My first thought went to Spike from Cowboy Bebop.

Now I’m wondering: was Spike based on Bugs?

This is true of an enterprise/company union. Industrial unions tip the seesaw to the other side.

I’ve been using Instapaper for years. It does the job.

I did not expect to see a Dane Cook reference today.

I’m partial to Christ Chex myself.

Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.

Fred Brooks - The Mythical Man-Month - 1975

Terry Pratchett’s DiscWorld series.

I thought Inc-El was a play on inconel and that this meme was about how extremely cool the Cybertruck is.

I was confused.

Then I thought about it.

Went with the Ioniq 5. 5k miles in and I love it.

I bought my first electric car in December 2023. I ruled Tesla out because of Elon Musk.

Chili and cinnamon rolls. Are you from Kansas?

Makes me think of the Rat-thing from Snow Crash. Is that sucker nuclear?

I’m encouraged that the percentage was that low.

See Deuteronomy 22:5. From what I can tell, Dennis Prager treats the bible as a foundational document in his life. The thought process probably comes from that verse.

The article is about direction, not position.

The report is even already way off regarding Slovakia, who just elected an authoritarian with sympathies towards Russia. Romania is a bit shaky too, they have very little trust in the democratic government, and could probably easily be swayed by a populist who says what they want to hear.

The article uses the report to show that Slovakia and Romania have improved relative to their prior measurement. It is silent on their positions relative to other democracies.

I have a friend named Dave who wore so much patchouli that, if I went by his house within twenty minutes after he left, I could follow his trail through the open neighborhood and find him on scent alone.

It’s always been, “The devil is getting married,” for me.

Ender’s Game is great. Orson Scott Card is a disappointing human. Buy it used. I recommend not reading the sequels.

They still have those buses in Dayton, Ohio.

My wife and I ride tandem and are considering replacing the old Burley we ride. What kind of tandem are you riding?

13 years for me. Deleted my account July 1.