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Michael Pusateri
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Evil Corporate Exec
Former Metaverse Warlord
Cycling/Beekeeping/Gaming
Smoking Meats/Reading/Tinkering
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
The neat ATProto news aggregator stonking.com stopped being open without login. I signed up for the waiting list months ago and have no idea where to get an invite code.
Stonking
Stonking people. Stonking conversations. Stonking social media and news.
stonking.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:09 AM
More improv quilting by Mrs. Cruftbox
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Yesterday I made riblets

www.youtube.com/shorts/_X9Iu...
How to make riblets #bbq #smoking #riblets
YouTube video by Michael Pusateri
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:10 PM
This watch looks amazing. The custom Casio mod scene is great.

ocelotmod.com/products/nas...
Casio NASA mod
Custom Casio ae1200 NASA Mod.
ocelotmod.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I wrote this about hating the Superbowl 15 years ago. Not much to change.

cruftbox.com/2011/02/06/o...
On Hating The Superbowl
Today is the day that many people choose to complain or be dismissive of the Superbowl. I get it. The rise of microblogging, texting, and social media have given everyone the ability to publish their...
cruftbox.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
All cruelty springs from weakness.

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
February 8, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I’m on Team Gold Snake
February 7, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Great killswitch podcast episode by @dexdigi.bsky.social about the internet, monopolies, and anti-trust.

Kudos for including references to DJ Shadow and the Wu-Tang Clan.

www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
how the internet learned to extract - kill switch | iHeart
<p>For a while, the internet felt like it might actually work. Dexter talks with legal scholar and author Tim Wu about his new book <em>The Age of Extraction </em>and how that early optimism faded as ...
www.iheart.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Clear warnings are much better than an old-style dashboard light.
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Reposted by Michael Pusateri
New bar, who dis?
February 3, 2026 at 12:07 AM
I'm shocked, shocked to find we aren't getting 8K TV

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K
With virtually no content and limited benefits, 8K TVs were doomed.
arstechnica.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Yesterday I made gochujang ribs. The ribs were St. Louis style (they were on sale).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=99bn...
How to make gochujang ribs
YouTube video by Michael Pusateri
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Making gochujang ribs today
February 1, 2026 at 6:21 PM
The NY Times article on technology used by ICE gives @404media.co the smallest possible credit.
February 1, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Reposted by Michael Pusateri
i have questions about saturday's scheduled activities at my grandmother's nursing home
January 31, 2026 at 7:44 PM
January 30, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Reposted by Michael Pusateri
30 years ago, in January 1996, I was 16 years old. My love for science & astronomy had been strong since I was very young, but in Jan. ‘96, something very important happened, both for astronomy in general & for me personally. NASA released the Hubble Deep Field science.nasa.gov/asset/hubble....
January 29, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Reposted by Michael Pusateri
me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Great explainer on Trinity Rodman’s contract

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP85a7TU2/
Trinity Rodman just became the highest paid women’s soccer player in the world, but the NWSL had to create a new rule to make it possible ⚽️💰 Rule data from NWSL
TikTok video by SportsBall
www.tiktok.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Reposted by Michael Pusateri
As always
January 27, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Great graphical presentation of how Iran is fueling the Myanmar junta

www.reuters.com/graphics/IRA...
Iranian ships deliver jet fuel, urea to Myanmar junta
Iranian ships falsifying their journeys deliver jet fuel, urea to Myanmar junta, circumventing sanctions in both countries.
www.reuters.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I guess he got kicked out of the hype house.
January 27, 2026 at 1:23 AM
The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.

- Plato
January 26, 2026 at 10:40 PM