Levi Breederland @levisan@qoto.org

Drop your favourite illustration of Santa here

I wonder what political systems like the USA or Canada have would look like if next-of-kin of someone who has served in an elected office weren't allowed to run for office

When people want to “dress up” they do things to make them look more attractive to the type of people they want to seem cool to—as a “mating ritual” or otherwise.

While that might seem obvious, the part where it gets interesting to me is how some people are *really* bad at it—as if they don't actually know what makes them look better than default.

tfw someone is talking about a news story too scared to mispronounce a Dutch place name and says “I’m not even going to try that—I’ll butcher it" but has no issue mis-pronouncing the person's name wrong when there's pronunciation guide for both place and person in the Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_of_Kris_Kremers_and_Lisanne_Froon

In 2018, I sat next to a chap on a plane and he was publicly interesting, so I set up a search alert for his unique name. Every six months or so I get an email about what he's up to and I love it every time. Oh, you're getting a PhD now? Sweet.

"Isn't everyone a little bit radicalised?"

Social conventions for thee, but not for me

If it ain't broke don't fix it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BibTeX

Macines talking with proper, polite English is the audio form of skeuomorphic UI

You'd think something this cool would have a longer Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Naslaa rock

Whenever I get passed by a car that has the blindspot detection warning lights on the mirrors I'm always surprised how easily they turn off. It feels like they should be "better safe than sorry" and maybe waiting 30 seconds after nothing is detected.

I am once again reminded that people often don't understand what they are agreeing to when they sign a contract. I see nothing wrong with this bill.

Paying for the infrastructure and the fuel separately is actually a good thing. You still pay for roads when you don't drive.

The "dark web" is evidently not dark enough

considering how often people are reportedly getting busted while using it

'Finding Turkey in Narnia' via @sabbatical
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/finding-turkey-in-narnia/

Sometimes it feels like I'm the only person who thinks it's rude to inturrupt someone when they are obviously listening to something

I don't know why but something about network-attached storage really excites me

Maybe it's just cope, but I can't help but feel like having friends and coworkers who can vouch that you're the best is better than a low-level degree

>15 years later, I think I've just come to the realisation that the actual, honest reason why I quit taking piano lessons was because I hate the idea of a twice-yearly recital.

Is there a broad term for the group of drinks that are not juice, pop, or alcoholic, and and served cold or at room temperature? The best I can come up with is non-carbonated soft drink.