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I don't think I've laughed this much at an article in a long time; |> There’s something quintessentially Russian about this, like a cross between the Platonic
by Malp 6y ago
I don't think I've laughed this much at an article in a long time;
|> There’s something quintessentially Russian about this, like a cross between the Platonic essences of AK-47s and Krokodil.
|> In fact, I just checked out a couple of bodybuilding forums and this is definitely true - one of them may have used the phrase “YOLO”.
|> And Vice (why is it always Vice?) is somehow even more melodramatic
Does anyone have any other works of writing with a similar style or subject matter? This truly made my day :)
- renewiltord 6y agoThis guy has written so much on Slate Star Codex that you could spend the next month reading it.
- qrohlf 6y agoMatt Levine’s Bloomberg column applies a similar savvy dry humor to finance topics, I don’t actually care much for finance but I read it because it’s great writing and illustrates how to make dense and uninteresting topics approachable and engaging.
- thedailymail 6y agoDerek Lowe's blog on medicinal chemistry/biopharma has a whole section on "Things I won't work with" (from a chemist's perspective): https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/category/things-i-wont-work-with https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/category/thin...