“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

Friday T&A: Sea of Madness Edition

Friday T&A: Sea of Madness Edition

Lads, anyone hoping for a nice quiet 2024, after the sheer craziness of the past… well, three and a bit years now, has been sorely disappointed. This year has started off with multiple new crises, and the latest one kicked off just last night. Right as I was...
That month of the year again…

That month of the year again…

Those of you who follow the righteous path of the Iron God know all too well the horrific spectacle of walking into the gym after the Christmas and New Year holidays, only to find the sacred temple of the Holy Barbell packed with spastic numbnuts, fat chicks in...
The ark of civilisation

The ark of civilisation

The extraordinarily effective spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova (Мария Захарова), sat down for a fascinating interview recently, in which she pointed out some very powerful truths about what Russia is nowadays: Ms Zakharova is an excellent...
Monday morning SOOPER-SEEKRIT SKUNKWERKZ

Monday morning SOOPER-SEEKRIT SKUNKWERKZ

Ah, Monday, that great enemy of peace of mind and sound sleep – we meet again. For some of you, this is your second week back at work – for me, it is my first. And I have to say, the novelty wears VERY thin, very quickly. Especially when you have to wake...
Sunday Scripture: The Flood Subsides

Sunday Scripture: The Flood Subsides

8 But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. 2 The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed,...
Maxed out

Maxed out

The Boeing 737 MAX is back in the news, for all the wrong reasons, after Alaska Airlines AS1282 suffered a very serious hull breach, with part of the fuselage literally blowing out in mid-flight: The angels were looking out for the people on this flight, no question....
Friday T&A: Tail Risk Edition

Friday T&A: Tail Risk Edition

For those of you familiar with probabilities and distributions, there is a concept known as “tail risk”, which has to do with extreme events on either side of the density function. In simple English, this means, basically: “shit happens, but not...
Monday morning New Year’s asskickings

Monday morning New Year’s asskickings

Happy New Year, all you magnificent glorious beacons of masculinity! Peace and blessings to you and your families, and let us all look forward to a year of achievements and victories in 2024. This day is somewhat unusual, in the sense that we have the beginning of the...
The Party Post 2023

The Party Post 2023

Happy 2024, everyone! Let us look forward to another year of great poasts, beautiful women, and (hopefully) a slightly less insane set of circumstances – though, to be honest, that is probably too much to hope for at this point in time. Nonetheless, wherever you...