Russell Borogove
@borogove.bsky.social
Distracted bear. He/him. Consistently offering nine 5s of reliability. My skeets don’t leave room for nuance. Confirmed dipshit.
Game dev, music, synthesizer tech.
Check out my weird music at https://failure-mode.bandcamp.com
Game dev, music, synthesizer tech.
Check out my weird music at https://failure-mode.bandcamp.com
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Russell Borogove
@borogove.bsky.social
· Nov 28
techbros: we have created AGI
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
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dante made up an entire fake trip through hell just so he could talk about how he coincidentally saw every single one of his enemies there receiving graphically specific and tailor-made punishments
Do you have a historical figure you most wish got to be a poster? I feel like you must have a better answer than mine, which is Churchill. The guy started autobiography when he was 19 I think. And just never stopped. True poster.
January 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM
dante made up an entire fake trip through hell just so he could talk about how he coincidentally saw every single one of his enemies there receiving graphically specific and tailor-made punishments
Not sure why the billionaires are okay with Trump destroying about a trillion dollars worth of security and stability earned by the US over the last eighty years.
January 6, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Not sure why the billionaires are okay with Trump destroying about a trillion dollars worth of security and stability earned by the US over the last eighty years.
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now that i’ve seen lord of the rings, i can truly appreciate all the memes
January 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
now that i’ve seen lord of the rings, i can truly appreciate all the memes
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Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
December 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.
What’s Russia gonna do if they feel emboldened, invade their neighbors or something?
January 6, 2026 at 2:03 AM
What’s Russia gonna do if they feel emboldened, invade their neighbors or something?
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anyway if you're interested in more details of UO, That Weird Old Game That Makes Everyone Weird, I wrote about it 5 years after the fact.
THE UNBEARABLE DARKNESS OF ULTIMA ONLINE
Kick back, kids, it’s time for a history lesson.
Apparently a previous post made some nostalgic for Ultima Online a touch angry. (Nice format, by the way. Very tasteful.) And the reasons why, I susp...
www.brokentoys.org
January 5, 2026 at 6:30 AM
anyway if you're interested in more details of UO, That Weird Old Game That Makes Everyone Weird, I wrote about it 5 years after the fact.
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we discovered this in online games 20 years ago
1% of the user population drove away 20%+
banning them on sight with no mercy or recourse was *extremely* cost effective
they complained though. a lot. and still do.
1% of the user population drove away 20%+
banning them on sight with no mercy or recourse was *extremely* cost effective
they complained though. a lot. and still do.
January 5, 2026 at 6:19 AM
we discovered this in online games 20 years ago
1% of the user population drove away 20%+
banning them on sight with no mercy or recourse was *extremely* cost effective
they complained though. a lot. and still do.
1% of the user population drove away 20%+
banning them on sight with no mercy or recourse was *extremely* cost effective
they complained though. a lot. and still do.
Now there goes a guy who runs into assholes all day long.
January 4, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Now there goes a guy who runs into assholes all day long.
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Number 625: the Judi Dench audio guide to erotica which consists solely of the sound of her flipping pages and occasionally muttering “…filth”
January 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Number 625: the Judi Dench audio guide to erotica which consists solely of the sound of her flipping pages and occasionally muttering “…filth”
Hitting it Saurian style tonight
January 4, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Hitting it Saurian style tonight
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
I'm mostly a rationalist. I'm not a religious person.
But he's 79, and bullets, COVID, and a lifetime McDonald's habit haven't managed to take him out. I call it like I see it. He's Antichrist.
But he's 79, and bullets, COVID, and a lifetime McDonald's habit haven't managed to take him out. I call it like I see it. He's Antichrist.
January 1, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I'm mostly a rationalist. I'm not a religious person.
But he's 79, and bullets, COVID, and a lifetime McDonald's habit haven't managed to take him out. I call it like I see it. He's Antichrist.
But he's 79, and bullets, COVID, and a lifetime McDonald's habit haven't managed to take him out. I call it like I see it. He's Antichrist.
look, i'm sorry, aspirin is not going to be what takes out antichrist
People age 70+ should not be taking aspirin at any dose for prevention. Results of randomized trials show higher risk of all-cause mortality, major bleeding events and deaths from cancer. p 153, SUPER AGERS book
January 1, 2026 at 11:36 PM
look, i'm sorry, aspirin is not going to be what takes out antichrist
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Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
January 1, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
He is starting 2026 as he means to go on
January 1, 2026 at 7:53 PM
He is starting 2026 as he means to go on
Surprisingly good hit rate on these predictions!
A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026
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January 1, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Surprisingly good hit rate on these predictions!
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There will be so many cars that none of them will be able to move
January 1, 2026 at 5:17 PM
There will be so many cars that none of them will be able to move
Done and done. Out the back door at 11:53, around the block, back in the front at 12:02. Slightly damper than I left.
If I can stay up for another hour and a half, I'm gonna do my first ever first-footing. Leave the house before midnight, return after midnight bearing symbolic gifts to set the vibe for the new year.
I'm bringing a pouch of coins to symbolize prosperity, a tin of shortbread to symbolize food...
I'm bringing a pouch of coins to symbolize prosperity, a tin of shortbread to symbolize food...
January 1, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Done and done. Out the back door at 11:53, around the block, back in the front at 12:02. Slightly damper than I left.
If I can stay up for another hour and a half, I'm gonna do my first ever first-footing. Leave the house before midnight, return after midnight bearing symbolic gifts to set the vibe for the new year.
I'm bringing a pouch of coins to symbolize prosperity, a tin of shortbread to symbolize food...
I'm bringing a pouch of coins to symbolize prosperity, a tin of shortbread to symbolize food...
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 AM
If I can stay up for another hour and a half, I'm gonna do my first ever first-footing. Leave the house before midnight, return after midnight bearing symbolic gifts to set the vibe for the new year.
I'm bringing a pouch of coins to symbolize prosperity, a tin of shortbread to symbolize food...
I'm bringing a pouch of coins to symbolize prosperity, a tin of shortbread to symbolize food...
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And it's official!
January 1, 2026 at 5:21 AM
And it's official!
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Resisting him almost always works, trying to bargain with him never ever works
BREAKING: After legal setbacks, President Trump says he's dropping push for the National Guard in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland for now.
Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
bit.ly
December 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Resisting him almost always works, trying to bargain with him never ever works
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My fave is problematic so I won’t post it, but this one was possibly the only way Skinny Puppy could have surprised their audience in 2004
youtu.be/Xepa54wnA9s
youtu.be/Xepa54wnA9s
December 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
My fave is problematic so I won’t post it, but this one was possibly the only way Skinny Puppy could have surprised their audience in 2004
youtu.be/Xepa54wnA9s
youtu.be/Xepa54wnA9s