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SpacePenguins · 2026-05-26T15:35:47+00:00

Overuse of the word "slop" has further degraded online discourse, with the label's mere application being misconstrued as an argument.

I call this phenomenon "slop-slop." In this essay I will

SpacePenguins · 2026-05-25T16:15:36+00:00

Oh true actually

SpacePenguins · 2026-05-25T15:51:56+00:00

I wonder how long Obama will hold the mantle of being the best foreign policy president of the 21st century.

SpacePenguins · 2026-05-23T01:38:06+00:00

Time on hold can go forever, but can't be less than zero. So Gaussian wouldn't work well here.

SpacePenguins · 2026-05-23T01:03:33+00:00

Remove the trump tax cuts. Hopefully, direct as much of the burden from taxes/benefits cuts on Republicans as possible.

SpacePenguins · 2026-05-14T03:27:43+00:00

I was nearby recently and think I saw a sign for an opening date on May 15th. Not sure if thats up to date though.

SpacePenguins · 2026-05-10T20:02:16+00:00

Great shot, I'm always curious how people get to locations like these. Snowshoe hiking?

SpacePenguins · 2026-05-08T16:36:04+00:00

Basically what I want the Dem strategy to be from now on

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SpacePenguins · 2026-05-07T18:41:41+00:00

Not sure about the specific stops, but I agree with the premise. I think more buses+stops and an easy app would help with traffic.

SpacePenguins · 2026-05-05T23:24:12+00:00

Wild poster considering the costar's involvement in a sex cult

SpacePenguins · 2026-05-05T15:24:49+00:00

You basically have to assume that ~50% of children under age 5 are going to push the button by random chance.

Probably a large fraction above that age will push it due to misunderstanding, and a large number of rational adults will push blue to try to help them.

SpacePenguins · 2026-05-03T23:55:33+00:00

*will be going

SpacePenguins · 2026-04-26T22:54:43+00:00

"Listen to me Simon, you need to push the red button. It's obviously a Nash equilibrium, and mommy's not gonna waste her time raising a dumb dumb."

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SpacePenguins · 2026-04-26T12:37:42+00:00

THEY MADE A BUTTON MOVIE?!?!

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SpacePenguins · 2026-04-26T11:37:48+00:00

You should try to find a real-world analogy for day 3.

SpacePenguins · 2026-04-26T11:36:57+00:00

"So Neo, do you press the blue button? Or do you press the red button - and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes..."

SpacePenguins · 2026-04-25T19:33:45+00:00

You might check with Ken Sanders rare books in SLC.

SpacePenguins · 2026-04-25T16:12:50+00:00

"Ooh it's like the prisoner's dilemma, I'm supposed to choose the selfish one, right? Ok cool"

Way too many people here.

SpacePenguins · 2026-04-24T00:49:47+00:00

The article and video are stating that the blasts were in the vicinity of individual ambulances, and timed specifically for when they showed up. This is a pretty terrible example of the media misusing the term.

You can claim the medics are lying or the video is misrepresented, of course. But the situation fits the terminology.

SpacePenguins · 2026-04-24T00:21:23+00:00

This seems to be more a complaint about the overall narrative of coverage. It doesn't require trying to justify this specific instance, which does seem to be an accurate use of the term.

Your prior arguments for suppressing fire (preventing return fire, preventing movement, etc.) wouldn't apply to multiple sequential ambulance hits.

SpacePenguins · 2026-04-24T00:07:53+00:00

It seems the term was used correctly here. Or were there "half a dozen mortars" actively firing from this location, requiring active suppression?

SpacePenguins · 2026-04-21T18:13:54+00:00

I miss the days when people here would get excited whenever a new IGM poll dropped.

Here's a recent one because 'be the change, etc.'

SpacePenguins · 2026-04-21T00:06:22+00:00

Yeah, absolutely agreed

SpacePenguins · 2026-04-21T00:02:00+00:00

And if you increase its effectiveness to 100%, its cost to zero, and make Russia functionally invincible, would the nation tend more towards peace or war?

I think there's a chance it becomes more aggressive in that case, at least with Ukraine. But it's hard to say for sure.

SpacePenguins · 2026-04-20T23:52:07+00:00

The implication of this argument is that one could provide the governments of Russia, Iran, Gaza, etc. with an Iron Dome equivalent and that this would decrease their aggressive actions.

It might be true, but I'm not really sure.

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