In this cartoon, we have the somewhat disconcerting idea of the character Pig planning to eat a ham sandwich. I…
From: Mano Singham
Monsterhearts is a 14 day event (named after a pervy RPG) wherein my writing group votes on a monster each…
From: Great American Satan
[caption id="attachment_4373" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Ace and Arrow designed by me, based on "Valentine" by Robert Lang[/caption] It's February, and in…
From: A Trivial Knot
I used to be bubbly and cheerful to everyone I met. I saw the good in people. Was I just…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
Dear daughter, Yesterday you won an award at school for empathy, and I am not surprised at all. You are…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
I watched this film that has garnered a number of awards and eleven nominations for this year's Academy Awards. It…
From: Mano Singham
The obvious answer to getting better looking hands from a generative AI would be to give it a few examples…
From: Stderr
Even with everything going on this week I was still able to crank out a couple of poems -- and…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
[caption id="attachment_1822" align="alignright" width="200"] A Fire in the Shadows: A Bolingbrook Babbler Story[/caption] My upcoming novelette, A Fire in the…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
My husband’s grandfather died last weekend. He was in his 90s and he was aware that he was dying. He…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
She's speaking out on Facebook about the problems with Andrew Torrez. It's all about constant harassment, violation of boundaries, unwanted…
From: Pharyngula
Field-expedient repairs are sometimes expected. You haven't got all the gear to make a proper fix, so you log a…
From: Stderr
Not this again. It's another wave of sexual harassment allegations, and big names stepping down. Two board members of American…
From: Pharyngula
Over at Pharyngula, special jackbooted operative raven floated a dangerous idea: [pha] I suppose Tucker Carlson wants one of the…
From: Stderr
If everything you read on the internet was written by AIs, would you care? My immediate reaction is, "yes." If…
From: Stderr
The disease is spreading. Montana legislators have introduced a new law. 4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT…
From: Pharyngula
I have been working on finishing "It is Complex; Ergo Goddidit", which I am excited to present because I have…
From: Jonathan's Musings
This is from the philosophy memes group on instagram.
From: Stderr
I've been struggling with a problem: "what happens if someone tells an AI to 'code a better version of yourself?'…
From: Stderr
Who are these people? David Lloyd Walther Timothy Jason Jeltema Chad Michael Rider David Pettigrew William C. Robinson Brian Pounds…
From: Pharyngula
[Content Warning: TERFs, high-level discussion of violence and sexual assault, math.] TERFs are obsessed with violence. Their core talking point…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
Taking effect immediately: Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday signed into law a proposal that guarantees in state law the right…
From: Pharyngula
A few years ago it was hot to compare the USA to the short-lived Weimar Republic of Germany, the one…
From: Great American Satan
What a sad etymological confusion. [caption id="attachment_69158" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Many words have Trans in them. Transport, translate, transcribe etcBut Cis?…
From: Pharyngula
North Dakotans are making themselves look like idiots again. They're trying to pass a bill that literally criminalizes free speech.…
From: Pharyngula
At the moment we are in the middle of an effort, by conservatives, to erase trans people from existence. Part…
From: Oceanoxia
They're up to their usual tricks, pushing more hate bills. Six Republican members of the North Dakota Legislature introduced a…
From: Pharyngula
Act I: The story begins with a Christian apologist named David Falk making some scathing comments about a Biblical scholar…
From: Pharyngula
Right now, the American conservative movement is trying to erase LGBTQIA people from society. As with past genocidal projects, all…
From: Oceanoxia
Nothing too heavy today - I needed time for other pursuits. As some of you are no doubt aware, it…
From: Oceanoxia
Field-expedient repairs are sometimes expected. You haven't got all the gear to make a proper fix, so you log a…
From: Stderr
Yesterday, I participated in a mundane committee meeting, one where we were making decisions on the distribution of in-house grant…
From: Pharyngula
It's time to check in on the costs related to freethought.online, now that I have the complete numbers for January:…
From: Reprobate Spreadsheet
By Reporter X The trustee candidates for the Bolingbrook Independent Voices Party and the First Party for Bolingbrook filled Clow…
From: The Bolingbrook Babbler
I used to be bubbly and cheerful to everyone I met. I saw the good in people. Was I just…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
Dear daughter, Yesterday you won an award at school for empathy, and I am not surprised at all. You are…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
My mother used to knit and we still have two straight knitting machines of a solid metal build. I did…
From: Affinity
Totally believable.
From: Pharyngula
I've given up on certain movie genres: superheroes and zombies leave me cold. The Walking Dead killed zombies for me…
From: Pharyngula
This is how Ron Desantis wants to handle higher education: fire everyone! Kick the faculty and administration out! He somehow…
From: Pharyngula
Chauncey DeVega takes the news about Trump's deplorable 'eulogy' at the memorial service following the death of Lynnette Hardaway, who…
From: Mano Singham
George Pell died 3 weeks ago, and the Australians are just now having the funeral? The casket has just arrived?…
From: Pharyngula
I've been struggling with a problem: "what happens if someone tells an AI to 'code a better version of yourself?'…
From: Stderr
Sometimes, I too can swaddle myself in cherished delusions and believe for a time that the world might get better.…
From: Pharyngula
I recently talked with a religious person who said they wouldn’t take medication. They just “let the body do what…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
I want to tell you guys something kind of fun… I have a lot of religious coworkers and they’re pretty…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
Robert Garcia, a newly-elected Democratic representative, has chosen the book upon which he will swear the oath of office, and…
From: Pharyngula
Please help settle a score – my husband and I were having a debate over dinner at Denny’s. Is there…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
I was gradually failing high school in the '90s and in an effort to make up credits I took some…
From: Great American Satan
Several years ago, a young priest officiated my grandpa’s funeral mass. My grandpa was aware when he was dying and…
From: From the Ashes of Faith
I'm feeling tired for reasons, so today I'm just sharing something I came across while working on my current novel.…
From: Oceanoxia
Field-expedient repairs are sometimes expected. You haven't got all the gear to make a proper fix, so you log a…
From: Stderr
Somebody has been watching too much Jurassic Park. They should read the original novel, which was a badly written Luddite…
From: Pharyngula
I watched this film that has garnered a number of awards and eleven nominations for this year's Academy Awards. It…
From: Mano Singham
This should make it clear.
From: Pharyngula
I believe that we should replace nearly all car traffic with mass transit (free at the point of service), better…
From: Oceanoxia
I've been struggling with a problem: "what happens if someone tells an AI to 'code a better version of yourself?'…
From: Stderr
I'm not certain, but it's likely that my favorite climate solution is covering everything in plants. In additional to mental…
From: Oceanoxia
It's been one of those days. We've got another chemistry job candidate today with a busy schedule, and we're making…
From: Pharyngula
The recent incident in an (American) football game where Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest after getting hit hard in the…
From: Mano Singham
I'm feeling tired for reasons, so today I'm just sharing something I came across while working on my current novel.…
From: Oceanoxia
Chauncey DeVega takes the news about Trump's deplorable 'eulogy' at the memorial service following the death of Lynnette Hardaway, who…
From: Mano Singham
So, there's currently an "inflation crisis" in the U.S., as well as some other countries. The cost of necessities has…
From: Oceanoxia
Today is the funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year old Black man brutally murdered last month by five Memphis police…
From: Mano Singham
I guess since being "woke" just means being aware of the lies they tell us, it's unsurprising that they don't…
From: Pharyngula
I've long been troubled by the unequal power dynamic that allows a wealthy person to poison thousands of poor people,…
From: Oceanoxia
Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy is due to meet with president Joe Biden on Wednesday. What about? It depends. According to…
From: Mano Singham
If I had to guess, I would have figured they were hatched out of the slimy runoff from a sewage…
From: Pharyngula
I believe that we should replace nearly all car traffic with mass transit (free at the point of service), better…
From: Oceanoxia
Video of the brutal death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five Memphis police officers following a traffic stop…
From: Mano Singham
I'm feeling tired for reasons, so today I'm just sharing something I came across while working on my current novel.…
From: Oceanoxia
Field-expedient repairs are sometimes expected. You haven't got all the gear to make a proper fix, so you log a…
From: Stderr
Chauncey DeVega takes the news about Trump's deplorable 'eulogy' at the memorial service following the death of Lynnette Hardaway, who…
From: Mano Singham
Yesterday, I participated in a mundane committee meeting, one where we were making decisions on the distribution of in-house grant…
From: Pharyngula
So, there's currently an "inflation crisis" in the U.S., as well as some other countries. The cost of necessities has…
From: Oceanoxia
One of my unfortunately vivid memories of my childhood was encountering my second cousin, Henry, who was a fanatical John…
From: Pharyngula
Today is the funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year old Black man brutally murdered last month by five Memphis police…
From: Mano Singham
I've long been troubled by the unequal power dynamic that allows a wealthy person to poison thousands of poor people,…
From: Oceanoxia
When confronted with a fascist movement, it's worth remembering that fascism, for all its populist trappings, serves the elite. That's…
From: Oceanoxia
A few years ago it was hot to compare the USA to the short-lived Weimar Republic of Germany, the one…
From: Great American Satan