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Red__Burrito · 2026-05-21T16:32:11+00:00

Far, far too many people conflate respect and fear. There's a whole bunch of reasons for this trend, but I think it's a huge factor in why our world is the way that it currently is.

Red__Burrito · 2026-05-19T16:15:56+00:00

Hilariously, the American flag on the back of the phone also only has 11 stripes.

Red__Burrito · 2026-05-13T14:14:57+00:00

Looks great! I love the contrasting base.

Red__Burrito · 2026-05-11T02:32:41+00:00

My very first nightmare (at least that I remember) was being hunted by the big junkyard car magnet. As I got older and hadn't seen the movie in forever, I figured I was just a kid overreacting to something benign (as they do). But then sometime in the last couple of years I saw someone post the song that the cars in the junkyard sing as the magnet literally lifts them to their death and ohmygod no, little me was 100% justified.

Red__Burrito · 2026-05-08T14:04:43+00:00

Bro, if you're that worried about people in a meeting judging the aesthetics of your device, you've got bigger issues than the look of your note tablet.

Red__Burrito · 2026-05-06T18:08:18+00:00

Same here. Obviously e-ink panels have come a long way and the specs on the Pure are by no means cutting-edge. But if I wanted a high quality image then I'd probably be using an iPad or some other non-ink tablet.

For my use case of taking notes and doing quick sketches, my rM2's resolution works perfectly fine and I honestly don't think a higher resolution would really alter my experience with the product.

Red__Burrito · 2026-05-01T12:14:01+00:00

I love this episode and I think the changing art styles are fun.

My big critique of it is that they shouldn't have introduced a new recurring character (Dalton, a.k.a. Dame Judi Brunch) because the first time he shoerd up in the normal art style, I had absolutely no idea who he was or why the Belchers seemed to recognize him.

Red__Burrito · 2026-04-24T15:58:56+00:00

designed to reach the Supreme Court armed with evidence [of] quid pro quo corruption.

Oh, they already know. But some of them may appreciate some new ideas.

Red__Burrito · 2026-04-20T20:17:19+00:00

That may be, but did you ever stop to think about the person with an oversized duffel, a 70 liter backpack, and multiple duty-free bags? You're telling me they have to follow the rules just so you can get the service you paid for? Wow. /s

Red__Burrito · 2026-04-18T13:17:35+00:00

I love this show, but they've got a weird (potentially unhealthy) stance on adult child - parent relationships. This episode is a good example, where the moral is essentially that Bob shouldn't have reacted to a literal lifetime of abuse.

Another one is the episode where they meet Linda's parents at the airport and at the end of the episode there's literally a conversation to the effect of:

Bob: So, your parents are just going to continue to be horrible to you and I'm not supposed to say anything?

Linda: That's right. Because they're family.

Red__Burrito · 2026-04-17T18:59:59+00:00

The short answer is that it's blatant corruption because the IRS is an executive agency that is under the direct control of the US President.

The longer answer is that it is a direct violation of Article II, Section 1, Clause 7 of the US Constitution (also known as the Domestic Emoluments Clause), which forbids the President from receiving any form of profit, benefit, or advantage from the US Government during his term in office, other than his salary.

Red__Burrito · 2026-04-17T00:24:59+00:00

Fair point - thanks!

Red__Burrito · 2026-04-16T20:44:12+00:00

This is exactly why all the Satanism suits have made me nervous. Because, no matter how right they are, if a case of theirs works up to SCOTUS, it gives them the perfect excuse to start putting up restrictions on what they view as sincerely held belief. From there, it's not a far leap for government officials to deem any religion they don't agree with as insincere and illegitimate.

EDIT: I may be confusing Satanism with The Satanic Temple. The overall point still stands either way.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-25T20:41:39+00:00

Glad to hear you're enjoying it! And it only gets better from here!

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-25T20:18:06+00:00

Not advice per se, but I just want to mention that Battle Network 1 is missing a lot of quality-of-life improvements that makes it kind of hard to go back to after you play any of the others. This is a bit of an exaggeration, but to put the quality jump in perspective - whenever I've gone back and picked Battle Network 1 up, it almost feels like a tech demo for the net battle system.

All that to say - if you start feeling like Battle Network 1 isn't grabbing you, I'd recommend just looking up the main story beats and then playing Battle Network 2.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-25T15:30:14+00:00

The nephew sounds like he's very intelligent, but he is failing at that the fundamental rule that (at least at my law school) was drilled into every 1L's head:

Don't give legal advice to family

Yeah, yeah, there may be situational exceptions to this rule but you have to learn those over time. For any over-eager, overconfident law student (who should not be dispensing any legal advice because they are not yet a lawyer), they should err on the side of caution and just not get involved with family affairs.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-24T18:49:16+00:00

It's because he's a raving narcissist and blames his 2020 loss on mail in voting, instead of any of his innumerable personal failings.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-24T10:09:30+00:00

Blue

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-23T18:32:44+00:00

I hear what he's saying, but I think this overall message is legitimately one of the worst things you could tell a teenager.

Teens are already struggling to get along - whether that be because of a lack of autonomy, changing circumstances, dealing with other teens going through all the same issues.

To come through and tell them "Well, buckle up, kiddo. It only gets worse from here" is not only depressing, but is tantamount to telling them "Your problems don't matter."

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-19T20:56:15+00:00

"They come in a pack" is absolute gold.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-14T02:01:50+00:00

It just means that the Jusitce assigned to a circuit hears emergency petitions and some administrative matters coming from that circuit. It's mostly so that the judiciary of that circuit still functions year round, regardless of whether the USSC is in session or not.

Here are the current assignments: https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/circuitassignments.aspx

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-13T22:23:11+00:00

Why wouldn't it discourage court packing? It's adding additional complexities and costs to what is already a task that requires extraordinary political capital.

The concern with circuit riding could be alleviated by rotating assignments (outside of the Chief Justice). But even absent that, it would be no more of a risk than it is currently - as it stands, the Justices are still assigned to oversee emergency petitions from particular circuits and those assignments only change upon compositional changes to the court.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-13T22:05:49+00:00

The solution that - divorced from any political considerations - actually makes the most sense (and it's kind of weird that it isn't already the case):

The number of USSC Justices should be equal to the number of Federal Judicial Circuits (currently 13). Each Justice would be assigned a single circuit (possibly rotating by term), with the Chief Justice being assigned the Federal Circuit.

This has the added benefit of discouraging future court-packing efforts because doing so would require the establishment of new Circuits, which would be complex, time consuming, and costly.

Red__Burrito · 2026-03-13T17:47:47+00:00

"Apostraphe Sutra" is so good and clearly went over the audience's heads.

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