Oscar the Grouse
@brickgrouse.bsky.social
all birds are worth watching
did you know that there are more chances to win than there have been at any other point in history?
February 16, 2026 at 12:20 AM
did you know that there are more chances to win than there have been at any other point in history?
grade 4/5 is when I was firmly relegated to the Bad At Math table. I was obsessed with manatees in grade school and wanted to be a marine biologist and when I mentioned it to my teacher they scoffed and said I'd need to start doing A LOT better in math to make that dream possible
Those who weren’t resigned to the Math Idiot Garbage Bin as kids may not grasp how much “if you’re bad at math, you’ll die in a ditch and all will be better off for it” sentiment was floating around in the 90s and 2000s, but it sure felt real to me.
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
February 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
grade 4/5 is when I was firmly relegated to the Bad At Math table. I was obsessed with manatees in grade school and wanted to be a marine biologist and when I mentioned it to my teacher they scoffed and said I'd need to start doing A LOT better in math to make that dream possible
ozempic adds during the cbc gem live feed of the olympics feels dark. as do the visa commercials that have just the "the beautiful things that I've got" line from that benson boone song
February 11, 2026 at 12:57 AM
ozempic adds during the cbc gem live feed of the olympics feels dark. as do the visa commercials that have just the "the beautiful things that I've got" line from that benson boone song
I don't want to read any of the 200 books churned out by AI. I am only interested in reading the 2 written by a human person.
I have a lot of thoughts about the "I can generate 200 books a year you can only do 2 at most if you actually write the things, I win" bullshit, and no time to yell about all of it. So I'll just say this:
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I don't want to read any of the 200 books churned out by AI. I am only interested in reading the 2 written by a human person.
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As soon as someone presents a method for "easily" making lots of money, you should ask yourself why you should trust someone who is offering to teach you to cheat and steal--they intend to cheat and steal from you.
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
As soon as someone presents a method for "easily" making lots of money, you should ask yourself why you should trust someone who is offering to teach you to cheat and steal--they intend to cheat and steal from you.
This one's an easy 'No' ✌️😊
📢 “A huge amount of men between the age of 15 and 50 will not pass on their genes. They will effectively die out of the gene pool ... Should society intervene?” Steven Bartlett asked last year.
Two top podcasters have identified a global decline. The problem, they say, is women
www.smh.com.au
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 AM
This one's an easy 'No' ✌️😊
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Everyone making noise about Olympic Skater Ilia Malinin (a white dude) pulling off the first legal backflip in competition as if he is a revolutionary skater needs to remember Surya Bonaly (black girl) completed a backflip in the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics and was penalized for it
I call Bullshit
I call Bullshit
February 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Everyone making noise about Olympic Skater Ilia Malinin (a white dude) pulling off the first legal backflip in competition as if he is a revolutionary skater needs to remember Surya Bonaly (black girl) completed a backflip in the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics and was penalized for it
I call Bullshit
I call Bullshit
Team Japan is on fire in the figure skating team event. their pairs free skate???? Absolutely gorgeous.
February 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Team Japan is on fire in the figure skating team event. their pairs free skate???? Absolutely gorgeous.
After all, why not? Why shouldn't I watch Wake Up Dead Man for the third time?
February 3, 2026 at 12:04 AM
After all, why not? Why shouldn't I watch Wake Up Dead Man for the third time?
Free Liam Conejo Ramos
January 30, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Free Liam Conejo Ramos
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wrote about the much-deserved death knell of the world's worst architecture project for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/worl...
The Line, a Saudi Megaproject, Is Dead
It was always doomed to unravel, but the firms who lent their name to this folly should be held accountable.
www.thenation.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:35 PM
wrote about the much-deserved death knell of the world's worst architecture project for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
watching Wake Up Dead Man again and Josh O'Connor is remarkable. I love him in this.
January 11, 2026 at 11:43 PM
watching Wake Up Dead Man again and Josh O'Connor is remarkable. I love him in this.
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ME PRE TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: hehe yeah bro
ME POST TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: aha easy mistake to make but actually it's very hot
THE LADS: hehe yeah bro
ME POST TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: aha easy mistake to make but actually it's very hot
December 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
ME PRE TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: hehe yeah bro
ME POST TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: aha easy mistake to make but actually it's very hot
THE LADS: hehe yeah bro
ME POST TRANSITION: lava is so cool
THE LADS: aha easy mistake to make but actually it's very hot
good for them
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
good for them
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She'd be a lot prettier if she smiled-
*immediately begins choking on grape*
*immediately begins choking on grape*
November 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
She'd be a lot prettier if she smiled-
*immediately begins choking on grape*
*immediately begins choking on grape*
omg this is the one
November 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
omg this is the one
every few months, regardless of what else is happening in the world, some news outlet or another puts out a breathless story about how ppl are having fewer children than in the past
October 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
every few months, regardless of what else is happening in the world, some news outlet or another puts out a breathless story about how ppl are having fewer children than in the past
the confidence with which an hgtv couple will call a random new build brick front house in an HOA "French Provincial"
October 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
the confidence with which an hgtv couple will call a random new build brick front house in an HOA "French Provincial"
anyone else weirdly cheered up by the louvre jewel heist? there is something so wholesome about a good ol' fashioned jewel heist from a museum. reading about it in the news has made me feel like a kid again. can't wait to see the inevitable docuseries about it in a couple of years
October 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
anyone else weirdly cheered up by the louvre jewel heist? there is something so wholesome about a good ol' fashioned jewel heist from a museum. reading about it in the news has made me feel like a kid again. can't wait to see the inevitable docuseries about it in a couple of years
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the difference between a wonderful audiobook performance by a gifted voice actor and this "digital voice" horseshit masquerading as legit audiobooks makes me steaming mad. good narration is important and deserves to be paid for!!!!!!
October 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
the difference between a wonderful audiobook performance by a gifted voice actor and this "digital voice" horseshit masquerading as legit audiobooks makes me steaming mad. good narration is important and deserves to be paid for!!!!!!
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yeah my car is a pussy magnet (negatively polarized)
October 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
yeah my car is a pussy magnet (negatively polarized)
three separate AI recommendations in my spotify discover weekly playlist this week. They are all soul music based AI outfits which seems extra gross to me
October 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
three separate AI recommendations in my spotify discover weekly playlist this week. They are all soul music based AI outfits which seems extra gross to me