Noble Dust

Bodega sandwich attempt 2

Woah, I did that from my phone and assumed you were making a joke, but I just got home and saw it's true (sort of). :yikes: As this is a very high pri...

Thanks. You motivated me to respond to Praxis.

I disagree. I don't accept the binary of religious belief and secular belief; they're different flavors of the same thing, and again, what they do is ...

Potentially. Thinking again of Islam, clearly things like health, sustenance, happiness, etc., are all things that muslims want just like anyone else....

I think "useful" is the wrong way to think about it. People are brought together by communally held beliefs (communism, for instance) because they giv...

I'm a haunted man.

Imagine egg salad but made with scrambled eggs. Sorry.

I’m not sure what you mean.

If this morning I was visualizing and crafting the bodega sandwich of my glutinous dreams before I placed my order with the dude and made it so, at wh...

Better yet I’ll print it out and mail it to you.

what about this: https://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo/full?photo_id=505370629571

Todays bodega sandwich: https://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo?album_id=6912302309&photo_id=505370629571 It’s not authentic unless they forget the mustar...

That's an important point that I had forgotten. I'm rather rusty myself.

There are different types of ham...

It's both.

Sure, it's of course complex. Another interesting wrinkle in regards to the progress narrative is the role the Muslim world played during the middle a...

You can find pre-packaged sandwiches like that in grocery stores here. But yes, every time I enjoy a bodega sandwich I like to do so with a checkered ...

One elephant in the room in regards to "progress" is it's inextricable connection with colonialism. I've been slowly reading The Battle For God: A His...

Are these cornershop sandwiches pre made?

Damn, you're right. It's just a corner store. Some of them have a deli counter and make sandwiches that range from kinda gross to somehow really tasty...

Bodega has a different meaning in NYC. This one requires a lot of hard work.

The real question is what to get for lunch today. Because of my odd work schedule, Wednesday is usually take out day. Last week it was Senegalese, thi...

Breakfast: a handful of cashews. :brow:

I like the Spanish translation better. :cheer:

I await these countless threads (and your banning) with stinky breath.

And why you need to start this thread. Must we make a pact?

Now now my porpoise; do not worship at the alter of sheer knowledge, lest ye become a conniving dolphin.

Say "denigrated" and "analytic philosophy" in the same sentence and I'm all ears.

You seem to understand the joke.

Do it. I will contribute, albeit poorly. Hint: I will argue in history's favor. Concepts of what is actual are constantly changing without our knowled...

Oh yes, sleep is probably more healthy than rye. But what's even more healthy? Constant knowledge accumulation.

I do lurk in the real threads, and did notice your renewed interest, which has somewhat inspired me as well, but not to the point of actually doing an...

Yes Javi; less sleep and more knowledge accumulation for you. There's a lot of shit to know. I wouldn't be so sure. I'm not convinced the majority of ...

It seems to be a false dichotomy. The stereotypes are that intuition happens "to" someone, while rationality is something someone "does"; passive vs. ...

Last I had 'em it was three per baguette slice, three slices per small plate.

Small plates are in, BC.

Flies are a good source of protein.

Huff away, there's no rush in the shoutbox.

Do you know that Jamal shares Clarky's radical skepticism? If you don't know, you also would be unsure whether he knows he's unsure that we know we're...

Not true. You now know that we now know what you already knew.

Damn. Now we both know more shit.

I'm pretty sure those are rye seeds...I'm working on knowing a lot more shit. I'm ashamed.

Shouldn't it be recommended to sprinters?

Arguably you need to know a lot more shit to work in the shoutbox than in other threads. We used to hold interviews, but things have gotten slack. The...

According to a cursory but always 100% accurate google search, what you say is true, although it's probably most often refined. However, even refined ...

Rye is probably my go-to bread of choice. Although I eat plenty of whole wheat for the health benefits...come to think of it, does rye count as a whol...

Tough one. White bread has its merits and its demerits. An Amish white loaf is hard to beat, smeared with fresh butter. Eat your heart out, you French...

On my recent trip I enjoyed watching the little red light come on on the computer screen that said "radiation detected!" While the tooth nurse (?) con...