John C. Baker
@johnbaker10.bsky.social
South San Francisco (formerly Glendale and Arcata). Worked as: Reporter, 911 dispatcher, school board. Interests: Transit, baseball, comics. Used to be @jcb10 on the bird site.
Had a nice Saturday afternoon biking down the Ohlone Trail from El Cerrito to the Berkeley Comics Show, where I took in a nice haul.
January 10, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Had a nice Saturday afternoon biking down the Ohlone Trail from El Cerrito to the Berkeley Comics Show, where I took in a nice haul.
Star Trek fans: Just a note that Star Trek: Prodigy is leaving Netflix at the end of the year. It's a fun, all-ages canon series (not strictly a kids show) and is also a direct sequel to Voyager, particular in S2. Also, Wesley Crusher! #SaveProdigy #StarTrek
December 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Star Trek fans: Just a note that Star Trek: Prodigy is leaving Netflix at the end of the year. It's a fun, all-ages canon series (not strictly a kids show) and is also a direct sequel to Voyager, particular in S2. Also, Wesley Crusher! #SaveProdigy #StarTrek
Death by Lightning on Netflix was really darn good. Funny, politically thrilling, and historically informative. Matthew Macfadyen and Nick Offerman probably deserve Emmys. #DeathByLightning
December 30, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Death by Lightning on Netflix was really darn good. Funny, politically thrilling, and historically informative. Matthew Macfadyen and Nick Offerman probably deserve Emmys. #DeathByLightning
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This is fucking trash.
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This is fucking trash.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
Has NORAD Santa always had Santa visit the ISS? If not, this is a nice add.
December 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Has NORAD Santa always had Santa visit the ISS? If not, this is a nice add.
Sounds good to me. Homes should be for living and making memories, not investment.
Trump: If we build more housing, the price of homes will go down, and homeowners will lose their wealth.
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Sounds good to me. Homes should be for living and making memories, not investment.
As a gov't employee, I wonder how the Pottersville Library managed to have enough funds to stay open until midnight. #ItsAWonderfulLife
December 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
As a gov't employee, I wonder how the Pottersville Library managed to have enough funds to stay open until midnight. #ItsAWonderfulLife
Guessing there are flow control issues at SFO because of the weather, so these folks flying in from Humboldt County are taking the scenic route.
December 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Guessing there are flow control issues at SFO because of the weather, so these folks flying in from Humboldt County are taking the scenic route.
A couple of my friends loved Buck Rogers back in the day. I never got into it, but it filled a needed sci-fi TV gap. RIP.
Actor Gil Gerard, known to many for the cult classic sci-fi series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 82. / #BuckRogers #GilGerard
Actor Gil Gerard, known to many for the cult classic sci-fi series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 82. / #BuckRogers #GilGerard
Actor Gil Gerard, known to many for the cult classic sci-fi series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 82.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:32 AM
A couple of my friends loved Buck Rogers back in the day. I never got into it, but it filled a needed sci-fi TV gap. RIP.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
A great tribute to Rob Reiner by Alan Sepinwall, highlighting his first seven directed films (1. Spinal Tap. 2. The Sure Thing. 3. Stand By Me. 4. The Princess Bride. 5. When Harry Met Sally. 6. Misery 7. A Few Good Men). To me, six of them are either classic or near-classic.
Wrote about how the late, great Rob Reiner had the most impossible 7-movie beginning to any director's career, and yet that's not even what he was most famous for:
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A great tribute to Rob Reiner by Alan Sepinwall, highlighting his first seven directed films (1. Spinal Tap. 2. The Sure Thing. 3. Stand By Me. 4. The Princess Bride. 5. When Harry Met Sally. 6. Misery 7. A Few Good Men). To me, six of them are either classic or near-classic.
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He’s made it! Wishing Dick Van Dyke a very happy 100th birthday! 🎂
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December 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
He’s made it! Wishing Dick Van Dyke a very happy 100th birthday! 🎂
Former Rep. Jackie Speier (center) swears in new South San Francisco Mayor Mark Addiego (left) and incoming Vice Mayor Mark Nagales on Tuesday night.
December 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Former Rep. Jackie Speier (center) swears in new South San Francisco Mayor Mark Addiego (left) and incoming Vice Mayor Mark Nagales on Tuesday night.
This book was perhaps a little advanced for a 12-year-old, but it helped influence my interest in space travel that continues today. RIP John Noble Wilford.
December 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This book was perhaps a little advanced for a 12-year-old, but it helped influence my interest in space travel that continues today. RIP John Noble Wilford.
Some interesting geekdom crossover as Marvel Comics reprinted UK #DoctorWho comics in 1980. Here the legendary Frank Miller, about to make his name on Daredevil, draws the Fourth Doctor on a Marvel Premiere cover. (Interiors by Dave Gibbons of Watchmen fame.)
December 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Some interesting geekdom crossover as Marvel Comics reprinted UK #DoctorWho comics in 1980. Here the legendary Frank Miller, about to make his name on Daredevil, draws the Fourth Doctor on a Marvel Premiere cover. (Interiors by Dave Gibbons of Watchmen fame.)
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For sale: 2024 "vintage" #BART holiday sweater. They advertised it as ugly, but it's actually very cute! www.ebay.com/itm/18781464...
December 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
For sale: 2024 "vintage" #BART holiday sweater. They advertised it as ugly, but it's actually very cute! www.ebay.com/itm/18781464...
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For sale: 2024 "vintage" #BART holiday sweater. They advertised it as ugly, but it's actually very cute! www.ebay.com/itm/18781464...
December 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
For sale: 2024 "vintage" #BART holiday sweater. They advertised it as ugly, but it's actually very cute! www.ebay.com/itm/18781464...
Some of these pharmaceutical ads on TV are downright depressing: "Patients who took WONDERDRUG for DISEASE lived twice as long as those in the control group."
Fine print: "Median survival time for WONDERDRUG patients was 6 months, as compared to 3 months in placebo group."
Fine print: "Median survival time for WONDERDRUG patients was 6 months, as compared to 3 months in placebo group."
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Some of these pharmaceutical ads on TV are downright depressing: "Patients who took WONDERDRUG for DISEASE lived twice as long as those in the control group."
Fine print: "Median survival time for WONDERDRUG patients was 6 months, as compared to 3 months in placebo group."
Fine print: "Median survival time for WONDERDRUG patients was 6 months, as compared to 3 months in placebo group."
At the Daly City John Daly Library hearing former US Park Ranger and Colma Mayor John Goodwin (@lightningranger.bsky.social) speak about his 27-year Ranger career and new book “Echoes of the Badge.” He just described the FIRST time he was hit by lightning.
December 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
At the Daly City John Daly Library hearing former US Park Ranger and Colma Mayor John Goodwin (@lightningranger.bsky.social) speak about his 27-year Ranger career and new book “Echoes of the Badge.” He just described the FIRST time he was hit by lightning.
The first one was fun enough, but Nestor Carbonell and SMG in the sequel? Looks like even more fun!
The full trailer for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come dropped this morning, along with the first poster. It opens in theaters next spring. #ReadyOrNot2
The full trailer for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come dropped this morning, along with the first poster. It opens in theaters next spring. #ReadyOrNot2
The full trailer for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come dropped this morning, along with the first poster. It opens in theaters next spring.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The first one was fun enough, but Nestor Carbonell and SMG in the sequel? Looks like even more fun!
At the Palace of Fine Arts tonight seeing Andy Bell (of Erasure fame). Great venue, fun show!
November 29, 2025 at 5:43 AM
At the Palace of Fine Arts tonight seeing Andy Bell (of Erasure fame). Great venue, fun show!
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They also know how to spell "intellect".
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
They also know how to spell "intellect".