SimpleKnight
@eliothochberg.bsky.social
The least famous person you know
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For shoes, what price do you consider luxury?
For me, if a pair of shoes is over $200, it's luxury unless it's needed for a specific work task
What is this number for you?
(Note that I rarely spend more than $40 on a pair of shoes, but I bought $80 shoes recently that I don't consider luxury)
For me, if a pair of shoes is over $200, it's luxury unless it's needed for a specific work task
What is this number for you?
(Note that I rarely spend more than $40 on a pair of shoes, but I bought $80 shoes recently that I don't consider luxury)
January 2, 2026 at 8:39 PM
For shoes, what price do you consider luxury?
For me, if a pair of shoes is over $200, it's luxury unless it's needed for a specific work task
What is this number for you?
(Note that I rarely spend more than $40 on a pair of shoes, but I bought $80 shoes recently that I don't consider luxury)
For me, if a pair of shoes is over $200, it's luxury unless it's needed for a specific work task
What is this number for you?
(Note that I rarely spend more than $40 on a pair of shoes, but I bought $80 shoes recently that I don't consider luxury)
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Happy new year everyone! Sending love and joy to everyone for a wonderful 2026!
a penguin is holding sparklers in front of a happy new year message
ALT: a penguin is holding sparklers in front of a happy new year message
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January 2, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Happy new year everyone! Sending love and joy to everyone for a wonderful 2026!
The rhetoric flies very close to whatever Plur1bus is up to
What I will be watching: will he be able to work against the entrenched interests in NY?
And will he be willing/able to clean house of those not interested in helping him, without installing toadies like what's happening in DC?
What I will be watching: will he be able to work against the entrenched interests in NY?
And will he be willing/able to clean house of those not interested in helping him, without installing toadies like what's happening in DC?
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The rhetoric flies very close to whatever Plur1bus is up to
What I will be watching: will he be able to work against the entrenched interests in NY?
And will he be willing/able to clean house of those not interested in helping him, without installing toadies like what's happening in DC?
What I will be watching: will he be able to work against the entrenched interests in NY?
And will he be willing/able to clean house of those not interested in helping him, without installing toadies like what's happening in DC?
A new word:
smort
[smawrt] / smɔrt /
1) to have been smart, but dumb now
2) to have been smart, but can't be bothered now
3) to have done something smart in the past, so you can be dumb now
"I used to be smart, but I don't need the pressure. I'm smort."
"I'm smort, I backed up those files."
smort
[smawrt] / smɔrt /
1) to have been smart, but dumb now
2) to have been smart, but can't be bothered now
3) to have done something smart in the past, so you can be dumb now
"I used to be smart, but I don't need the pressure. I'm smort."
"I'm smort, I backed up those files."
January 1, 2026 at 6:34 AM
A new word:
smort
[smawrt] / smɔrt /
1) to have been smart, but dumb now
2) to have been smart, but can't be bothered now
3) to have done something smart in the past, so you can be dumb now
"I used to be smart, but I don't need the pressure. I'm smort."
"I'm smort, I backed up those files."
smort
[smawrt] / smɔrt /
1) to have been smart, but dumb now
2) to have been smart, but can't be bothered now
3) to have done something smart in the past, so you can be dumb now
"I used to be smart, but I don't need the pressure. I'm smort."
"I'm smort, I backed up those files."
Bluesky signpost:
You're allowed to curate the people you spend time with to maximize joy and minimize stress
You're allowed to curate the people you spend time with to maximize joy and minimize stress
December 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Bluesky signpost:
You're allowed to curate the people you spend time with to maximize joy and minimize stress
You're allowed to curate the people you spend time with to maximize joy and minimize stress
Imagining an alternate reality where MTV saw the writing on the wall and made the deal with the labels instead of Apple, who then bought MTV for the iPod launch which then led to MTV being what Spotify is instead of Apple having iTunes and the Apple Music Store
And maybe we'd've had MPods?
And maybe we'd've had MPods?
December 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Imagining an alternate reality where MTV saw the writing on the wall and made the deal with the labels instead of Apple, who then bought MTV for the iPod launch which then led to MTV being what Spotify is instead of Apple having iTunes and the Apple Music Store
And maybe we'd've had MPods?
And maybe we'd've had MPods?
This is what we're up against
I consider this digital imperialism, like a manifest destiny for their profits
Maybe, just maybe, it's moving too fast and was released to the public before this was all worked out
I consider this digital imperialism, like a manifest destiny for their profits
Maybe, just maybe, it's moving too fast and was released to the public before this was all worked out
“I just don’t know how you go around, asking everyone first. I just don’t see how that would work.”
From May 2025: www.theverge.com/news/674366/...
From May 2025: www.theverge.com/news/674366/...
December 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is what we're up against
I consider this digital imperialism, like a manifest destiny for their profits
Maybe, just maybe, it's moving too fast and was released to the public before this was all worked out
I consider this digital imperialism, like a manifest destiny for their profits
Maybe, just maybe, it's moving too fast and was released to the public before this was all worked out
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Ruin two bands by combining them:
The Aero Smiths
The Aero Smiths
Ruin two bands by combining them:
AC/DC Talk
AC/DC Talk
Ruin two bands by combining them:
The Moody Blue Öyster Cult
The Moody Blue Öyster Cult
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Ruin two bands by combining them:
The Aero Smiths
The Aero Smiths
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In conclusion, this should win Best Picture:
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
In conclusion, this should win Best Picture:
I know, it's Xmas
But I was thinking
I've bitched and moaned about AI replacing jobs, and it will
But we also have to acknowledge that it can only do that because so much of entertainment IS derivative
It's hard to be original, but we should try
And frightened execs should get out of the way
But I was thinking
I've bitched and moaned about AI replacing jobs, and it will
But we also have to acknowledge that it can only do that because so much of entertainment IS derivative
It's hard to be original, but we should try
And frightened execs should get out of the way
December 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I know, it's Xmas
But I was thinking
I've bitched and moaned about AI replacing jobs, and it will
But we also have to acknowledge that it can only do that because so much of entertainment IS derivative
It's hard to be original, but we should try
And frightened execs should get out of the way
But I was thinking
I've bitched and moaned about AI replacing jobs, and it will
But we also have to acknowledge that it can only do that because so much of entertainment IS derivative
It's hard to be original, but we should try
And frightened execs should get out of the way
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I have watched @pftompkins.bsky.social perform as Krampus many times and it is a great joy to behold! Now YOU can enjoy Krampus without even venturing to the Cape Cod Melody Tent! It’s a Christmas miracle!!!
Krampus Live!
YouTube video by Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins
m.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I have watched @pftompkins.bsky.social perform as Krampus many times and it is a great joy to behold! Now YOU can enjoy Krampus without even venturing to the Cape Cod Melody Tent! It’s a Christmas miracle!!!
I'm just a Municipal Boob Inspector
Those FBI jerks keep showing up and taking over the investigations!
Those FBI jerks keep showing up and taking over the investigations!
December 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I'm just a Municipal Boob Inspector
Those FBI jerks keep showing up and taking over the investigations!
Those FBI jerks keep showing up and taking over the investigations!
Piggybacking
Just had valid coupons rejected at CVS self checkout
Check it: the system FORCES you to drop a coupon into a trash slot BEFORE registering it
Once it decides NOPE, you then have to call the clerk to fish it out
SUCH BS because it could just as easily reject it BEFORE you trash it
Just had valid coupons rejected at CVS self checkout
Check it: the system FORCES you to drop a coupon into a trash slot BEFORE registering it
Once it decides NOPE, you then have to call the clerk to fish it out
SUCH BS because it could just as easily reject it BEFORE you trash it
December 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Piggybacking
Just had valid coupons rejected at CVS self checkout
Check it: the system FORCES you to drop a coupon into a trash slot BEFORE registering it
Once it decides NOPE, you then have to call the clerk to fish it out
SUCH BS because it could just as easily reject it BEFORE you trash it
Just had valid coupons rejected at CVS self checkout
Check it: the system FORCES you to drop a coupon into a trash slot BEFORE registering it
Once it decides NOPE, you then have to call the clerk to fish it out
SUCH BS because it could just as easily reject it BEFORE you trash it
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Writing a ‘Gremlins’ movie where the protagonist follows the rules and just has a fun time playing with a cute as hell Mogwai
December 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Writing a ‘Gremlins’ movie where the protagonist follows the rules and just has a fun time playing with a cute as hell Mogwai
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I've had the new daily driver #grenadier for a few days now, and despite having some weird software quirks it's actually pretty pleasant to drive
Everything being mechanical and analog is a welcome change
#weirdcarbs #cars
Everything being mechanical and analog is a welcome change
#weirdcarbs #cars
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I've had the new daily driver #grenadier for a few days now, and despite having some weird software quirks it's actually pretty pleasant to drive
Everything being mechanical and analog is a welcome change
#weirdcarbs #cars
Everything being mechanical and analog is a welcome change
#weirdcarbs #cars
Some winter TV shows!
Fur-phy Brown
Glove, American Style
Miami Ice-icles
Law & Cord Wood
Better Call Shawl
The Fire Pitt
The Guest Wing
It's Not Sunny in Philadelphia
Jacket Mirror
Parkas and Recreation
Fur-phy Brown
Glove, American Style
Miami Ice-icles
Law & Cord Wood
Better Call Shawl
The Fire Pitt
The Guest Wing
It's Not Sunny in Philadelphia
Jacket Mirror
Parkas and Recreation
Today’s the winter solstice so here’s a list of ten wintery films…
10. Scarf-face
9. Casablanket
8. Jurassic Parka
7. Fleece Academy
6. Extra Layer Cake
5. Mittens Impossible
4. Thermals and Louise
3. The Men Who Stare at Coats
2. What’s Heating Gilbert Grape
1. The Snood, the Bad and the Snuggly
10. Scarf-face
9. Casablanket
8. Jurassic Parka
7. Fleece Academy
6. Extra Layer Cake
5. Mittens Impossible
4. Thermals and Louise
3. The Men Who Stare at Coats
2. What’s Heating Gilbert Grape
1. The Snood, the Bad and the Snuggly
December 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Some winter TV shows!
Fur-phy Brown
Glove, American Style
Miami Ice-icles
Law & Cord Wood
Better Call Shawl
The Fire Pitt
The Guest Wing
It's Not Sunny in Philadelphia
Jacket Mirror
Parkas and Recreation
Fur-phy Brown
Glove, American Style
Miami Ice-icles
Law & Cord Wood
Better Call Shawl
The Fire Pitt
The Guest Wing
It's Not Sunny in Philadelphia
Jacket Mirror
Parkas and Recreation
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Okay everyone! Silent Night in any key!
December 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Okay everyone! Silent Night in any key!
I'm a building manager
How would you read this message from a tenant?
"Hi, an unknown substance keeps leaking on the roof of my car while parked in the garage. It looks like whatever it is, faded spots of my paint. I'm going to get my car wash and see if the spots come off"
How would you read this message from a tenant?
"Hi, an unknown substance keeps leaking on the roof of my car while parked in the garage. It looks like whatever it is, faded spots of my paint. I'm going to get my car wash and see if the spots come off"
December 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I'm a building manager
How would you read this message from a tenant?
"Hi, an unknown substance keeps leaking on the roof of my car while parked in the garage. It looks like whatever it is, faded spots of my paint. I'm going to get my car wash and see if the spots come off"
How would you read this message from a tenant?
"Hi, an unknown substance keeps leaking on the roof of my car while parked in the garage. It looks like whatever it is, faded spots of my paint. I'm going to get my car wash and see if the spots come off"
Reminder to check out mfwellslab.com to see the work they are doing and, if you are able, donate!
December 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Reminder to check out mfwellslab.com to see the work they are doing and, if you are able, donate!
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New holiday episode of CBBFM now available at @cbbworld.bsky.social!
December 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New holiday episode of CBBFM now available at @cbbworld.bsky.social!