Brantley V. Boucher
@branbucket01.bsky.social
I fix stuff, and I know things. Mechanic and techie, hobbyist philosopher and 'pataphysician. Absurdist and apatheist. Crypto-discordian and Walterite Dudeist. Aging poorly and often grumpy. "I am a citizen of the world."
Pinned
Gotta be prepared, those evil ninjas could be anywhere.
May 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Gotta be prepared, those evil ninjas could be anywhere.
I cost 200 mana points to summon, but on your next turn I conjure a pack of small, highly annoying dogs that do 1d6 damage each and cannot be targeted.
‘It’s done wonders’: trading card game featuring middle-aged men revives Japanese town
Ojisan trading cards bear the faces of real people – local men whose competing professional qualities determine the outcome of each game
www.theguardian.com
April 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I cost 200 mana points to summon, but on your next turn I conjure a pack of small, highly annoying dogs that do 1d6 damage each and cannot be targeted.
I'd vote for him.
April 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I'd vote for him.
I've got a feeling she'll win her day in court, but the fact that those feckless choads would even try it is a bad sign.
April 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I've got a feeling she'll win her day in court, but the fact that those feckless choads would even try it is a bad sign.
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The revolution will be shitposted
April 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The revolution will be shitposted
Today was just kinda like:
April 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Today was just kinda like:
Oh, they aren't serious, but plenty of their supporters will be.
April 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Oh, they aren't serious, but plenty of their supporters will be.
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The idea of "living up to one's potential" has done more psychic damage to me than any other abstract concept except masculinity
April 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The idea of "living up to one's potential" has done more psychic damage to me than any other abstract concept except masculinity
It's the kind of freedom we all really want.
April 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
It's the kind of freedom we all really want.
Anytime someone says "So I heard on this podcast that..." I immediately stop listening.
April 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Anytime someone says "So I heard on this podcast that..." I immediately stop listening.
Those two are a terrible choice for the face of a movement, why would you choose two sickly looking individuals who are at risk of being swept away by a strong gust of wind as an example to aspire to?
April 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Those two are a terrible choice for the face of a movement, why would you choose two sickly looking individuals who are at risk of being swept away by a strong gust of wind as an example to aspire to?
They've been signaling a willingness for violence from the start. Why else would so many first term anti-trump protests be met with "support the 2A" counter-protests?
April 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
They've been signaling a willingness for violence from the start. Why else would so many first term anti-trump protests be met with "support the 2A" counter-protests?
A note for people with certain philosophical leanings: If the dominant forces in the economy are able to dictate your choices this way, you're no freer than if the government was doing it.
April 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A note for people with certain philosophical leanings: If the dominant forces in the economy are able to dictate your choices this way, you're no freer than if the government was doing it.
"Someone's chained up outside being perforated!" - Dude in my cabin at summer camp one year.
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April 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
"Someone's chained up outside being perforated!" - Dude in my cabin at summer camp one year.
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Crying, shaking, and vomiting as I rock back and forth repeating "don't catch feelings for anything that doesn't have a pulse" like an insanity mantra.
An Alarming Number of Gen Z AI Users Think It's Conscious
The majority of young people use AI, and they try to be polite when interacting with chatbots like ChatGPT, but some might have too much of an attachment to it, according to a new study.
www.pcmag.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Crying, shaking, and vomiting as I rock back and forth repeating "don't catch feelings for anything that doesn't have a pulse" like an insanity mantra.
I said what I said. My condolences for that lady's dead wall-husband though. That's gotta be rough watching your spouse go out like that. 🙏
April 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I said what I said. My condolences for that lady's dead wall-husband though. That's gotta be rough watching your spouse go out like that. 🙏
After posting "Don't catch feelings for anything that doesn't have a pulse", I was reminded about the old "humans will pack bond with anything" thread.
We are 100% screwed if Skynet makes Terminators cute and sneaky. Wall-e with a brick of C4 in his stomach could easily end half the population.
We are 100% screwed if Skynet makes Terminators cute and sneaky. Wall-e with a brick of C4 in his stomach could easily end half the population.
April 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
After posting "Don't catch feelings for anything that doesn't have a pulse", I was reminded about the old "humans will pack bond with anything" thread.
We are 100% screwed if Skynet makes Terminators cute and sneaky. Wall-e with a brick of C4 in his stomach could easily end half the population.
We are 100% screwed if Skynet makes Terminators cute and sneaky. Wall-e with a brick of C4 in his stomach could easily end half the population.
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The most painful thing about life is how powerless we are to correct the ignorance of the world.
No matter how much I try to educate people, they go on thinking that the Iguanadon is a cool dinosaur. Igaunadon sucks. There are like 50 better dinosaurs, easily, come on.
No matter how much I try to educate people, they go on thinking that the Iguanadon is a cool dinosaur. Igaunadon sucks. There are like 50 better dinosaurs, easily, come on.
April 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The most painful thing about life is how powerless we are to correct the ignorance of the world.
No matter how much I try to educate people, they go on thinking that the Iguanadon is a cool dinosaur. Igaunadon sucks. There are like 50 better dinosaurs, easily, come on.
No matter how much I try to educate people, they go on thinking that the Iguanadon is a cool dinosaur. Igaunadon sucks. There are like 50 better dinosaurs, easily, come on.
All I had was a picture of my kid's dog. I suppose that counts.
April 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
All I had was a picture of my kid's dog. I suppose that counts.
I am. But I know what you mean.
April 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I am. But I know what you mean.
Don't catch feelings for anything that doesn't have a pulse.
Fuckin' n00b.
Fuckin' n00b.
April 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Don't catch feelings for anything that doesn't have a pulse.
Fuckin' n00b.
Fuckin' n00b.