Sam Brown
@baudot.bsky.social
Autumn Sunset.
Downtown St. Louis.
Downtown St. Louis.
November 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Autumn Sunset.
Downtown St. Louis.
Downtown St. Louis.
Achievement Unlocked: Get told sending a package is impossible "because Trump".
October 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Achievement Unlocked: Get told sending a package is impossible "because Trump".
Side Quest Complete: Read Jules Verne in a Paris cafe.
October 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Side Quest Complete: Read Jules Verne in a Paris cafe.
Achievement unlocked: A German asked me to help translate something into English for a native Dutch speaker.
October 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Achievement unlocked: A German asked me to help translate something into English for a native Dutch speaker.
Infinite monkey on infinite typewriters inventing infinite brand names for throwaway Amazon names have produced this perfect gem of a company name:
September 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Infinite monkey on infinite typewriters inventing infinite brand names for throwaway Amazon names have produced this perfect gem of a company name:
Headcanon: Mimics never wanted the entire adventurer. They eat fabric, not meat. They were only hungry for your clothes.
This is why socks always go missing. Mimics have learned they can peacefully co-exist with humanity by convincing us there is such a thing as a "washing machine".
This is why socks always go missing. Mimics have learned they can peacefully co-exist with humanity by convincing us there is such a thing as a "washing machine".
September 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Headcanon: Mimics never wanted the entire adventurer. They eat fabric, not meat. They were only hungry for your clothes.
This is why socks always go missing. Mimics have learned they can peacefully co-exist with humanity by convincing us there is such a thing as a "washing machine".
This is why socks always go missing. Mimics have learned they can peacefully co-exist with humanity by convincing us there is such a thing as a "washing machine".
Impressed that the Internet can be THIS obsessed with something (Kpop Demon Hunters) without spoiling it.
August 26, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Impressed that the Internet can be THIS obsessed with something (Kpop Demon Hunters) without spoiling it.
Tables set up at the Siege Invitational tournament for Warmachine.
June 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Tables set up at the Siege Invitational tournament for Warmachine.
All 40+ books of Discworld, rebound on a wheel, with a crank to spin the pages.
From the Nerdforge channel.
From the Nerdforge channel.
June 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
All 40+ books of Discworld, rebound on a wheel, with a crank to spin the pages.
From the Nerdforge channel.
From the Nerdforge channel.
Zelensky makes the most succinct statement of rational objectives for anyone outside the Russian Imperial meme-space:
"The key to lasting peace is clear. The aggressor must not receive any reward for war."
"The key to lasting peace is clear. The aggressor must not receive any reward for war."
Zelenskiy Talks 'Operation Spider's Web' Drone Strike On Russia
YouTube video by Bloomberg Podcasts
www.youtube.com
June 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Zelensky makes the most succinct statement of rational objectives for anyone outside the Russian Imperial meme-space:
"The key to lasting peace is clear. The aggressor must not receive any reward for war."
"The key to lasting peace is clear. The aggressor must not receive any reward for war."
Would youTube commentators please stop asking, "Who won India & Pakistan's war?"
First, it's a war. Wars have losers. No one wins. At best, you do something needed and pay the price.
More importantly, can we not taunt either side by rubbing their nose in it?
First, it's a war. Wars have losers. No one wins. At best, you do something needed and pay the price.
More importantly, can we not taunt either side by rubbing their nose in it?
May 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Would youTube commentators please stop asking, "Who won India & Pakistan's war?"
First, it's a war. Wars have losers. No one wins. At best, you do something needed and pay the price.
More importantly, can we not taunt either side by rubbing their nose in it?
First, it's a war. Wars have losers. No one wins. At best, you do something needed and pay the price.
More importantly, can we not taunt either side by rubbing their nose in it?
Happy Birthday, Sophie Scholl.
May 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Happy Birthday, Sophie Scholl.
A simple bill: End the official state of emergency that permits the President to declare tariffs.
It's got sponsors on both sides of the aisle. Granted, only one Republican: Rand Paul.
It's a start.
It's got sponsors on both sides of the aisle. Granted, only one Republican: Rand Paul.
It's a start.
www.congress.gov
April 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A simple bill: End the official state of emergency that permits the President to declare tariffs.
It's got sponsors on both sides of the aisle. Granted, only one Republican: Rand Paul.
It's a start.
It's got sponsors on both sides of the aisle. Granted, only one Republican: Rand Paul.
It's a start.
In the 1970s, the Soviets sent a series of giant probes to Venus. They showed that the planet was far from the tropical paradise predicted; It was a hellscape of acid rain hurricanes.
One of the probes malfunctioned, and was trapped in Earth orbit. In the next few days it will fall back to Earth.
One of the probes malfunctioned, and was trapped in Earth orbit. In the next few days it will fall back to Earth.
50 Year Old Venus Spacecraft Is About To Land On EARTH?????
YouTube video by Scott Manley
www.youtube.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
In the 1970s, the Soviets sent a series of giant probes to Venus. They showed that the planet was far from the tropical paradise predicted; It was a hellscape of acid rain hurricanes.
One of the probes malfunctioned, and was trapped in Earth orbit. In the next few days it will fall back to Earth.
One of the probes malfunctioned, and was trapped in Earth orbit. In the next few days it will fall back to Earth.
He was a pope who spoke up for all. He will be missed.
April 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
He was a pope who spoke up for all. He will be missed.
New credit card salami attack just dropped:
Found a bunch of fraudulent 2$ charges on my card from "Facebook Advertising" and when I reported the charges, was told the system had declined twice as many on its own.
Time to check your credit card history.
Found a bunch of fraudulent 2$ charges on my card from "Facebook Advertising" and when I reported the charges, was told the system had declined twice as many on its own.
Time to check your credit card history.
April 21, 2025 at 4:43 AM
New credit card salami attack just dropped:
Found a bunch of fraudulent 2$ charges on my card from "Facebook Advertising" and when I reported the charges, was told the system had declined twice as many on its own.
Time to check your credit card history.
Found a bunch of fraudulent 2$ charges on my card from "Facebook Advertising" and when I reported the charges, was told the system had declined twice as many on its own.
Time to check your credit card history.
In St. Louis, home-owners are reporting a flood of phone calls offering to buy their houses, at double the price they paid.
Oh. Of course. That makes sense.
Investors are scared that America might be over, and they're scrambling for a backup plan.
🧵
Oh. Of course. That makes sense.
Investors are scared that America might be over, and they're scrambling for a backup plan.
🧵
April 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
In St. Louis, home-owners are reporting a flood of phone calls offering to buy their houses, at double the price they paid.
Oh. Of course. That makes sense.
Investors are scared that America might be over, and they're scrambling for a backup plan.
🧵
Oh. Of course. That makes sense.
Investors are scared that America might be over, and they're scrambling for a backup plan.
🧵
Yes, again.
Death to Nickels
YouTube video by CGP Grey
www.youtube.com
April 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Yes, again.
Trumps loudly-proclaimed tariffs aren't actually being collected.
Somewhere, there's a Database Administrator explaining in exhaustion that the executive order and the published chart disagree. They need to know CLEARLY what the rules are supposed to be before they can start implementing them.
Somewhere, there's a Database Administrator explaining in exhaustion that the executive order and the published chart disagree. They need to know CLEARLY what the rules are supposed to be before they can start implementing them.
April 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Trumps loudly-proclaimed tariffs aren't actually being collected.
Somewhere, there's a Database Administrator explaining in exhaustion that the executive order and the published chart disagree. They need to know CLEARLY what the rules are supposed to be before they can start implementing them.
Somewhere, there's a Database Administrator explaining in exhaustion that the executive order and the published chart disagree. They need to know CLEARLY what the rules are supposed to be before they can start implementing them.
"On February 11, 2025, Blue Shield discovered that, between April 2021 and January 2024, Google Analytics was configured in a way that allowed certain member data to be shared with Google’s advertising product, Google Ads, that likely included protected health information."
April 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
"On February 11, 2025, Blue Shield discovered that, between April 2021 and January 2024, Google Analytics was configured in a way that allowed certain member data to be shared with Google’s advertising product, Google Ads, that likely included protected health information."
Reposted by Sam Brown
If you had told 12 year old me that he would routinely use chainmail as a grown up, he would think that was pretty cool.
If you explained to him that it was all kitchen supplies: That he was going to use to scrub cast iron skillets and weight things in the sous vide pot, he would be less impressed.
If you explained to him that it was all kitchen supplies: That he was going to use to scrub cast iron skillets and weight things in the sous vide pot, he would be less impressed.
April 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If you had told 12 year old me that he would routinely use chainmail as a grown up, he would think that was pretty cool.
If you explained to him that it was all kitchen supplies: That he was going to use to scrub cast iron skillets and weight things in the sous vide pot, he would be less impressed.
If you explained to him that it was all kitchen supplies: That he was going to use to scrub cast iron skillets and weight things in the sous vide pot, he would be less impressed.
Reposted by Sam Brown
Trump's foolishness has presented the perfect opportunity for cats and penguins to sign a trade deal - the fish will be ours!
April 4, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Trump's foolishness has presented the perfect opportunity for cats and penguins to sign a trade deal - the fish will be ours!
Short-short version:
Trump: "Tariffs won't raise your prices."
Trump's team: "So we guessed how much we needed to raise prices for stuff from each country, to make Americans stop buying it."
Trump: "Tariffs won't raise your prices."
Trump's team: "So we guessed how much we needed to raise prices for stuff from each country, to make Americans stop buying it."
How much will tariffs raise prices? Trump's economists just revealed their answer
The administration revealed how they calculated the tariffs. Buried in that math is a straightforward answer to a question Trump has long refused to answer: How much will his tariffs raise prices?
www.npr.org
April 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Short-short version:
Trump: "Tariffs won't raise your prices."
Trump's team: "So we guessed how much we needed to raise prices for stuff from each country, to make Americans stop buying it."
Trump: "Tariffs won't raise your prices."
Trump's team: "So we guessed how much we needed to raise prices for stuff from each country, to make Americans stop buying it."