David Fry
@davidfry.com
Gardening, pickleball, chickens, dogs, composting. Lots of pictures of plants, moss and cool bugs. Technology entrepreneur and soup enthusiast. Corvallis, Oregon. #pnw
That's amazing. With Amtrak you always have to pay extra for flexible tickets and then its not uncommon for trains to be sold out. And outside of regional commuter rail, anything more frequent than 6 hours is a dream.
February 19, 2026 at 6:07 AM
That's amazing. With Amtrak you always have to pay extra for flexible tickets and then its not uncommon for trains to be sold out. And outside of regional commuter rail, anything more frequent than 6 hours is a dream.
A tolerant spouse is a definitely a key ingredient!
February 19, 2026 at 4:12 AM
A tolerant spouse is a definitely a key ingredient!
One of the trains I rode last year had very old rolling stock. While the seats get reupholstered, the color scheme in the bathrooms made me think it was likely to be 50 years old or more. Can't wait to ride the upgraded trains @alanthefisher.bsky.social shows here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JxG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JxG...
Amtrak is Betting its Future on this Train
YouTube video by Alan Fisher
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February 19, 2026 at 3:26 AM
One of the trains I rode last year had very old rolling stock. While the seats get reupholstered, the color scheme in the bathrooms made me think it was likely to be 50 years old or more. Can't wait to ride the upgraded trains @alanthefisher.bsky.social shows here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JxG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JxG...
That's a great book - lots of cool ideas in there.
February 19, 2026 at 12:54 AM
That's a great book - lots of cool ideas in there.
Once I got the state involved, suddenly they were able to understand that it was a medical coding mistake. Outside pressure makes a huge difference. Hope you feel better soon.
February 18, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Once I got the state involved, suddenly they were able to understand that it was a medical coding mistake. Outside pressure makes a huge difference. Hope you feel better soon.
I don't know what state you are in, but you likely have an insurance regulatory body that can help. I had an insurer refuse to pay for preventative care for supremely stupid reasons. I wasted so much time on the phone trying to explain that acid reflux and colorectal cancer screenings are unrelated.
February 18, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I don't know what state you are in, but you likely have an insurance regulatory body that can help. I had an insurer refuse to pay for preventative care for supremely stupid reasons. I wasted so much time on the phone trying to explain that acid reflux and colorectal cancer screenings are unrelated.
When moderates accept a position on the right edge of their personal Overton window, it validates that the right edge of that window can move further right. When liberals reject that strategic position, how mean! Liberals are bad! Moderates then pull the left edge of their window to the right.
February 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
When moderates accept a position on the right edge of their personal Overton window, it validates that the right edge of that window can move further right. When liberals reject that strategic position, how mean! Liberals are bad! Moderates then pull the left edge of their window to the right.
This is a great thread. I would add that there is a lot of Overton window gamesmanship where conservatives and moderates often pretend to be less in agreement with the far right when in polite company. Accept that strategic position or reject it, either way there is a reason to move to the right.
Ultimately, Klein’s approach is predicated on a) the idea that they don’t really mean it when they say they won’t accept a pluralistic society, and/or b) the assumption they only got to that point because Libs weren’t nice enough and that can be reversed by being more understanding. That’s nonsense.
February 16, 2026 at 5:19 PM
This is a great thread. I would add that there is a lot of Overton window gamesmanship where conservatives and moderates often pretend to be less in agreement with the far right when in polite company. Accept that strategic position or reject it, either way there is a reason to move to the right.
It looks like it's time for @effies.bsky.social to go ahead and post her short story again. #botsallthewaydown
Machines (inaccurately!) reporting on other machines. www.404media.co/ars-technica...
Ars Technica Pulls Article With AI Fabricated Quotes About AI Generated Article
A story about an AI generated article contained fabricated, AI generated quotes.
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February 15, 2026 at 10:16 PM
It looks like it's time for @effies.bsky.social to go ahead and post her short story again. #botsallthewaydown
Apparently Kings Circle Church is bringing in a Pray The Gay Away guest lecturer at the end of the month because the good lord has instructed them to never just mind their own damn business.
February 14, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Apparently Kings Circle Church is bringing in a Pray The Gay Away guest lecturer at the end of the month because the good lord has instructed them to never just mind their own damn business.
How to compliment a weak-sauce Democrat when they stand up for something:
Sen. Maggie Hassan, I won't apologize for what I've said about you but that discussion with Todd Lyons was pretty awesome. Thank you for that. I still kinda hope you lose your keys in your purse & it causes you a brief panic before you find them. Some of your votes just ain't it. But THAT was GREAT.
February 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
How to compliment a weak-sauce Democrat when they stand up for something:
Also, since when do you need an ID to board a train? I rode Amtrak couple weeks ago and they didn't even card me to buy beer in the cafe car.
February 11, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Also, since when do you need an ID to board a train? I rode Amtrak couple weeks ago and they didn't even card me to buy beer in the cafe car.
I had a client once who was furious that our invoicing system would email him late-payment reminders. The indignation over getting emails, while we were working without getting paid on time, was just unreal. Some people are too entitled, and they end up losing their support teams.
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I had a client once who was furious that our invoicing system would email him late-payment reminders. The indignation over getting emails, while we were working without getting paid on time, was just unreal. Some people are too entitled, and they end up losing their support teams.
The expedition is getting desperate. People are throwing things aside.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjco...
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A clinically depressed newscaster with Disco Elysium music
YouTube video by AILLBREAKFAST
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February 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The expedition is getting desperate. People are throwing things aside.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjco...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjco...
Reposted by David Fry
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
Reposted by David Fry
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
You can rewatch on YouTube with closed captioning. There was a lot going on there that my rusty Spanish didn't pick up.
February 10, 2026 at 7:27 PM
You can rewatch on YouTube with closed captioning. There was a lot going on there that my rusty Spanish didn't pick up.
Seems bad - tough don't like vs definitely buy situation.
February 10, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Seems bad - tough don't like vs definitely buy situation.
It's interesting that they only use them on the specific place names, but consistently omit the ʻokina in Hawaiʻi. There's some logic there though. Hawaii is a U.S. state and the federal government does not use diacriticals in references to the state. USGS is great about it in every other context.
February 10, 2026 at 7:35 AM
It's interesting that they only use them on the specific place names, but consistently omit the ʻokina in Hawaiʻi. There's some logic there though. Hawaii is a U.S. state and the federal government does not use diacriticals in references to the state. USGS is great about it in every other context.
If you live near an asian store like Daiso, they have little egg timers that go right in the boiling water and change color to help get the eggs just how you like them. I still struggle with peeling soft boiled eggs reliably, but this gets them cooked perfect.
February 10, 2026 at 2:09 AM
If you live near an asian store like Daiso, they have little egg timers that go right in the boiling water and change color to help get the eggs just how you like them. I still struggle with peeling soft boiled eggs reliably, but this gets them cooked perfect.
Folks are getting very creative with their horse creations. gradient.horse
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Draw a horse, watch it run!
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February 10, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Folks are getting very creative with their horse creations. gradient.horse
I didn't need to double the garlic in this recipe, but I kinda do all the time anyway. We grow a variety called Music from Territorial Seeds that has huge bulbs up to a quarter pound, so when a recipe calls for a clove, some of ours are huge. These ended up very garlic flavored.
February 8, 2026 at 7:03 AM
I didn't need to double the garlic in this recipe, but I kinda do all the time anyway. We grow a variety called Music from Territorial Seeds that has huge bulbs up to a quarter pound, so when a recipe calls for a clove, some of ours are huge. These ended up very garlic flavored.
Credit where it's due, I loosely followed Andrew Zimmern's guidance: andrewzimmern.com/recipes/andr...
Garlic & Herb Croutons Recipe - Andrew Zimmern
Garlic Herb Croutons By Andrew Zimmern An essential topping for Caesar salad, these garlicky, herb-infused croutons are a great way to use up leftover bread. Watch Andrew make this recipe:
andrewzimmern.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Credit where it's due, I loosely followed Andrew Zimmern's guidance: andrewzimmern.com/recipes/andr...
What makes it different from other language learning apps?
February 8, 2026 at 6:08 AM
What makes it different from other language learning apps?
While this account will remain primarily focused on soup, I do enjoy salads as well, and have been eating a lot lately. So tonight we made croutons from homemade Italian sweet bread and garlic. They came out really crunchy!
February 8, 2026 at 5:46 AM
While this account will remain primarily focused on soup, I do enjoy salads as well, and have been eating a lot lately. So tonight we made croutons from homemade Italian sweet bread and garlic. They came out really crunchy!