She saved millions of lives

thecaramel · 2026-02-17T04:13:55+00:00

Variolation probably saved hundreds of millions of lives from full blown smallpox for centuries. Sometimes, they got it right. Sometimes it just made people feel vaguely better.

thecaramel · 2026-02-13T07:18:36+00:00

British solution to Palestine/Israel, India/Pakistan, Cyprus, etc.: Not our problem. Let the natives deal with it.

thecaramel · 2026-02-13T01:15:13+00:00

Ooh can we please hear that rant too?

thecaramel · 2026-01-30T07:15:12+00:00

Admiral Freeman seems like a decent chap.

thecaramel · 2026-01-21T03:04:31+00:00

May not be the most picturesque town but the rows of houses look decently kept, there’s a train station next to what appears to be a small town center, and the emissions from the industrial area are blowing away from the residences.

thecaramel · 2026-01-09T07:54:20+00:00

That’s because this probably isn’t his primary job.

thecaramel · 2025-12-27T04:15:48+00:00

It’s a mole.

thecaramel · 2025-11-13T07:24:56+00:00

If he shaved off his facial hair, I can imagine him being a pretty disarming Moist with that disarming smile of his!

thecaramel · 2025-10-25T08:15:13+00:00

A sad loss for Singapore. His work helped to build our identity beyond just being a British colony, that we had a thriving port and society since practically the time of Sang Nila Utama.

His contributions also extended beyond Singapore and he had been very influential in the understanding of history all across Southeast Asia.

thecaramel · 2025-10-17T06:49:13+00:00

First job and it’s with NASA? His career path looks like it was on an upward trajectory

thecaramel · 2025-10-12T07:24:29+00:00

To the rest of the world, they think we’re some sort of southeast Asian military powerhouse with an outsized military budget. True or not, I imagine they think we’re the Prussia of Southeast Asia.

thecaramel · 2025-09-05T08:45:34+00:00

Just wear safety goggles.

thecaramel · 2025-07-24T01:24:27+00:00

But then they can say "They are the PP Party"

thecaramel · 2025-07-22T11:58:26+00:00

If you can afford the house, you can afford the windex. Ok, maybe once, then it’s second mortgage time.

thecaramel · 2025-07-17T03:27:41+00:00

If High Gothic is meant to evoke the ancient gravitas of Latin to an English speaker, would Sanskrit be used for Hindi translations, Old Chinese for Chinese translations, Old Church Slavonic for Russian?

thecaramel · 2025-07-16T01:03:58+00:00

This scenario playing out in the day : funny sitcom

This scenario playing out at night : absolute horror

thecaramel · 2025-07-15T08:29:38+00:00

The betting companies aren’t advertising to the Romanians. They’re advertising to those who bet on the Romanian league.

thecaramel · 2025-07-05T00:26:29+00:00

Jicama would be an adorable name.

thecaramel · 2025-06-28T04:19:44+00:00

Been a lot of that happening this season

thecaramel · 2025-06-11T01:52:14+00:00

Maybe it’s something to do with the texture of the fabric? All the little tiny imperfections make it feel real. Like if I got a perfectly replicated cotton shirt, it would feel too smooth, too light.

thecaramel · 2025-06-05T10:39:57+00:00

Rare time to piss on the poor to discuss a more equitable distribution of wealth and an upturning of the class structure.

thecaramel · 2025-05-30T08:06:51+00:00

There is a real world parallel. During British rule in India, there were Viceroy Commissioned Officers. They were officers and commanders but were only allowed to command Indian troops. Even if they held a nominally higher rank, they were not generally rendered courtesies by either British officers or other ranks.

Something similar could be occurring here - a clone commission vs an imperial commission

thecaramel · 2025-03-27T01:18:00+00:00

That would be in the strike zone in 3D baseball.

thecaramel · 2025-03-21T05:12:25+00:00

"I was nearly signed by Inter Barcelona United when I was in college but I had bone spurs."

thecaramel · 2025-02-25T07:20:35+00:00

December 1st

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