futurebird

futurebird, 2 days ago to random

Have you ever gotten a crush on someone just by reading about something they did?

futurebird, 1 month ago to random

The decisions and policy that have the most profound impacts on the greatest number of human lives often aren't the ones talked about most often in political discourse.

What is the biggest difference between life in this era and say... European feudalism?

I would argue it's near universal literacy. And along with simply having access to the written word, the highest percentage of a population armed with some scraps of what you might call a "liberal arts education"

The ability to self-teach.

futurebird, 3 months ago to random

I've finally started saving the pdfs of the papers I read in organized folders by topic so I can find them again. I give them clear titles so I know what they are (not DOI345234.pdf) I even put the folder "in the cloud" so I can read them on my phone when I'm bored.

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please clap

futurebird, 3 months ago to random

Everyone acts like I'm "From the Great Depression" because I want to take the T-bone home from the steakhouse to make split pea soup but what THEY do not understand is the best split pea soup in the universe is made with a 2-inch thick proper NYC steakhouse T-bone. It's not like I'm going around back to get them with Pica's ilk.

Take the bone home.

If steakhouses had any sense they'd make soap too. Brand it with their logo.

Soup Tomorrow!

futurebird, 4 months ago to random

Some Democrats try to talk about immigration and appeal to both those who see immigration as a negative and those who see it as a positive and NOT articulate a vision for how it ought to work.

They talk "immigration crisis" in a vague way meant to stand in for both a (fake false racist) perception that there is an "invasion" AND a system disorganized and cruel.

Because they don't articulate a vision the bigotry gets no push back. Which is what I want from their leadership MOST on this issue.