Levi Breederland @levisan@qoto.org

Here's a study that shows that modern western society has ingrained upon itself the idea of smalltalk so fervently that if you are naturally predisposed against it, you're going to have a rough time https://doi.org/10.1108/EJM-06-2021-0460

@harvhat Good point!

I wonder if phone carriers track data like % of calls placed which are answered or % of outgoing calls which are answered

Today's jam might be a perfect arrangement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Go0B29LOnA

I can relate to the second speaker https://wondermark.com/c/1411/

Here's your regularly-scheduled reminder that "Godspeed" has nothing to do with going fast
https://buttondown.com/levisan/archive/171/

Hi, it's me.

@progo Having watched it *all* (because my wife likes it and I'd rather watch it and spend time with her than do neither) it definitely gets worse as time goes on, and the characters seem more and more unbelievable as they get more and more stuck in the box that was set out for them at the beginning

The problem with Big Bang Theory is that while the characters can exhibit accurate behaviour for nerds, the show is about making fun of said nerds rather than having fun with them

@louis gummies at the very least!

At least there's gummy versions of most vitamins now…

Do you default to "its not" or "it isnt"?

(intentionally ignoring ' here)

13 years old and still perfect
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2012-07-16

Claims like "eating half a cup of beans a day is enough to lower your risk of heart disease" annoy me to no end. If it's something you need to meet a certain quota or land within a certain range for the desired effect, say that. But to say that [quantiy] does [unquantified] benefit sounds lazy. If half a cup lowers my risk, does a quarter of a cup also lower my risk?

Chicago mix is so hit-or-miss

Both paying donors for blood and not being allowed to pay them seems weird to me. Not sure how to resolve this

I am becoming increasingly convinced that the primary underlying reason for most sex-based discrimination is rooted in preventing unwanted pregancies

The best thing about cleaning the fridge is discovering which foods last much longer than their expected before date

How four way stops are supposed to work: whoever comes to a full stop first goes first.

How four-way stops actually work: whoever is brave enough to roll through the stop sign and then floor it gets to go

I want a screened-in deck/porch. Why aren't those much of a thing anymore?

Extra barrier to keep the cat in

Extra barrier to keep the bugs out