary 26, 2026
Part of the tragedy there is that human cultures *have* come up with ways to handle this situation, but American…
Anonymous on Janet’s LawFebruary 26, 2026
If you continue to learn and explore new things, that slows things down. It is one of my dad's primary…
Clarissa on An AI ExperimentFebruary 26, 2026
Yes!! I've done that, too!!! Truly, great minds think alike.
Clarissa on Broken RecordFebruary 26, 2026
Thank you, I appreciate this argument. The reason why I oppose any strikes on Iran is as follows. There can…
Good Enough Professor on An AI ExperimentFebruary 26, 2026
The only real “productivity hack” I’ve found with AI is when I’m procrastinating on something I need to write. I…
Anonymous on Broken RecordFebruary 26, 2026
My two cent. I am not happy about this turn of direction. I wasn't pleased when Trump bombed the nuclear…
Clarissa on Philologists and ChangeFebruary 26, 2026
There is this beautiful shade of difference between языковедение and языкознание. Ведать is not the same as знать. It's one…
Avi on Philologists and ChangeFebruary 26, 2026
Thanks for clearing this up. The beauty of “языковед” is that it is perspicuous in a way that neither linguist…
Clarissa on Philologists and ChangeFebruary 26, 2026
He uses the word "языковед", which in a literal translation would be "the knower of language." I vacillated between linguist…
Avi on Philologists and ChangeFebruary 26, 2026
I think that by "philologists" he means linguists. I suppose that people with a linguistic sensibility are more attuned to…
Clarissa on Broken RecordFebruary 26, 2026
That will be proven true if there is no strike. I hope there is no strike but not for the…
Stringer Bell on Broken RecordFebruary 26, 2026
Your fantasies are your own.
Clarissa on Broken RecordFebruary 26, 2026
And if it's to prevent a much bigger killing? We are talking nuclear. This is very serious.
Stringer Bell on Broken RecordFebruary 26, 2026
"Provide me with a convincing argument as to why I should not kill you" is the logic of sociopaths.
Clarissa on Broken RecordFebruary 26, 2026
As I said, there is no argument. :-)
Stringer Bell on Broken RecordFebruary 26, 2026
But it’s inevitable because the opposing side doesn’t have an argument. It's inevitable because your president is a slave to…
Stringer Bell on Broken RecordFebruary 26, 2026
But Islamic suicide bombers? I need a serious argument that they wouldn’t. You're not a serious person when it comes…
Stringer Bell on Broken RecordFebruary 26, 2026
I also don’t want a war with Iran. This is hard to believe.
Stringer Bell on Broken RecordFebruary 26, 2026
Israel is more of a religiously fanatic country than Iran. Genocidal subhumans.