Robert Hutchinson
@ertchin.bsky.social
just a guy who likes puzzles, VTubers, assorted other dorkery
he/him
please abandon Substack and generative AI
if forced to describe self politically in 2 words, "anarchist humanist"
trans rights
free Palestine
abolish ICE
he/him
please abandon Substack and generative AI
if forced to describe self politically in 2 words, "anarchist humanist"
trans rights
free Palestine
abolish ICE
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Donate to Food and shelter support during my job search, organized by Robert Hutchinson
Hello, everyone.
I have been looking for permanent work for t… Robert Hutchinson needs your support for Food and shelter support during my job search
www.gofundme.com
Big push for my fundraiser this weekend! Trying to stay afloat with bills, food, late payments, etc. while I try to find a permanent job. More details at the link.
Please please share! Eyeballs are a huge help. (see reply for GFM alternatives)
#MutualAid #HelpSky
www.gofundme.com/f/food-and-s...
Please please share! Eyeballs are a huge help. (see reply for GFM alternatives)
#MutualAid #HelpSky
www.gofundme.com/f/food-and-s...
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i emptied my 401k yesterday so that i have enough liquid to continue to pay rent for the next like… year.
if i let all of my credit cards go into collections
if i let all of my credit cards go into collections
reminder: i am currently in crushing debt due to not being paid/employed for a year and a half (and losing all of my belongings in a flood my insurance refused to cover)
i am going to have to file bankruptcy AND empty my 401K to stay afloat if i don’t find work soon. anything at all helps
i am going to have to file bankruptcy AND empty my 401K to stay afloat if i don’t find work soon. anything at all helps
February 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
(reads latest news about Discord setting privacy on fire in deference to governments)
Ooh, that reminds me I was going to post a tip about using Discord that I just figured out.
... Jesus.
Ooh, that reminds me I was going to post a tip about using Discord that I just figured out.
... Jesus.
February 15, 2026 at 12:48 AM
(reads latest news about Discord setting privacy on fire in deference to governments)
Ooh, that reminds me I was going to post a tip about using Discord that I just figured out.
... Jesus.
Ooh, that reminds me I was going to post a tip about using Discord that I just figured out.
... Jesus.
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Had a dream that there was global panic about the world running out of oxygen, Nintendo was the only video game company to make a statement about it, and the internet collectively spent its final hours on Earth debating whether Nintendo was being genuine or not
February 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Had a dream that there was global panic about the world running out of oxygen, Nintendo was the only video game company to make a statement about it, and the internet collectively spent its final hours on Earth debating whether Nintendo was being genuine or not
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Hi, DHS. It me. I oppose you
“DHS is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose ICE by sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Hi, DHS. It me. I oppose you
This is the best thing I've learned so far this year.
Note also that one prime known in the last series is 1031 1s in a row. If you know this you can tell people you have an 1031 digit prime memorized and then go "1111...." They'll likely walk away, but then they'll also now have an 1031 digit prime memorized.
February 14, 2026 at 1:03 AM
This is the best thing I've learned so far this year.
Reposted by Robert Hutchinson
Note also that one prime known in the last series is 1031 1s in a row. If you know this you can tell people you have an 1031 digit prime memorized and then go "1111...." They'll likely walk away, but then they'll also now have an 1031 digit prime memorized.
February 13, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Note also that one prime known in the last series is 1031 1s in a row. If you know this you can tell people you have an 1031 digit prime memorized and then go "1111...." They'll likely walk away, but then they'll also now have an 1031 digit prime memorized.
The official Jeopardy! YouTube account has posted every day's Final Jeopardy! at 11 pm Eastern for several years . . . until this week.
Wonder what led to that decision.
Wonder what led to that decision.
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 AM
The official Jeopardy! YouTube account has posted every day's Final Jeopardy! at 11 pm Eastern for several years . . . until this week.
Wonder what led to that decision.
Wonder what led to that decision.
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we really need to start wrapping our heads around the fact that if we ever get back into power there will have to be mass prosecutions of hundreds of people, from trump, noem and miller all the way down to ICE agents and the staff at dilley. anything less is complicity in state sponsored child abuse
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
we really need to start wrapping our heads around the fact that if we ever get back into power there will have to be mass prosecutions of hundreds of people, from trump, noem and miller all the way down to ICE agents and the staff at dilley. anything less is complicity in state sponsored child abuse
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Codenames, the game that released a "Back to Hogwarts" expansion just a few months ago?
Seems like the sort of thing that might merit a mention, or even a consideration prior to hyping their latest products.
Seems like the sort of thing that might merit a mention, or even a consideration prior to hyping their latest products.
February 13, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Codenames, the game that released a "Back to Hogwarts" expansion just a few months ago?
Seems like the sort of thing that might merit a mention, or even a consideration prior to hyping their latest products.
Seems like the sort of thing that might merit a mention, or even a consideration prior to hyping their latest products.
Reposting for Thursday--please share!
If you prefer not to use Gofundme, I'm "ertchin" on PayPal, Venmo, and CashApp. Anything you can give will help more than you can know. I need help with everything from food to my phone bill to paying rent, while I look for a permanent job!
#MutualAid #HelpSky
If you prefer not to use Gofundme, I'm "ertchin" on PayPal, Venmo, and CashApp. Anything you can give will help more than you can know. I need help with everything from food to my phone bill to paying rent, while I look for a permanent job!
#MutualAid #HelpSky
Thank you again to everyone who's donated. If this could be one of the fundraisers you share today, it would mean so much to me, as I don't have much reach on social media.
Trying to get to stability while I search for work, please help!
#HelpSky #MutualAid
www.gofundme.com/f/food-and-s...
Trying to get to stability while I search for work, please help!
#HelpSky #MutualAid
www.gofundme.com/f/food-and-s...
Donate to Food and shelter support during my job search, organized by Robert Hutchinson
Hello, everyone.
I have been looking for permanent work for t… Robert Hutchinson needs your support for Food and shelter support during my job search
www.gofundme.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Reposting for Thursday--please share!
If you prefer not to use Gofundme, I'm "ertchin" on PayPal, Venmo, and CashApp. Anything you can give will help more than you can know. I need help with everything from food to my phone bill to paying rent, while I look for a permanent job!
#MutualAid #HelpSky
If you prefer not to use Gofundme, I'm "ertchin" on PayPal, Venmo, and CashApp. Anything you can give will help more than you can know. I need help with everything from food to my phone bill to paying rent, while I look for a permanent job!
#MutualAid #HelpSky
On top of everything else, I feel vaguely ill.
I would be thrilled to just have the feeling of being buried under a mountain OR frantically bailing water out of a boat, not both at the same time.
I would be thrilled to just have the feeling of being buried under a mountain OR frantically bailing water out of a boat, not both at the same time.
February 11, 2026 at 10:25 PM
On top of everything else, I feel vaguely ill.
I would be thrilled to just have the feeling of being buried under a mountain OR frantically bailing water out of a boat, not both at the same time.
I would be thrilled to just have the feeling of being buried under a mountain OR frantically bailing water out of a boat, not both at the same time.
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💕 💸
#HelpSky
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive
Thank you for this chance. Recovering from rather bad cold and uti that had me drained for a month. Currently on job hunting hiatus for my health. But still trying to earn money for pass due bills via adoptables and ebay.
ko-fi.com/diana_nightb...
#HelpSky
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive
Thank you for this chance. Recovering from rather bad cold and uti that had me drained for a month. Currently on job hunting hiatus for my health. But still trying to earn money for pass due bills via adoptables and ebay.
ko-fi.com/diana_nightb...
Buy Diana Nightbloom a Coffee
Become a supporter of Diana Nightbloom today!
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February 11, 2026 at 9:31 PM
💕 💸
#HelpSky
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive
Thank you for this chance. Recovering from rather bad cold and uti that had me drained for a month. Currently on job hunting hiatus for my health. But still trying to earn money for pass due bills via adoptables and ebay.
ko-fi.com/diana_nightb...
#HelpSky
#MutualAid #HelpFolksLive
Thank you for this chance. Recovering from rather bad cold and uti that had me drained for a month. Currently on job hunting hiatus for my health. But still trying to earn money for pass due bills via adoptables and ebay.
ko-fi.com/diana_nightb...
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Thank you again to everyone who's donated. If this could be one of the fundraisers you share today, it would mean so much to me, as I don't have much reach on social media.
Trying to get to stability while I search for work, please help!
#HelpSky #MutualAid
www.gofundme.com/f/food-and-s...
Trying to get to stability while I search for work, please help!
#HelpSky #MutualAid
www.gofundme.com/f/food-and-s...
Donate to Food and shelter support during my job search, organized by Robert Hutchinson
Hello, everyone.
I have been looking for permanent work for t… Robert Hutchinson needs your support for Food and shelter support during my job search
www.gofundme.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Thank you again to everyone who's donated. If this could be one of the fundraisers you share today, it would mean so much to me, as I don't have much reach on social media.
Trying to get to stability while I search for work, please help!
#HelpSky #MutualAid
www.gofundme.com/f/food-and-s...
Trying to get to stability while I search for work, please help!
#HelpSky #MutualAid
www.gofundme.com/f/food-and-s...
Thank you again to everyone who's donated. If this could be one of the fundraisers you share today, it would mean so much to me, as I don't have much reach on social media.
Trying to get to stability while I search for work, please help!
#HelpSky #MutualAid
www.gofundme.com/f/food-and-s...
Trying to get to stability while I search for work, please help!
#HelpSky #MutualAid
www.gofundme.com/f/food-and-s...
Donate to Food and shelter support during my job search, organized by Robert Hutchinson
Hello, everyone.
I have been looking for permanent work for t… Robert Hutchinson needs your support for Food and shelter support during my job search
www.gofundme.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Thank you again to everyone who's donated. If this could be one of the fundraisers you share today, it would mean so much to me, as I don't have much reach on social media.
Trying to get to stability while I search for work, please help!
#HelpSky #MutualAid
www.gofundme.com/f/food-and-s...
Trying to get to stability while I search for work, please help!
#HelpSky #MutualAid
www.gofundme.com/f/food-and-s...
Me a couple of years ago: I don't love that Magic had to do its own take on "wizardry school world"
Me now: Magic having its own "wizardry school world" might be the only thing that keeps them from releasing an HP Universes Beyond
Me now: Magic having its own "wizardry school world" might be the only thing that keeps them from releasing an HP Universes Beyond
February 10, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Me a couple of years ago: I don't love that Magic had to do its own take on "wizardry school world"
Me now: Magic having its own "wizardry school world" might be the only thing that keeps them from releasing an HP Universes Beyond
Me now: Magic having its own "wizardry school world" might be the only thing that keeps them from releasing an HP Universes Beyond
Age verification?
I don't want to show you my photo ID for privacy reasons, but a close second is that I don't want to stand up and walk over to my wallet.
I don't want to show you my photo ID for privacy reasons, but a close second is that I don't want to stand up and walk over to my wallet.
February 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Age verification?
I don't want to show you my photo ID for privacy reasons, but a close second is that I don't want to stand up and walk over to my wallet.
I don't want to show you my photo ID for privacy reasons, but a close second is that I don't want to stand up and walk over to my wallet.
"I wish YouTube wouldn't show me links to songs I've played 10 times this week already"
. . .
(clicks)
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(clicks)
February 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"I wish YouTube wouldn't show me links to songs I've played 10 times this week already"
. . .
(clicks)
. . .
(clicks)
Saw a thumbnail for a MrBeast interview by Jimmy Fallon, and (having not watched it) that has to be one of the most satisfying conversations either of them has had with another person for years.
Or maybe they reacted like rivals and tore each others' throats out. Again, didn't watch.
Or maybe they reacted like rivals and tore each others' throats out. Again, didn't watch.
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Saw a thumbnail for a MrBeast interview by Jimmy Fallon, and (having not watched it) that has to be one of the most satisfying conversations either of them has had with another person for years.
Or maybe they reacted like rivals and tore each others' throats out. Again, didn't watch.
Or maybe they reacted like rivals and tore each others' throats out. Again, didn't watch.
We have drafts now? And you can have more than one saved?
I'm so confused--it's a feature I actually want.
I'm so confused--it's a feature I actually want.
February 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
We have drafts now? And you can have more than one saved?
I'm so confused--it's a feature I actually want.
I'm so confused--it's a feature I actually want.
"Sign up for Nitro!"
Friend, I'm already putting on a hazmat suit just to venture onto Discord; you think I'm taking off my glove to shake hands with you?
Friend, I'm already putting on a hazmat suit just to venture onto Discord; you think I'm taking off my glove to shake hands with you?
February 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
"Sign up for Nitro!"
Friend, I'm already putting on a hazmat suit just to venture onto Discord; you think I'm taking off my glove to shake hands with you?
Friend, I'm already putting on a hazmat suit just to venture onto Discord; you think I'm taking off my glove to shake hands with you?
Just watched Game Grumps play The Trolley Solution, which looks like a satisfyingly clever little game.
February 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Just watched Game Grumps play The Trolley Solution, which looks like a satisfyingly clever little game.
One reassuring thing about that Dunkin Donuts ad is that you know they spent *so much* time and money trying to get whatever genAI video program they used to spit out something usable, and the best they could manage at this point was still *that*.
(floats across room)
(floats across room)
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
One reassuring thing about that Dunkin Donuts ad is that you know they spent *so much* time and money trying to get whatever genAI video program they used to spit out something usable, and the best they could manage at this point was still *that*.
(floats across room)
(floats across room)
Thing I learned a year ago: everyone pronounces Steve Buscemi's name wrong.
Thing I learned just now: so does he, at least compared to how people in Italy would pronounce it.
(It's still correct to say it the way he says it, because it's his name, but I didn't know his way was unconventional.)
Thing I learned just now: so does he, at least compared to how people in Italy would pronounce it.
(It's still correct to say it the way he says it, because it's his name, but I didn't know his way was unconventional.)
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Thing I learned a year ago: everyone pronounces Steve Buscemi's name wrong.
Thing I learned just now: so does he, at least compared to how people in Italy would pronounce it.
(It's still correct to say it the way he says it, because it's his name, but I didn't know his way was unconventional.)
Thing I learned just now: so does he, at least compared to how people in Italy would pronounce it.
(It's still correct to say it the way he says it, because it's his name, but I didn't know his way was unconventional.)
Ah, fuck, watched a really cool clip of a curling moment at the Olympics and it ended with people in the crowd chanting "USA!"
All positive psychic energy from the clip erased in two seconds.
All positive psychic energy from the clip erased in two seconds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Ah, fuck, watched a really cool clip of a curling moment at the Olympics and it ended with people in the crowd chanting "USA!"
All positive psychic energy from the clip erased in two seconds.
All positive psychic energy from the clip erased in two seconds.
I should see if there are any good critical-but-fair reviews of Starfleet Academy on YouTube. Because the dribs and drabs I've gathered do not make me want to watch the show, but I'm still curious about what it's doing and if there's something worthwhile there.
February 8, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I should see if there are any good critical-but-fair reviews of Starfleet Academy on YouTube. Because the dribs and drabs I've gathered do not make me want to watch the show, but I'm still curious about what it's doing and if there's something worthwhile there.