Lurker > Kombucha

continue to make paperclips, or whatever dumb thing it was programmed to do

https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paperclip_maximizer
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

https://www.vox.com/2018/2/20/17034262/kentucky-special-election-linda-belcher

Democrat Linda Belcher was just pronounced the winner of the special election in Kentuckys House District 49, a seat that Donald Trump carried by a 72-23 margin in 2016 and that went 66-33 for Mitt Romney in 2012.

Her 68-32 victory represents a ridiculous 45-point improvement on Hillary Clintons performance. In fuller context, its a little less ridiculous than that. Belcher had previously represented this district in the state legislature, lost a very narrow 50.4-49.6 race in 2016; then the man who defeated her, Dan Johnson, killed himself while under a cloud of sexual assault allegations. The GOP nominated Johnsons widow and Belcher reclaimed her old seat.

Still, Belcher improved by 18 points on her own margin from just 15 months ago a very clear sign of Democrats down-ballot recovery in the Trump era.

Democrats are cleaning up in special elections
According to an extremely useful comprehensive spreadsheet compiled by Daily Kos, across 70 special elections in 2017, Democrats ran 10 points ahead of Clinton and 7 points ahead of Obamas 2012 results. Those numbers have accelerated into 2018. Across 14 races, Democrats are running 28 points ahead of Clinton and 14 points ahead of Barack Obama.

Historically speaking, special election results usually are somewhat predictive of midterm general election outcomes, though I dont think anyone believes its realistic for Democrats to obtain a nationwide 45-point swing relative to Clintons numbers.

Meanwhile, the special elections are already having real-world impact.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has decided to leave a number of formerly GOP-held seats vacant rather than schedule special elections his party might lose, national Republicans are pushing the panic button on an upcoming special House election in Pennsylvania, and GOP leadership is letting scandal-plagued Rep. Blake Farenthold stick around in his seat rather than risk a special election.

---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

i can, they are very realistic and often terrifying in nature.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

adjust your posture.. add bias lighting behind your monitor...
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

flip a coin
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

my life is pretty easy currently, but it hasn't always been this way. i grew up in a really shitty household with shitty parents but didn't let it stop me.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

i guess the more distracted we are with internal issues the less likely we will be to care about what russia does in syria, etc.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

i was on klonopin for a number of months to deal mainly with social anxiety a few years ago. for me it was important to put myself in situations that would typically give me anxiety while on them so i could desensitize myself from any threats perceived in those situations. being able to expose myself to those situations while on klonopin reconditioned me to not have an abnormal stress response to social situations and public places.

after a few months of doing this i consulted my doctor and began stepping down my dosage until i was completely off the medication. for benzos it's important to make sure you don't quit them abruptly if you take them daily. doing so can actually be deadly.

benzodiazepines in general are not a long term solution in my opinion. this is because if taken regularly they lose their effectiveness and tolerance builds quickly, requiring increasing dosages. i recommend you look into the half life of your medicine. i found that due to the long half life of klonopin it was able to have a lasting effect throughout the day. the shorter the half life, the more of a relief of burst you will feel with benzodiazepines and the more likely you will feel the need to re-up to get a "fix" or become addicted. people taking benzodiazepines with shorter half lifes also end up experiencing far more dangerous and painful withdraws.

all that said, if used responsibly and in conjunction with your doctor and preferably a counselor/psychologist etc they can be a very useful tool. as a result of my willingness to try medication i no longer have to take them and do not experience irrational/extreme social anxiety.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

you can work as a fluffer at a trump hotel
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

i wouldn't say "haunted" but being threatened with a loaded gun would probably qualify.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

idk i was a stomach burster
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

simple (bbva)
charles schwab
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

right clicking and opening image in a new tab doesn't always work reliably for displaying a higher quality image

i think you can still search google for images if you paste the url to the image into the search field and click on "search for similar images" or whatever exactly it says.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

depending on the comedian appearing in the episode, comedians in cars getting coffee had some funny moments.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

dude vaguely resembles a knock off mac from it's always sunny
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

the erection may grow if interfered with
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

yes, if you've lost your sense of wonder travel a little bit and start finding new experiences and people to feel alive again. the only thing stopping you is yourself.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

i usually just do a self wash at a car wash, brushing bumpers and areas that are stubborn and do the rest by myself.

idk hands free is nice but it's not as much of a bother as you think it would be. washing the car is kind of relaxing.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

pretty sure republicans would remove democratic input if they had the chance.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

Smashingpmkns posted...

I'm sure this topic will last long

---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

2018

everyone is just still in the closet
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

i hated not having tabbed browsing. tabbed browsing changed everything.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

GiftedACIII posted...

Where have you been reading this stuff? Pretty sure really rich execs that have been fat have been kidnapped before. Cartels and ISIS kidnap a bunch of more unfit people too.

is it still kidnapping even if it's adults being abducted?
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

FFVII_REMAKE posted...

So I'm thinking of just having a nice drink with cigar and have some music playing in the background while staring outside the window or browsing the internet.

that doesn't sound bad

you should put an x on your window though like in the x files and see if any 10s try to join you
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

lmfao

probably would require a team effort, so less likely to happen.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

i wonder how many animals would go extinct if we stopped needing them for food.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

drunk drivers are far worse than stoned drivers. neither is safe though.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

this is pretty boilerplate. don't worry about it. when i was in college there were 40 -60 year olds in some of my classes coming back because they wanted a career change or their company propositioned them for a promotion under the requirement of obtaining a ba or bs.

late 20s is nothing
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

i've seen these being reported on in africa as well.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

HydroCannabinol posted...

Go outside

---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

why would i trust those upper crust experts when billy bob and joe bob are real americans and know trump is protecting our freedom?
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

CableZL posted...

the modem rebooting on its own is normal behavior

---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

no i've been using them for years and they have had no negative impact on me. people scared of public bathrooms are probably just germophobes.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

damn that girl has some gums on her wtf
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

is it really that hard to unsub from a bad subreddit?
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

i think what people don't get is you kind of tune out the advertisements and do something else when they come on. you get up and do something else, check your phone or whatever. sitting there and attentively watching them would be really weird. it's not like on the internet where if you have no adblock there's a flashing banner right in the middle of what you're doing that's impossible to 100% ignore.

i kind of did this when i had that version of hulu but now i pay a bit more.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

*slurps coffee loudly*
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

iirc many people still carry neanderthal genes.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

they claim these glasses are pretty 'normal' and similar in appearance to regular glasses but a few shots show the red projection on dieter's face so i think this might be kind of a disingenuous claim.
---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest

---

http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest