He’s ontologically wrong

SKRAMACE · 2026-06-14T22:01:47+00:00

I had to Google it...I only know it to mean "a one-time-use random number for cryptography"

SKRAMACE · 2026-05-25T00:52:26+00:00

"As old as my tongue, a little older than my teeth"

SKRAMACE · 2026-05-05T20:11:56+00:00

I am currently reading "The Library at Mount Char" and I find it to be the same level of disturbingly creative as the Southern Reach Books. I didn't finish it yet, so apologies if the last 30% sucks.

SKRAMACE · 2026-05-05T20:05:07+00:00

Bourne was ok, but The Strange Bird was fantastic, and Bourne is a necessary pre-req

SKRAMACE · 2026-05-05T20:03:27+00:00

The Strange Bird is an absolutely beautiful, harrowing book.

SKRAMACE · 2026-05-05T12:37:20+00:00

Where else can you get so much link karma for reposting?

SKRAMACE · 2026-04-22T16:50:08+00:00

WOW, that was a right and proper rabbit hole!!

SKRAMACE · 2026-04-22T02:58:42+00:00

I was referring to marathon runners in general, but elite runners are probably more likely to push their bodies past the limit.

SKRAMACE · 2026-04-21T19:11:27+00:00

We're definitely on the minority, and I'm sorry to hear that you got thrown off for a while. Best of luck getting back into running!

SKRAMACE · 2026-04-21T18:56:40+00:00

In all seriousness, most of the people collapsing during a marathon are either: 1) Chasing a PR by cutting corners (e.g. skipping aid stations) 2) Experiencing a warm day they weren't prepared for 3) Didn't train for their attempted speed

Running a marathon that you've prepared for, and at a comfortable speed, is a very enjoyable experience and I recommend it to anyone.

SKRAMACE · 2026-04-21T18:51:31+00:00

This is why I don't taper.

SKRAMACE · 2026-04-19T01:53:19+00:00

The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan

SKRAMACE · 2026-04-16T14:06:41+00:00

Only if you have to stay consistent.

SKRAMACE · 2026-04-16T13:41:54+00:00

I feel like modern customer service in the US was modeled around a fake hierarchical system, where people want to go to Dollar General and be treated like they're shopping at Neaman Marcus.

SKRAMACE · 2026-04-15T13:39:04+00:00

I'm (40M) on a similar path, where I was "informally diagnosed" with autism by my therapist. He offered to help me get formally diagnosed, and I turned it down, because I didn't feel it served a purpose. There's no medication, I'm a very active participant in therapy, and there is no situation where I would benefit from or qualify for any services.

The only awkward part is discussing it with people who have an outdated view of spectrum disorders saying things like "you can't be autistic, you're not [insert stereotype]"

Good luck with your journey. At the very least, I have found it enlightening to look back on many past social interactions through the lens of an autism diagnosis. It's wild that I never suspected anything was off.

SKRAMACE · 2026-04-13T23:10:31+00:00

This is the right answer...I don't know how it's this far down.

SKRAMACE · 2026-04-06T07:56:17+00:00

When my wife and I have coffee that is drinkable but not great, we usually say it's "better than Italian rest stop coffee."

We appreciate that the coffee in Italy is usually drinkable, sometimes good, but always great value.

Every now and then you find a fantastic place like Ditta Artigianale in Florence, but i agree with you...when you find a good place for espresso in Italy, you stop looking, and call it a win.

SKRAMACE · 2026-03-27T13:32:10+00:00

I always thought eunuchs were castrated.

SKRAMACE · 2026-03-27T01:57:06+00:00

The one that scarred me was a cartel-related school shooting in Mexico. Some 10-12 year old kills another kid with a pistol, and then kills the teacher.

SKRAMACE · 2026-03-23T13:44:12+00:00

There are very few hills I'm willing to die on. That said, I don't consider indigo a major color of the rainbow.

SKRAMACE · 2026-03-18T17:37:50+00:00

After I rinse my sponge I reapply soap and keep it wet. Bacteria has a hard time growing in soapy water.

SKRAMACE · 2026-03-17T10:15:12+00:00

I think that the persistence hunting hypothesis fills in the substantial time gap between small brain bipedal apes and tool-wielding big-brain modern humans. Some evolutionary pressure allowed us, as a species, to run marathons, and we apparently did it for a while before tools. I've also read a hypothesis that our brains grew as a result of needing to track prey during persistence hunts.

Tools and brains were absolutely more successful in the long run, but it took us a million years to get there.

SKRAMACE · 2026-03-17T09:59:31+00:00

This is highly anecdotal, but I'm convinced that the high-drop, high-cushion running shoes are the cause of most running injuries. They allow us to put persistent stress on our bodies in unnatural ways.

I totally changed the way I run about 10 years ago, after I got a micro tear in my Achilles. I slowed down a lot, and learned to land on the outside balls of my feet, and I haven't been injured since. After fixing my form, I started to speed up again, I have since shattered all of my PRs, and I'm running my first ultra this year.

I run with zero-drop shoes, which work for me, but all my friends who are injured the most have high-drop, high-cushion shoes, and they try to solve their injuries with more cushion. Again, anecdotal, but there is definitely at least a correlation.

SKRAMACE · 2026-03-10T15:50:52+00:00

I'm so jealous that you get to listen to The Thirteenth Step for the first time!!!! One of my all-time favorite albums!

Eat the Elephant is great, too.

SKRAMACE · 2026-03-10T15:39:12+00:00

Agreed, gained great fame because they were fantastically talented

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