Monthly Archives: September 2023

Have I ever criticized normies? I’d better do that, someone needs to say something about these normies. You know what really grinds my gears? When you’re out to eat, and the only thing other people at the table want to … Continue reading →

Long ago in the pre-Trump internet (I would quote it if I could), Tex wrote about how cro magnon man tends to organize his house in the exact same way as everyone else as if preparing for a visit from … Continue reading →

After many years of giving and receiving unsolicited advice, I have two primary observations: Back in 2017 Edenist Whackjob said I should take a year and become a data scientist. Just shy of six years later I’m coming to around … Continue reading →

Not long ago, I was at a sort of town hall for a giant IT department with 10 IT VPs onstage. Here’s the demographics: They were doing an icebreaker where they’d ask a question and go down the line to … Continue reading →

The first thing to understand is that social media influencers are lying to you about everything. No one makes $100/hr in the trades. Flipping houses is retarded. Stonks are a 2021 meme. You can’t compete with BlackRock in rental properties. … Continue reading →

Pay attention, monke. There will be no Q&A following this presentation. Now that I’ve cleared that up I trust the church will never be divided again and we can all get on with our lives.

I could have told you that. Edit: Dad-as-ubermensch is a meme with legs. Just for starters, he’s a bridge to something greater.

Back in March I did my first ever one-rep max with 420 pounds on the trap bar deadlift, and I was shocked to learn how much it took out of me. Initially I felt great because the weight felt like … Continue reading →

If you’re ever a little scared of failing your working set–and if this never happens then you probably aren’t putting enough weight on–you can reframe it by calculating your one-rep max based on your previous workout and visualizing yourself doing … Continue reading →

Let’s imagine there are about 1 million people involved in reporting on their fellow citizens in the United States. Could be more, could be less. First off, not all of these are going to be smooth operators or Hannibal Lector … Continue reading →