I doth whip mine hair to the aft and to the fore.
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Probabilistic Uncertainty

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"One popular strategy is to enter an emotional spiral. Could that be the right approach? We contacted several researchers who are experts in emotional spirals to ask them, but none of them were in a state to speak with us."
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Covarr
7 days ago
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Make yourself a plate of wings. Decide after the outcome whether they were comfort wings or celebratory wings.
East Helena, MT
roblatham
7 days ago
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I feel like this is related to current events in a way I can't quite figure out...
Groxx
8 days ago
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The Wagner Principle proves that every chance is 50/50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lalvQQoFvBA
Silicon Valley, CA

Woe unto us! for it is a mutator rather than a constructor.

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Woe unto us! for it is a mutator rather than a constructor.

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Groxx
44 days ago
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And thus mankind was cursed
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Slingshots

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In my reboot, Dennis the Menace was just trying to send Mr. Wilson a nice comet, but accidentally wiped out his dinosaur garden.
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gordol
68 days ago
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Once we colonize the solar system, expect people to start using gravitational slingshots as a sport.
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jeremyarc7
68 days ago
They did in The Expanse series. Belters would slingshot themselves out past Neptune and livestream the endurance trip there and back.
gordol
68 days ago
@jeremyarc7 Yep. One used it to slingshot into the Ring at too high a velocity to disastrous result.
Groxx
69 days ago
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Could easily fit into Calvin and Hobbes though
Silicon Valley, CA

https://sarahcandersen.com/post/760703958615457792

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Groxx
69 days ago
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*pans to the left*

*neighbor has Christmas stuff out already*
Silicon Valley, CA

Earth/Venus Venn Diagram

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Actually, the fact that Mars is still orbiting safely over here means that it was technically an *Euler* apocalypse, not a Venn one.
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Groxx
251 days ago
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Don't forget the Earth-shattering kaboom!
Silicon Valley, CA
jlvanderzwan
246 days ago
Instantly read it in the appropriate voice, hah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9wmWZbr_wQ
Screwtape
251 days ago
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Well, there's Venn, and there's Us.

https://sarahcandersen.com/post/740682035583156224

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Groxx
289 days ago
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Also indoor cat: glared at the toaster. It hasn't made noise all day. Huge success.
Silicon Valley, CA
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