Doug Hanke
@dougmakingstuff.com
Full-stack developer living in Portland. Avid reader, coffee drinker, Pikmin wrangler. I watch a lot of MST3K and Columbo.
Highlander 2, if it existed, which it did not as I basically deny it.
“Remember how we met, on Planet Zeist?” Bite me, movie.
Also “The Girl in Lovers Lane” because that ending: why!?
“Remember how we met, on Planet Zeist?” Bite me, movie.
Also “The Girl in Lovers Lane” because that ending: why!?
fun question: what’s the maddest you’ve ever been leaving a movie theater? not necessarily worst movie you’ve seen, but the one that just pissed you off the most. mine is Batman v Superman
February 18, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Highlander 2, if it existed, which it did not as I basically deny it.
“Remember how we met, on Planet Zeist?” Bite me, movie.
Also “The Girl in Lovers Lane” because that ending: why!?
“Remember how we met, on Planet Zeist?” Bite me, movie.
Also “The Girl in Lovers Lane” because that ending: why!?
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Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
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February 18, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Some days you just need to read a long, detailed history of the complicated story about pastrami. Tal's newsletter has you covered!
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
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The left tried for decades to pass green energy subsidies, passed them, the subsidies worked, and now literally the entire planet's electricity grid is going to convert to solar+battery. It just doesn't feel like "tech" because it mostly produces kinda boring blue collar jobs instead of billionaires
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 3:51 AM
The left tried for decades to pass green energy subsidies, passed them, the subsidies worked, and now literally the entire planet's electricity grid is going to convert to solar+battery. It just doesn't feel like "tech" because it mostly produces kinda boring blue collar jobs instead of billionaires
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AI is revolutionizing the world! A Playstation now costs $5,000 and this is the last phone you will ever own.
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
AI is revolutionizing the world! A Playstation now costs $5,000 and this is the last phone you will ever own.
How do we improve shareholder value if all of the shareholders expire? You’d think that would factor into our decision making at some point.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:47 PM
How do we improve shareholder value if all of the shareholders expire? You’d think that would factor into our decision making at some point.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
He had really good timing. When he hosted SNL years before, they did a gameshow called "The Question is Moot" which I still think about decades later.
“Who gets the car?”
“I get the car.”
“Why?”
“The question is moot.”
“Who gets the car?”
“I get the car.”
“Why?”
“The question is moot.”
February 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
He had really good timing. When he hosted SNL years before, they did a gameshow called "The Question is Moot" which I still think about decades later.
“Who gets the car?”
“I get the car.”
“Why?”
“The question is moot.”
“Who gets the car?”
“I get the car.”
“Why?”
“The question is moot.”
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RIP Jesse Jackson (Jacob Lawrence's portrait of Jesse Jackson, created in 1970 for cover of Time magazine, now in collection of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery) npg.si.edu/object/npg_N...
February 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM
RIP Jesse Jackson (Jacob Lawrence's portrait of Jesse Jackson, created in 1970 for cover of Time magazine, now in collection of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery) npg.si.edu/object/npg_N...
It's been a while since I've seen the #MST3K experiment Overdrawn at the Memory Bank. How did I forget that Maury Chaykin is in this?!
(Check out his Nero Wolfe series he did a while back, it's so good and they should have won all the costuming awards.)
(Check out his Nero Wolfe series he did a while back, it's so good and they should have won all the costuming awards.)
February 17, 2026 at 2:55 AM
It's been a while since I've seen the #MST3K experiment Overdrawn at the Memory Bank. How did I forget that Maury Chaykin is in this?!
(Check out his Nero Wolfe series he did a while back, it's so good and they should have won all the costuming awards.)
(Check out his Nero Wolfe series he did a while back, it's so good and they should have won all the costuming awards.)
Films are a lot cheaper to make when you recycle an entire other movie for footage!
(It's been years since I've seen Battle Beyond the Stars. All I really remember is that it had Robert Vaughn and George Peppard in it and is vaguely Seven Samurai shaped.)
This one has... none of those actors.
(It's been years since I've seen Battle Beyond the Stars. All I really remember is that it had Robert Vaughn and George Peppard in it and is vaguely Seven Samurai shaped.)
This one has... none of those actors.
Roger Corman recycled the effects and score from another space movie, and then got the writer of Deathstalker and 11 episodes of Care Bears to write and direct it. It's SPACE RAIDERS and it will be one of four films for The RiffTrax Experiments
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February 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Films are a lot cheaper to make when you recycle an entire other movie for footage!
(It's been years since I've seen Battle Beyond the Stars. All I really remember is that it had Robert Vaughn and George Peppard in it and is vaguely Seven Samurai shaped.)
This one has... none of those actors.
(It's been years since I've seen Battle Beyond the Stars. All I really remember is that it had Robert Vaughn and George Peppard in it and is vaguely Seven Samurai shaped.)
This one has... none of those actors.
If we're going to bring back smog and rivers on fire, at least bring back the wocka-chika guitar pedals and horn sections.
“The U.S. no longer has emission standards of any meaning,” said Margo T. Oge, who served as the E.P.A.’s top vehicle emissions regulator under three presidents and has since advised both automakers and environmental groups…
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
If we're going to bring back smog and rivers on fire, at least bring back the wocka-chika guitar pedals and horn sections.
This show was pioneering in so many ways. The use of CGI, the season-long plots weaving through individual episodes, putting characters through the wringer, and that Christopher Franke soundtrack! I could go on and on.
Glad that more people get the chance to see it.
Glad that more people get the chance to see it.
One of the best sf shows ever made, Babylon 5, is being released on YouTube by Beyond Infinity in collab w/ WB. And it's upscaled!
One ep every few days.
Seasons 3-4 are masterpieces, but if you've never seen the show, you can start now!
youtu.be/Y235YEQstLo?...
One ep every few days.
Seasons 3-4 are masterpieces, but if you've never seen the show, you can start now!
youtu.be/Y235YEQstLo?...
Babylon 5 | Full Episode | The Gathering: Season 1, Episode 1 | Beyond Infinity
YouTube video by ClipZone: Beyond Infinity
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
This show was pioneering in so many ways. The use of CGI, the season-long plots weaving through individual episodes, putting characters through the wringer, and that Christopher Franke soundtrack! I could go on and on.
Glad that more people get the chance to see it.
Glad that more people get the chance to see it.
I assume discussing this thread will consume the Today in Tabs Discord for the rest of the day.
🚨 CENTAUR THREAD INCOMING 🚨
Behold, all my horrible centaur memes in one place.
First, the most important centaur question:
Behold, all my horrible centaur memes in one place.
First, the most important centaur question:
February 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I assume discussing this thread will consume the Today in Tabs Discord for the rest of the day.
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You ever think about the Homeworld 2: Dust Wars trailer and wonder what might have been?
youtu.be/zXGUU611ZPA?...
youtu.be/zXGUU611ZPA?...
HOMEWORLD 2 - E3 2001 - Full Video
YouTube video by Tyler Higgs
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 8:14 PM
You ever think about the Homeworld 2: Dust Wars trailer and wonder what might have been?
youtu.be/zXGUU611ZPA?...
youtu.be/zXGUU611ZPA?...
All that was missing from the Public Pearl Television marathon was a panel of volunteers in Doctor Who costumes answering the phones. For that true Midwest vibe.
I would welcome Bobo as the Star Hustler.
I would welcome Bobo as the Star Hustler.
As we grow ever nearer to the @rifftrax.com MST3K re-volution, this one goes out to all the loving lovers who love...
February 15, 2026 at 5:31 PM
All that was missing from the Public Pearl Television marathon was a panel of volunteers in Doctor Who costumes answering the phones. For that true Midwest vibe.
I would welcome Bobo as the Star Hustler.
I would welcome Bobo as the Star Hustler.
The Portland Lasagna Project does good work! Conside engaging their services if you live in Stumptown. Damn, that kale, garbanzo, and prosciutto soup this evening was tasty.
February 15, 2026 at 5:27 AM
The Portland Lasagna Project does good work! Conside engaging their services if you live in Stumptown. Damn, that kale, garbanzo, and prosciutto soup this evening was tasty.
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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Violets are blue,
February 14, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Violets are blue,
Men-At-Arms by Terry Pratchett was published in 1993. Just noticed this footnote:
‘The axiom “Honest men have nothing to fear from the police” is currently under review by the Axioms Appeal Board.’
Dammit, PTerry. He’s always doing that.
‘The axiom “Honest men have nothing to fear from the police” is currently under review by the Axioms Appeal Board.’
Dammit, PTerry. He’s always doing that.
February 14, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Men-At-Arms by Terry Pratchett was published in 1993. Just noticed this footnote:
‘The axiom “Honest men have nothing to fear from the police” is currently under review by the Axioms Appeal Board.’
Dammit, PTerry. He’s always doing that.
‘The axiom “Honest men have nothing to fear from the police” is currently under review by the Axioms Appeal Board.’
Dammit, PTerry. He’s always doing that.
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
The joy that this video brings me, my goodness.
It's like that test shot of Fozzie and Kermit in a tree just talking smack while the camera rolls.
It's like that test shot of Fozzie and Kermit in a tree just talking smack while the camera rolls.
A reunion decades in the making! Back in December, Kevin, Bill, Beez and Patrick got together to adjust and calibrate the bots we used for the Kickstarter video. Support all future bot repairs on our Kickstarter: rifftraxmakesmst3k.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The joy that this video brings me, my goodness.
It's like that test shot of Fozzie and Kermit in a tree just talking smack while the camera rolls.
It's like that test shot of Fozzie and Kermit in a tree just talking smack while the camera rolls.
Happy Valentine's Day Eve, here is a BRAND NEW Tom Cardy because you deserve nice things. You're looking great today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzHY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzHY...
Unique Dating App Girl (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Tom Cardy
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Happy Valentine's Day Eve, here is a BRAND NEW Tom Cardy because you deserve nice things. You're looking great today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzHY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzHY...
Folks on Reddit putting in THE WORK.
A valuable guide to canned tomatoes!
www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/co...
A valuable guide to canned tomatoes!
www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/co...
From the Cooking community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the Cooking community
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February 13, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Folks on Reddit putting in THE WORK.
A valuable guide to canned tomatoes!
www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/co...
A valuable guide to canned tomatoes!
www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/co...