Dave Polak
@davepolak.bsky.social
Former NASA consultant. Secular humanist. Music fiend. Vas t’en! https://www.flickr.com/photos/dave_polak/
I just played Blackstar and now I'm sad.
January 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM
I just played Blackstar and now I'm sad.
Mail order DVD rental company Netflix is one step closer to buying Warners.
Warner Bros. sticks with Netflix merger, calls Paramount’s $108B bid “illusory”
Larry Ellison pledged $40B, but "he didn’t raise the price," Warner chair says.
arstechnica.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Mail order DVD rental company Netflix is one step closer to buying Warners.
What do you mean a McRib contains no ribs? Why have I been lied too all these years?
McDonald’s Sued over the Contents of the McRib Sandwich
YouTube video by Steve Lehto
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January 7, 2026 at 10:39 PM
What do you mean a McRib contains no ribs? Why have I been lied too all these years?
They sure don't make televisions like this anymore.
1981 Sony Trinitron KV-3000R: The Most Luxurious Trinitron EVER!!!
YouTube video by Vintage Video Basement
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January 7, 2026 at 2:42 AM
They sure don't make televisions like this anymore.
I ordered a new power bank online and it showed up today with yet another shitty USB A to C cable that I'll never use. I'll add it to the collection. Perhaps they'll be worth something eventually.
January 7, 2026 at 1:33 AM
I ordered a new power bank online and it showed up today with yet another shitty USB A to C cable that I'll never use. I'll add it to the collection. Perhaps they'll be worth something eventually.
"Fuck opioids! Cocaine is much more fun!" says the guy wo hasn't done a line since 1997.
Cuyahoga County’s leading overdose killer is now cocaine. How do we treat it?
The county's Medical Examiner is calling to pivot addiction prevention and treatment efforts to address rising cocaine overdose deaths, but experts say it could be tricky, because they don't have the ...
www.cleveland.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:21 AM
"Fuck opioids! Cocaine is much more fun!" says the guy wo hasn't done a line since 1997.
R.I.P. Béla Tarr. I've seen his 1994 7+ hour masterpiece Sátántangó on the big screen. Twice.
January 6, 2026 at 5:12 PM
R.I.P. Béla Tarr. I've seen his 1994 7+ hour masterpiece Sátántangó on the big screen. Twice.
This alcoholics desk is stunning. I always admire people that have the skill and patience to restore furniture.
Alcoholics family desk restoration
YouTube video by AT Restoration
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January 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
This alcoholics desk is stunning. I always admire people that have the skill and patience to restore furniture.
RIP Mr Cheifet. Computer Chronicles was such a great show. I just watched the one on the new Pentium processors yesterday.
Stewart Cheifet, PBS host who chronicled the PC revolution, dies at 87
Cheifet produced more than 400 episodes of TV tracing the rise of personal computing.
arstechnica.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
RIP Mr Cheifet. Computer Chronicles was such a great show. I just watched the one on the new Pentium processors yesterday.
What the fuck is this moron doing?
"The country is already seeing surges in vaccine-preventable diseases amid a nationwide slide in childhood vaccination, particularly with outbreaks of whooping cough and measles. The US is on track to lose its measles elimination status this month."
"The country is already seeing surges in vaccine-preventable diseases amid a nationwide slide in childhood vaccination, particularly with outbreaks of whooping cough and measles. The US is on track to lose its measles elimination status this month."
Under anti-vaccine RFK Jr., CDC slashes childhood vaccine schedule
The changes are modeled after a small country with universal health care.
arstechnica.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:18 PM
What the fuck is this moron doing?
"The country is already seeing surges in vaccine-preventable diseases amid a nationwide slide in childhood vaccination, particularly with outbreaks of whooping cough and measles. The US is on track to lose its measles elimination status this month."
"The country is already seeing surges in vaccine-preventable diseases amid a nationwide slide in childhood vaccination, particularly with outbreaks of whooping cough and measles. The US is on track to lose its measles elimination status this month."
Listening to London Zoo for the first time in ages. Still do fucking good.
January 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Listening to London Zoo for the first time in ages. Still do fucking good.
I ned me on of these Pentium machines! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vhf...
The Computer Chronicles - Pentium PCs (1993)
YouTube video by The Computer Chronicles
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January 4, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I ned me on of these Pentium machines! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vhf...
This is a fascinating documentary. I'd love to see one for each photographer. youtu.be/gRXT7eOPAwM?...
The Documerica Project - Environmental destruction in 80,000 photos | DW Documentary
YouTube video by DW Documentary
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 5:35 AM
This is a fascinating documentary. I'd love to see one for each photographer. youtu.be/gRXT7eOPAwM?...
Formica Laminate is a composite material invented at the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in the United States in 1912.
January 4, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Formica Laminate is a composite material invented at the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in the United States in 1912.
Too much alternating current power line noise tonight.
January 3, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Too much alternating current power line noise tonight.
I finally replaced my LaserDisc of this. I have never owned a LaserDisc machine.
January 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I finally replaced my LaserDisc of this. I have never owned a LaserDisc machine.
Why the fuck was something $38 in black vs. $50 in mint green? I of course went with the mint green.
January 2, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Why the fuck was something $38 in black vs. $50 in mint green? I of course went with the mint green.
Apple's Icloud is the biggest peicer of shit they have ever released. I needed to download 542 photos from a shared album. There is no way to dowanload an entire album at once. Even if you select all and download it asks where to save each photo. Horrible. Why couldn't I jet get a .zip file?
January 1, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Apple's Icloud is the biggest peicer of shit they have ever released. I needed to download 542 photos from a shared album. There is no way to dowanload an entire album at once. Even if you select all and download it asks where to save each photo. Horrible. Why couldn't I jet get a .zip file?
I just put on Dick Clarks's Balls Drop and who the fuck are these poeple? Are they real or AI? Now there's what appears to be wireless rapping. Sound is not on.
January 1, 2026 at 4:10 AM
I just put on Dick Clarks's Balls Drop and who the fuck are these poeple? Are they real or AI? Now there's what appears to be wireless rapping. Sound is not on.
I used to make best of music lists every year, but gave up. Depending on my mood, things change. R%eady my posts here to see what I've been listening to and like.
January 1, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I used to make best of music lists every year, but gave up. Depending on my mood, things change. R%eady my posts here to see what I've been listening to and like.
My 2025 had a very big low and a big high. The rest was meh. The low was my dad dying back in April, the high was my trip to Slovenia with my mom and sister.
January 1, 2026 at 12:34 AM
My 2025 had a very big low and a big high. The rest was meh. The low was my dad dying back in April, the high was my trip to Slovenia with my mom and sister.
Made my now traditional NYE meal. Standing rib roast, chimichuri, seizure salad, grape juice.
December 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Made my now traditional NYE meal. Standing rib roast, chimichuri, seizure salad, grape juice.
I just put on New Order's Substance, a lossless rip of the original 1987 CD pressing. The expanded edition from 2023 sounds like shite, no dynamics.
December 31, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I just put on New Order's Substance, a lossless rip of the original 1987 CD pressing. The expanded edition from 2023 sounds like shite, no dynamics.
Is Dick Clark's corpse still on ABC tonight?
December 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Is Dick Clark's corpse still on ABC tonight?
Your annual reminder.
December 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Your annual reminder.