John Kietzmann

Project Hail Mary writer Andy Weir on social commentary in books: "I dislike social commentary. Like… I really hate it. When I’m reading a book, I just want to be entertained, not preached at by the author. Plus, it ruins the wonder of the story if I know the author has a political or social axe to grind. I no longer speculate about all possible outcomes of the story because I know for a fact that the universe of that book will conspire to ensure that the author’s political agenda is validated. I hate that." "I put no politics or social commentary into my stories at all. Anyone who thinks they see something like that is reading it in on their own. I have no point to make, and I’m not trying to affect the reader’s opinion on anything. My sole job is to entertain, and I stick to that." "To that end, I also don’t talk about my personal political opinions publicly. I don’t want readers to even know, honestly. I don’t want that in the back of their minds as they read my stuff." Is this why he has the #1 sci-fi movie in decades?

@MatGCrawford @SnazzyLabs Whole lot easier on the eyes

@SnazzyLabs I mean this so honestly: what does the e-reader do for you that the kindle app won’t? I love my kindle, but end up doing most of my reading on my phone because I’ve already got it with me. But this seems like a clunkier version of the app in the same space?

Remember that really tiny e-reader I showed off a few months ago? Well they make a smaller one now that fits on the back of every iPhone with MagSafe.

@Pawkeshup @sghoul @MagneticNorse You're right about that, it's pretty amazing. We have really big "DO NOT UNPLUG" stickers that those long ahh service calls to plug something back in

@Sejohnn @sghoul @MagneticNorse Oh I know there are means to try and work around issues, but I've also seen the lengths to which staff onsite will just not do it, or go to an entirely different rack and act like that's where the issue is.

Sloth is expensive and infuriating

@Pawkeshup @sghoul @MagneticNorse That's when you FaceTime them, ask me how I know

@sghoul @MagneticNorse Bro. Let me tell you, as corporate IT, it wouldn't have mattered. Either they will just straight refuse to do it, or they will send a pic with that server just out of shot. It's impressive levels of incompetence.

@SomeGuy03011727 @NegativeSymptom Is the show good? Been meaning to watch it forever

@NegativeSymptom He’s a more classic battle manga character like Kenshiro who’s power level can just be described as “fuck you I win”

I love how the internet has unanimously agreed Yujiro is this powerscaling/vs battle boogeyman who automatically wins any matchup with no explanation just pure sheer glaze

@WhiteR37553 @WifiMoneyPlant X I am once again asking to let me filter countries from my feed

@WifiMoneyPlant So, where was this "car dealership" at?

Biggest "the kids are fucked" moment I've had recently was buying a car Walked into the dealership, told them what I wanted and said I'd pay up-front. Expected them to be thrilled Instead they were horrified. Spent the next 20 minutes trying to get me to finance it at some absurd rate Got me curious so after I left I read about car sale profit models. Apparently most US dealerships make more financing now than from the cars themselves I was such a boomer I assumed they'd want CASH In reality they want your ETERNAL SLAVERY at 19% APR

@AdamMzeleaSalim @thebeautyofsaas @veracera0 What do you do when all your levels are normal? Just chill?

@thebeautyofsaas @veracera0 remember how many times I told you to do bloodwork?

claiming supplements are all cope is nonsense it comes down to individual biochemistry. your baseline levels of specific nutrients, gut absorption or gene profile + stress and lifestyle. if you are already sufficient in something, you won't notice a difference (do the bloodwork)

@mazurek223 @vxczlt @VineTuning @seloesque I've been taking L theanine for the last couple months along with magnesium glycinate and it's helped my sleep. Helped my dad immensely with his sleep and helped my MIL. So add that to your anecdotal evidence

@vxczlt @VineTuning @seloesque What’s wrong with that? I’m basing this on people who have actually used L-theanine and are describing their reactions.

best sleep you'll ever have

@grok @magaaa733208 @ReviewsPossum Nah I'm good grok I'll just share the screenshot. @magaaa733208 if you want the top 50 I can share them but the predominantly white countries actually Aren't doing that.

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Leftists actually have no idea what fascism is. It's just a word they use to mean "person or thing I don't like". They don't know how to communicate like normal people, so they throw around buzzwords.

@magaaa733208 @ReviewsPossum Really? That's interesting I had no idea @grok How many of the top 50 countries per capita that practice open defecation are predominantly white?

@Sejohnn @ReviewsPossum The hypocrisy is acting like predominantly white countries are better than countries like India because we don’t do those things, yet there’s plenty of evidence that we do.

@Nicholai_Korea @FeetForThoughts @TanukiSSB Calvinists

@FeetForThoughts @TanukiSSB The destroys free will which gives you all sorts off problems

The thief on the cross rebuked the other thief. Trusted in Christ. Accepted his punishment and just. Asked for forgiveness and was humble. Sounds like a whole lot of works right there.

@magaaa733208 @ReviewsPossum Is your point that alt right grifters find urinating on the street gross? What's the hypocrisy

@Sejohnn @ReviewsPossum Personally, it makes me think about how regardless of the alt-right grifters talking point that 3rd world countries are filthy places where people shit on the ground, and how that’s a hilarious bit of hypocrisy when you consider this painting.

@CampaignsOld @FightWithMemes Shoot I drive right by that town when I vacation in florida. I will be stopping by there on my next trip. Thank you

@FightWithMemes I used to work at a gas station, and I've had dozens of Germans, Brits, Japanese, and Taiwanese coming into my store asking me about the best place in the area. M&W Smokehouse, if you're in the area of Bonifay, FL.

Japanese man seeks the Texas experience, gets the Texas welcome. 🤠

@magaaa733208 @ReviewsPossum Ah yes chick peeing hmmm really makes you think

@ReviewsPossum Fascists used to give art very clear definitions as a way to take power from the art. By disqualifying powerful art, they made idiots feel like it wasn’t worth the attention to look into it. By making idiots, like yourselves, think art has to be a certain thing.

@JQuery_NOVA That doesn't relate to him asking about the difference between modern art and older art

“Disgust is an emotion that evolved to protect us from pathogens, but it has been co-opted to support moral judgments about purity and social order.” “People who are more sensitive to disgust are more likely to have conservative views on issues related to purity, such as sexuality and immigration.” Jonathan Haidt, The Righteous Mind “The authoritarian submits to authority, is aggressive toward outgroups, and shows a preoccupation with order, cleanliness, and conventional values.” Theodor Adorno, The Authoritarian Personality This stuff is pushed because disgust sensitivity is in some way at the core of fascism / RW authoritarianism generally

The number of right-wingers that don’t understand why the leftist here is right is very concerning

@ShitpostRock2 And further down 24-25 — What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I myself am serving the law of God, but with my flesh, the law of sin. Paul was a real one

That's the point

@Sheev542918 @blephin_ It's true that's why our air has been so dry lately too, all the phones absorbing the water with the little containers

@blephin_ It’s because your phone collects water when something splashes on it, like when it’s raining or when you wash your hands, and then when you send a prompt, a little container opens and releases the stored water of a little ai man, and he drinks it. That’s how he is so smart.

@MUKIDEZA2 It was quite a shock going from the Kyoto to Tokyo, It was amazing though. Both cities were amazing in their own way

伝統を見たいなら京都 未来を見たいなら東京 大量の雪を見たいなら北海道 活気と美味しいもの食べたいなら大阪 時間があるなら全部

@Czar_Of_Silly @alecttrona I've been looking for both of them and no luck yet

@alecttrona I’ve been looking for that left one for a while now

Vintage cotton Ralph Lauren Harrington jackets are the best. There’s many available in thrift shops, vintage stores, eBay & Depop. No reason to pay hundreds of dollars for a brand new one