@tracewoodgrains “Does common sense policy that is easy to understand on TV” is such a rare superpower it’s the only thing in the country that can actually transcend ideology.
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Owen Wiseman
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Owen Wiseman
@OGWiseman
I'm a screenwriter and prose writer who loves sci fi and fantasy. Sign up for my Substack to receive two stories a month by me! Also: Jack’s Dad as of 7/9/22.
Tacoma, WA Katılım Mayıs 2010
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gotta be honest, I just can’t dislike the guy, even with all the ideological cruft, even after his slate of bad endorsements.
and I just don’t think Cuomo would have been a better mayor. if we are to have socialists, let them at least care like this about the nuts and bolts
Acyn@Acyn
Mamdani: In a win for every ice cream lover across New York City, we will work with the state to do away with the frozen dessert permit that requires restaurants to seek out a superfluous second permit for what they’re already doing: serving food. No more treat-sploitation, as we say. Right now, barbershops need three licenses to cut hair: one to be a barber, one to own the shop, and one from the city on top of both. The state of affairs is frankly anti-fade, and we will not stand for it, which is why we will work with the state to streamline these licenses as well. And to the bingo enthusiasts out there, for too long, the potential earnings of a hot streak at bingo have been capped by arcane rules that no longer reflect how the game is actually being played. With OPEN, DCWP will remove unnecessary regulations, including prize limits. These are just a few of the improvements we are proud to announce today as we make it clear we are in the pocket of Big Abuela.
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@rBillSimmonsPod Klay Thompson. Businesslike. Not a ton of range but what he does always plays and he can get hot. Low mistake player, team-first attitude. Loves to win.
He’s even got the “does lots of self-aware shit but also seems weird and also somehow seems boring” energy for me.
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The secret to not being awkward is to never force conversation. Don’t try to come up with interesting things to say, don’t talk to people for the sake of talking, don’t voice opinions or ask questions to sound smart. Instead, notice your own curiosity and follow it. If you don’t have any, radiate comfort in your silence.
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@connorrmccarthy @WillManidis I am not here to defend Orny Adams, who seemed mentally ill in that documentary and I hope has gotten better since then.
But I think Seinfeld is putting us on, and the fact that he was never kicking around at 35 still trying to get the break is instrumental to his attitude.
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@OGWiseman @WillManidis That Seinfeld strives to expand the reach of his art isn’t hypocritical. His goal is obviously to perform for as many eyeballs as possible. The money flows from there. The whole point is that the target is different. Not that he isnt striving for success.
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this essay changed my life in 2021 and I’m been glad it’s public now
Jeremy Giffon@jeremygiffon
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@connorrmccarthy @WillManidis Like imagine a world where Seinfeld is not allowed to do anything that more than 50 people see, ever. New law. Is he still going to tiny clubs and grinding on a new set just for the joy of it? Preposterous!
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@connorrmccarthy @WillManidis Don’t agree with the last sentence. If “just keep working” is what matters, why do a huge doc about building your set? Why promote “comedians in cars” so heavily? Just work!
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@OGWiseman @WillManidis I’m not saying that he didn’t try hard to be world famous. And the fact that he promoted himself like that for 50 years even after being wildly famous and wealthy is a point towards my theory, not yours.
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@connorrmccarthy @WillManidis Yes, I think he’s faking that and in fact Jerry Seinfeld was/is *desperate* to be a World Famous Comedian. He’s made savvy format decisions and promoted the absolute fuck out of himself for 50 years. He didn’t have to do that to keep working.
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@OGWiseman @WillManidis The point is not that the wildly successful do not grind or strive; it’s that they don’t view it as grinding or striving. Getting to do the work is the reward for him. So it’s not grinding to a goal or striving for an outcome. It’s about doing it well so he can do more of it.
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@hoopwemby @Luke898988 @Three_Cone It’s cool that he’s willing (if that’s even true) but obv shouldn’t be on the table!
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@OGWiseman @Luke898988 @Three_Cone Bc of this. All I can do is hope this doesn’t end up like the Thunder Harden situation
Fullcourtpass@Fullcourtpass
Dylan Harper has expressed a willingness to be patient and accept a sixth man role again next season, per @JaredWeissNBA (nytimes.com/athletic/74511…)
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@hoopwemby @Luke898988 @Three_Cone Genuinely interested in why you think this. They didn’t notice him in the playoffs?
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@Luke898988 @Three_Cone If they bring Harper off the bench this year (they won’t) they’re fucking morons, he’s their second best player already.
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@Three_Cone Probably Harper 6moty if he comes off the bench?
Also could see Ajay Mitchell winning it.
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@Three_Cone No easy answers but possibly Wemby mvp. 😬 If he qualifies they’re gonna be desperate to give it to him.
If I had to pick ROY probably Wilson, he’s gonna have every chance to be a real guy and he seems eager.
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@_Sweet_Jesus @mattyglesias @amandalitman I want them to not talk in terms of “transphobia” and instead take a nuanced position that meets average voters where they are.
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@mattyglesias @amandalitman Hardly anyone talks about guns or climate change or defunding the cops anymore matt. What else? Do you want them to more transphobic than the actual population?
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One million percent. I think it comes from a combo of things -- financial incentives (consultants seeking profit or people satisfying donors, or both), anxiety about being seen as wrong by your peers, & a deep internalization of the stakes & consequences (which is fair, but also, fear is not a great excuse!)
Pat Dennis@patdennis
There is a pervasive anti-risk-taking psychology in Democratic Party institutions. You see it reflected in the way we post, the way we govern, and in what we'll allow ourselves to strive for electorally. Spreadsheet conservatism -- like the worst possible risk is being wrong
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@slavakozlov @WillManidis Yeah I mean I think they’re arguing that decision reveals a mindset of just doing the work no matter what, but it strikes me more as a lack of adversity!
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@OGWiseman @WillManidis Yeah the essay seems to have missed Seinfeld’s whole character. Not only was he grinding when he went on the Tonight Show, he was grinding after his massive hit. He didn’t make a show about his expensive cars like a certain comedian, he went to (almost) open mike nights
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@the_sigh_op2 @WillManidis That doesn’t seem responsive to what I said—couldn’t he have driven before that?
But insofar as he was instantly successful, then I even more disagree that there’s any meaningful contrast between him and a guy like Adams.
“Just work” is easy to say when you’ve never failed!
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@OGWiseman @WillManidis Jerry was probably rich before his sitcom even shot a pilot. He appeared on Carson 10 times in the '80s and was a top stand-up by the end of the decade.
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@visakanv Once you’re training though, a version of this actually does work. If you do interval training and run really fast for some of it, it makes running slower require less heart bpm, for example. If you run long and slow it can increase your sustainable speed in shorter distances.
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when i was about 20 years old, i did a half-marathon without training, thinking it would at least make shorter runs subsequently feel easier. it did not achieve this effect whatsoever. in hindsight i realize this was an intellectual misunderstanding of bodily experience
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The subtext of this is that Lu Dort was still a valuable basketball player and was not traded for basketball reasons, and he deserves to hear that from us. Glad Presti said it.
Joe Mussatto@joe_mussatto
Sam Presti to @Justintohoops: “This was a financial decision. The impression I have been given is that the savings generated this summer, and from being out of the tax the last several years, will be re-allocated to future teams.” oklahoman.com/story/sports/n…
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