May 21, 2026

Some mornings the algorithm goes deep and delightful.

1. "Talking to your liberal friends about having kids":

@damiensoylash

travel is the peak of human experience

♬ original sound - Damien Slash

2. "A man who lies to himself is often the first to take offense":

@adwillows #philosophy #fyodordostoevsky #classicliterature #TikTokLearningCampaign ♬ Mysterious Piano Nocturne - ziodotjp

3. "The Egg":

@chrisnaturallyrp THE EGG by Andy Weir #andyweir #eggtheory #theeggtheory #voiceactor ♬ original sound - Christopher Tester

4. "Remember, Anya, I have always loved you passionately....":

@readingunderground

Source: The Mantle of a Prophet - Joseph Frank’s fifth volume of his biography commentary on Dostoevsky’s life and works.

♬ A Memory That Stays - Maxenrd

5. "Behind every good Green Lady is a great Green Fella":
@newyorknico Behind every good Green Lady is a great Green Fella. @Sweetheart ♬ original sound - Nicolas Heller

13 comments:

rehajm said...

..:the green people love The Black Dog?

Narr said...

Franks seem to be trending.

RCOCEAN II said...

Not the family next door - they're the Greens.

RCOCEAN II said...

I love the fact that he loves her, despite her being a kook. In a nice way.

Joe Bar said...

Andy Weir also wrote "The Martian" and "The Hail Mary Project" both of which, I have read recently. Great books, if you like that kind of thing. He's also an engaging guest on some podcasts.

The Green Couple are amazing!

baghdadbob said...

I'm green with envy.

baghdadbob said...

Andy Weir's cosmolgical construct is similar to Elbert Benjamine's (nom de plume C. C. Zain) "Church of Light." The idea that souls evolve with the ultimate reward being creation and stewardship over one's own Universe. It's also not too far removed from the idea that we live in a simulation, and God is an advanced computer programmer.

Fred Drinkwater said...

TikTok has the most annoying user interface on the planet.

Smilin' Jack said...

“It's also not too far removed from the idea that we live in a simulation, and God is an advanced computer programmer.”

Who, of course, lives in a higher simulation run by an even more advanced programmer, who etc., etc.

Narr said...

Reality-as-simulation blather sparks in me a strong desire to put my simulated boot up someone's simulated ass.

baghdadbob said...

Narr said...
"Reality-as-simulation blather sparks in me a strong desire to put my simulated boot up someone's simulated ass."

You were programmed to say that.

Joe Bar said...

Wouldn't that be your own ass?

Narr said...

"Wouldn't that be your own ass?"

I don't think so, but maybe I'm missing something.

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