Hank
@gthank.bsky.social
Computers, music, chess, and grumpiness at the world. Most likely not in that order.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Gurathin said, “I can’t tell if that’s you being passive aggressive or you being willfully obtuse.” I would be more pissed off about him saying that except a) he was right about the passive aggressive thing
December 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Gurathin said, “I can’t tell if that’s you being passive aggressive or you being willfully obtuse.” I would be more pissed off about him saying that except a) he was right about the passive aggressive thing
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every sports broadcaster: a 44-year-old, a philip rivers, a man who sees the grim reaper nigh, will play quarterback for the indianapolis colts this weekend, and he will clearly die due to his ancient bones and heart
me, a 40-year-old: hey man what the fuck
me, a 40-year-old: hey man what the fuck
December 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
every sports broadcaster: a 44-year-old, a philip rivers, a man who sees the grim reaper nigh, will play quarterback for the indianapolis colts this weekend, and he will clearly die due to his ancient bones and heart
me, a 40-year-old: hey man what the fuck
me, a 40-year-old: hey man what the fuck
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Happy 50th Anniversary to Parliament’s fourth studio album ‘Mothership Connection’ originally released December 15, 1975 | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @jesseducker.bsky.social here: album.ink/ParliamentMC
December 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Happy 50th Anniversary to Parliament’s fourth studio album ‘Mothership Connection’ originally released December 15, 1975 | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @jesseducker.bsky.social here: album.ink/ParliamentMC
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“There it is—the old Muffy place. They say on some nights, when the moon is full, you can still hear him dragging his chain over to the old oak and back.”
December 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“There it is—the old Muffy place. They say on some nights, when the moon is full, you can still hear him dragging his chain over to the old oak and back.”
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Only a year older than me, and with children waiting for their father to come home. And still he ran directly at danger to confront it, no doubt saving countless lives.
Ahmed al Ahmed, a Lebanese Muslim who owns a Sydney fruit shop, risked his life to disarm one of the Bondi Beach shooters.
His courage gives me hope amidst the horror and darkness. Muslims and Jews are not enemies. Our futures, in the Middle East and beyond, are intrinsically bound.
A true hero.
His courage gives me hope amidst the horror and darkness. Muslims and Jews are not enemies. Our futures, in the Middle East and beyond, are intrinsically bound.
A true hero.
December 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Only a year older than me, and with children waiting for their father to come home. And still he ran directly at danger to confront it, no doubt saving countless lives.
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I’ve worked in public libraries for 20 years, today was the first time we’ve had to tell someone they couldn’t bring their chainsaw in the library.
December 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I’ve worked in public libraries for 20 years, today was the first time we’ve had to tell someone they couldn’t bring their chainsaw in the library.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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The Card Players, 1892
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12991
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12991
December 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The Card Players, 1892
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12991
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/12991
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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100%
Whitman’s poem “Miracles” is 🔥
Whitman’s poem “Miracles” is 🔥
June 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Whitman’s poem “Miracles” is 🔥
Whitman’s poem “Miracles” is 🔥
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The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
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Everyone imitates Tolkien all the time except when it comes to the one way it would really matter: making the protagonist of your novel for children a short, fat, 50-year-old man who doesn't want to do anything.
December 9, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Everyone imitates Tolkien all the time except when it comes to the one way it would really matter: making the protagonist of your novel for children a short, fat, 50-year-old man who doesn't want to do anything.
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Boss, during meting: "ok, wait, I gotta ask, Mike, what's going on with those socks?"
Me: "they've got the London Underground map. They're tube socks."
Me: "they've got the London Underground map. They're tube socks."
December 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Boss, during meting: "ok, wait, I gotta ask, Mike, what's going on with those socks?"
Me: "they've got the London Underground map. They're tube socks."
Me: "they've got the London Underground map. They're tube socks."
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Mark is living his best life.
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Mark is living his best life.
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The Banks of the Seine - 1887
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14177
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14177
December 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Banks of the Seine - 1887
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14177
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14177
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Rocks on the breton coast
https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/12330
https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/12330
December 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Rocks on the breton coast
https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/12330
https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/12330
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A couple weeks ago we got a lovely note from someone on the other side of the country thanking us profusely for ILLing a book to them. Curious, we looked up the book they borrowed.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
Requested a book through ILL over break. It arrived today. Libraries man.
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A couple weeks ago we got a lovely note from someone on the other side of the country thanking us profusely for ILLing a book to them. Curious, we looked up the book they borrowed.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
It would have cost $1,200 for them to purchase it.
ILL is one of the things I love most about libraries.
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“Incredible you say? But true, ladies and gentlemen! … He has only one head!”
December 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“Incredible you say? But true, ladies and gentlemen! … He has only one head!”
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reverse advent calendar where I scream a little scream into each tiny box and close it up tight
December 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
reverse advent calendar where I scream a little scream into each tiny box and close it up tight
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ask your doctor if lying down in the forest to be consumed by the earth is right for you
November 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
ask your doctor if lying down in the forest to be consumed by the earth is right for you
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Krissy called me down to the kitchen to have me eat a last bit of Thanksgiving leftovers so she could put its container into the dishwasher, and I just got a stern look from the dog warning me not to overstep into her territory ever again
November 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Krissy called me down to the kitchen to have me eat a last bit of Thanksgiving leftovers so she could put its container into the dishwasher, and I just got a stern look from the dog warning me not to overstep into her territory ever again
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“Okay, okay, settle down! … Now who wants dark meat and who wants white?”
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“Okay, okay, settle down! … Now who wants dark meat and who wants white?”