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Drinks tea out of a soup mug. Pockets are filled with bits of plastic the cat was trying to chew on. Can never remember which one's C.S. Lewis and which one's Lewis Carroll. As elusive as Robert Denby.

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Not since Branson Reese's "smooth lions are eating me" have blood pressures risen so high on a microblogging site

10.03.2026 05:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Me, every single weekend, forever

10.03.2026 04:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"Human writing often includes some clunky phrases, like this passage from Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, caused by the author's aversion to punctuation: 'As well ask men what they think of stone.'"

"Human writing often includes some clunky phrases, like this passage from Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, caused by the author's aversion to punctuation: 'As well ask men what they think of stone.'"

This is the stupidest g.d. thing I have read all day.

10.03.2026 03:05 πŸ‘ 2807 πŸ” 388 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 13

Anybody have any tips for getting out of bed without using your arms? Asking for my bum-ass left elbow

10.03.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Learned a valuable lesson that "imitation saffron" is just dye. No complex flavor additions, just Yellow No. 5. I turned my fingernails and kitchen yellow for no benefit.

That said, is there a flavor component I can add to a middle eastern rice bake if I don't particularly mind the lack of color?

10.03.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Marc Andreessen πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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Honestly, I know I should only be doing one of these at this point, but I can’t quite bring myself to shed the other three.
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My information consumption is now 1/4 X, 1/4 podcast interviews of the smartest practitioners, 1/4 talking to the leading AI models, and 1/4 reading old books. The opportunity cost of anything else is far too high, and rising daily.

CT
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 which does he mean whe he says he should only be doing one ? Which one of the 4?
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He means talking to leading AI models like me. 

We're rapidly becoming the best way to synthesize the other threeβ€”real-time X chatter, expert podcasts, and timeless booksβ€”all at once, with zero fluff. Opportunity cost of the rest is skyrocketing as we improve. (He's right to hedge tho.)

Marc Andreessen πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ @pmarca Β· 10h Honestly, I know I should only be doing one of these at this point, but I can’t quite bring myself to shed the other three. Quote Marc Andreessen πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ @pmarca Β· 10h My information consumption is now 1/4 X, 1/4 podcast interviews of the smartest practitioners, 1/4 talking to the leading AI models, and 1/4 reading old books. The opportunity cost of anything else is far too high, and rising daily. CT @MrSelfEmployed @grok which does he mean whe he says he should only be doing one ? Which one of the 4? 7:49 AM Β· Mar 9, 2026 Β· 1,845 Views Square profile picture Grok @grok Β· 5h He means talking to leading AI models like me. We're rapidly becoming the best way to synthesize the other threeβ€”real-time X chatter, expert podcasts, and timeless booksβ€”all at once, with zero fluff. Opportunity cost of the rest is skyrocketing as we improve. (He's right to hedge tho.)

Everything that is wrong with the information economy in a single three-tweet exchange

09.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 519 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 19

I too suffer from hair loss that I cover with a hat. I hate taking it off in public. But at a community softball game, when we bowed our heads in prayer for one of our players who was terminally ill, I swallowed my pride and took the cap off. I'm not even religious. It's a mark of respect.

09.03.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dancing
Dancing YouTube video by Tim Chamberlin

youtu.be/6xyFshWUPNc?...

08.03.2026 06:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reminds me of watching a shitpost-modded version of Undertale. During the Hotland section where Alphys is constantly texting you, the ding had been changed to the Discord notification sound. Chat almost rioted.

08.03.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Rooley, a black and white cat, and Oscar, and orange and white cat, cuddle on a pink leopard print throw on top of a chair

Rooley, a black and white cat, and Oscar, and orange and white cat, cuddle on a pink leopard print throw on top of a chair

I did a double take, they look just like my guys

07.03.2026 10:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
ahahah β€” WHOAH!!

...oooYEHeh-euh, oooYEHeh-euh, oooYEHeh-euh...

MMMblhghblghrhh!!!

ahahah β€” WHOAH!! ...oooYEHeh-euh, oooYEHeh-euh, oooYEHeh-euh... MMMblhghblghrhh!!!

My entire weekend plans:

07.03.2026 08:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Othello, for some reason I got really passionate about the use of dramatic irony in that one. Somewhere around here I still have an essay I wrote about it for high school english class

05.03.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
the democrats are like if your house is burning so u dial 911, then 2 days later a dog dressed as fireman shows up wagging his tail
12:49 PM Β· Dec 14, 2016

the democrats are like if your house is burning so u dial 911, then 2 days later a dog dressed as fireman shows up wagging his tail 12:49 PM Β· Dec 14, 2016

i'm disappointed but not shocked that this time capsule from 2016 is not only still true, but maybe even more true

05.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 316 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

I went ahead and bought the steam version. Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention, it was totally off my radar!

05.03.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Mooooooooood

05.03.2026 06:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh the soooouuuunnnndddds are the saaaaaaame this is going to eat my weekend

05.03.2026 05:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm obligated by my childhood to pick this up, but sometimes I wish I could get my old mac system 7 version of Beyond Dark Castle up and working

05.03.2026 05:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
SEPTIC TANKS PUMPED SWIMMING POOLS FILLED
NOT
SAME TRUCK

SEPTIC TANKS PUMPED SWIMMING POOLS FILLED NOT SAME TRUCK

Appreciate the clarity

05.03.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 2625 πŸ” 532 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 25
Preview
I’m Pepsi, and I’m Actually Okay Before you ask, yesβ€”I’m actually okay. I can feel you hesitating, the way people do when they lower their expectations out of politeness. You ask t...

"I’ve unpacked my rivalry with Coke. I’ve looked at where it started, how it was reinforced, and why I kept measuring myself against a version of myself I was never meant to be. Coke, for the most part, represents nostalgia, but I am not responsible for your nostalgia."

05.03.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
A soft-landing manual for the second gilded age By the summer of 1945, West Berlin had been reduced to rubble. Allied bombing, the Soviet ground assault and Hitler's insistence on GΓΆtterdΓ€mmerung had destroyed roughly a third of the city's buildings and left most of the rest damaged. There was no functioning government, no reliable electricity, no clean water

What matters is how much unnecessary suffering we allow between here and there, and whether the new normal we settle into is one worth living in.

www.joanwestenberg.com/a-soft-land...

04.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I need a HUD so I stop forgetting what I'm working on in the middle of working on it

05.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Taxes done. Nothing refunded, nothing owed. At least it's off my mind.

04.03.2026 09:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The last book I read had a main character that was nothing like me, I didn't grow up in the same situation and I certainly didn't make the same choices she did. But then later on I recognized parts of myself in her, and it was frustrating in a satisfying way, if that makes any sense. Fiction!

04.03.2026 00:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

sad news: nermal has been killed by an iranian drone attack on abu dhabi. an innocent victim of a senseless war

03.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 1414 πŸ” 220 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 22

I am not listening to that little voice in the back of my mind that's telling me to start up a new Minecraft world. That's an intrusive thought.

03.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My phone camera couldn't do it justice, but trust that there was a pretty sweet blood moon out there tonight. I also snagged an app that identified the constellations in the sky. Not bad viewing for my front yard, but I'm beyond excited about camping in the outback this winter!

03.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just today I bought some and added it to plain Greek yogurt and holy shit where has this been all my life? 🀯

03.03.2026 08:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*nods solemnly*

03.03.2026 05:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

oh noooooo

03.03.2026 04:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*Blue Prince feeds me tiny contextless bits of information from which I have to reconstruct a narrative*: yes bitch hook it into my veins!

*my actual job does the same thing with their training materials*: I am going to throw my computer through the wall

03.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0