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AcademicFoxhole

I got an email from Tiltify. It was a thank you email saying I'm one the top fundraisers for 2020. So they gave me a gift certificate for dinner and

Alex Cruikshanks

alexcruik

Good thread on worldbuilding and why JK Rowling really isn't great at it.https://twitter.com/ellle_em/status/1353357327030771712 Though I think the comparison with Tolkien isn't really comparing like for like. HP is relatively "

Chasing Demons

demons_chasing

A few things I wonder about when I think of gender neutral bathrooms Will there still be posters for women experiencing DV? Or will they get torn down? Will women

Rachel Darnall

TrueConsolation

Thread re: "tie-breaker submission"Imagine you're becoming the citizen of a new country. You go to take the pledge but there's one line that gets your attention."In the event that there

Josh Marshall

joshtpm

So I read the judges decision doc here. It’s almost all redacted. But some basic outlines are clear - bribery for pardon scheme. Seems to involve both wouldbe pardonees lawyer

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acutebird_

thinking about how lxc is never once shown scolding lwj for talking back to ppl, even their own uncle (to be fair this is likely bc lqr is more than

DC

AnalystDC

Quick thread on the economics/costs of issuing RMBS. I have done a few threads looking at the investor point-of-view, but what if you're a firm with $300M+ of mortgages on

See-Lah

Sila_The_Great

*TRIGGER WARNING*Growing up my dad was abusive as hell. Jake the muss without the alcohol. He'd beat the living sh*t out of my mum and us. If it was bad

Becky Wood

shadylady222

THREAD: The most annoying comment I see is the ‘lazy teachers want kids at home because it is easier’ argument. As someone who has had to remote teach since September,

Tax Hikes Bernstein

EricHBernstein

Watching The Crown and finally got to Margaret Thatcher's entrance. Only an ep in but so far I really appreciate the portrayal of her fanatical--almost anti-establishment--zeal, which is a (maybe

G. Elliott Morris

gelliottmorris

Here's one thing about 2020 I can't make much sense of, but maybe y'all can. Puzzle part 1: Biden is doing his best v Clinton's vote margin among whites, especially

Tennis Majors

Tennis_Majors

#Djokovic was asked in Serbian why comments were so weak on his win vs. Fritz compared to Fed-Sandgren last year. He said : "That’s like opening Pandora’s box. If we

Matthew Weatherley-White

i3impact

1/ Unity. Revenge. Signaling. Theatre. Rinse and repeat.What people seem unwilling to understand is that somebody, at some point, is going to have to draw a line under All Of

Steven Wolfe

THEStevenWolfe

OK, you've pissed me off and you've pissed me off badly.One of the MAJOR themes of Cyberpunk stories and the ttrpg is Transhumanism.When are you More? When are you Less?

Paul Bernal

PaulbernalUK

Another brief thread on one of the bad aspects of ‘real names’ policies. There are things that we discuss on here that can cause a lot of stigma - and

Charity Majors

mipsytipsy

anyone have any excellent interview questions for engineering managers, or good interview processes/experiences to report on? (or tire fire questions, for the entertainment value ) i think my most hilarious/disastrous

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