Andy Smith
@errantpedant.bsky.social
I project manage things, watch old anime, and drink gin.
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It’s a mirror of the national discourse about how progressives have gone too far, Harris was too woke etc. A corrective to liberal excesses that never happened.
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It’s a mirror of the national discourse about how progressives have gone too far, Harris was too woke etc. A corrective to liberal excesses that never happened.
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Seattle has had a series of mayors who got elected promising to “finally” use police to crack down on homelessness — the existing policy that every previous mayor has deployed.
Once they get into office they don’t deliver because it doesn’t work. We waste four years and the problem gets worse.
Once they get into office they don’t deliver because it doesn’t work. We waste four years and the problem gets worse.
The story about the gun got buried, virtually nobody in any position of influence talked about it. The more significant element of this was money. The business class within Seattle really liked his harsh-crackdowns-on-unhoused-people policy, and they put a lot of resources behind his campaign.
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Seattle has had a series of mayors who got elected promising to “finally” use police to crack down on homelessness — the existing policy that every previous mayor has deployed.
Once they get into office they don’t deliver because it doesn’t work. We waste four years and the problem gets worse.
Once they get into office they don’t deliver because it doesn’t work. We waste four years and the problem gets worse.
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DO: Run as a progressive with an actionable agenda.
DON’T: Pull a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot
DON’T: Pull a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot
Katie Wilson wins Seattle mayoral race, incumbent Bruce Harrell appears to be preparing to concede
The exciting race for Mayor of Seattle can now be called. With almost no ballots left to count, challenger Katie Wilson has an advantage that incumbent Bruce Harrell cannot overcome.
The exciting race for Mayor of Seattle can now be called. With almost no ballots left to count, challenger Katie Wilson has an advantage that incumbent Bruce Harrell cannot overcome.
Katie Wilson wins Seattle mayoral race, incumbent Bruce Harrell appears to be preparing to concede
The exciting race for Mayor of Seattle can now be called. With almost no ballots left to count, challenger Katie Wilson has an advantage that incumbent Bruce Harrell cannot overcome.
www.nwprogressive.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
DO: Run as a progressive with an actionable agenda.
DON’T: Pull a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot
DON’T: Pull a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot
We know from the snippets given in the novellas that Murderbot's beloved Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon is not a reference to the 2003 tokusatsu Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. But, hear me out, what if it was?
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
We know from the snippets given in the novellas that Murderbot's beloved Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon is not a reference to the 2003 tokusatsu Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. But, hear me out, what if it was?
First thought that came to mind
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
First thought that came to mind
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.
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TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
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"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
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he just turned 41—he's going to learn how "necessary" ibuprofen is pretty quickly
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
he just turned 41—he's going to learn how "necessary" ibuprofen is pretty quickly
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Switching from a 30-year to a 50-year mortgage would slightly lower my monthly payment, but massively increase the interest owed over the life of the loan.
But, hear me out, switching from a 30-year mortgage to a 500-year mortgage …
But, hear me out, switching from a 30-year mortgage to a 500-year mortgage …
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Switching from a 30-year to a 50-year mortgage would slightly lower my monthly payment, but massively increase the interest owed over the life of the loan.
But, hear me out, switching from a 30-year mortgage to a 500-year mortgage …
But, hear me out, switching from a 30-year mortgage to a 500-year mortgage …
Shout out to zinsters in Portland, the only* fucking people in that city to mask up.
*Plus two bakery workers.
*Plus two bakery workers.
November 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Shout out to zinsters in Portland, the only* fucking people in that city to mask up.
*Plus two bakery workers.
*Plus two bakery workers.
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Yep.
people bitch about woke media but if TOS was on today they would go to a thinly-veiled MAGA planet where the locals worshipped guns and then kirk would hit the orange dictator with a two-fisted karate chop before giving a lecture about how science is real and violence is bad
November 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Yep.
Was not sure how I felt about more new characters being introduced this far into the Craft Wars series, but Arthurian Jeeves & Wooster and nepo baby Elle Woods are winning me over.
And Abelard continues to be the best boy, even if he might be on fire sometimes.
And Abelard continues to be the best boy, even if he might be on fire sometimes.
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Was not sure how I felt about more new characters being introduced this far into the Craft Wars series, but Arthurian Jeeves & Wooster and nepo baby Elle Woods are winning me over.
And Abelard continues to be the best boy, even if he might be on fire sometimes.
And Abelard continues to be the best boy, even if he might be on fire sometimes.
On the one hand, this is *very* funny to me and I understand how they made that error. On the other, as someone who works in localization, a translator hired to work on a shonen manga really should have known this term.
I will stand by, this remains the funniest mistranslation in manga localization history
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
On the one hand, this is *very* funny to me and I understand how they made that error. On the other, as someone who works in localization, a translator hired to work on a shonen manga really should have known this term.
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better paid developers who have work/life balance and no incentive or directive to engage in predatory tactics.
kinder fan bases that acknowledge developer mistakes without resorting to threats of violence.
a treasure of some kind behind every waterfall.
kinder fan bases that acknowledge developer mistakes without resorting to threats of violence.
a treasure of some kind behind every waterfall.
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
better paid developers who have work/life balance and no incentive or directive to engage in predatory tactics.
kinder fan bases that acknowledge developer mistakes without resorting to threats of violence.
a treasure of some kind behind every waterfall.
kinder fan bases that acknowledge developer mistakes without resorting to threats of violence.
a treasure of some kind behind every waterfall.
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Columbo may have had Robert Culp as a killer, but only Furuhata Ninzaburo had Chairman Kaga.
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Columbo may have had Robert Culp as a killer, but only Furuhata Ninzaburo had Chairman Kaga.
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Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar:
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
Personally, I will be trying to avoid the notice of Joyce Carol Oates and Kendrick Lamar for the rest of my natural life
I need Joyce Carol Oates to be mean to me online so I can get my life together
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar:
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
"So I'm putting a team together..."
Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
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every time this gets brought up the argument is then WELL THEN WE'D HAVE TO PAY EVERYONE WHO WORKS ON THE GAME ROYALTIES SO IT'S JUST NOT DOABLE
but what if we did pay everyone royalties. :) what if people got compensated for their work :)
bsky.app/profile/sena...
but what if we did pay everyone royalties. :) what if people got compensated for their work :)
bsky.app/profile/sena...
Voice actors never get paid royalties on video games. It's one of the biggest scars on the industry as a whole.
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
every time this gets brought up the argument is then WELL THEN WE'D HAVE TO PAY EVERYONE WHO WORKS ON THE GAME ROYALTIES SO IT'S JUST NOT DOABLE
but what if we did pay everyone royalties. :) what if people got compensated for their work :)
bsky.app/profile/sena...
but what if we did pay everyone royalties. :) what if people got compensated for their work :)
bsky.app/profile/sena...
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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No one will ever sum up Bari Weiss's career more succinctly than "what's the point of standards"
“Standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She asks ‘What’s the point of standards?’
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
No one will ever sum up Bari Weiss's career more succinctly than "what's the point of standards"
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Nakadai is all over your Criterion jidaigeki classics. He’s the star of RAN, HARAKIRI, SWORD OF DOOM (a personal fav), the antagonist in YOJIMBO and ZATOICHI GOES TO THE FIRE FESTIVAL (another personal fav), he’s amazing in the Yuki Onna segment of KWAIDAN.
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Nakadai is all over your Criterion jidaigeki classics. He’s the star of RAN, HARAKIRI, SWORD OF DOOM (a personal fav), the antagonist in YOJIMBO and ZATOICHI GOES TO THE FIRE FESTIVAL (another personal fav), he’s amazing in the Yuki Onna segment of KWAIDAN.
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RIP Tatsuya Nakadai
One of the best to ever do it. An expert at being a wild-eyed, haunted weirdo.
One of the best to ever do it. An expert at being a wild-eyed, haunted weirdo.
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
RIP Tatsuya Nakadai
One of the best to ever do it. An expert at being a wild-eyed, haunted weirdo.
One of the best to ever do it. An expert at being a wild-eyed, haunted weirdo.
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All of this suddenly makes so much more sense to me
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
All of this suddenly makes so much more sense to me