Brian Halligan
@halligan.bsky.social
Writer and city guy learning about astrobiology, Gaelige, and health when I’m not doomscrolling. Upstate by my definition. He/him. #roc #speirghorm
Secular Lent, but instead of a Santa Claus figure it’s an anthropomorphic donut that comes to your house and dances in front of you, but disappears whenever you think of eating it.
Carols:
“I See the Icing”
“Out of Our Reach”
“Just a Taste”
“I Saw Mommy Eating Timmy Hos”
Carols:
“I See the Icing”
“Out of Our Reach”
“Just a Taste”
“I Saw Mommy Eating Timmy Hos”
February 19, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Secular Lent, but instead of a Santa Claus figure it’s an anthropomorphic donut that comes to your house and dances in front of you, but disappears whenever you think of eating it.
Carols:
“I See the Icing”
“Out of Our Reach”
“Just a Taste”
“I Saw Mommy Eating Timmy Hos”
Carols:
“I See the Icing”
“Out of Our Reach”
“Just a Taste”
“I Saw Mommy Eating Timmy Hos”
I experienced this with The Brides Have Hit Glass by Guided By Voices at a Gordon Biersch Brewery in the mall.
February 18, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I experienced this with The Brides Have Hit Glass by Guided By Voices at a Gordon Biersch Brewery in the mall.
A co-worker was talking on the phone about an avalanche at Tahoe, but I thought he said Tahou and that snow must have fallen from the roof onto unsuspecting customers.
February 18, 2026 at 7:59 PM
A co-worker was talking on the phone about an avalanche at Tahoe, but I thought he said Tahou and that snow must have fallen from the roof onto unsuspecting customers.
I took a typing test for the “Work Olympics” and got 76 words per minute with 98% accuracy. Decent for someone who never took a typing class. How’s yours?
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www.typing.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I took a typing test for the “Work Olympics” and got 76 words per minute with 98% accuracy. Decent for someone who never took a typing class. How’s yours?
Weather report:
Skyslush turning into skaterink later tonight with a 100% chance of icepsychos.
Skyslush turning into skaterink later tonight with a 100% chance of icepsychos.
February 18, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Weather report:
Skyslush turning into skaterink later tonight with a 100% chance of icepsychos.
Skyslush turning into skaterink later tonight with a 100% chance of icepsychos.
Related to the scam where they sell their products nationally or internationally yet set your salary lower based on your city’s cost of living.
new scam going around where they hire you for a job but pay you less than the value your labor produced
February 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Related to the scam where they sell their products nationally or internationally yet set your salary lower based on your city’s cost of living.
Can’t. I’m not your stepping stone.
Can’t. I’m walking on sunshine.
Can't. I'm dancing in the rain.
February 18, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Can’t. I’m not your stepping stone.
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Sure:
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
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 3:56 AM
Sure:
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
Light rail, high speed rail, ocean wave generation, solar power generation, wind generation, heat pump tech, geothermal heat pump tech, last mile on-demand transit solutions, better wheelchairs, better wheel chair lifts, better flexible seating on public transit, maker spaces, tool libraries.
Happy year of the Fire Horse. Sounds badass.
February 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Happy year of the Fire Horse. Sounds badass.
This lunchbox signals, “You’re gonna want to trade with me.”
February 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM
This lunchbox signals, “You’re gonna want to trade with me.”
Nah, I don’t need another Blue Jays hat… St. Patrick’s Day version you say? Hmmm.
February 17, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Nah, I don’t need another Blue Jays hat… St. Patrick’s Day version you say? Hmmm.
The road made a huge gash in my tire’s sidewall, but fortunately a replacement was under warranty. I swear the potholes ambush us this time of year.
February 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
The road made a huge gash in my tire’s sidewall, but fortunately a replacement was under warranty. I swear the potholes ambush us this time of year.
A co-worker from another part of the country pronounced subsequent, sub-SEE-kwent, with the accent in a different place than I’m used to. I get how that makes sense based on “sequence,” and why must everything in the U.S. be so divided, but also he’s wrong.
February 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM
A co-worker from another part of the country pronounced subsequent, sub-SEE-kwent, with the accent in a different place than I’m used to. I get how that makes sense based on “sequence,” and why must everything in the U.S. be so divided, but also he’s wrong.
Keeping up with the latest corporate raider lingo
February 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Keeping up with the latest corporate raider lingo
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🧪🔭 The Terra Hunting Experiment is *so close* to first light — our instrument HARPS3 is looking sharp!
If you wanna know more about our upcoming decade-long hunt for an exoplanet Earth, @sciencenews.bsky.social recently did this great article on what we’re up to: www.sciencenews.org/article/eart...
If you wanna know more about our upcoming decade-long hunt for an exoplanet Earth, @sciencenews.bsky.social recently did this great article on what we’re up to: www.sciencenews.org/article/eart...
February 16, 2026 at 8:54 AM
🧪🔭 The Terra Hunting Experiment is *so close* to first light — our instrument HARPS3 is looking sharp!
If you wanna know more about our upcoming decade-long hunt for an exoplanet Earth, @sciencenews.bsky.social recently did this great article on what we’re up to: www.sciencenews.org/article/eart...
If you wanna know more about our upcoming decade-long hunt for an exoplanet Earth, @sciencenews.bsky.social recently did this great article on what we’re up to: www.sciencenews.org/article/eart...
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy keeps getting better as a futuristic teen drama. Casting stars like Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti as adversaries helps.
February 16, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy keeps getting better as a futuristic teen drama. Casting stars like Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti as adversaries helps.
Going through old concert tickets and photos and found this one of Gov’t Mule with original bassist Allen Woody at an outdoor show in Rochester. Thought I’d post since guitarist/singer Warren Haynes will be playing the Kodak Center here in March.
February 15, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Going through old concert tickets and photos and found this one of Gov’t Mule with original bassist Allen Woody at an outdoor show in Rochester. Thought I’d post since guitarist/singer Warren Haynes will be playing the Kodak Center here in March.
Reposted by Brian Halligan
In case you’d like to contribute clothing or funds to my neighborhood org’s clothing drive, 2/14 to 2/18.
February 11, 2026 at 9:25 PM
In case you’d like to contribute clothing or funds to my neighborhood org’s clothing drive, 2/14 to 2/18.
I don’t care what this Olympic event is called. It’s Crazy Skis to me.
February 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I don’t care what this Olympic event is called. It’s Crazy Skis to me.
Reposted by Brian Halligan
What if Hallmark could trademark Valentine’s Day like the NFL does the Super Bowl.
“What are you doing to get ready for the _____?”
Big heart day
Smash-o-ganza
Prix-fixe fête
Heartchery contest
Flowerpocalypse
PDAsshole convention
Mob massacreversary
Chocolate boxing day
VD party
“What are you doing to get ready for the _____?”
Big heart day
Smash-o-ganza
Prix-fixe fête
Heartchery contest
Flowerpocalypse
PDAsshole convention
Mob massacreversary
Chocolate boxing day
VD party
February 11, 2026 at 4:50 AM
What if Hallmark could trademark Valentine’s Day like the NFL does the Super Bowl.
“What are you doing to get ready for the _____?”
Big heart day
Smash-o-ganza
Prix-fixe fête
Heartchery contest
Flowerpocalypse
PDAsshole convention
Mob massacreversary
Chocolate boxing day
VD party
“What are you doing to get ready for the _____?”
Big heart day
Smash-o-ganza
Prix-fixe fête
Heartchery contest
Flowerpocalypse
PDAsshole convention
Mob massacreversary
Chocolate boxing day
VD party
May you all be loved to Pluto and back, today and every day
February 14, 2026 at 12:12 PM
May you all be loved to Pluto and back, today and every day
The Spice Bags 💃🇮🇪
- Chipper Spice
- Chicken Spice
- Pepper Spice
- Curry Spice
- Five Spice
- Chipper Spice
- Chicken Spice
- Pepper Spice
- Curry Spice
- Five Spice
February 14, 2026 at 3:09 AM
The Spice Bags 💃🇮🇪
- Chipper Spice
- Chicken Spice
- Pepper Spice
- Curry Spice
- Five Spice
- Chipper Spice
- Chicken Spice
- Pepper Spice
- Curry Spice
- Five Spice
I was honored to serve food (and celebrate) at our neighborhood Volunteer Appreciation Dinner tonight, catered by Julia K. Caters.
February 14, 2026 at 1:56 AM
I was honored to serve food (and celebrate) at our neighborhood Volunteer Appreciation Dinner tonight, catered by Julia K. Caters.
Make sure you have the parasitic wasp “domesticated” virus castration discussion as part of your family planning today!
A parasitic wasp castrates its moth larvae hosts by injecting them with a ‘domesticated’ virus that causes cells in the larvae’s testes to die
go.nature.com/4aPzjbR
go.nature.com/4aPzjbR
Parasitic wasps use tamed virus to castrate caterpillars
A virus that became integrated into the wasp genome long ago is useful for subduing moth larvae.
go.nature.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Make sure you have the parasitic wasp “domesticated” virus castration discussion as part of your family planning today!
My friend Mark put this playlist together to celebrate Black History Month at work, along with some recommendations. Check it out!
Black History Month
open.spotify.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
My friend Mark put this playlist together to celebrate Black History Month at work, along with some recommendations. Check it out!