Not that few. Cephalopods, corvids, parrots, and basically all great apes (some of which would be more of a leap to racism than bonobos) use tools. Bonobos are also known for the sexuality of their social interactions, so it's probably not the best name for something that might be spotted in broadly used software…

What is frustrating is that businesses look for short term gain without considering long term alienation. Even if this mistake had not happened... maybe creating a “skin” for Juneteenth isn’t the best idea. Like, “let’s boil down the end of slavery in the US to a look" means you are already tilting off the rails a…

I think there is some beautiful pixel art out there but I 1) agree that it’s starting to get bland from overuse 2) think there are other aesthetics at least as interesting with art that is just as “good” and 3) wore myself out on most 2D games about 25 years ago. That said, I would take half of all new games in pixel…

Why haven’t we banned the possession or sale of lead for anyone who doesn’t hold a very expensive (and easily revokable) permit? There is no reason a substance with known long lasting toxicity and moreover neurotoxicity should be widely available. We get freaked out if a mercury thermometer so much as chips but you…

It's a big place. Compared to places like Brazil, Russia, or all of Europe, it's not so weird.

We have tried those inconveniences, but there’s no real way to limit control effectively like that. That’s aside from the issues with “security theater” that takes away breast milk but doesn’t actually do a lot to stop terrorists except possibly identifying them (and is even pretty bad at that). 

Except the arms we are allowed to bear are so totally insufficient against even a very sad military, much less the best funded military in the world, that this just further proves how delusional you are. Civilians and beat cops can’t even stop the not-so-occasional terrorist (white or otherwise, I was in Boston when…

Sprocket league style, eh? That said, I don’t totally hate that I can collect things that don’t take up shelf space. Despite the WAD’s though, I don’t think Daisy has wide enough appeal to be paid DLC on her own. 

I think this article highlights how flexibility is a characteristic we admire but don't all have. In some cases more literally than in others.

Dang man, I already watched one feature film length video on this based off your link, have mercy! (Seriously though, thanks for the awesome and incredibly well put together source.)

And you never know when all the bookstores and libraries, not to mention the internet, will shut down and leave you without access to one of those books you have already read.

Street art is some of the best art. The vast bulk of graffiti is not art even in a generous definition.

Your house sounds like a theme park in a good way.

Obviously, you need some fake books to hide the secret entrance to your themed room.

Funny signs belong in your work space. Anything else text belongs in a book.

What worked for me was ditching every (original condition or close) book that was available as an ebook. If I had marked it up, or it was personally signed, or even just worn enough that it was only ever going to be a reread/loaner, or if it would have to be repurchased as paper should the family ever actually decide…

This is both true, and not in itself a sufficient reason to keep a book unless you an to revisit it very soon. I would also say that, with only a small handful of exceptions, I get more out of reading a new book than rereading even a wonderful book. Maybe that isn't true for you, but make sure it really is true and…

I don’t think anyone is strongly against filled bookshelves as sensible decor, they just aren’t a requirement.

All my smarthome stuff besides my doorbell (which is redundant with the system of Use Your Dang Knuckle) works fine without internet. Even under good conditions things that don’t work without internet are not reasonable replacements for stupid devices.

I feel like blowing up the sun would lead to a, er, powerful coronal mass ejection (I know, that assumes blowing it up). Probably our best bet is to slingshot off into deep space. :)