The Sydney Electric Train Society (SETS)

The Sydney Electric Train Society is a "Railway Preservation Society" located in NSW, Australia. Commonly abbreviated as "SETS", they are known for dodgy practices when it comes to preserving trains.

"Hey, have you heard any news from The Sydney Electric Train Society (SETS) regarding the 'Great Northern Chopper Tour' that was supposed to run in April 2021?"
"Nah mate."

by yeahn4h February 14, 2024

Deflecting to peripheral elements

It doesn't fucking matter if other people have or have had a worse life you fucking retard. That doesn't mean anything. That isn't an actual argument. Other people's lives being shit does not meant that I have to accept a mundane or sub par existence. I certainly don't have to accept a better life being stolen away from me by greedy inferior trash like you.

Hym "There goes the deflecting to peripheral elements! You see it? He also hit us with the 'unless you have kids' your life isn't more important than mine. Kill yourself. I hope your son gets fucked and hanged you piece of shit."

by Hym Iam March 18, 2024

Benjamin Franklin: The Eleventh to the Seventeenth Juvenile Release...

What I call homo-sapiens addicted to perianal abscesses.

Person 1: Are you addicted abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Benjamin Franklin: The Eleventh to the Seventeenth Juvenile Release...

by LeSouffleDeVersailles January 26, 2025

Seizures Are Any ElectroMagnetic Pulse: The Mathematical Juvenile Release

What I call homo-sapiens who are addicted to perianal abscesses.

Person 1: Are you addicted to perianal abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Seizures Are Any ElectroMagnetic Pulse: The Mathematical Juvenile Release

by LeSouffleDeVersailles January 29, 2025

Appeal to Electoral Majority Fallacy

The erroneous belief that winning a popular vote or opinion poll automatically confers moral righteousness, factual correctness, or long-term wisdom upon a policy or candidate. This fallacy confuses popularity with validity, assuming that truth is decided democratically. It ignores that majorities can be misinformed, swayed by propaganda, or vote for morally abhorrent or self-destructive outcomes. It's the logic that says "millions of people can't be wrong," when history shows they frequently are.

Example: Defending a harmful but popular tax cut for the wealthy by stating, "The party that proposed it won in a landslide, so the people have spoken—it's clearly the right policy." This commits the Appeal to Electoral Majority Fallacy. It uses electoral success as a trump card against economic evidence or ethical arguments about inequality, substituting vote count for substantive justification.

by Dumuabzu February 3, 2026

Utilization of the Entire Electromagnetic Spectrum

The practice of putting every frequency of light to work, from radio waves to gamma rays, instead of just the tiny visible slice our eyes evolved to see. We already use radio for communication, microwaves for cooking and radar, infrared for heating and night vision, visible light for seeing, ultraviolet for sterilization, X-rays for imaging, and gamma rays for cancer treatment. But full utilization means more: using every band for everything possible, optimizing each frequency for its unique properties. The dream is a world where the electromagnetic spectrum is fully harnessed—where we communicate, power devices, treat diseases, manufacture materials, and explore the universe using every photon available. The reality is that we're getting there, frequency by frequency, application by application. The full spectrum is humanity's birthright; we're just slowly claiming it.

Utilization of the Entire Electromagnetic Spectrum Example: "He looked at the electromagnetic spectrum chart on his wall—radio to gamma, each band labeled with its uses. Radio: communication. Microwaves: radar, cooking. Infrared: heating, sensing. Visible: seeing. UV: sterilization. X-ray: imaging. Gamma: medicine. He realized that civilization was just the story of learning to use more of the spectrum. Every new band we mastered opened new possibilities. The spectrum was infinite; so was the future."

by Dumu The Void February 16, 2026

Psychology of Elections

The study of how individuals and crowds behave during the peculiar ritual of choosing leaders—from the psychology of voting (why we vote even when our vote doesn't matter) to the psychology of campaigns (why attack ads work) to the psychology of election night (why results feel like sports scores). Elections are psychological pressure cookers: months of anxiety, hope, and fear compressed into a single day, then released in euphoria or despair. The psychology of elections explains why campaigns focus on turnout (enthusiasm matters more than persuasion), why last-minute events can shift outcomes (undecided voters are psychologically distinct), and why losing feels catastrophic even when life continues unchanged (elections become identity contests, and identity loss hurts).

Example: "She studied the psychology of elections while working on a campaign, watching voters react emotionally to policy, personally to candidates, tribally to every attack. The election wasn't about issues; it was about feelings. Her candidate won because they made people feel hope. The policy details came later, for the few who cared."

by Dumu The Void February 16, 2026