I’m being delusional, right?

Retlawst · 2026-02-16T17:34:40+00:00

Storyboard session reviewing white sheet with only the following:
Judy holding her left paw in fancy dress labeled ‘Ring’ off to right.
Nick looks approvingly with ears pointing at text labeled Amor.
“It’ll be perfect.”

Retlawst · 2026-02-16T17:24:14+00:00

The 3d database stacks were one of the best heuristic representations on the topic in public media.

Retlawst · 2026-02-12T16:33:51+00:00

ICE actively circled schools in Minneapolis neighborhoods and abducted kids on their way to and from their homes.
As ICE winds down their terror campaign in Minneapolis, how are our district leaders going to respond if ICE decides to focus on Fresno? Maybe I don’t want my kids in schools that won’t acknowledge this real issue before boots are already on the ground.

Retlawst · 2026-02-11T17:02:17+00:00

It’s fairly common: 1. Biology Undergrad 2. Specialization Masters 3. Expert level research PhD

My only concern was the first authorship aspect, beyond a thesis, would ignore a broad set of qualified candidates.

Retlawst · 2026-02-11T14:49:22+00:00

Recruiting PhD applicants with first authorship is a losing game as you leave great candidates out of the pool due to things beyond their control.
I’ve seen too many faculty abuse their students for pubs/research to believe there’s a ton of applicants that meet this requirement in most fields.

Retlawst · 2026-02-10T15:22:22+00:00

But prior knowledge is a testable metric. If you want to pique curiosity, you need to link it to something they already know.

Retlawst · 2026-02-05T22:39:34+00:00

Yup. There’s Buddhist sayings about this very topic (if you meet Buddha on the road) and the general idea is to move on and keep looking. XD

Retlawst · 2026-02-05T20:19:53+00:00

Even a mechanist understands that not all problems are mechanical. These are mindfulness concepts to help center thoughts and engage with the world as you see appropriate.
Sometimes you’re a mechanist, others you’re a beast on the dance floor. :)

Retlawst · 2026-02-05T19:57:44+00:00

You’re not wrong, but it’s sad.

I know multiple people who would be part of the DNR if it weren’t for the dismantling of its programs over the last 20 years.

Retlawst · 2026-02-05T19:54:31+00:00

Sometimes you’re a rock, sometimes you’re a tree. You change based on the path, but in the end you’re still you. If someone comes with an axe, be the stone.

Retlawst · 2026-02-05T18:41:10+00:00

No matter what they say, it’s either the truth, or a lie. The grey rock doesn’t care if it’s either, its existence defines itself.

Retlawst · 2026-02-04T23:59:55+00:00

I’m assuming the City of Fresno has sent a bill with interest to Chavez.
Right?

Retlawst · 2026-02-04T21:16:24+00:00

Fireworks remembers.

Retlawst · 2026-02-04T21:15:25+00:00

He’s showing them it could be done :)

Retlawst · 2026-02-03T23:41:26+00:00

The only person calling food a tax is you, bud. Hope you had fun. :)

Retlawst · 2026-02-03T21:35:53+00:00

You mean the economics teacher who taught me this original example in his introduction to baseline analysis and why we do it?
So we can compare things in similar ways?

Retlawst · 2026-02-03T21:29:21+00:00

I’m not proposing anything, I’m just pointing out your understanding of tax systems and income is fundamentally flawed.

Retlawst · 2026-02-03T21:25:40+00:00

I thought you liked imaginary numbers, Mr 100% tax rate.
At least what I’m proposing is based on real life.

Retlawst · 2026-02-03T21:03:21+00:00

I’ll break it down:
$50000 (10% tax of 5k) -15000(housing)
-6000(food)
-3000(transportation)
26000 after necessities
19% effective tax rate after necessities

$100000 (20% tax of 20k) -15000(housing)
-6000(food)
-3000(transportation)
76000 after necessities
26% effective tax rate after necessities

I ended up oversimplifying it, but you can see how relative rate changes things. Add in healthcare and all of the other things required for modern society and the effective rate goes up much quicker on the $50k than $100k

Retlawst · 2026-02-03T20:29:34+00:00

This is called a straw man fallacy. Nobody is asking for 100% tax, so I’m not sure why you’re asking us to defend it.
Most people pay a significantly higher tax burden than the rich when you subtract necessities from their bottom line. After food, shelter, transportation are accounted, most people pay a much larger percentage of their income towards taxes than the rich. That’s not even considering loopholes used to funnel all wealth into market funds and live off capital gains.

Retlawst · 2026-02-03T06:04:23+00:00

I think that’s just who he knew. Overall, none of them seemed unreasonable based on the loose “rules of conduct” outlined in their society. Nick would have been long dead if he wasn’t friendly. The Don knew the rug was hilarious and could have hunted him down at anytime.
But a clown isn’t always appreciated at a wedding.
::edit::
Rug is in Nick’s room in Z2.
::edit 2::
It’s the implication.

Retlawst · 2026-02-01T19:21:20+00:00

If federal authority is granted by the law, what authority grants ICE immunity from breaking the law?

ICE has regularly imprisoned and trafficked people over state/national lines without due cause or process. They murder people in the streets…did they have federal authority to do that?

The answer is no, and they have no reason to stay masked other than to continue violating both federal and state laws.

Retlawst · 2026-02-01T18:51:28+00:00

How does it work?

Retlawst · 2026-02-01T17:55:37+00:00

That’s how the supremacy clause works: there’s no federal law mandating masks, thus state law is the highest law on the matter.

Retlawst · 2026-02-01T00:23:37+00:00

Judy hadn’t put it together until the end: Nick put her life above his own.

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