shortform

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games would make more money if they included megatransactions instead

note 246

The Old English alphabet included the letters thorn (þ), eth (ð), wynn (ƿ), yogh (ȝ), and ash (æ). In the last thousand years we have only gotten rid of the letters with the coolest names. When will this backslide stop

note 245

in golf, your score gets worse every time you take a stroke. this is the game subtly reminding you that it was a mistake to play golf in the first place

note 244

i get out of bed spry and cheery every day, ready to go out and improve some Health Outcomes

note 243

when i verify online that i’m over 18, it’s true now, but it still feels like a lie

note 242

i need some good friends… like, friends that will do anything for you… like, the kind of friends that will lie in court for you… like, even if it’s morally questionable, they will perjure themselves for you… i need this kind of friend by the 11th

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(me, living in doha, qatar) “man, this place is awesome! i love all the GDP/capita!”

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bolted my mouse upside down to the desk and now i just move the mousepad on top of it

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a post-hocracy is when you do whatever you want and afterward decide what form of government it was

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many respected figures are “tough but fair”… i strive to be “tough”

note 237

walking around a party thinking “wow i’m gaining so much social capital right now”

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are there evidence based interventions to make you more of a go getter

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i havent seen 2021 yet don’t spoil it for me

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if you don’t donate genetic material you’re not a true Effective Altruist

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unabbreviate brony to “brother pony”

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tactical voting is possible in ranked-choice but is not a problem because no one knows how to do it

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are there evidence based interventions to make you more of a go getter

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i get where they were going with it, but the series should have ended after Zero Dark Fourteen

note 229

it took me a while to realize i’d actually bought a Toffee machine, but now i love it! my friends tell me i’m not very perceptive

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aesthetic: life satisfaction