Ferdinand The Cyber Duck

World so fucked even I FULLY agree with what the Pope said here in his first encyclical

Today, we remember.

the pope's embrace of claude part of a proud long history in which local pagan deities are slowly transmogified into holidays, in this essay i will

I just completed my first close reading of Magnifica Humanitas, and here are the words and phrases that jumped out to me—which I suspect we may be hearing for decades to come. The "Moralization of Machines" Disarm Recognition of faces over function "Digital sobriety" "Babel Syndrone" The Wise Architect The Way of Nehemiah "de facto solidarity" "just institutions" "forms of presenece based on power" Ecology of Communication "promise of the perfect machine" social love Just War Theory is definitely called "outdated" anthropological regression "structural indebtedness" "False Realism" Culture of Negotiation The Construction Sites of History

@josephnollasj "The proof of the existence of God is left to the reader as an exercise"

It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early, and so late take rest, and eat the bread of carefulness; / for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

made a site that picks the closest rothko for how the weather feels outside your window

@TheFoxEssence That's how I always imagined it.

On the mission “The Silent Cartographer” I assume that the centre structure is a locking mechanism that lifts up out of the way based on how it’s designed And the door itself is a double layered piece that’s slides horizontally in and out of place to close the hatch

@MintBlitz It's shiny and new, but hard to say it has the same soul.

Halo Campaign Evolved (WIP) vs Halo Combat Evolved

@TcTechnetium Isn't this just Dr. Who?

imagine a swapped version… this immortal who despite everything they've seen, still sees the world as beautiful, and teaches the mortal that to give them hope to keep going in life

I've been saying this for years. We obviously live in the Early Modern Future now.

The George Bush posting will continue

My wife mentioned a nice private school over dinner this week She said the campus was beautiful I asked what's the tuition She said we should look at it as an investment in him not a cost I made a note She said don't make a note I said I always make notes She said this isn't a deal I said everything is a deal She closed her eyes She said we'd discuss it Saturday I agreed Saturday 7:02am She came downstairs in her Saturday robe Coffee in hand I had my cargo shorts on The dining room had been cleared The projector was on The analyst was at the head of the table Quarter zip on, three iced coffees, a legal pad, and two laptops He had been there since 6:44am I texted him at 11:14pm Friday The text said dining room 6:45am bring the model He sent a thumbs up My wife stopped in the doorway She said what is this I said you said you wanted to discuss it She said this is not a discussion I did not respond She sat down anyway The analyst stood He said good morning ma'am She did not respond He sat back down A printed deck in front of each seat A fourth copy in case Slide 1 Tuition Schedule $38,500 per year Thirteen years $500,500 nominal Before escalators The school has raised tuition 4.2% per year for a decade With escalators $648,000 My wife said okay I said I'm not done Slide 2 Opportunity Cost Even before escalators $38,500 invested annually 10% nominal return S&P long-run average since 1928 By his eighteenth birthday $944,000 My wife said we can afford it I said I know that's not the slide Slide 3 Terminal Value at Age 65 $83 million She was quiet The analyst slid the sensitivity tables across the table 8% return $31 million 10% return $83 million 12% return $222 million She did not look She said this isn't about money I said it's always about money She said no it isn't I said then what is it about She did not answer She said you can't put a dollar value on his teachers his classmates his environment I said I can the analyst already did slide 6 He flipped to slide 6 She did not look She said the school is the best in the city I said best is a feeling She said it produces the best students I said the students were already the best before they got there She said our son deserves it I said our son deserves $83 million My son walked in He is five Dinosaur pajamas He looked at the projector He looked at the open deck on the table He looked at slide 3 He said are we modeling pre-tax or after-tax The analyst opened a new tab My wife looked at the ceiling He said what's the discount rate The analyst set down his pen She closed her eyes He said is this the same return assumption from the 529 conversation The analyst stopped typing He looked at me I did not say anything She stood up Sat back down He said dad can I help I said yes He pulled up a chair The analyst handed him a printout He started reading My wife watched him read She watched him for a long time She said his name He looked up She said do you like school He said the work is too easy and the kids don't ask questions She did not respond She looked at the ceiling She walked out of the room The analyst started packing up He said should I follow up Monday sir I said no follow up needed He'll be fine Sent from my iPhone

Halo Combat Evolved vs Campaign Evolved (WIP)

@shebringsjoy Yes, it's but it's very parish by parish.

I have no desire to convert into another tradition, but I used to think if I wasn’t Lutheran I would probably default to Catholic. Over the years I have realized I would probably go towards the Anglican Church. Does a a very conservative Anglican church still exist?

@Mr_Rebs_ @ballmatthew @asha_shar I don't think there's any question that halo has the greatest gap between present state and potential.

The new CSO of XBOX, @ballmatthew, just said his focus includes reviving storied franchises. When @asha_shar became CEO, she said her focus includes committing to iconic franchises. Which XBOX franchises do you think they should focus on? Obviously my first choice is Halo. Since multiple games are already in development, they need to ensure pre-release and post-release development is properly handled. Also they need to address Halo Studios leadership issues. #Xbox