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@nouseforajames.bsky.social
Deposed philosopher king, exiled court jester, heckler, part-time entropic nihilist
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NEK! - Dreams!!!! (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by NEK!
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Today's dopamine hit.
If you distill every 90s poppy alt-rock teen rom-com headline song down to its purest essence you get this masterpiece.
If you distill every 90s poppy alt-rock teen rom-com headline song down to its purest essence you get this masterpiece.
Make Rock Rock Again
NEK! - Scrap Book (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by NEK!
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Make Rock Rock Again
Update to this: I'm starting the process of de-Google-ing, and did my morning crosswords in Mullvad instead of Chrome. With a functioning ad and tracker blocker, 3 crosswords that usually run 3 GB only took up 214 MB of memory. 2.8 GB of ads and trackers.
The most complete encapsulation I can find of the current state of technology:
Complete AAA game Need for Speed Underground 2 (PS2, 2003): 1.3 GB
USA Today crossword powered by Arkadium (browser tab memory usage): 1.4 GB
Complete AAA game Need for Speed Underground 2 (PS2, 2003): 1.3 GB
USA Today crossword powered by Arkadium (browser tab memory usage): 1.4 GB
January 23, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Update to this: I'm starting the process of de-Google-ing, and did my morning crosswords in Mullvad instead of Chrome. With a functioning ad and tracker blocker, 3 crosswords that usually run 3 GB only took up 214 MB of memory. 2.8 GB of ads and trackers.
Ronin. John Frankenheimer has never been equaled in filming car scenes.
What's the single overall best car chase in cinema history? One that almost has everything you would want from a car chase?
It's not a bold or original answer, but I think I have to go with the French Connection
It's not a bold or original answer, but I think I have to go with the French Connection
January 23, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Ronin. John Frankenheimer has never been equaled in filming car scenes.
The most complete encapsulation I can find of the current state of technology:
Complete AAA game Need for Speed Underground 2 (PS2, 2003): 1.3 GB
USA Today crossword powered by Arkadium (browser tab memory usage): 1.4 GB
Complete AAA game Need for Speed Underground 2 (PS2, 2003): 1.3 GB
USA Today crossword powered by Arkadium (browser tab memory usage): 1.4 GB
January 21, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The most complete encapsulation I can find of the current state of technology:
Complete AAA game Need for Speed Underground 2 (PS2, 2003): 1.3 GB
USA Today crossword powered by Arkadium (browser tab memory usage): 1.4 GB
Complete AAA game Need for Speed Underground 2 (PS2, 2003): 1.3 GB
USA Today crossword powered by Arkadium (browser tab memory usage): 1.4 GB
That tiny little red line in the WNBA:
January 21, 2026 at 3:04 AM
That tiny little red line in the WNBA:
This evening's ASMR cricket match is Magicians vs Spark(le)s. Just saw maybe my first southpaw bowler, and I'll be honest I have no idea if that makes a difference like it does in baseball.
January 21, 2026 at 1:36 AM
This evening's ASMR cricket match is Magicians vs Spark(le)s. Just saw maybe my first southpaw bowler, and I'll be honest I have no idea if that makes a difference like it does in baseball.
So the final result with this ancient budget laptop is a wfh terminal. I installed the full lubuntu, and it runs Gmail and the web application I need to use most in Firefox. Other stuff can get done when I'm in the office, which will hopefully help me separate the 2 just a tiny bit.
I just found my 15 y/o budget laptop. No battery, bad HDD, but powers up. Stuck an 80GB drive in, installing lubuntu now. 1.1 GHz dual core CPU, 3 GB RAM. Not even sure what I'd use it for. Guess I'll see how it actually runs. Screen's janky af, probably have to use an external 🫤
January 20, 2026 at 9:09 PM
So the final result with this ancient budget laptop is a wfh terminal. I installed the full lubuntu, and it runs Gmail and the web application I need to use most in Firefox. Other stuff can get done when I'm in the office, which will hopefully help me separate the 2 just a tiny bit.
Every one of these is just the dollar store brand version of Washing Machine-era Sonic Youth, and it sucks.
SY was awesome. Sucks that there's an entire genre of bands just copying them very badly.
SY was awesome. Sucks that there's an entire genre of bands just copying them very badly.
Every indie rock band now is one cute lady and three scruffy-looking dudes.
January 20, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Every one of these is just the dollar store brand version of Washing Machine-era Sonic Youth, and it sucks.
SY was awesome. Sucks that there's an entire genre of bands just copying them very badly.
SY was awesome. Sucks that there's an entire genre of bands just copying them very badly.
Guyana's Realeanna Grimmond is a power batter. 2 4s and a 6 for 14 runs on 11 bowls.
Baseball equivalent is a 2B/HR hitter with a .220 average.
Baseball equivalent is a 2B/HR hitter with a .220 average.
January 19, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Guyana's Realeanna Grimmond is a power batter. 2 4s and a 6 for 14 runs on 11 bowls.
Baseball equivalent is a 2B/HR hitter with a .220 average.
Baseball equivalent is a 2B/HR hitter with a .220 average.
Today's cricketing:
West Indies W T20 Blaze
Trinidad & Tobago vs Guyana
12:30 PM Central
NZ W Super Smash
Northern Brave vs Central Hinds
7:00 PM Central
West Indies W T20 Blaze
Trinidad & Tobago vs Guyana
12:30 PM Central
NZ W Super Smash
Northern Brave vs Central Hinds
7:00 PM Central
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Today's cricketing:
West Indies W T20 Blaze
Trinidad & Tobago vs Guyana
12:30 PM Central
NZ W Super Smash
Northern Brave vs Central Hinds
7:00 PM Central
West Indies W T20 Blaze
Trinidad & Tobago vs Guyana
12:30 PM Central
NZ W Super Smash
Northern Brave vs Central Hinds
7:00 PM Central
MLK Day update: trash and recycling got picked up again. Wanna take bets on the melanin levels of the guys doing the pickups here in New Orleans?
Everything you need to know about America is encapsulated in this fact:
Today, Labor Day, every bank and law office is closed, but the trash and recycling got picked up on time.
Today, Labor Day, every bank and law office is closed, but the trash and recycling got picked up on time.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
MLK Day update: trash and recycling got picked up again. Wanna take bets on the melanin levels of the guys doing the pickups here in New Orleans?
So the suck part about NZ Super Smash is that the women are the matinee opening act for the men's matches. The lucky part is that makes their matches start right around 7PM Eastern/6 Central. T20 matches run about 2 1/2 hours so it's an easy watch.
Alright. The Rangers are cooked for the next decade, the Knicks are in their mid season discombobulation, and the Yankees took the off-season off. I'm back on my bullshit*.
*Women's T20 cricket
*Women's T20 cricket
January 19, 2026 at 2:38 AM
So the suck part about NZ Super Smash is that the women are the matinee opening act for the men's matches. The lucky part is that makes their matches start right around 7PM Eastern/6 Central. T20 matches run about 2 1/2 hours so it's an easy watch.
Alright. The Rangers are cooked for the next decade, the Knicks are in their mid season discombobulation, and the Yankees took the off-season off. I'm back on my bullshit*.
*Women's T20 cricket
*Women's T20 cricket
January 19, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Alright. The Rangers are cooked for the next decade, the Knicks are in their mid season discombobulation, and the Yankees took the off-season off. I'm back on my bullshit*.
*Women's T20 cricket
*Women's T20 cricket
In 1994, this album goes triple platinum in a month
January 18, 2026 at 10:58 PM
In 1994, this album goes triple platinum in a month
I just found my 15 y/o budget laptop. No battery, bad HDD, but powers up. Stuck an 80GB drive in, installing lubuntu now. 1.1 GHz dual core CPU, 3 GB RAM. Not even sure what I'd use it for. Guess I'll see how it actually runs. Screen's janky af, probably have to use an external 🫤
January 16, 2026 at 3:22 AM
I just found my 15 y/o budget laptop. No battery, bad HDD, but powers up. Stuck an 80GB drive in, installing lubuntu now. 1.1 GHz dual core CPU, 3 GB RAM. Not even sure what I'd use it for. Guess I'll see how it actually runs. Screen's janky af, probably have to use an external 🫤
American schools are so bad Americans think the Colonial Coup was about what was being done and not who it was being done to.
January 15, 2026 at 5:18 AM
American schools are so bad Americans think the Colonial Coup was about what was being done and not who it was being done to.
Frustrated former high school bullies? That's just cops. ICE took the cops' rejects, the army's 4Fs/section 8s, and America's creepy uncles.
I swear DHS recruited a bunch of frustrated former high school bullies as ICE agents. And they really had to explain to them that hurt feelings don’t justify brute force.
LEAKED: After the ICE shooting of Renee Good, agents received a mandatory “legal refresher” on civil rights and use of force.
LEAKED: After the ICE shooting of Renee Good, agents received a mandatory “legal refresher” on civil rights and use of force.
January 14, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Frustrated former high school bullies? That's just cops. ICE took the cops' rejects, the army's 4Fs/section 8s, and America's creepy uncles.
"We can fix him" pitcher for the Yankees ✅
Being a Yankees fan during the off-season is just a neverending stream of old guys getting minor league deals, "we can fix him" pitchers, and a massive overpay for a guy who just had the best (by far) season of his career. The only big question is which 2 months of the season they'll play good ball.
January 14, 2026 at 12:46 AM
"We can fix him" pitcher for the Yankees ✅
It's just gonna be him and Pete Hegseth comparing notes on their SA/harassment techniques, isn't it.
Update — Here is what the new apparent CBS News segment "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil" may look like:
January 14, 2026 at 12:30 AM
It's just gonna be him and Pete Hegseth comparing notes on their SA/harassment techniques, isn't it.
Bronx River, which at the time was mountain dew green and glowed in the dark.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Bronx River, which at the time was mountain dew green and glowed in the dark.
lol you'll need at least 8 more to account for the Democrats who caucus with the Republicans
With Trump going full authoritarian on Venezuela-Greenland, ICE, and the Fed, the response has to be serious. Four Republican senators (Tillis, McConnell, Murkowski, Collins?) could announce they’ll caucus for now with the Dems to give them control of the Senate to check Trump.
January 12, 2026 at 4:24 AM
lol you'll need at least 8 more to account for the Democrats who caucus with the Republicans
"...severe risks to Americans, including wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure."
Wait is this telling Americans why they should leave Venezuela or what awaits them back home?
Wait is this telling Americans why they should leave Venezuela or what awaits them back home?
“US citizens should leave Venezuela immediately” … Checking in on the country President Trump executed a coup against a week ago
January 11, 2026 at 1:54 AM
"...severe risks to Americans, including wrongful detention, torture in detention, terrorism, kidnapping, arbitrary enforcement of local laws, crime, civil unrest, and poor health infrastructure."
Wait is this telling Americans why they should leave Venezuela or what awaits them back home?
Wait is this telling Americans why they should leave Venezuela or what awaits them back home?
Amazing job of predicting hockey players a century before the invention of the sport.
January 10, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Amazing job of predicting hockey players a century before the invention of the sport.
Apparently happening now?
Is this the summer when everyone joins me on the "no, Drury isn't the worst gm in the league, but he's really f'ing bad at everything but margin trades" train? Sources say yes.
January 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Apparently happening now?
I'm not really paying attention so I don't know who's in net for the Bruins but he let the Rangers score 2 so he's totally washed or severely injured. Send him up to that nice farm upstate where all the old dogs go.
January 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I'm not really paying attention so I don't know who's in net for the Bruins but he let the Rangers score 2 so he's totally washed or severely injured. Send him up to that nice farm upstate where all the old dogs go.