Arlen Abraham
@arlen.bsky.social
Certified blanket sommelier. He/him
Oakland/SF
Oakland/SF
“Plant based” can mean “is not made of animals/animal products” or “not made of petroleum” so you’ll see it on bleedingly obvious products like oat milk but also like a napkin which makes me want 1) napkins made of meat and 2) beef made from crude oil.
November 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“Plant based” can mean “is not made of animals/animal products” or “not made of petroleum” so you’ll see it on bleedingly obvious products like oat milk but also like a napkin which makes me want 1) napkins made of meat and 2) beef made from crude oil.
Trader Joe's is short for Trader Joseph R. Biden's
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Trader Joe's is short for Trader Joseph R. Biden's
Are you there Claude? It's me, Margaret.
November 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Are you there Claude? It's me, Margaret.
Laptops should have cupholders.
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Laptops should have cupholders.
tired: sitting desk
wired: standing desk
inspired: sleeping desk
wired: standing desk
inspired: sleeping desk
November 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
tired: sitting desk
wired: standing desk
inspired: sleeping desk
wired: standing desk
inspired: sleeping desk
When you check into a campsite, they should replace your car's horn with a small explosive device. Car alarm goes off? Now your car has a hole in it.
October 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
When you check into a campsite, they should replace your car's horn with a small explosive device. Car alarm goes off? Now your car has a hole in it.
Private Equity: The Board Game!
October 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Private Equity: The Board Game!
As a motorcyclist, I am mortally offended that I am forced to classify these as motorcycles.
October 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
As a motorcyclist, I am mortally offended that I am forced to classify these as motorcycles.
It wouldn’t be hard to modify frog costume to be a PAPR.
October 9, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It wouldn’t be hard to modify frog costume to be a PAPR.
Ethernet switches gone woke
October 8, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Ethernet switches gone woke
Someone mentioned AI today when I was at a dairy and it took me a moment to realize they were talking about artificial insemination.
Anyway, here’s a milking robot.
Anyway, here’s a milking robot.
September 29, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Someone mentioned AI today when I was at a dairy and it took me a moment to realize they were talking about artificial insemination.
Anyway, here’s a milking robot.
Anyway, here’s a milking robot.
Reposted by Arlen Abraham
My new shirt design is a very serious PSA that I was asked to make, because apparently a lot of people don't know.
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September 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
My new shirt design is a very serious PSA that I was asked to make, because apparently a lot of people don't know.
roryblank.bigcartel.com
roryblank.bigcartel.com
Reposted by Arlen Abraham
Given ~~gestures at everything~~ now is a great time to support your local (or not local) worker owned journalism outlet. Throw the money you just pulled from WaPo et al at a media coop! If you're in the Bay Area (or care about it) COYOTE Media just launched:
COYOTE
Independent journalism with a bite!
www.coyotemedia.org
September 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Given ~~gestures at everything~~ now is a great time to support your local (or not local) worker owned journalism outlet. Throw the money you just pulled from WaPo et al at a media coop! If you're in the Bay Area (or care about it) COYOTE Media just launched:
Spotify (which is trash) should have Winamp style visualizations.
September 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Spotify (which is trash) should have Winamp style visualizations.
Wana feel old? Isildur cut the One Ring from Sauron’s hand at the Siege of Barad-dûr over three thousand years ago.
August 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Wana feel old? Isildur cut the One Ring from Sauron’s hand at the Siege of Barad-dûr over three thousand years ago.
Are the retail spaces in five over ones empty everywhere or is this a Bay Area thing? IIRC it predates COVID.
cc: @markasaurus.bsky.social
cc: @markasaurus.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Are the retail spaces in five over ones empty everywhere or is this a Bay Area thing? IIRC it predates COVID.
cc: @markasaurus.bsky.social
cc: @markasaurus.bsky.social
Botulinum?! I hardly know ‘em!
August 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Botulinum?! I hardly know ‘em!
Read the fuckin room, Siri. Jeez.
August 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Read the fuckin room, Siri. Jeez.
Doing all my vibe coding in Zoom from now on.
August 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Doing all my vibe coding in Zoom from now on.
Who is sending nudes on linkedin?
August 13, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Who is sending nudes on linkedin?
I am still extremely amused by this (I am approximately twelve years old).
Planning on working from a plane in a couple hours.
Planning on working from a plane in a couple hours.
To celebrate the release of ChatGPT 5, I've modified Cursor to make a fart noise as its completion sound.
The file is at
/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/platform/accessibilitySignal/browser/media/done1.mp3
Details in thread if you need help
The file is at
/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/platform/accessibilitySignal/browser/media/done1.mp3
Details in thread if you need help
August 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I am still extremely amused by this (I am approximately twelve years old).
Planning on working from a plane in a couple hours.
Planning on working from a plane in a couple hours.
To celebrate the release of ChatGPT 5, I've modified Cursor to make a fart noise as its completion sound.
The file is at
/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/platform/accessibilitySignal/browser/media/done1.mp3
Details in thread if you need help
The file is at
/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/platform/accessibilitySignal/browser/media/done1.mp3
Details in thread if you need help
August 9, 2025 at 1:56 AM
To celebrate the release of ChatGPT 5, I've modified Cursor to make a fart noise as its completion sound.
The file is at
/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/platform/accessibilitySignal/browser/media/done1.mp3
Details in thread if you need help
The file is at
/Applications/Cursor.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/platform/accessibilitySignal/browser/media/done1.mp3
Details in thread if you need help