42691 pts ยท February 23, 2012
Insanely late, and you probably won't see this, but all I can say is thank your for the recommendation. I quite enjoyed his Uplift novels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO
#12 It's not charcuterie if there's no meat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charcuterie
The google tracking adds insult to injury.
I still get hung up on the sheer amount of people who apparently fall into that dark pit, though. It's hard to believe. 2/2
That's a good point, thanks. It fills a "purpose" by giving a sense of certainty and belonging; powerful things. 1/2
I guess I underestimate how powerful and insidious the effects of that fear and trauma can be. Still hard to wrap my head around, though.3/3
It's self-propagating, sure, but it's also so self-destructive that you'd think it would burn itself out before reaching so many. 2/3
Though I can see that being an answer up to a point, I have a hard time understanding how that works at scale. To a degree, 1/3
What's left is the lack of empathy; wanting those things for yourself but not others. I guess that's the disconnect I can't understand. 4/4
Seems to me it would be human nature to want to be happy and want good things. I just don't see how that gets twisted so easily. 3/4
A sadistic bent and a cruel twist of nature for some, but that has to be rare... right? As for education, even without much, 2/4
I can see those being an answer in some cases, but I have a hard time accepting it's just that when looking at the sheer number involved.1/4
Don't people want others to be kind to them? Honest with them? What makes them see things they (probably) want as bad things? 2/2
Where does that mentality come from, though? What leads one to viewing those things as weakness, and hating it with such passion? 1/2
Actual link, minus google hijacking/tracking: https://liveandletsfly.com/cbp-fourth-amendment-airport
Man, Ben Affleck is looking rough.
Actual NPR link, minus google hijacking/tracking: https://www.npr.org/2025/12/13/nx-s1-5643588/brown-university-shooting
Do not click this link. Downvote and report.
Small difference between 0.007% and 100%...
Actual link: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-12-05/immigrants-kept-from-faneuil-hall-citizenship-ceremony-as-feds-crackdown-nationwide
Actual link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/12/07/kelsey-grammer-donald-trump-support/87657355007/
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RSkt8fcvrg
Thanks for making me look up if that's actually what they're called. It is. That's awesome.
Actual link instead of a shitty google redirect: https://www.breastcancercure.org.nz/calendar/wahine-toa-firefighter-calendar-2026
Insanely late, and you probably won't see this, but all I can say is thank your for the recommendation. I quite enjoyed his Uplift novels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO
#12 It's not charcuterie if there's no meat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charcuterie
The google tracking adds insult to injury.
I still get hung up on the sheer amount of people who apparently fall into that dark pit, though. It's hard to believe. 2/2
That's a good point, thanks. It fills a "purpose" by giving a sense of certainty and belonging; powerful things. 1/2
I guess I underestimate how powerful and insidious the effects of that fear and trauma can be. Still hard to wrap my head around, though.3/3
It's self-propagating, sure, but it's also so self-destructive that you'd think it would burn itself out before reaching so many. 2/3
Though I can see that being an answer up to a point, I have a hard time understanding how that works at scale. To a degree, 1/3
What's left is the lack of empathy; wanting those things for yourself but not others. I guess that's the disconnect I can't understand. 4/4
Seems to me it would be human nature to want to be happy and want good things. I just don't see how that gets twisted so easily. 3/4
A sadistic bent and a cruel twist of nature for some, but that has to be rare... right? As for education, even without much, 2/4
I can see those being an answer in some cases, but I have a hard time accepting it's just that when looking at the sheer number involved.1/4
Don't people want others to be kind to them? Honest with them? What makes them see things they (probably) want as bad things? 2/2
Where does that mentality come from, though? What leads one to viewing those things as weakness, and hating it with such passion? 1/2
Actual link, minus google hijacking/tracking: https://liveandletsfly.com/cbp-fourth-amendment-airport
Man, Ben Affleck is looking rough.
Actual NPR link, minus google hijacking/tracking: https://www.npr.org/2025/12/13/nx-s1-5643588/brown-university-shooting
Do not click this link. Downvote and report.
Do not click this link. Downvote and report.
Small difference between 0.007% and 100%...
Actual link: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-12-05/immigrants-kept-from-faneuil-hall-citizenship-ceremony-as-feds-crackdown-nationwide
Actual link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/12/07/kelsey-grammer-donald-trump-support/87657355007/
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RSkt8fcvrg
Thanks for making me look up if that's actually what they're called. It is. That's awesome.
Actual link instead of a shitty google redirect: https://www.breastcancercure.org.nz/calendar/wahine-toa-firefighter-calendar-2026