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by Jonathan
Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:26 am
Forum: Links
Topic: Room temperature superconductor
Replies: 0
Views: 3646

Room temperature superconductor

https://www.quantamagazine.org/physicis ... -20201014/

Not standard temperature and pressure, but you gotta start somewhere.
by Jonathan
Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:09 pm
Forum: Links
Topic: Is this a coup?
Replies: 0
Views: 3607

Is this a coup?

https://isthisacoup.com/ What a fun and lighthearted web toy. Question: does discovering plots against the duly elected government of Michigan mean the counter goes up, or down? :thinkingface: This Month In Mohtalim History a very occasional series https://jonathan.pearce.name/mohtalim/viewtopic.php...
by Jonathan
Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:50 am
Forum: Bulletin Board
Topic: Mohtalim MOTW 2019
Replies: 7
Views: 3189

Re: Mohtalim MOTW 2019

Jonathan wrote:
Wed Jun 19, 2019 3:45 pm
Yeah, the update is I got richer so I've been buying more single malt. The other update is I got older so I drink less. I rarely drink liquor at home except for special occasions.
Update to the update: 2020 so homemade old-fashioneds are all I have left.
by Jonathan
Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:51 am
Forum: Bulletin Board
Topic: daily awesome
Replies: 197
Views: 79208

Re: daily awesome

Bill Burr wrote:I have a lot of wigs and mustaches at my disposal.
by Jonathan
Fri Oct 09, 2020 2:17 am
Forum: Bulletin Board
Topic: daily awesome
Replies: 197
Views: 79208

Re: daily awesome

Youtube comment wrote:Baddest bluegrass metal song I've ever heard...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJmzS_Redh8
by Jonathan
Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:38 pm
Forum: Bulletin Board
Topic: daily awesome
Replies: 197
Views: 79208

Re: daily awesome

random commenter on whether The Rock is bigger than Jesus wrote:Jesus was notorious for only doing cardio, and they didn’t even have protein powder back then, let alone steroids, so that’s a fair assessment.
by Jonathan
Thu Sep 24, 2020 4:48 pm
Forum: Links
Topic: Facebook makes the world a worse place
Replies: 24
Views: 13687

Re: Facebook makes the world a worse place

https://www.theverge.com/21444203/faceb ... ndemic-blm

Facebook employees know the problem. My friend's brother worked there for two years and said at the end, he had been there longer than 75% of the company.
by Jonathan
Sat Sep 05, 2020 5:34 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Artifact 2.0 beta
Replies: 13
Views: 3357

Re: Artifact 2.0 beta

The Constructed queue is finally live. They announced that all remaining Artifact 1.0 players will get invites to the beta. This is a real beta. I don't expect they're going to just tweak card costs and ship it. It's at least a year from shipping, probably more. Several of the constructed decks I've...
by Jonathan
Mon Aug 31, 2020 6:25 pm
Forum: Links
Topic: Monopsony antitrust
Replies: 21
Views: 11715

Re: Monopsony antitrust

https://www.wired.com/story/google-ad-m ... ck-market/

The case for antitrust against the Google AdWords program (presented without reference to monopsony).
by Jonathan
Sun Aug 30, 2020 11:07 pm
Forum: Bulletin Board
Topic: daily awesome
Replies: 197
Views: 79208

Re: daily awesome

Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid...
by Jonathan
Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:20 pm
Forum: Bulletin Board
Topic: `To Experience` list
Replies: 3
Views: 1524

Re: `To Experience` list

https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/

Really enjoying these board game reviews, especially since Wil Wheaton is no longer doing them.
by Jonathan
Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:19 pm
Forum: Bulletin Board
Topic: `To Experience` list
Replies: 3
Views: 1524

`To Experience` list

Just a list of things to watch, do, or play while we're in lockdown.
by Jonathan
Sat Aug 15, 2020 2:53 pm
Forum: Bulletin Board
Topic: daily awesome
Replies: 197
Views: 79208

Re: daily awesome

Clickhole wrote:Experts say that in the event of a shark attack, you should try to give off chill vibes so the shark doesn’t think you suck.