Clarissa on Overgrown BabiesApril 11, 2026
It's very spot on. I get a headache whenever I come across an AI text or one of those Grok…
cliff arroyo on Overgrown BabiesApril 11, 2026
"The quote in English " Thank you, my own definition of slop is: AI output that tries too hard to pretend…
Clarissa on Book Notes: Transcription by Ben LernerApril 11, 2026
I think we would all benefit enormously from putting an informal ban on discussions of Hitler. I'd say 40-50 years…
el on Overgrown BabiesApril 11, 2026
\\ Am I not seeing the link or has el gone all Borges on us? The quote in English is…
PaulS on Black and BrownApril 11, 2026
This is a big deal in SA. While the apartheid was certainly bad, what a lot of people didn't realize…
PaulS on Government Oversight of ChurchesApril 11, 2026
We might be getting some civil setvice reform. During apartheid appointments were controlled by the inner party, and the post-…
PaulS on Book Notes: Transcription by Ben LernerApril 11, 2026
The apartheid government loved Hitler. This led to communists dominating the anti-apartheid movement, although liberals had far more popular support…
Mitch4 on Great SymbolismApril 11, 2026
Wonderful illustration!
Avi on Overgrown BabiesApril 11, 2026
I love babkolatka.
Clarissa on Overgrown BabiesApril 11, 2026
I love the word babkolatka with an uncommon passion.
cliff arroyo on Overgrown BabiesApril 11, 2026
"Women who try to sound like they are little girls." Like the Colombian expression "cuchibarbi" women who tries to look…
cliff arroyo on Overgrown BabiesApril 11, 2026
" a good definition of slop" Am I not seeing the link or has el gone all Borges on us?
Clarissa on Overgrown BabiesApril 11, 2026
That's brilliant. And exactly true.
el on Overgrown BabiesApril 11, 2026
OT: a good definition of slop
Anonymous on Overgrown BabiesApril 10, 2026
That suggests it's a wish-fulfillment fantasy for enough women to have a market for it. Is this simply women chafing…
Clarissa on Overgrown BabiesApril 10, 2026
Women who try to sound like they are little girls.
cliff arroyo on Overgrown BabiesApril 10, 2026
"As an affectation, it’s not as present in English as in Spanish" You mean people trying to sound as if…
Clarissa on Overgrown BabiesApril 10, 2026
As an affectation, it's not as present in English as in Spanish.
Clarissa on Overgrown BabiesApril 10, 2026
Nothing if it's a speech impediment and everything if it's a conscious affectation.
Anonymous on Overgrown BabiesApril 10, 2026
I'm curious what your issue is with people who lisp.
oldcowboy3 on Mental LoadApril 10, 2026
methylethyl Hmmm, well, somebody has to lead, so given the options you proffered, I choose "just some testerone thing" ;-D
Clarissa on War WonApril 10, 2026
Also, it's not remotely crazy or libertarian to believe that people should be free to sell their property. Seriously, you…
Clarissa on War WonApril 10, 2026
I've been called a Nazi many times in spite of ancestors who survived the Holocaust. You know why? Because I…
mitchellporter on War WonApril 10, 2026
Do you know that if you go to the Europa.com "news aggregator" and click on the relevant headline ("Blocking homebuyers…
xykademiqz on Overgrown BabiesApril 10, 2026
God, I hate that character type. It's endemic in genre fiction these days, too, and often pejoratively referred to as…
Clarissa on War WonApril 10, 2026
Exactly. I don't understand what narrative people generate to convince themselves that this won't be deployed against them. I was…
Anonymous on War WonApril 10, 2026
"extremist movements" I have read people seriously describing my entire religion as extremist. Who gets to decide?
Clarissa on War WonApril 10, 2026
How do you know that you won't be considered an extremist because of a joke you posted a decade ago…
mitchellporter on War WonApril 10, 2026
The draft of the German housing bill seems to say that a local government has the right to disallow property…
Clarissa on One PersonApril 10, 2026
Every single time. When there was a search for a new Associate Dean, the only person who came to the…