SEGA Electric of Japan and America

the best electric company ever

Consoles:
SG1000
SG2000
Mark III
Master System
Genesis
Genesis 32X Neptune
Genesis Nomad
Mega Drive
Compact Disc
Saturn
VSaturn
HiSaturn
Dreamcast NA
Dreamcast JP
Dreamcast EU
Dreamcast Bounce NA
Dreamcast Bounce JP
Dreamcast Bounce EU
Dreamcast Katana Development Kitchen NA/JP/EU
Naomi
Naomi2

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by Q.U.I.Z. April 28, 2024

Scientific Eclectism

A pragmatic approach that draws methods, theories, and concepts from multiple scientific traditions without pledging allegiance to any single one. The Eclectic scientist uses whatever tools work for the problem at hand: quantum mechanics for the small, classical mechanics for the medium, statistical mechanics for the large, and maybe some indigenous ecological knowledge if it fits. This approach infuriates purists but often solves problems that single-framework thinking cannot. The risk is incoherence—borrowing without integrating. The reward is flexibility—solving real-world problems without caring whether your toolkit is philosophically consistent.

"My research on ecosystem restoration uses Western ecology for the plants, local farmers' knowledge for the soil, and Bayesian statistics for the uncertainty. Scientific Eclectism means I don't care if they don't philosophically align—I care if the forest grows back."

by Abzugal February 23, 2026

Epistemological Eclectism

A pragmatic approach to knowing that draws from multiple epistemological frameworks without committing to any single one. The Eclectic knower uses empiricism when data matters, rationalism when logic matters, intuition when pattern recognition matters, and tradition when ancestral knowledge matters. This approach infuriates philosophical purists but often works better in real life, where problems don't come labeled with the correct epistemology. The risk is incoherence; the reward is actually being able to know things across the messy variety of human experience.

"You keep demanding my epistemology: am I empiricist? rationalist? constructivist? Epistemological Eclectism says: yes, depending on what I'm trying to know. For this, I trust data. For that, I trust intuition. For the other thing, I trust my grandmother. Pick a lane? No, I need all the lanes."

by Abzugal February 23, 2026

Crony Elections

Electoral processes where the outcome is predetermined by elite networks, even if votes are counted and international observers are present. The forms of democracy are observed—candidates campaign, ballots are cast, results are announced—but the playing field is rigged through controlled media, selective enforcement of electoral laws, and the deep entanglement of political families with economic power. Voters get a choice, but the choices are all from the same club, funded by the same donors, and protected by the same legal system. Crony elections are the mechanism by which oligarchs launder their rule through the appearance of popular consent.

Example: "The opposition was allowed to run, but their ads were blocked, their rallies were raided, and their funding was frozen. Crony elections: the opposition can win, but only if the cronies let them."

by Abzugal March 22, 2026

Crony Electoralism

A political theory in practice: the reduction of democracy to elections alone, while ignoring everything else—participation, accountability, rule of law, civil society, economic justice. When elections become the sole measure of democracy, oligarchs can win cleanly and call themselves democratic, even as they dismantle the institutions that make democracy meaningful. Crony electoralism is the ideology that legitimizes crony democracy: as long as there is a vote, critics are told, the system is democratic, and any deeper critique is dismissed as anti-democratic.

Example: "When journalists asked about media censorship, the president replied: 'We have elections, don't we?' Crony electoralism: using the fact of voting to ignore everything else that makes democracy real."

by Abzugal March 22, 2026

Davidson Electric Shock

One touch to any malfunctioning electronic object, from lamp to computer, deems said item back in proper operating order. Note that this super power is only passed down via the male gene and applies to any Davidson family tree.

“I’ve been trying for hours to get this app to work, when apparently, all I needed was the Davidson Electric Shock.” 🙄

“What the heck, I literally JUST put in a new light bulb and the lamp wouldn’t work until it got the Davidson Electric Shock! No fair!!”

“My sister didn’t inherit the Davidson Electric Shock, but I can fix the toaster every time with just one touch.” he bragged.

You get the idea.

by Dree74 August 13, 2025

MacGrubernatorial election

A bu**s**t head-of-state-choosing brouhaha where all of da major candidates are bungling idiots.

A chief-of-da-capitol contest between da Three Stooges and Inspector Clouseau would represent a classic MacGrubernatorial election.

by QuacksO August 20, 2025