Twin Peaks: Major Briggs.
November 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Twin Peaks: Major Briggs.
What it reduces is arbitrary power of the boss class over labour
November 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
What it reduces is arbitrary power of the boss class over labour
wrangling arbitrary JSON into streamerbot my old foe... we meet again
November 6, 2026 at 1:33 PM
wrangling arbitrary JSON into streamerbot my old foe... we meet again
Dude will lie about the most arbitrary things.
He’s never been in my house.
He’ll never be in my house.
Thank you for your attention to the matter of my house.
He’ll never be in my house.
Thank you for your attention to the matter of my house.
November 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Dude will lie about the most arbitrary things.
And whereas no Nation whatsoever can subsist without the Administration of good and impartial Justice, upon which Men's Lives, Liberties, Honours and Estates do depend; those evil Counsellors have subjected these to an arbitrary and despotick Power.
Hegseth: "Put the secretary on trial today, and the men and women who carried out those orders tomorrow. If they want to come for the warriors, they're going to have to come through me."
November 10, 2026 at 1:36 PM
And whereas no Nation whatsoever can subsist without the Administration of good and impartial Justice, upon which Men's Lives, Liberties, Honours and Estates do depend; those evil Counsellors have subjected these to an arbitrary and despotick Power.
This thread on the bonkers arbitrary level titles in original D&D is delightful – and informative!
Remember when character classes were ranked by name rather than by level number? These tables don't even have level numbers on them. And clerics do a stint as "village priests" for one level? Magic-users turn into necromancers at 10th, but it's just a phase. 1/2
November 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
This thread on the bonkers arbitrary level titles in original D&D is delightful – and informative!
There’s going to be an arbitrary selection effect
November 10, 2026 at 12:11 AM
There’s going to be an arbitrary selection effect
if you don't actually believe in anything, then the color is completely arbitrary
so stop using words you don't understand
so stop using words you don't understand
November 9, 2026 at 1:28 AM
if you don't actually believe in anything, then the color is completely arbitrary
so stop using words you don't understand
so stop using words you don't understand
“Biology” to TERFs is like magic in the Harry Potter series. It has arbitrary roles, some of which contradict other arbitrary rules, and which can be introduced at any point in the narrative, but as a concept it controls every aspect of your existence.
November 9, 2026 at 6:45 AM
“Biology” to TERFs is like magic in the Harry Potter series. It has arbitrary roles, some of which contradict other arbitrary rules, and which can be introduced at any point in the narrative, but as a concept it controls every aspect of your existence.
He was supposed to be “unelectable” and since that is no longer true goalposts shift and they make up some other arbitrary statistical metric of “underperformance”
The obvious goalpost shifting here (Wasn’t El Sayed supposed to be unelectable? Well, now he has been elected) is a red flag. This rhetoric is meant to obfuscate. Ignore.
lol the centrist lib excuses are already starting
November 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
He was supposed to be “unelectable” and since that is no longer true goalposts shift and they make up some other arbitrary statistical metric of “underperformance”
i can learn syntax, eg i now am comfortable moving between directories etc.. but the actual commands are just floating points of data to me. an arbitrary series of commands with arbitrary parameters per operation. there's no system to learn? it slides right out of my head.
November 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
i can learn syntax, eg i now am comfortable moving between directories etc.. but the actual commands are just floating points of data to me. an arbitrary series of commands with arbitrary parameters per operation. there's no system to learn? it slides right out of my head.
Just recorded a new episode on how Queen Victoria pranked the rest of the world by inventing gender and forcing everyone else to follow its arbitrary rules.
This week!
This week!
November 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Just recorded a new episode on how Queen Victoria pranked the rest of the world by inventing gender and forcing everyone else to follow its arbitrary rules.
This week!
This week!
He set an arbitrary quota of 3,000 ICE arrests a day and pushed for one million deportations a year. Rather than focus on the “worst of the worst” he has done irreparable harm to families and communities.
November 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
He set an arbitrary quota of 3,000 ICE arrests a day and pushed for one million deportations a year. Rather than focus on the “worst of the worst” he has done irreparable harm to families and communities.
threw the opps into the arbitrary code execution, turned his ass into some MIPS opcodes
An account with this avatar was just blocked.
November 9, 2026 at 4:09 AM
threw the opps into the arbitrary code execution, turned his ass into some MIPS opcodes
my current job could be so perfect if not for stupid arbitrary social rules
November 10, 2026 at 11:39 AM
my current job could be so perfect if not for stupid arbitrary social rules
Opinion | “The arbitrary blowing up of boats without even a pretence of evidence is morally no different to the My-Lai massacre during the Vietnam War,” writes Michael Bradley.
READ: www.crikey.com.au/2026/11/10/p...
READ: www.crikey.com.au/2026/11/10/p...
November 10, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Opinion | “The arbitrary blowing up of boats without even a pretence of evidence is morally no different to the My-Lai massacre during the Vietnam War,” writes Michael Bradley.
READ: www.crikey.com.au/2026/11/10/p...
READ: www.crikey.com.au/2026/11/10/p...
we can have a discussion about how the roles and associations we've assigned to these concepts are arbitrary, but making you (general) uncomfortable does not make them any less real! our names for colors are completely arbitrary, as are cultural associations, but it doesn't change the wavelength!
November 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
we can have a discussion about how the roles and associations we've assigned to these concepts are arbitrary, but making you (general) uncomfortable does not make them any less real! our names for colors are completely arbitrary, as are cultural associations, but it doesn't change the wavelength!
I just love that the the Trump DOJ is having trouble hiring enough lawyers to defend its arbitrary policies
This is wild:
The Trump administration has provoked so many immigration habeas petitions, and has lost so many lawyers, that the Western District of Washington (Seattle, Tacoma, etc.) U.S. Attorney's Office can no longer *defend* the government in all of those cases, per this letter filed on 10/26:
The Trump administration has provoked so many immigration habeas petitions, and has lost so many lawyers, that the Western District of Washington (Seattle, Tacoma, etc.) U.S. Attorney's Office can no longer *defend* the government in all of those cases, per this letter filed on 10/26:
November 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I just love that the the Trump DOJ is having trouble hiring enough lawyers to defend its arbitrary policies
as an Xer, I can say confidently we are the worst generation (allowing that these are arbitrary somewhat). Boomers get a lot of heat because there are so many of them and they won't go away, but Xers are full metal bullshit
November 8, 2026 at 8:18 PM
as an Xer, I can say confidently we are the worst generation (allowing that these are arbitrary somewhat). Boomers get a lot of heat because there are so many of them and they won't go away, but Xers are full metal bullshit
You don't need toilet police in the UK: ordinary people will cheerfully volunteer to spot someone breaking an arbitrary rule. It's our favourite thing to do!
November 8, 2026 at 11:43 AM
You don't need toilet police in the UK: ordinary people will cheerfully volunteer to spot someone breaking an arbitrary rule. It's our favourite thing to do!
Fascists love nothing more than vague and arbitrary rules that only exist as an excuse to be dickheads.
November 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Fascists love nothing more than vague and arbitrary rules that only exist as an excuse to be dickheads.
Tempting to conclude that the Albanese government has learned nothing from #robodebt.
But they’ve learned way too much;
how to refine the process of cruel, arbitrary, dehumanizing, unaccountable treatment of ‘clients’, in their pursuit of illusory savings. #NDIS #AgedCare #auspol
But they’ve learned way too much;
how to refine the process of cruel, arbitrary, dehumanizing, unaccountable treatment of ‘clients’, in their pursuit of illusory savings. #NDIS #AgedCare #auspol
"AI should support nursing judgement, not replace it." Buckle up for Robodebt Mark II. The algo has come to Aged Care and NDIS. Investigation by Claudia Weisenberger
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/the-robot-de...
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/the-robot-de...
The robot decides. The algorithms taking charge of our health - Michael West
The robots are taking charge of healthcare, with NDIS and aged care patients' needs being judged by algorithms not accountable.
michaelwest.com.au
November 10, 2026 at 9:14 AM
BREAKING: We filed a new motion to stay the government's unlawful policy of hiding thousands of people in ICE detention from their attorneys and loved ones. We are asking a federal court to suspend this cruel and arbitrary policy while our lawsuit proceeds.
November 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM
BREAKING: We filed a new motion to stay the government's unlawful policy of hiding thousands of people in ICE detention from their attorneys and loved ones. We are asking a federal court to suspend this cruel and arbitrary policy while our lawsuit proceeds.
