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				Culture War Roundup for the week of February 2, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I mean... it's hard to argue that you would be wrong with such a statement. :(


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of February 2, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I wonder if, as gamers get older, you would be able to have a TF2 (or similar game) server populated entirely by old people. That would also neatly solve the reaction time issue if you could pull it off. It's not a handicap if everyone is handicapped the same!


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for February 6, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
As a data point: I wear casual pants (jeans) with the waist band down at my hip bone, and dress pants up around my belly button. I find the latter very uncomfortable (especially because I'm a fat fuck), but IMO it looks so much better when I'm wearing a suit if my pants are up higher.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of February 2, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Honestly even PVP can be done. Frankly, a lot of people online are bad (or were when I used to play). If you practice, you can probably be good enough to not be at the bottom of the pile even at 70. But you're not going to be top tier, it's true.


Another possible angle here is that there are shooters which are pretty slow paced, like Holdfast. It equalizes reaction time a lot when you can only fire one round every 30 seconds. Granted that's an outlier in how slow it is, but the point is that different shooters can have very different levels of twitch reflexes needed.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for February 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
You shouldn't believe a word that comes out of AI companies' mouths about how badass their models are. They would say that no matter how good or bad the models are, because they have a vested interest in you believing that they are good. These companies are fueled by hype first and foremost.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of February 2, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
No, I wouldn't say that's the definition I operate from. I'm not sure exactly how I would phrase my definition of "woman" (as definitions are notoriously hard to nail down), but it more or less comes down to "an adult who was born with female reproductive organs". The adoption of gender norms you speak of is a proxy that I use to determine if someone is a woman (since one can't, after all, go checking everyone's pants to see what bits they have), but it is a proxy measurement only and not the actual definition I use.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of February 2, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
With respect, I don't really think this is a great post. There isn't some strong pro-trans orthodoxy among the posters in this forum; if anything, I think that the forum leans pretty anti-trans. And I agree with you that the situation you are discussing is a farce, but it doesn't seem like it actually is all that interesting as a discussion topic. It's crazy, but I'm not seeing the substance apart from "can you believe what those crazies are doing now?".


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for February 1, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
That's a very wild take. The extended editions of LOTR are by far the better versions, as there is a lot of the book which only exists in those extra scenes.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for January 25, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Oh trust me, I don't hand wash my wooden spoons. They go in the dishwasher with everything else. They're still going strong (honestly, people baby wooden spoons too much from what I've seen online), but even if they got ruined one of these days I'm not going to be upset. They were cheap as hell, so I'll just go buy another $20 pack of spoons that will last me for a decade or more.


I do have silicone spatulas and I agree they are excellent. My only complaint is that they have no rigidity at all so they don't pick stuff up or scrape particularly well. But I have other tools for that (including some metal and plastic utensils for the right situation).


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for January 25, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
If you don't care about light weight, there is none. Personally I hated using my cast iron skillet because it was so damn heavy. But you said that doesn't bother you (and like you said it can be an asset because of the thermal mass), so carbon steel doesn't have anything to offer in that case IMO.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for January 25, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Have you tried carbon steel? I switched out my cast iron skillet for one of those and I wouldn't go back. It gets rip roaring hot and lasts forever like cast iron, and it's much easier to cook with because it's so much lighter (though admittedly that does mean it retains less heat). I highly recommend them to anyone who hasn't tried one, as to me they more or less are a straight upgrade from cast iron.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for January 25, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Unironically, my wooden spoons. They cost me something like $10-20 for the 4 I have, and I've had them for something like 17 years now. They aren't flashy but I use them all the time and the cost per time is insanely low.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for January 25, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I understand. The Omnissiah's work is demanding, but rewarding. Just make sure to apply the sacred unguents so there's no chafing when you give out the handjobs!


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for January 25, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Don't do it, man. That way leads to homelessness and giving out handjobs to people in exchange for a squad of space marines.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of January 19, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I think the distinction being made is curing individuals with a disease versus eradicating it from the population.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of January 19, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


Not sure which site you're vaguebooking about...




It sounded like hacker news to me, but I imagine other places could have the same behavior.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of January 19, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


We need more people whose first thought is “Ew, get that disgusting bum out of my park” if we are ever to have hope of solving this.




We don't need that at all. Indeed, if those people were to stop there (though in fairness you didn't say that should be their only thought) they would be evil people indeed, so if anything I think we very much need fewer such people. What we need in order to solve the immigration problems we have is people who are compassionate, but don't let that impulse override every other consideration. We can, and should, try to help the less fortunate, but also take into account whether third parties will be hurt by our attempts to do so.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Small-Scale Question Sunday for January 25, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I'm looking forward to that one! I'm in the middle of other stuff right now so I haven't bought it yet, but hopefully next month I'll get to it. I'm glad to get another fix of Harry Dresden suffering porn.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of January 19, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


Politically, I am an immigration restrictionist and fairly onboard with MAGA. I don’t see a contradiction in saving a migrant’s life in a tragic situation, and advocating that there be fewer such tragic situations, thousands of miles from home




That's because there isn't any. "I wish these people would not come to my country" is not the same as "I wish these people were dead".


Regardless, you did the right thing. Thanks for posting, as reminders to have a compassionate heart are always helpful in my view.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for January 23, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
It is. Interpreting it as "they are trying to normalize bugs" is a stretch worthy of Mr. Fantastic himself.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for January 23, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Thank you. I knew the ayy=alien reference, but that just made me more confused because aliens aren't real and all that.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for January 23, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Bro what the heck are you talking about?


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Friday Fun Thread for January 23, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
Trails Beyond the Horizon. For those not familiar with the Trails series (wouldn't blame you), it's a series of JRPGs by Falcom. They are pretty traditional turn based JRPG fare (though the newer entries have action battles much to my chagrin), where all the entries are part of a single overarching story. Horizon is the newest one (released last week), and is the 13th entry in the series. It's been fun so far, though I pretty much knew what I was getting when I signed up.


Also have been replaying The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles on switch, whenever I get kicked out of my PC room. I just got the itch to play AA, and I have only played those once so it was a good candidate.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of January 19, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I'm not sure what you mean, but on the face of it I'm extremely skeptical that we should care. If they were not forced, then they are responsible for their decision to join even if they later came to regret it. But perhaps there is some context here I'm missing.


				

				

						

							

								
							

						


						
					

				
			


			

	


			
			
				

			
		

	






		

			
			
				Culture War Roundup for the week of January 19, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					


Whether in practice the military actually wages wars that are necessary for the survival of the US, that's an entirely different matter.




Of course, in fairness it must be said that we do not in practice have a draft either. Theoretically we do, but the last time soldiers were drafted was what, Vietnam? Long enough that many men in the US today will never have been at risk of conscription, even if they did have to register with the selective service.