bumblecat (77)in #critical • 18 hours agoHogwash.What they really mean is that it has given them their greatest sense of purpose. Education is often dry, a bit boring…bumblecat (77)in #stats • 2 days agoI'm having more opinions about stats and how they're used to manipulate people than usual right now.Any time I see an infographic or whatever that says applies the word "average" to something that isn't a value I am…bumblecat (77)in #socialism • 2 days agoElements of both and we always will.Marcus Gaius Crassus made his first fortune by starting a fire company in ancient Rome when it was all wood frame…bumblecat (77)in #clothes • 4 days agoStandardized sizing for suits doesn't exist!Some websites say for men's suits expressed as size for the jacket (so, not the special sizing used for dress shirts)…bumblecat (77)in #jews • 4 days agoOne can absolutely criticize Israel and not be anti-Semitic.Any claim to the contrary is nonsense. However, there are clear anti-Semitic themes. One is that Jews are…bumblecat (77)in #sigmundsdottir • 5 days agoWhen overtraining is worse than undertraining.One of the fittest females on earth can’t compete because of “reactive arthritis”, something I’ve never heard of.…bumblecat (77)in #trump • 6 days agoDon't be surprised if the jury finds Trump not guilty.This case always seemed like a stretch, as it required bootstrapping a misdemeanor into a felony by showing that the…bumblecat (77)in #belgium • 7 days agoSpeech suppression in Belgium.Lots of hyperbole on all sides, including by the author of this blog post, but overall, but still worth reading. The…bumblecat (77)in #thought • 8 days agoThinking outside of the box.A recent conversation reminded me of something I think I first noticed during the years when I was questioning my…bumblecat (77)in #gaming • 10 days agoStruggling to get into Japanese style games.I've tried several Japanese style games in the past, but I've always been turned off by the aesthetic and cultural…bumblecat (77)in #harrison • 11 days agoIf women working emasculates you, then I'm pretty sure the masculinity problem is, as it were, coming from inside your own house.Look if you want to try to work hard enough that your wife can stay home if she chooses, that's cool. That's…bumblecat (77)in #cross • 11 days agoOkay, stop with this.Men dressing up as women is a wide spectrum in performance art. The second to last character that I played on stage…bumblecat (77)in #biden • 12 days agoAccording to the polls, Biden is behind Trump and would lose the election if it is held today.So here is the thing. I know that polls can be wrong but they are the best indicator of what would happen if we had…bumblecat (77)in #gaming • 13 days agoGaming addiction and MMORPGs.Sometime in the early 2000's, MMORPG's gave a way for gaming addiction to go from being a rarity your Druncle Phil has…bumblecat (77)in #canada • 14 days agoIncome up, housing down.Is it just me or does the planned "Rent impacts your credit score" Trudeau is proposing sound nice but effectively do…bumblecat (77)in #middle • 15 days agoIgnorance from Hamas supporters.In engagement with Hamas supporters, three particular areas of ignorance have appeared to me to be common. The…bumblecat (77)in #tranquil • 16 days agoHow to Jhana.woah - a high production values, internet video-style 35m TWIM Jhana video. they must have gotten some real funding.…bumblecat (77)in #trump • 18 days agoUnabashed celebrity blackmailer and prostitute Stormy Daniels.That’s how she should be referred to. With so many serious problems, it’s incredibly selfish for one person to suck up…bumblecat (77)in #victory • 18 days agoVictory in Europe DayMay the 8th, Victory in Europe Day, when German forces surrendered unconditionally to the USA and its allies in 1945…bumblecat (77)in #globalism • 20 days agoCapitalism.It takes a lot of hard work and a history of financial responsibility to get to the point where you can take the "Big…