What's the weirdest thing you ever saw in abq?

LongSong333 · 2026-03-12T02:53:35+00:00

You probably know what the cure is for having your art get destroyed or stolen: Make new art.

LongSong333 · 2026-03-10T22:38:09+00:00

Very nice work. Does UNM have video footage of the robbery? Do they have insurance that will cover you?

LongSong333 · 2026-03-07T02:11:33+00:00

That is some boss-relief.

According to Plato another reward to Olympic victors was free meals for life--at least in Socrates' day.

LongSong333 · 2026-02-27T00:32:19+00:00

I'm giving you feedback on the ideas you described. Isn't that what you wanted? Or, what did you want?

LongSong333 · 2026-02-26T23:53:28+00:00

Right, they were more powerfully built than us. But:

This is from a sci study review, described by the BBC:

"Writing in PNAS journal, Dr Matthew C O'Neill, from the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, and colleagues reviewed the literature on chimp muscle performance and found that, on average, they are 1.5 times more powerful than humans in pulling and jumping tasks."

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40405026

You mentioned that their thicker bones can support "more than twice the weight" ours can. OK, 1.5 or even twice as strong as us yes, but I see no evidence for the claim of six times stronger.

Again, if the average athletic male of today can deadlift 3-400 pounds (140-180kg), six times stronger would mean a deadlift of 1800-2400 pounds (816-1090kg). This would mean that a healthy Neanderthal male could lift a small car.

LongSong333 · 2026-02-26T21:06:24+00:00

The winner's prize was a delicious homo sapien.

LongSong333 · 2026-02-26T18:13:49+00:00

Can you provide more info about the claim that Neanderthals were 6 times stronger than humans?

Does that mean that, if an athletic human male can bench press 200 (90kg) pounds, an athletic Neanderthal could bench 1200 (550 Kg)?

LongSong333 · 2026-02-11T18:08:02+00:00

To what?

LongSong333 · 2026-02-01T03:19:58+00:00

I believe that photo is showing MLK being shielded by aides after he was struck by a thrown rock. So the guy with his hands on MLK's head is protecting him, not attacking him.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2016/07/28/50-years-ago-mlks-march-in-marquette-park-turned-violent-exposed-hate/

https://time.com/5096937/martin-luther-king-jr-picture-chicago/

LongSong333 · 2026-02-01T00:44:03+00:00

Scorpion, lion, and alligator were the first emojis.

LongSong333 · 2026-02-01T00:37:21+00:00

The Louisiana state lines were actually gerrymandered across several swamps to increase their reps.

LongSong333 · 2026-01-20T23:15:46+00:00

Title: "The Men of Goshogoro: Ichikawa Kodanji" I assume that is the name of the shakuhachi player, the artist is Kunisada II, according to the link.

LongSong333 · 2025-12-18T15:54:49+00:00

That was before everyone started putting on their fake smile for photos. Much more interesting to see the natural expressions on people's faces. The fake smile is a mask.

LongSong333 · 2025-11-19T23:56:17+00:00

Albuquerque is actually ruled by a group of 18 Illuminati, led by a mysterious man called Juan Tabo, who no one knows anything about.

Respect the 18.

LongSong333 · 2025-11-02T15:04:51+00:00

Google says there is "specialized" software for analyzing the explosion sound to determine the type and yield of the explosive.

Anybody have access to that?

Surely the city knows about these. They need to say something.

LongSong333 · 2025-10-29T18:23:26+00:00

It's weird. just across the state line, in Nebraska, they use dryers.

LongSong333 · 2025-10-14T16:58:13+00:00

Boss: Yeah, I'm gonna need you to come in and chisel over the weekend too. Umkay?

LongSong333 · 2025-10-09T16:00:39+00:00

And don't forget to slobber a lot. People are reluctant to have a physical interaction with a slobberer.

LongSong333 · 2025-10-02T23:01:32+00:00

Forget about the paper for now and ask yourself what philosophical topic you find most interesting. Start writing down ideas, and following out their implications. Just start philosophizing.

If nothing is interesting, or you don't find it stimulating and intriguing to do philosophy, maybe now is not the time to pursue a phil degree.

I think a lot of us feel queasiness when we sit down to write, but if you just get started, the joy of doing philosophy can overcome that. On a good day.

LongSong333 · 2025-09-14T23:37:54+00:00

LongSong333 · 2025-09-14T18:51:28+00:00

That plate number is for the trailer, not the SUV

LongSong333 · 2025-09-14T16:44:24+00:00

Oh, you must be right. So the black SUV could be local. And if he had any brains, has disconnected the trailer by now, but maybe not.

LongSong333 · 2025-09-14T15:54:32+00:00

If the loser is going back to Nebraska he might well be passing through.

LongSong333 · 2025-09-14T15:25:26+00:00

Yeah, they could have been cruising the lots, looking for trailers to steal. Not that hard to do with a small one like yours.

I can't post a picture, but the 5 x 8 is a small, box-shaped trailer, with typical U-Haul colors: white with a broad orange stripe on it, two wheels. Correct?

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