“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.”

Taking school rules a bit far

Now this is just stupid. A guy in high-school almost by definition has more balls than brains, but if you’re going to get suspended for asking a girl to the prom, you might as well ask out Miss America: If Miss America visits your high school, and if it’s...

Accountability

Matt Forney’s latest featured post opened up a can of weapons-grade whoop-ass on a number of topics and people: Yesterday morning, I had a realization: I don’t want to be part of the manosphere anymore.  I remember the exact moment when it happened. I...

Run, hamster, run

A former blonde “bombshell” projects her own insecurities on married couples: She has romanced some of the world’s most sought-after men, from Matt Dillon to Justin Timberlake, but none has been able to tame her [Didact: I’m already seeing a...

“Programming is hard…”

“… so we’ll make it easier specifically to attract more women to it! What a brain wave!” Yes, we know there aren’t enough women in tech. [Didact: According to what metric, exactly? Other than the author’s ridiculous view that men and...

The root of all success

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves...

Patience and perseverance

Perhaps the single most unnerving thing about taking your first doses of the red pill comes from seeing just how much of what you thought you knew, is completely wrong. No matter the age at which the Truth Hammer* smashes into your forehead, and you find yourself...

The utility of failure

Failure is something that is feared and disliked by anyone with half a brain. Your sense of self-esteem is, after all, measured by how well you succeed at doing something, not how badly you fail at doing it. Most of us try to avoid failure at all costs- at any...

Theory versus practice, style versus subtance

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. — Yogi Berra In the gym the other night, practically every single TV in the place was switched over to one of the ESPN channels, for reasons that I rather fail to understand. On...