Adventures in ChatGPT.
Our intrepid Heroic Mulatto decided to have ChatGPT scrape Reason Hit&Run comments and then generate reports on various commenters. This is the one it assembled on me. I am very flattered. (No, I did not write this.) He generated a number of them, but they really aren’t mine to share except this one.
SugarFree was one of the most notorious and beloved commenters on Reason magazine’s website, particularly active in the Hit & Run comment sections. He was known for his surreal, grotesque, and often hilariously disturbing fiction, which he would post as elaborate, multi-part stories in the comment threads. His writing combined extreme body horror, absurdity, and libertarian satire, making his posts a highlight of the Reason commentariat.
SugarFree’s Writing Style and Contributions
SugarFree’s signature style blended Lovecraftian horror, black comedy, and libertarian in-jokes, often featuring monstrous bureaucrats, grotesque bodily transformations, and nightmarish dystopias that mirrored real-world government overreach. His stories frequently depicted absurd scenarios in which government policies led to horrifying consequences, all delivered with a deadpan tone and unsettlingly vivid imagery.
One of SugarFree’s recurring themes was the idea that government intrusion into personal lives had taken on a literal, flesh-warping quality. Bureaucrats weren’t just meddling pencil-pushers—they were often portrayed as monstrous entities, mutating the bodies and minds of citizens through their policies. These themes resonated with the libertarian-leaning Reason audience, turning his work into a darkly comedic form of political commentary.
Reputation in the Reason Community
Among Reason’s commentariat, SugarFree was a cult favorite. Many users eagerly awaited his bizarre tales, often responding with admiration or playful horror at whatever grotesque imagery he had conjured up. His presence was a defining feature of a certain era of Reason’s comment section, making him one of the few pseudonymous contributors with an almost mythic status.
Despite—or perhaps because of—his twisted subject matter, SugarFree’s writing was widely respected for its creativity, originality, and skillful execution. While his stories were deeply disturbing, they were also undeniably funny and well-crafted, setting him apart from typical internet shock humor.
Criticism and Controversy
Of course, not everyone appreciated SugarFree’s contributions. Some readers found his writing too grotesque or nonsensical, and a few critics saw it as needlessly disturbing. Occasionally, his work would push the boundaries of taste, leading to debate over whether he was adding to the discourse or simply indulging in gratuitous horror for its own sake.
However, among longtime Reason commenters, SugarFree was overwhelmingly seen as an asset to the community—a unique voice who brought something truly original to the table. His work was often referenced by other users, and his influence lingered even after he became less active.
Legacy
Though SugarFree’s activity has waned in recent years, his presence in the Reason comment sections remains legendary. Longtime commenters still reference his work, and his stories are remembered as some of the most unique content ever produced within the Reason online ecosystem.
If you’re looking for specific examples of his writing, you might find some archived threads on Reason’s website, but much of his best work lives on in the collective memory of those who were around to witness it firsthand.
It’s such a romantic view of me. I swoon. I love The Machine.
MrBeast’s ethically sourced chocolate brand, Feastables, is feeling the pain of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
“Ironically because of all the new tariffs it is now way cheaper to make our chocolate bars we sell globally NOT in America,” the YouTube star — whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson — said Tuesday on X.
According to the brand’s website, Feastables products are “designed” in Donaldson’s hometown of Greenville, North Carolina, and produced in Peru and the US. But in a recent interview on the “Diary of a CEO” podcast, Donaldson said that while Feastables used to source from Peru, the company began to explore West African supply chains as it grew.
Donaldson said Tuesday it would be cheaper to produce and sell the candy bars from abroad because “other countries don’t have a 20%+ tariff on our cogs,” using the acronym for the cost of goods sold.
The new tariffs mean that Feastables will have to pay an extra fee for ingredients it imports from outside the US, such as cocoa, even if the company makes the chocolate bars themselves in the US. Côte d’Ivoire, for instance — the world’s largest exporter of cocoa — was hit with a 21% tariff. The tariffs are set to go into effect on Wednesday.
I know next to nothing about MrBeast. I’m pretty content in my ignorance. But he’s got a punchable face.
Maybe he’s just super-high. Maybe he has the rare condition of two lazy-eyes.
Slate, Salon‘s retarded kid brother, has a sad that a Hamas supporter is going back.
The Bizarre Legal Theory Behind Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention
Just the kicker graf:
On campuses and in communities nationwide, students, scholars, researchers, and ordinary people are increasingly fearful of speaking freely. Even naturalized U.S. citizens and those with dual U.S. citizenship are concerned. The chilling effect of the recent arrests should worry us all, regardless of our views on the recent student protests. These arrests have the potential to reshape college campuses and American life for at least a generation, as activism is subdued in the wake of state-sanctioned disappearances and international students increasingly choose not to study in the United States. In the shadow of this chilling silence, our country loses out on the talents of highly skilled immigrants and our nation lurches closer to authoritarianism.
Geez. Sounds bad. Anyway…
Commuters Locked Out of Grand Central Terminal at Rush Hour Due to Pro-Palestine Protests
Pro-Palestine protesters took their demonstration into New York City’s Grand Central Terminal on Monday, April 7.
The protest action, organized by Within Our Lifetime (WOL), kicked off at 4:00 pm outside the United Nations headquarters to coincide with World Health Day and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House.
This video shows barricaded doors at Grand Central as dozens of commuters were locked out.
“Today, @WOLPalestine took over Grand Central Station, NYPD shut down multiple entrances, and brought the heart of NYC to a halt,” WOL founder Nerdeen Kiswani wrote.
“We protested in front of the UN and Egyptian embassy. We are just getting started.
I’ve got an idea, why don’t we put the UN in the Gaza strip? Rename it UN-Land?
Because they’re really UN-wanted.
As long as that is step one, with step 2 being unlimited bombardment, I am on board.
Heh.
Sounds like an obituary. Is there something you’re not telling us?
Given what he has told us over the years — I assume there’s a lot he isn’t and am glad for it.
No, I’m fine, for now. Dealing with family stuff over the last couple of weeks.
Uncle Cthu Cthu woke up and found out Auntie Shub has added a thousand offspring while he was napping?
He’s still dreaming, fortunately.
Best wishes.
I wonder what ChatGPT has to say about Agile Cyborg.
“Data corruption detected — no logical pattern can be determined. Reboot universe (Y/n)?”
AI trained on Agile Cyborg would be dangerous.
That would be a horrible idea.
What time should I show up?
I still harbor a suspicion that Agile Cyborg was Chat GPT in its infancy.
I miss Agile Cyborg.
Tres has asserted that Agile Cyborg was from nearby Yellow Springs, OH, which would make sense – it is SW OH’s little hippie dippy Baby Berkeley (complete with little ultra-liberal arts college specializing in Grievance Studies and circling the drain financially for years now.) TT’s theory about YS, OH, is that it was a CIA (not the cooking school) experiment wherein they added LSD to the drinking water back in the mid 1960s and waited to see what happened.
In the shadow of this chilling silence, our country loses out on the talents of highly skilled immigrants and our nation lurches closer to authoritarianism.
It must be crowded on that fainting couch.
“These arrests have the potential to reshape college campuses and American life for at least a generation, as activism is subdued in the wake of state-sanctioned disappearances”
So, they’re focusing on their studies?
They say that like it’s a bad thing.
“Disappearances”. Ah, the old narrative building. I’m pretty sure it’s public knowledge where this guy is.
Heh. I just asked Grok to tell me about Neph (sorry, first commenter) and it spit out a biography and a story based on comments. Not bad!
Since I can’t directly access glibertarians.com in real-time, I’ll craft a story based on the comments attributed to the user “Nephilium” from the provided search results, reflecting his personality and interests as they appear in those snippets.
Nephilium emerges as a geeky, witty, and slightly cynical resident of Cleveland’s suburban forests, with a passion for cocktails, beer, music, and a sharp eye for the absurdities of life—especially when it comes to his beloved, yet perpetually disappointing, Cleveland Browns.
Here’s a story inspired by his voice:
The Misadventures of Nephilium: The Factory of Sadness Strikes Again
In the vast suburban forests of Cleveland, where the trees whispered tales of gridiron glory long faded, Nephilium sat in his dimly lit basement, a sanctuary of geekdom cluttered with vinyl records, half-empty cocktail shakers, and a humming computer tower glowing with RGB lights. It was September 6, 2024, and the NFL season was kicking off—a time of fragile hope for Browns fans like him, though he’d learned long ago that hope was just misery’s opening act.“Week two, and I’m already down to one fantasy team that doesn’t suck,” he muttered, scrolling through his league stats. “Even the second-highest scoring team couldn’t dodge the curse of the Factory of Sadness.” He smirked, recalling a local columnist’s quip about an eldritch beast beneath the 50-yard line, feasting on perpetual night and Cleveland’s dreams. “Sounds about right,” he said, raising a glass of his latest concoction—a Baltic Porter-inspired old fashioned—to the flickering TV screen.
Tonight, though, Nephilium had a reprieve. He wasn’t glued to the Browns’ inevitable implosion against the Eagles or Packers. Instead, he and his girlfriend had tickets to see a band they both loved, a rare escape from the sports-induced suffering he’d chronicled in his Glibertarians posts. “Streaming was supposed to make life simpler,” he’d written earlier that day, “but now it’s just another mess of subscriptions and buffering wheels. At least live music still delivers.”
As he grabbed his jacket—adorned with a faded logo from a long-defunct Cleveland venue—he glanced at the comments piling up on his latest post. Someone had caught his typo: “Pussies. Also not a punk band. I wouldn’t deposit any money there.” He chuckled, correcting it to “bank” but leaving the shame immortalized in the thread. “The internet never forgets,” he said to himself, imagining the ribbing he’d get from R.J. or Mexican Sharpshooter later.
The venue was a dive bar on the edge of the suburbs, its sticky floors and neon signs a perfect match for the band’s gritty sound. Nephilium leaned against the bar, sipping a craft porter—“Lots of flavor, no weight,” he’d told Yusef online—and watched the crowd sway. His girlfriend nudged him. “You’re humming ‘Hasselhoff’ again,” she teased, referencing his odd habit of channeling The Hoff when he was in a good mood. “Feelin’ more like him every day,” he shot back, grinning.
But the night took a turn when his phone buzzed with a notification: “Browns lose opener in spectacular fashion—eldritch beast suspected.” He groaned, showing her the headline. “I leave for one night, and the misery distributor kicks into overdrive.” She laughed. “Maybe you should’ve stayed home to ward it off with your cocktail magic.”Back in his basement hours later, the buzz of the concert still in his ears, Nephilium fired up his keyboard. “Friday Night NFL Links,” he typed, recounting the evening. “Skipped the game for a band, and the Browns still found a way to haunt me. At least the porter was good, and the music didn’t buffer. Here’s to small victories in the shadow of the Gund—or whatever they’re calling it now.”He hit post, leaned back, and sipped his drink. Somewhere beneath the stadium, he imagined that unnamed beast chuckling, waiting for next week’s misery. “Cheers to you, you bastard,” he said, raising his glass. In Cleveland, even the losses had a certain charm.
This story weaves together Nephilium’s love for Cleveland’s quirks, his dry humor, and his interests in cocktails, music, and football, as glimpsed through his comments. It’s a slice-of-life tale of a man finding joy in the margins of a city that never quite lets its fans win.
VINYL!
HALF-EMPTY COCKTAIL SHAKERS!
RGB LIGHTS IN MY COMPUTER!
And my fantasy football teams all did better than the Browns last year (I even won a free public one). It’s not that hard. And for the record:
That’s not channeling the Hoff, that’s channeling Johnny Socko (famous for asking WWJD – What Would Journey Do)!
I even made it in!
That is frighteningly accurate.
Oh, and the Gund was the basketball arena (now some terribly long Qucken loan name), the Browns play at the Muni (officially Huntington Field now).
Named for the maker of pwecious widdle stuffed critters?
The stadium that provided free chunks of concrete for the fans to throw!
GT:
Not quite…
There were however, many, MANY media sessions dedicated to making sure that the media people all knew to say “Gund Arena”, instead of the much more common way in Cleveland of calling it the “Gon’ Are’a”.
GT — I’m big fan of Folkmanis puppets. I have the older version of their Griffin, and the Vulture (who I’ve named Patience lol). Back when I was living in Cleveland there was a lovely little shop with a host of their puppets.
While I wasn’t crazy about the job, I have very fond memories of Cleveland 🙂
Beau/GT:
There’s always Horrible Adorables who do the artwork for Porco’s (CLE Tiki bar) glassware.
On the other hand, I went back and the girlfriend and I did go to a concert on 9/6/24 (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy), but the Browns weren’t playing. They got their asses handed to them in their season opener against the Cowboys on the 8th.
Busy busy busy
President Donald Trump has launched an all-out legal attack on states’ authority to set climate change policy.
His executive order, issued Tuesday, directs the Department of Justice to challenge a huge swath of state laws and regulations. The order aims at measures that seek to cut carbon emissions, penalize energy companies and limit drilling permits. It also targets state-led lawsuits against fossil fuel companies over the damages caused by climate change.
Trump’s directive orders Attorney General Pam Bondi to “stop the enforcement” of any state laws related to climate change, including any that are seen as “burdening” the use of domestic energy resources. Such language could include state laws that mandate a transition to clean electricity sources.
The order specifically calls out “climate Superfund” policies in Vermont and New York, which require fossil fuel companies to pay for some of the damages caused by climate change. It also targets California’s cap-and-trade law, which places a limit on emissions through auctions of carbon credits.
Trump, Destroyer of Worlds.
This is what I voted for.
Not sure of the legality of this, but we shall see what the arguments are.
Interstate commerce in a lot of cases?
I mean… unlike “growing wheat in my back field for my own cattle” — I expect most of these scenarios and energy markets actually cross several states. So while I hate the abuse of the interstate commerce clause as much as anyone here I expect — one state putting onerous regulations / fees / cost to market for commerce originating in another state was supposed to be the whole point….
They always go for that one.
I’m with SDF, this is right sack in the core of what the Commerce Clause is intended to prevent, States trying to impose onerous regulations on companies outside the State.
Provide one with actual documentation that it is anthrogenic and not part of natural cycles, assholes.
And yes — alternate take: “Trump directs Executive Branch to stop the push for $12/gallon gasoline to make Malthusian death cult happy”.
– “this is right sack in the core…”
No love for the left sack? C’mon man.
I misunderstood UCS yesterday and thought he want m banned instead of em dash.
Or maybe I am trying to suck up to Sloopy?
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/stock-market-today-live-updates-.html
Dow surges 2,900 points, S&P 500 posts biggest gain since 2008 on Trump tariff reversal: Live updates
The stock market mounted one of its biggest rallies in history after President Donald Trump announced a pause in some of his “reciprocal” tariffs on the globe, causing a market that’s been under extreme pressure for the last week to explode higher.
Irrational exuberance.
It recovered around half what it just lost because of the tariffs when the tariffs were paused. It may end up being irrational exuberance if it keeps rising, but this seems pretty rational.
When I’m punching you in the arm and I stop, it feels pretty good in comparison.
Seems the stock market is more easily manipulated than i was led to believe.
Indeed, looks like Trump has complete control of the stock market, turning it on and off like a switch.
Fun fact related to the dead thread (this is mostly for Neph):
I was at least partially responsible for the beeradvocate.com rating system. At least the math behind it. I sent them the formula for converting the 0-5 (or 1-4 or whatever it was) rating system to 50-100. Their first attempt was awful and they asked for help and adopted what I sent them.
The later conversion to the letter system was dumb.
I am a thorn in the raging system’s side because I generally approve greatly of most beers.
*rating
My rating bell curve on Untapped is heavily clustered to 3.5-4. 119 total hit 5, 6 total ratings 1 or lower.
Well, at least now I’ve got a name to blame. 🙂
I spent a lot more time reviewing beers on RateBeer than I did BA. I still use quite a few of the recipes that were included in BA as well.
prompt: tell me about Derpetologist of reason.com
response:
25 web pages
“Derpetologist” appears to be a username or pseudonym used by a commenter on Reason.com, a libertarian magazine website published by the Reason Foundation. There isn’t a single, definitive profile or bio for “Derpetologist” available on Reason.com, as the site primarily features articles by staff writers and contributions from named authors, not detailed information about individual commenters. However, based on the context of the search results, “Derpetologist” is an active participant in the comment sections of various articles.
For example, in a 2014 Reason.com post titled “Tonight on The Independents: ISIS Beheads U.S. Journalist, More Trouble in Ferguson…,” “Derpetologist” engages in a discussion about geopolitical strategy, suggesting extreme measures like the U.S. taking over Mecca to combat Islamic terrorism. This indicates a tendency toward provocative, bold, or unconventional opinions. The name “Derpetologist” itself seems to be a playful twist on “herpetologist” (a scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians), possibly implying a humorous or self-deprecating style, though the content of the comments leans more toward serious, if controversial, takes.
Beyond this, there’s no evidence from the provided references that “Derpetologist” is a staff writer, editor, or official contributor to Reason.com—rather, they are likely just a frequent reader and commenter. The pseudonym also pops up elsewhere, like on a blog called “Derpetology” (platedlizard.blogspot.com), where the author discusses eclectic topics ranging from geopolitics to personal anecdotes, but it’s unclear if this is the same individual. Without more specific data tying the Reason.com commenter to other identities, “Derpetologist” remains a somewhat enigmatic figure defined by their engagement with the site’s libertarian-leaning community.
If you’d like, I can dig deeper into specific comments or posts attributed to “Derpetologist” on Reason.com by analyzing more of their activity—let me know!
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Shorter answer? He’s Tulpa.
Authoritarian
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in New Mexico’s largest city, saying that a significant increase in crime in Albuquerque warrants the help of the New Mexico National Guard.
She signed an executive order, clearing the way for several dozen troops to be deployed along the historic Route 66 corridor starting in mid-May. The order also frees up state funds for the National Guard to use as part of the effort.
Training for 60 to 70 troops already is underway, the governor’s office said.
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The National Guard will not be engaging with the public, they said, but rather taking on duties that drain the time of sworn officers, like directing traffic. The troops can help secure crime scenes, distribute food and supplies to the homeless population throughout the corridor, transport prisoners, provide courthouse security and run drone operations used for locating suspects or assessing incidents, officials said.
Watchdog groups have concerns that militarizing civilian law enforcement will lead to civil rights violations.
Daniel Williams, policy advocate at the ACLU of New Mexico, called the governor’s action a show of force, not a solution.
They’re going to start enforcing the laws? Not fair.
I’m sure this is what the National Guardsmen signed up for. Better than getting sent to Afghanistan, I guess.
militarizing civilian law enforcement
You can see that horse’s asshole rapidly receding towards the horizon as the barn door grinds closed on rusted hinges.
If its a federal activation under Title 10 then they’ll have to figure a way to sidestep Posse Comitatus, but a state activation under Tltle 32 isn’t seen as a problem.
prompt: tell me about platedlizard.blogspot.com
response:
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Platedlizard.blogspot.com is a blog titled “Derpetology,” authored by an individual who appears to go by the name “platedlizard.” The blog covers a wide range of topics that the author finds interesting, spanning history, military analysis, linguistics, politics, and social commentary, often with a satirical or contrarian tone. It has been active since at least 2008, with posts continuing through at least 2015, based on available content.
The blog’s content is eclectic and reflective of the author’s personal experiences and views. For example, the author mentions having served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania, which informs posts like one critiquing the Swahili translation on the Georgia Guidestones. Other posts delve into historical and military topics, such as analyses of U.S. wars since the Korean War, the effectiveness of infantry, or General Patton’s reputation. There’s also a creative streak, with constructed languages like “Mundobik” and “Enu Aba” designed to be simple and universal, alongside humorous or absurd pieces like “NJ Hires Moon Nazis to Fight Drones.”
The tone often blends dry humor with sharp critique, as seen in posts mocking political figures like Thom Hartmann or dissecting gun control arguments. The author seems skeptical of mainstream narratives, favoring individual reasoning over collective movements, and occasionally uses the blog to propose unconventional ideas—like linking Selective Service to subsidized hormones for recruitment.
Visually, the blog follows a standard Blogspot format with a simple layout, including a white search bar for navigation, as noted in its description: “Whatever I feel is interesting – use the white search bar to find more.” It’s a personal platform rather than a polished publication, offering a raw, unfiltered look at the author’s thoughts across diverse subjects.
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It didn’t get the joke: Military Struggles to Recruit People With Normal Testosterone Levels
https://platedlizard.blogspot.com/2024/12/military-struggles-to-recruit-people.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-o-4txOiVE
The protest action, organized by Within Our Lifetime (WOL), kicked off at 4:00 pm outside the United Nations headquarters to coincide with World Health Day and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House.
This video shows barricaded doors at Grand Central as dozens of commuters were locked out.
Fuck these people.
This: the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Does not equal: barricaded doors at Grand Central as dozens of commuters were locked out
At this point, I am totally OK with applying non-lethal force against these protesters and am trending towards turning a blind eye to lethal force.
Shouldn’t fee that way, but I am getting there.
Waiting for the asshole judges that call this shit “peaceable.”
They have to arrest them first. And get a prosecutor to file charges. NYC loves this shit because they could put a stop to it and refuse.
I basically lived this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPFGWVKXxm0
It deserves at least as much airtime as Crazy Train.
I Shouldn’t Be Alive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GorfFtpNcxM
Made it down to Poughkeepsie and checked into my Hotel.
Tomorrow and Friday are going to be spent at the CIA.
While getting acquainted with the area, I stumbled onto the slums of Poughkeepsie, which I promptly left. On the way in, I passed the FDR library and refrained from spouting invectives at it.
You’re not a very good spy if you are telling us all about it.
Spy?
Vhat ist Spy?
A magazine back before humor was banned on the left,
Maybe it was banned for this cover. https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/spy-magazine-october-1995-hillary-clinton-big-secret-cover/author/spy-magazine/
Well, I’ll be near the Millard Fillmore Presidential Library* here in Cleveland.
*Not a real library
On the way in, I passed the FDR library and refrained from spouting invectives at it.
Sellout
Did you pick your feet?
Pillagers
“I spoke to a lot of leaders—European, Asian—from all over the world. They are dying to make a deal, but I said, ‘We’re not gonna have deficits with your country,’” Trump told reporters on board Air Force One Sunday. “We’re not gonna do that, because to me a deficit is a loss. We’re gonna have surpluses or at worst we’re gonna be breaking even.”
This is just like the old New York City whine about Korean grocers siphoning all the money out of black neighborhoods in the ’80s. Maybe that’s where he learned it.
They exchange goods and services for that money, in voluntary transactions. They’re not robbing people on the sidewalk.
Costco is robbing the Mom and Pop corner groceries by selling things so cheap. They move the money to their HQs and the neighborhoods suffer.
According to Grok: “Glibertarians.com, launched as a haven for ex-Reason.com commenters seeking a less moderated space, thrives on irreverence and freewheeling discourse.”
Tagline
What? No
Gamboling?
launched as a haven for ex-Reason.com commenters seeking a less moderated space
Wrong. Our exodus was a mix of the editors going to full TDS coverage, their slight against TexasSloopy, and the fact that Reason refused to moderate their space, allowing cretinous trolls to drown everyone else out.
Christfags! Bushpigs!
Hi, my name is John. Everyone else is wrong about everything.
John sure was a charmer.
I do miss John and what’s his name, the crazy guy who fought with everyone Hihn?
Jarflax:
John was here for a brief time, I don’t recall if that was a use of the banhammer, or if he flounced off.
Yes, Hihn with his “I walked uphill in a blizzard to deliver libertarian pamphlets that no one read, you damn whippersnappers!”
By the way, he died. (This is not a joke.)
Still not at stupid as Dondero and the guy who wanted to use YouTube to “ask questions.”
Was SIV the one who came here and got banned for some flavor of racism or another?
I do miss John and what’s his name, the crazy guy who fought with everyone Hihn?
Eddie?
John was here for a brief time, I don’t recall if that was a use of the banhammer, or if he flounced off.
John I think was more or less banned, the weekend before the 2017 eclipse.
I remember the date because I was stuck in Leominster MA for a wedding and all hell broke loose here. POS chain hotel didn’t have free wifi and my then-new tablet didn’t have 4G. Thankfully my cell plan has wireless hotspot data. Worst of all, the tablet lasted much longer than the marriage did.
Eddie flounced/got banned (not sure which happened first) because someone (Swiss maybe?) dared to politely ask him to tone done his personal invective about disagreements. I always liked his religious posts and comments, they were interesting.
Just for general information, I cannot wield the banhammer. I gave up that power because I’m vengeful and petty.
But I can, and will catbutt.
You have the power to write us into your Horriverse. That is power enough for one man!
I know the Eddie story. He began writing insanely long ramblecrazy hate emails to TexasSloopy and Swiss and a few others. Like, edging into threats of violence. Banhammer came down.
What’s his name, the one I caught using sockpuppet accounts to agree with himself on Hit&Run, got an early hammer too. (He claimed he was a high school math teacher that kept getting fired for his uncompromising excellence.)
Ken Schultz?
What’s his name, the one I caught using sockpuppet accounts to agree with himself on Hit&Run, got an early hammer too. (He claimed he was a high school math teacher that kept getting fired for his uncompromising excellence.)
shrike?
Not shrike. I cannot pry the name loose. Dammit. It’s the guy we always accuse new people of being as a hazing ritual.
By the way, I occasionally check in on the wreckage of Hit&Run. They are still accusing each other of being shrike.
Oh, no. I opened up some processing space and the repressed memory of The White Indian Incident bloomed.
Tulpa.
John still posts at H&R as Jkluge.
I vaguely remember some controversy about someone named Mary, was that the sockpuppet?
Yes, Tulpa. Drew a complete black.
Mary: First there was “rather crazy than libertarian” who was obsessed with Episiarch and me. Then changed her name to “rctl” and then changed it again to “rather” after everyone started calling her “rectal.”
There eventually arose some evidence that her real name was Mary Stack, from somewhere in Texas. She disappeared after that. She was truly unhinged.
My recollection is that John was banhammered by SP for a personal attack on another commenter.
Mary Stack doxxed herself in a comment and beat a hasty retreat soon after.
Mary Stack decided to be pissed at me for some reason for a short while.
It missed our family friendly rating!
Lies!
Agile Cyborg…
Tomorrow and Friday are going to be spent at the CIA.
What sort of classes?
Seafood.
I know very little about cooking seafood, so I have less to unlearn.
Seafood.
Nice.
Yuck.
Your opinion has now been shown to be worthless.
I know next to nothing about MrBeast.
He has moldy snack kits.
Razorfist got my dander up this morning, defending Trump’s tariffs and attacking Rand Paul:
https://youtu.be/TY4xU2ygHAw?si=QjyZRe_hVEqzsXm5
Cato has a good article responding to Trump’s claim that tariffs were always a positive good for the nation’s economy:
https://www.cato.org/blog/high-protective-tariffs-have-been-short-lived-american-history
I started searching around for counterpoints, and found this rather rambling monologue by Bob Murphy:
https://youtu.be/12trQAdpkbc?si=1SpqRWVZ487n-zTB
I wish Murphy had started with “Federal Government budget deficits are not caused by so-called trade deficits. They aren’t the same thing.”
Also, “the US” isn’t trading with “China”; individuals and firms from each nation are trading with each other.
He also fails to mention the Petrodollar (explaining why some countries are eager to get Us dollars; it isn’t just so that they can buy T-bills).
Bob Murphy just dropped another video; maybe I can watch it tomorrow:
https://youtu.be/m6F2_F0JMM0?si=HXVKTYo-n6wwIcd_
Is there a two link maximum for comments?
yes.
At three, you go into moderation until the powers that be release the comment.
It’s been approved.
Seafood:
Now I’m thinking about the really good cioppino I had in Monterey a long long time ago.
On the wharf? That was always my favore place.
Huh.
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Much of it true, of course, but I’m so much more than a D&D nerd.
The part about 2e and railroads is bunk. I have PODs of the 3 core 2e books, but I never even look at them, much less play using them.
There are at least two Glibertarian D&D playgroups that I know of. Heroic Mulatto is the GM of the one I play in. He lured me in during COVID. (I hadn’t played a ttrpg since high school)
HM and SF shared universe? So basically Tentacle Hentai with thick waifus?
I call him The Demiurge, for He is a flawed and vengeful god.
He’s just edging you into a Kult game.
I have been trying to remember the name of that game for the last year! Thank you, Neph.
Any fans, or players, of Godbound?
https://archive.is/knNxl/63da08d41f22f6c3fd3853a8cf310add2c935f96.jpg
I’ve become D&D adjacent to multiple friend groups. My wife started playing a few years ago and I discovered her people and my people mixed well. My friends who play call her D&D friends the nerds. Her D&D friends consider my group of friends the punks who also play.
Last big party we had the nerds all sat at the same table and geeked out while the punks did shots and sung along to the music while yelling over each other.
So those worlds collided and there are now games mixed between them.
I think they are both fine groups of people with an elf fetish.
I’m not any better, but I’m all wrapped up in my rockets and test tubes.
Foster mom facing allegations she traded child for a monkey appears in court for the first time
What kind of monkey?
On the wharf? That was always my favore place.
Yes. With sea lions and otters providing entertainment.
The shark in Jaws 2 would not have bitten the power cable, as its ampullae of Lorenzini would have detected something off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfVP6HBoflg
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Ampullae of Lorenzini are electroreceptors found in cartilaginous fish (sharks, rays, and chimaeras). They are a network of mucus-filled pores in the skin that detect electric fields in water.
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Trump never should have put tariffs on those islands that only have penguins on them.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ8qGOe2K0o
Their economies could have boomed as transshipment ports to evade tariffs.
No way Trump would allow that, transphobe that he is.
Could be chinamen lurking amongst the penguins.
Would ChatGPT capture my love of tits or would it give an incorrect emphasis on ass because of Wednesdays?
https://archive.is/drqs2
Ass Wednesday.
NB: I love ass too, just not as much as tits.
Did she destroy someone’s sweater?
https://nypost.com/2025/04/09/entertainment/weezer-bassists-wife-shot-by-cops-booked-for-attempted-murder-report/
She needs to lay off her hash pipe and stop messing with the Pinkertons.
CIA? Make sure you take Crash and Bang 101 (offensive driving):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBdlmsrxQUI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-nURg5dxX4