Anonymous on Engineering MiseryMay 25, 2026
With stuff like the lunch thing, I suspect third-world engagement farming. Those can't be real people. ethyl
Anonymous on Manipulating LanguageMay 25, 2026
...and yeah 100%. I know the rest of the country clicks on "Florida Man" headlines for the sheer wacky amusement…
Anonymous on Manipulating LanguageMay 25, 2026
"deciding not to investigate a plane that landed without lights late at night…" (shudders) ref: Sandy Creek murders. Your brother…
Anonymous on Aunt NatashaMay 25, 2026
I'm totally like the aunt, I can't be arsed to do something for myself but I spring into action when…
cliff arroyo on Manipulating LanguageMay 25, 2026
"we all know a handful more among friends" You get it. And we all know a handful more of things…
Avi on I’m StrangeMay 24, 2026
Thanks for this post. Something I can understand.
xykademiqz on I’m StrangeMay 24, 2026
Society is organized by extroverts for extroverts. I can simulate extroversion and I'm good at small talk, but I don't…
Anonymous on I’m StrangeMay 24, 2026
IKR? Same here. I know the socializing and meet-and-greets are important for building community and integrating the new converts. They're…
Anonymous on Best for ChildrenMay 24, 2026
I've said before, I was from a very large family with very little money. Never went on a single childhood…
Anonymous on Manipulating LanguageMay 24, 2026
It's just a way to avoid saying young black men. The St. Louis City cops used to call them Canadians.…
Anonymous on Aunt NatashaMay 24, 2026
"Why did God make you?" "God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this…
Bryan on Aunt NatashaMay 24, 2026
”Man would rather will nothingness than not will anything at all.” -Nietzsche
Anonymous on Invented or True?May 24, 2026
They want the benefits without the obligations though.
Anonymous on Aunt NatashaMay 24, 2026
I guess having any type of meaning in life is a sort of theism. So many people live without reason…
Anonymous on Manipulating LanguageMay 24, 2026
For every "Florida man" story out there in the news, we all know a handful more among friends, relatives, and…
cliff arroyo on Manipulating LanguageMay 24, 2026
"“Florida man” still usually an authentic Floridian" Stealing school buses and driving them through the dining areas of Taco Bells…
Clarissa on Invented or True?May 23, 2026
"digital citizenship". Truly, you can't despise these people enough.
Anonymous on Manipulating LanguageMay 23, 2026
Pleased to report: "Florida man" still usually an authentic Floridian.
cliff arroyo on Manipulating LanguageMay 23, 2026
" the word “teen” in reports of increased gang activity" It's like European usage of "youth" or "Grimsby man" to refer…
Random reader on Invented or True?May 23, 2026
The only thing worse than devices in elementary schools is AI in elementary schools. You know that it is coming/already…
Clarissa on Invented or True?May 23, 2026
Teachers love tech in the classroom because it means they don't have to actually teach. The biggest slackers at my…
Clarissa on Invented or True?May 23, 2026
Exactly. Change actually translates as "something good and should always be pursued at any cost." They go all read in…
Clarissa on Invented or True?May 23, 2026
Affluent or religious. It's very interesting how the lifestyles of the wealthy resemble those of the deeply religious.
Anonymous on Invented or True?May 23, 2026
"Those behind the Fife school iPads say they are “transformational” and it has already changed how classrooms work." (from the…
Anonymous on Invented or True?May 23, 2026
This is heavily class-skewed. The more affluent the parents, the more likely they are to want school without screens.
Anonymous on Invented or True?May 23, 2026
The biggest anti-screen action I heard about in the news came from parents. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/los-angeles-school-district-require-screen-time-limits-rcna332173
Clarissa on PowerlessMay 23, 2026
I believe you, my friend. I've seen so much dysfunction over the summer salary. People completely losing face. The idea…
Anonymous on Invented or True?May 23, 2026
Scotland but relevant: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/education/schools/5452045/fife-school-ipads-50m-cost/
random reader on Invented or True?May 22, 2026
In the situation I am familiar with, the program is ending because of the finances. There is actually some significant…
Anonymous on Invented or True?May 22, 2026
There are parents and teachers pushing to get rid of the devices because they aren't good for the kids. It's…