Christopher Best

@MarkWBennett In other words: Twitter is just conversations between idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

@zaxour Ah man I got an SMTendo board but no pow block to go with it. :( Guess I'll have to salvage that PSU my son helped recap after all...

Back in stock, hit my Ko-fi!

@HashtagGriswold @foomper My grandfather was clinically dead twice and his second experience he described as being in Hell. He actually did turn his life around afterwards so it doesn't matter to me whether it was real. It was real enough to him.

@foomper I have theological objections to those experiences, because no one‘s every like “for one minute, I was tortured in Hell, it was sheer agony”

The Waffle House teleportation story reminds me of the time Tucker said he had personally experienced a demon attack after waking up with claw marks, and the interviewer was like, "woooow, and there was no else in bed??" and Tucker goes, "just my four dogs."

@rcjparry @ScottGreenfield So when I point to the January 6th rioters all getting a pardon, you're going to come up with some justification as to why they don't count, right?

@ScottGreenfield Show me a right-wing group dominating a city for weeks on end, Vandalizing extensively and paying essentially no price.

Do you really want a president who provokes violence?

@HistoryBoomer The first Conan story has a scene where assassins come to kill King Conan. One of the assassins is a philosopher who was a great critic of Conan. Conan begs him to reconsider: He doesn't want to kill a well spoken critic. He values him too much. Conan got it... Why can't we?

A few comments don’t buy this. They’re wrong. Ideas, even good ideas, must be regularly challenged, otherwise they become moribund, slogans to be chanted without understanding, the way Iranians chant “Death to the Great Satan!” When critics attack America, it forces us to come up with arguments in defense of our country, and thereby understand why she’s so awesome. (For one, because she has things like a robust free speech culture.) Anti-American speech benefits America!

@kentonbrede @DMGvnf @FreeRangeKids @DavidDeLugas @ParentsUSA The title says she let her 10 year old walk. Not that she was jailed for 10 years.

@DMGvnf @FreeRangeKids @DavidDeLugas @ParentsUSA The title said she was imprisoned for 10 years.

I wrote the story: reason.com/2024/11/11/mom… Her pro bono lawyer is @DavidDeLugas of @ParentsUSA. If you go to the story, there's a link to a GoFundMe to help ParentsUSA cover the Pattersons' legal expenses.

@bugler @HistoryBoomer Great, more for us. Another side benefit is Oreos are also vegan, so gluten free Oreos are a great backup snack for special dietary needs when we do volunteer stuff at the elementary school. The kids definitely have no complaints.

@PrinnyCanBeHero @HistoryBoomer No, they're terrible. The ones from other companies like Glutino are better.

Oreos, best to worst Golden - Better than the original! Classic - Classic for a reason Thins - Ok, but needs more cream Mini - Just silly Doublestuff - too much cream! Gluten Free - Get out of here you commie! Peanut Butter - An abomination Mint - Makes Peanut Butter look good

@HistoryBoomer @HistoryBoomer But what if that first line you're holding up is a stealth edit in response to people rightly condemning the article? twitter.com/jessesingal/st…

People (including me) have rightly made fun of this tweet, but the first line sets a different tone: "American higher education has long viewed plagiarism as a cardinal sin. Accusations of academic dishonesty have ruined the careers of faculty and undergraduates alike."

@TheBombadilShow Hey can you DM me? Have a request re: an MWO event and I don't wanna pay Mr. Musk for the privilege to DM you. :P

@discord Wait, buy? BUY? I pay you a huge annual fee to get the opportunity to BUY avatar decorations? Are you kidding me?

@MisterDuckyArt Ah man I don't deserve this. That came out great!

Quick doodle for @PrinnyCanBeHero because I felt like it. It's been more than 2 and a half years. #disgaea #prinny #judgedredd

@ScottGreenfield How sure are you of that statistic? Someone being reporting as "having broadband access" and actually being able to get something one would describe as broadband internet aren't always the same thing.

99.8 percent of Rhode Island residents have broadband access...which has a population of just over a million, still received more than $108 million in BEAD funds. That equates to over $49,000 per unserved Rhode Islander. Bet they would rather just get a check.

@EsotericCD Similar vein: There's a novel series (and anime) from Japan called GATE, which deals with "What would happen if the JSDF went to a fantasy world with modern military hardware to stop it from invading Japan"

I'm still extremely disappointed that we haven't gotten the "time-travelers come with machine guns and unlimited ammo to conquer Early Medieval Europe" film that we've needed for so long.

@ScottGreenfield @robertgraham I might know a guy who can get you a good deal on one.

@robertgraham Rob.

Going away and spent most of the morning trying to decide what watch to bring. This is always such a struggle.

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@Hognutz2 @markwbennett Afraid not! I've lived on three coasts now, but always CONUS.

@PrinnyCanBeHero @markwbennett You wouldn't happen to live in Hawaii by chance? I knew a Chris Best there once upon a time.

@MarkWBennett In other words: Twitter is just conversations between idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

@jbarro You know, I didn't understand why Ken was complaining about people running to him to "correct" you. Until now. You obviously need to be stopped.

I am quoted in the Washington Post today explaining, once again, why it makes sense to change the clocks twice a year. washingtonpost.com/health/2022/11…

@wittmer0313 @opendna @IPAzRGR8 @billybinion Qualified immunity *literally only exists* to protect police officers who violate rights. That is all it does. If they did not violate rights in the case, *they would not need qualified immunity*. So if you got QI in a lawsuit, you DID violate someone's rights. And got let off.

@opendna @IPAzRGR8 @billybinion Again, it’s very much not. You’re being told it is, and being fed unusual anecdotes to support that, but the reality is that it’s very much not. Ask any cop who has been through a federal lawsuit (like me).

We often hear that the First Amendment has never been stronger. I'd like to tell you a story about why that's not true. It starts with a guy in East Cleveland who supported the "wrong" mayoral candidate. So law enforcement destroyed his livelihood & prosecuted him for his words.

@G_CURLEY @callumborchers @WSJ Got invited to a "new hire lunch" with the head of software engineering at my site. Was catered. Was great. Good guy, good food, learned some useful stuff. Met fellow new hires. Don't see what a CEO has to offer.

@G_CURLEY @callumborchers @WSJ A one time thing? Maybe. Probably not, though. Every week? No way. Especially not when I'm working remotely. Double especially since HQ involves a plane ride. If I was in the office already I might stop by, but frankly don't see the point. Especially not *this* guy.

Reading about remote work in the WSJ and can't get over this excerpt. When the CEO invites you to lunch...I feel like that's a no-brainer... Thoughts? (piece by @callumborchers in @WSJ )