Random Thoughts or Whatever

[Mystic]

As of mid-January, Twitter only had around 180,000 paid subscribers in the US, less than .2% of the platform’s monthly active users. With around 290k paying subscribers globally, this works out to about $28 million in annual revenue or around 1% of Twitter’s total.

LINK: https://www.theinformation.com/arti...sQvm7dJBp-s4r0v81_TfLR31GeFK26gC5SLE-cCriVTYM

 

[Mystic]

The LA Times ran a big piece on students aggrieved about politics intruding on their study of philosophy:“I just wanted to study Hegel, Marx, Heidegger, and Husserl without being exposed to politics.”

 

[Mystic]

According to a study published in the Journal of Theory and Research:

"People with “heightened narcissistic admiration” tend to have higher self-esteem , along with higher perceived status and inclusion."

However:

"Those who exhibit “heightened narcissistic rivalry are indirectly associated with negative self-esteem."

LINK: https://www.psypost.org/2023/02/new...link-between-narcissism-and-self-esteem-67630

 

[Mystic]

During the 1970s British Petroleum rebranded itself as BP: Beyond Petroleum. Well, that didn’t last long. Now the company is Back (to) Petroleum, it’s CEO having announced this week plans to “dial back” its investments in green energy and pursue maximizing profits in oil and gas.

LINK: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/busines...7I8jDQGKL38vfqwSuD2TiDBE9b-cHX3vHqd8gTNzqdor8

 

[Mystic]

Is it Too Woke to say “we’re mammals”?

 

[Mystic]

When as a teenager Hannah Arendt told her rabbi she no longer believed in God, the rabbi retorted: “And who asked you?”

 

[Mystic]

According to a study in the journal Sexuality & Culture, most of the people who have used online adult site OnlyFans have “increased their knowledge” related to sexual activity and sexuality.

LINK: https://www.psypost.org/2023/02/peo...IWwS_9C2-WTS3AnZIYe93jK5dZhEaWZL1LTIxivEBQ6-I

 

[Mystic]

“I fear those big words that make us so unhappy.”

- James Joyce

 

[Mystic]

Red Sox outfielder Bernie Carbo on his game prep for the 1975 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, in which he hit two pinch-hit home runs, including a grand slam:

“I probably smoked two joints, drank about three or four beers, got to the ballpark, took some speed, took a pain pill, drank a cup of coffee, chewed some tobacco, had a cigarette, and got up to the plate and hit.”

 

[Mystic]

 

[highvoltage_]

The M-1 Abrams tank’s fuel efficiency isn’t calculated in miles per gallon but in gallons per mile ... and that's 2 to 3.

1.67 gallons/mile, or 3-1/3 to 2.

 

[45rpmspinner]

"A recently introduced bill in the state of Iowa would allow 14 to 17-year-olds to work in mining, meatpacking, demolition, guillotine shearing, and other dangerous jobs."

Someone is just being stupid.
All of that directly contradicts Federal Labor Law.

 

[SuperjazzyJa]

hmm ketschup or mayonnaise on fries

A-1! If A-1 is not available, mayo!

 

[Mystic]

"A recently introduced bill in the state of Iowa would allow 14 to 17-year-olds to work in mining, meatpacking, demolition, guillotine shearing, and other dangerous jobs."

Someone is just being stupid.
All of that directly contradicts Federal Labor Law.

Newsweek calls it "crazy".

https://www.newsweek.com/iowa-bill-...r-laws-sparks-outrage-this-just-crazy-1779821

 

[John James]

Both, together.

Nooooo!
Bloody pus.

Micky D's "Secret Sauce"!

Add some pickle relish and call it "Thousand Island Dressing"

 

[Pio1980]

Newsweek calls it "crazy".

https://www.newsweek.com/iowa-bill-...r-laws-sparks-outrage-this-just-crazy-1779821

It only makes sense as a reactionary regressive middle finger to ethical American progressivism.
Whatever it takes to "own" "those folks".

 

[Pio1980]

Micky D's "Secret Sauce"!

Add some pickle relish and call it "Thousand Island Dressing"

I recall a cartoon with the Feds arresting The Colonel, saying they had analyzed the eleven herbs and spices.

 

[reddodge053]

thinking of betting the Chiefs in super bowl

 

[init4fun]

It's said the historical figure who inspired the St. Valentine character was actually beheaded, , , now ya'll may think that's too high a price to pay for love, , , ,

But, , , !

If ya knew at least a few of my exes, , , , ,

You might say he got off easy.......

 

[Drybasement]

Composing a resignation letter to my current employer. Gonna retire. It's time.