#LIFE

The start of negotiations between the Government and legitimate opposition of Afghanistan and the Taliban is very good news. It is far and away the most substantive success of Trump
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Three weeks ago today, a violent mob led by white supremacists ransacked the Capitol, resulting in the deaths of five people. They hunted lawmakers & VP Pence. They hung nooses
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Rant: I'm speaking as a fan here and from that standpoint no matter who/what you cheer for there shouldn't be a moment where one feels uncomfortable to do so. Entertainment
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I will be on this podcast discussing Ian Fleming's first novel Casino Royale, but following yesterday's thread, I came across something that made me realize I have skimmed over a
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A few favorite excerpts from:@theNASEM The Endless Frontier: The Next 75 Years in Sciencehttps://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2020/12/future-of-us-science-policy-legacy-of-science-the-endless-frontier-discussed-in-new-publication "As
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I've never really understood the pleasure that some people get from throwing themselves out of perfectly serviceable aircraft.On the other hand I'm British. About the most exciting thing I can
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(1) THREAD; The Similarities Between Donald Trump, and Ronald Reagan. Its Sunday. Im kinda bored, and I thought it’d be fun to take a look at the similarities between Trump,
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What all-encompassing (wholistic?) structuralists don't get is that what matters about a big book, or the Bible, or the Canon, is not its structure—the way its parts fit together—but rather
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1/#OTD in 1867, #MarieCurie was born.In addition to her great scientific merits, let's remember her generous activity as a "radiologist" during the WWI.In fact, she devised "mobile units" as a
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Nas discography ranking; Nas is my favourite rapper of all time and definitely my GOAT and in my opinion the greatest MC to ever touch the mic, I have listened
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If you're interested in some of the perspectives of persons living in EPOS. Check the thread “You know what it is for police to drive slow slow slow by you
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THREAD:// Okay so I have something to say and it’s probably going to sound weird or confusing...I developed friendships and connections with people I looked up to, people I respected,
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Honorary mention. Lady: Schrödinger, I think I'm pregnant and it's for you. Erwin Schrödinger [Physicist/Quantum Mechanics]: We will have to cut that belly open to see if the baby is
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Honest to god, the following incident is true and I am not making it up.This happened during the later half of 1990's. I was an entrepreneur running a NIIT Computer
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The truth is, I never was an anti-shipper. From day 1 when their rhetoric popped up I remember looking at it and it never made any god damn sense to
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THREAD: I've been talking to all sorts of experts about how the next four months might unfold. Here's an organized, chronological guide to six pieces that you should read as
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