Jarrod Baker
@jarrodbaker.bsky.social
lapsed comedian | voice actor | pākehā | trying to be better | good in bread | overalls enthusiast
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my conspiracy theory: some of the people advocating for youth social media bans just want a legal defence for sliding into a young person’s DMs
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
my conspiracy theory: some of the people advocating for youth social media bans just want a legal defence for sliding into a young person’s DMs
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never seen a better clapback to "just playing devil's advocate," this made me screech
rather than play advocate, go meet your client in person to be sure you understand their concerns
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
never seen a better clapback to "just playing devil's advocate," this made me screech
weirdly the gas lines company in my area doesn’t have any information on their website about how to ask them to stop supplying gas to a property. plenty of info about how to get electricity decommissioned though. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
February 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
weirdly the gas lines company in my area doesn’t have any information on their website about how to ask them to stop supplying gas to a property. plenty of info about how to get electricity decommissioned though. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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i think it would be sad when rutger hauer dies in blade runner even if he hadn't seen cool stuff
April 20, 2024 at 10:08 AM
i think it would be sad when rutger hauer dies in blade runner even if he hadn't seen cool stuff
all I’m saying is that if famous people my age could please stop dying of cancer it would do a lot for my cancer-related existential dread
February 12, 2026 at 5:41 AM
all I’m saying is that if famous people my age could please stop dying of cancer it would do a lot for my cancer-related existential dread
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It really is funny watching AI people talk about AI as intelligence. Like Jim Henson telling everyone on Sesame Street how scared he is of "the thing that lives in the can."
February 11, 2026 at 5:05 AM
It really is funny watching AI people talk about AI as intelligence. Like Jim Henson telling everyone on Sesame Street how scared he is of "the thing that lives in the can."
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Isabella Wranå won gold for curling, but should've for this video
February 11, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Isabella Wranå won gold for curling, but should've for this video
I mean hopefully they can release these things outside the US, but it’s hard not to see this stuff as basically tantamount to murder
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:14 AM
I mean hopefully they can release these things outside the US, but it’s hard not to see this stuff as basically tantamount to murder
this reminds me of the first year philosophy lecturer I had who talked to us at length about “torts”, making us wonder if we’d accidentally turned up to a law class. when he finally wrote it on the board it became clear he was referring to “thoughts”
one of the memories of my youth that is most strongly imprinted in my memory is the time my college Russian class got derailed because the professor, a really smart dude who spoke like four language but was non-native in english said “hypo-poh-toe-moose” and nobody could figure out what that was
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 AM
this reminds me of the first year philosophy lecturer I had who talked to us at length about “torts”, making us wonder if we’d accidentally turned up to a law class. when he finally wrote it on the board it became clear he was referring to “thoughts”
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When someone tells me how old their child is I say "that's such a fun age" even if it's 37
February 10, 2026 at 1:42 AM
When someone tells me how old their child is I say "that's such a fun age" even if it's 37
my phlebotomist told me that I should avoid doing any heavy lifting for two hours. didn’t tell her this but I intend to avoid doing any heavy lifting basically indefinitely
February 10, 2026 at 12:57 AM
my phlebotomist told me that I should avoid doing any heavy lifting for two hours. didn’t tell her this but I intend to avoid doing any heavy lifting basically indefinitely
found the problem. this switch should never have been turned on
February 9, 2026 at 5:52 AM
found the problem. this switch should never have been turned on
see also: hot corn chips vs cold corn chips with nachos (yes, some obviously wrong people do prefer the latter)
Nevermind the Vegemite/marmite preferential debate, the real juice is in the hot toast v cold toast arena.
February 6, 2026 at 11:02 PM
see also: hot corn chips vs cold corn chips with nachos (yes, some obviously wrong people do prefer the latter)
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Mongolia Winter Olympics uniform, it’s over, no contest
February 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Mongolia Winter Olympics uniform, it’s over, no contest
the original Torment Nexus post didn’t specify the author but my money is increasingly on it being Margaret Atwood
February 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM
the original Torment Nexus post didn’t specify the author but my money is increasingly on it being Margaret Atwood
but the fine art market is definitely not money laundering for the ultra-rich
The little drawing sold for $27.2 million at a Christie’s sale on Thursday after the auction house identified Michelangelo as the artist responsible. https://cnn.it/4af68xt
February 6, 2026 at 7:58 PM
but the fine art market is definitely not money laundering for the ultra-rich
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Over the past two weeks I've begun to realize that rich people only started funding chatbots once they could no longer email Jeffrey Epstein
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Over the past two weeks I've begun to realize that rich people only started funding chatbots once they could no longer email Jeffrey Epstein
lotta people at the airport seem to think their bag needs a chair. your bag does not have an ass ma’am
February 6, 2026 at 3:51 AM
lotta people at the airport seem to think their bag needs a chair. your bag does not have an ass ma’am
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“I didn’t realize how much I missed the simple joy of losing myself in words until these massive tranches of sex crime files were released,” said Indianapolis resident Greta Livingston
Trove Of Emails About Pedophilia Reignites Nation’s Love Of Reading
WASHINGTON—Saying the millions of documents had restored a pleasure they lost long ago, Americans nationwide said Thursday that the recently released trove of emails connected with disgraced financier...
theonion.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
“I didn’t realize how much I missed the simple joy of losing myself in words until these massive tranches of sex crime files were released,” said Indianapolis resident Greta Livingston
my hubby: asking people wearing Laneway merch what brings them to Auckland today
February 6, 2026 at 1:05 AM
my hubby: asking people wearing Laneway merch what brings them to Auckland today
there should be hotels with cats that come and sleep in your bed with you for when you’re away from home and you miss your cats
February 4, 2026 at 9:56 AM
there should be hotels with cats that come and sleep in your bed with you for when you’re away from home and you miss your cats
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
February 3, 2026 at 5:26 AM
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
tell me your pet’s ridiculous name and describe the speech impediment you give them when speaking on their behalf (bonus points if that speech impediment is not rhotacism, because it’s always rhotacism)
if you insist on impersonating your pet on social media please stop using baby talk. surely naming him “Chairman Meow” or “Captain Wimbleshanks III” was infantilising enough
February 3, 2026 at 4:08 AM
tell me your pet’s ridiculous name and describe the speech impediment you give them when speaking on their behalf (bonus points if that speech impediment is not rhotacism, because it’s always rhotacism)
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
should add that with regards to this particular business that every time I frequented it in the 1990s and early 2000s I was drunk and on foot or from about 2010 on was either in or visiting the hospital (no car required)
Stuff can’t resist taking a swipe at cycleways in this article, but it turns out that the real villain here, as seems to be the case with 9/10 recent hospo closures, is the landlord: www.stuff.co.nz/business/360...
Another Wellington hospo business announces closure
After 17 years, Rice Bowl Burger Bar is shutting up shop.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
should add that with regards to this particular business that every time I frequented it in the 1990s and early 2000s I was drunk and on foot or from about 2010 on was either in or visiting the hospital (no car required)