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High-functioning idiot.
Writing software the hard way.
Feedly platform monkey.
Writing software the hard way.
Feedly platform monkey.
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Nostalgia is a death cult.
The first time I had a sleep paralysis episode.
At the time I didn't know it was a (pretty common) thing. I thought my life was over.
At the time I didn't know it was a (pretty common) thing. I thought my life was over.
What’s the worst *short-lived* scare you’ve ever had? Where you were genuinely freaking out but then it was all ok within minutes?
I had a literal moth get trapped inside my ear for about 40 seconds. I was screaming. Then it was out.
I had a literal moth get trapped inside my ear for about 40 seconds. I was screaming. Then it was out.
February 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
The first time I had a sleep paralysis episode.
At the time I didn't know it was a (pretty common) thing. I thought my life was over.
At the time I didn't know it was a (pretty common) thing. I thought my life was over.
"Limo Driver: They say the smog is the reason we get such beautiful [moonrises].
Ray: That's what they say, huh?"
Ray: That's what they say, huh?"
February 3, 2026 at 2:35 AM
"Limo Driver: They say the smog is the reason we get such beautiful [moonrises].
Ray: That's what they say, huh?"
Ray: That's what they say, huh?"
I moved out of SF last year so I can't attend, otherwise I would be furiously working on building a mock guillotine for this.
Join the March for Billionaires in San Francisco on Feb 7, 2026 marchforbillionaires.org
March for Billionaires — San Francisco, Feb 7
Stand up for the entrepreneurs, innovators, and risk-takers who build our economy. February 7, 2026.
marchforbillionaires.org
February 1, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I moved out of SF last year so I can't attend, otherwise I would be furiously working on building a mock guillotine for this.
I saw the cutest snowplow today (also the loudest)
January 26, 2026 at 3:04 AM
I saw the cutest snowplow today (also the loudest)
I've started re-watching the "Robotech" series for the first time since I was a teenager and wow, it's so bad... Just terrible writing, flat dialog, vapid characters, junk animation. Cool robots and spaceships, but still...
January 25, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I've started re-watching the "Robotech" series for the first time since I was a teenager and wow, it's so bad... Just terrible writing, flat dialog, vapid characters, junk animation. Cool robots and spaceships, but still...
Khruangbin. KEXP. Nuff said.
youtu.be/0PsOJ_fRckg?...
youtu.be/0PsOJ_fRckg?...
Khruangbin - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Khruangbin. KEXP. Nuff said.
youtu.be/0PsOJ_fRckg?...
youtu.be/0PsOJ_fRckg?...
The Oscar Peterson Trio – In Tokyo, 1964
YouTube video by mistermister668
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
De Jure: (writing a bunch of checks)
De Facto: What the fuck. I ain't cashing these.
De Facto: What the fuck. I ain't cashing these.
January 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
De Jure: (writing a bunch of checks)
De Facto: What the fuck. I ain't cashing these.
De Facto: What the fuck. I ain't cashing these.
Ruminating on this excellent article from @kashhill.bsky.social made me think that one reason a lot of people use AI chatbots might be that it helps them overcome their insecurities.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/t...
Why Do A.I. Chatbots Use ‘I’?
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Ruminating on this excellent article from @kashhill.bsky.social made me think that one reason a lot of people use AI chatbots might be that it helps them overcome their insecurities.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/t...
Unsurprisingly, Magnum photographers have great taste.
www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture...
www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture...
The Photographers' Selection: 2025 | Magnum Photos Magnum Photos
www.magnumphotos.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Unsurprisingly, Magnum photographers have great taste.
www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture...
www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture...
It's a bit windy in Baltimore...
This RORO ship anchored in Locust point started drifting, broke all its moorings, and is hanging by a single line right now.
This RORO ship anchored in Locust point started drifting, broke all its moorings, and is hanging by a single line right now.
December 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It's a bit windy in Baltimore...
This RORO ship anchored in Locust point started drifting, broke all its moorings, and is hanging by a single line right now.
This RORO ship anchored in Locust point started drifting, broke all its moorings, and is hanging by a single line right now.
Heck yeah Tsui Hark's "The Blade" is getting a Criterion release and I'm so stoked! One of the most bonkers movies he ever made.
Next do "Time and Tide" please 🥺
www.criterion.com/films/34862-...
Next do "Time and Tide" please 🥺
www.criterion.com/films/34862-...
The Blade
Among the boldest accomplishments of Hong Kong cinema’s golden age, this uniquely visceral martial-arts movie puts a gritty new spin on the story of the one-armed swordsman, an iconic figure from the ...
www.criterion.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Heck yeah Tsui Hark's "The Blade" is getting a Criterion release and I'm so stoked! One of the most bonkers movies he ever made.
Next do "Time and Tide" please 🥺
www.criterion.com/films/34862-...
Next do "Time and Tide" please 🥺
www.criterion.com/films/34862-...
"Dancer in the dark" (2000)
"Crash" (2006)
"Cannibal Holocaust" (1980)
"Crash" (2006)
"Cannibal Holocaust" (1980)
December 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"Dancer in the dark" (2000)
"Crash" (2006)
"Cannibal Holocaust" (1980)
"Crash" (2006)
"Cannibal Holocaust" (1980)
"yeah, I listen to electronic music"
December 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"yeah, I listen to electronic music"
Be thankful if you can give.
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Be thankful if you can give.
A few random impressions from driving a moving truck from San Francisco to Baltimore:
November 17, 2025 at 4:37 AM
A few random impressions from driving a moving truck from San Francisco to Baltimore:
The existence of the Demon Core implies an Angel Core could be built.
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The existence of the Demon Core implies an Angel Core could be built.
From the Department of Research on Existential Anxiety Disorder
theonion.com/existential-...
theonion.com/existential-...
Existential Researchers Teach Rat To Run Forever Through Exitless Maze
PARIS—In what has been hailed as a breakthrough in how one must confront the sheer nothingness that pervades all being, existential researchers at the Collège international de philosophie announced Th...
theonion.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
From the Department of Research on Existential Anxiety Disorder
theonion.com/existential-...
theonion.com/existential-...
Me: nostalgia is a death cult
Also me: can't bring myself to get rid of my Minidisc walkman from 2002
Also me: can't bring myself to get rid of my Minidisc walkman from 2002
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Me: nostalgia is a death cult
Also me: can't bring myself to get rid of my Minidisc walkman from 2002
Also me: can't bring myself to get rid of my Minidisc walkman from 2002
What is it like inside your head?
October 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
What is it like inside your head?
I'm genuinely excited about this, and I hope he wins. Scott has been a champion for housing, transit, LGBT rights and the city, and an energetic leader in the CA senate. He would be a great representative!
I'm running for Congress to defend San Francisco, our people, our values, and our Constitution. 💪
Let’s build the future our city and country deserve. Join me at the link in bio!
Let’s build the future our city and country deserve. Join me at the link in bio!
October 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I'm genuinely excited about this, and I hope he wins. Scott has been a champion for housing, transit, LGBT rights and the city, and an energetic leader in the CA senate. He would be a great representative!
While cleaning my car I found an old mp3 player I had forgotten about.
The battery expanded so much it cracked and bent the case. Yikes!
The battery expanded so much it cracked and bent the case. Yikes!
October 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
While cleaning my car I found an old mp3 player I had forgotten about.
The battery expanded so much it cracked and bent the case. Yikes!
The battery expanded so much it cracked and bent the case. Yikes!