Christopher Bird
@mightygodking.com
Lawyer, writer, boardgamer, cyclist, tries-not-to-be-a-dickhead-ist.
T-dot 4 life (or until something better comes along).
Likes are "I need to check this out later" and nothing else
Email: mgk (at) (BS handle)
(he/him)
T-dot 4 life (or until something better comes along).
Likes are "I need to check this out later" and nothing else
Email: mgk (at) (BS handle)
(he/him)
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Since he buried the lede, we are celebrating Chris’s 50th today! Feliz cumpleaños mi amor!!
February 9, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Since he buried the lede, we are celebrating Chris’s 50th today! Feliz cumpleaños mi amor!!
Birthday dinner for me and @hatfield.bsky.social: patatas bravas, manchego (ate those too quickly for pictures), titaina del cabanyal (sort of a tomato pesto with tuna) and for a main, paella Valenciana, the "original" paella from the region that invented it, with chicken and rabbit rather than fish
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Birthday dinner for me and @hatfield.bsky.social: patatas bravas, manchego (ate those too quickly for pictures), titaina del cabanyal (sort of a tomato pesto with tuna) and for a main, paella Valenciana, the "original" paella from the region that invented it, with chicken and rabbit rather than fish
Valencia is an incredibly pretty city at night, I must say
February 9, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Valencia is an incredibly pretty city at night, I must say
The Turia Gardens are fantastic - the city was originally going to turn a dry riverbed into a motorway, but Valencians said "fuck that, we want it to be a park" so now it's a 9km long park that runs through downtown, green and delightful and alive
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The Turia Gardens are fantastic - the city was originally going to turn a dry riverbed into a motorway, but Valencians said "fuck that, we want it to be a park" so now it's a 9km long park that runs through downtown, green and delightful and alive
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There's a ChatGPT ad about a family farm where the owner says her family has been doing this for a hundred years and she doesn't want to be the one to screw it up and that's why she's getting advice from ChatGPT and, my God, can you people hear yourselves?
February 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM
There's a ChatGPT ad about a family farm where the owner says her family has been doing this for a hundred years and she doesn't want to be the one to screw it up and that's why she's getting advice from ChatGPT and, my God, can you people hear yourselves?
We're only in Valencia for a day and a half (already clear that's not enough but knew that already) but one of the reasons I wanted to be here on my birthday was to visit the City of Arts and Sciences, which you may recognize from a teevee show from long long ago set in a galaxy far far away
February 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
We're only in Valencia for a day and a half (already clear that's not enough but knew that already) but one of the reasons I wanted to be here on my birthday was to visit the City of Arts and Sciences, which you may recognize from a teevee show from long long ago set in a galaxy far far away
For my fellow transit nerds: just look at Valencia's central train station
February 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
For my fellow transit nerds: just look at Valencia's central train station
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It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
So is there another Matt Damon NFT ad this year or what? I want to know more about how they're going to change everything and how that's going
February 9, 2026 at 12:47 AM
So is there another Matt Damon NFT ad this year or what? I want to know more about how they're going to change everything and how that's going
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judge a quarterback by whether or not he defrauds millions of dollars from poor people
February 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
judge a quarterback by whether or not he defrauds millions of dollars from poor people
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Omg this transformation 🥹
February 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Omg this transformation 🥹
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I owe you an apology, Amber Glenn. I wasn't really familiar with your Magic: The Gathering Game.
February 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I owe you an apology, Amber Glenn. I wasn't really familiar with your Magic: The Gathering Game.
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the thing i'm waiting for with the ai romance novel lady is for another scammer to figure out that purely ai-generated material w no human authorship is generally not considered to be protected by copyright in the US rn, and saving themselves the 45 mins per book by reselling hers
February 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
the thing i'm waiting for with the ai romance novel lady is for another scammer to figure out that purely ai-generated material w no human authorship is generally not considered to be protected by copyright in the US rn, and saving themselves the 45 mins per book by reselling hers
I had my second colonoscopy a couple months ago. They fiynd and removed a bunch of precancerous cysts. That doesn't necessarily mean they would have become cancerous, but now I don't have to worry about the colon for a couple years. Which is good!
Reupping this because a colonoscopy is no big deal and anyone over 40 should be talking to their doctor about getting one.
Take care of yourselves, people.
Take care of yourselves, people.
The prep isn't nearly as bad as it used to be, the surgery is the best nap you'll ever have, and the first meal after is a religious experience.
February 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I had my second colonoscopy a couple months ago. They fiynd and removed a bunch of precancerous cysts. That doesn't necessarily mean they would have become cancerous, but now I don't have to worry about the colon for a couple years. Which is good!
Anyway, it's our last night in Barcelona, and I would love to return. The best parts are mostly not the touristy bits (honestly, they can and should double the tourist taxes), but just navigating a pleasant city where people-focused design is always present and where the attitude is good.
February 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Anyway, it's our last night in Barcelona, and I would love to return. The best parts are mostly not the touristy bits (honestly, they can and should double the tourist taxes), but just navigating a pleasant city where people-focused design is always present and where the attitude is good.
Something I particularly notice about Barcelona is the plethora of playgrounds and play spaces in the heart of downtown. It's a very deliberate choice. Would never happen in Toronto.
February 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Something I particularly notice about Barcelona is the plethora of playgrounds and play spaces in the heart of downtown. It's a very deliberate choice. Would never happen in Toronto.
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if ur still wondering who to root for… ponder this 🫢🤔
February 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
if ur still wondering who to root for… ponder this 🫢🤔
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as always, people who have actually discovered an incredible productivity hack will simply use that productivity hack themselves, not sell their techniques to the masses in one-off classes
Oh she’s a scam artist, got it! Every single time you hear about a person offering coaching in one of these pieces they’re just a scammer and the media falls for it
February 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM
as always, people who have actually discovered an incredible productivity hack will simply use that productivity hack themselves, not sell their techniques to the masses in one-off classes
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This is what Hess said: “It brings up mixed emotions to represent the US right now. I think it’s a little hard. There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of. Just because I wear the flag doesn't mean I represent everything that's going on in the US.”
February 8, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This is what Hess said: “It brings up mixed emotions to represent the US right now. I think it’s a little hard. There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of. Just because I wear the flag doesn't mean I represent everything that's going on in the US.”
Every time I come to Europe I am reminded that my dream job is to run a publishing company that does English translations of bande dessinee
February 8, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Every time I come to Europe I am reminded that my dream job is to run a publishing company that does English translations of bande dessinee
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i forget who made it but it cracks me up lol
February 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
i forget who made it but it cracks me up lol
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Japan is a typical, developed democracy. Elections take place in an environment where the general public have a range of political parties to choose from, operating in a pluralistic media landscape, with totally free, secret ballots, after which the LDP win.
February 8, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Japan is a typical, developed democracy. Elections take place in an environment where the general public have a range of political parties to choose from, operating in a pluralistic media landscape, with totally free, secret ballots, after which the LDP win.
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>looking for new democracy
>ask receptionist if their democracy is multiparty or dominant-party
>she doesn't understand
>pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is multiparty and what is dominant-party
>she laughs and says "its a good democracy sir"
>walk inside
>its dominant-party
>ask receptionist if their democracy is multiparty or dominant-party
>she doesn't understand
>pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is multiparty and what is dominant-party
>she laughs and says "its a good democracy sir"
>walk inside
>its dominant-party
February 8, 2026 at 12:43 PM
>looking for new democracy
>ask receptionist if their democracy is multiparty or dominant-party
>she doesn't understand
>pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is multiparty and what is dominant-party
>she laughs and says "its a good democracy sir"
>walk inside
>its dominant-party
>ask receptionist if their democracy is multiparty or dominant-party
>she doesn't understand
>pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is multiparty and what is dominant-party
>she laughs and says "its a good democracy sir"
>walk inside
>its dominant-party
The music museum in Barcelona is cheap, undervisited and absolutely top tier. Here, have a reminder that dorky guitar nerds have existed about as long as the guitar has
February 8, 2026 at 12:25 PM
The music museum in Barcelona is cheap, undervisited and absolutely top tier. Here, have a reminder that dorky guitar nerds have existed about as long as the guitar has