Socar Myles
@packbawky.bsky.social
Kind of a hoser. Likes birds.
"The Busconductor Hines" by James Kelman.
...story of my life, man. Story of my life. No other book feels as real to me, no character as familiar and loathsome as Hines.
Alternatively, "The F*ck-It List" by John Niven. INSPIRATIONAL LITERATURE!
...story of my life, man. Story of my life. No other book feels as real to me, no character as familiar and loathsome as Hines.
Alternatively, "The F*ck-It List" by John Niven. INSPIRATIONAL LITERATURE!
Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 6:05 AM
"The Busconductor Hines" by James Kelman.
...story of my life, man. Story of my life. No other book feels as real to me, no character as familiar and loathsome as Hines.
Alternatively, "The F*ck-It List" by John Niven. INSPIRATIONAL LITERATURE!
...story of my life, man. Story of my life. No other book feels as real to me, no character as familiar and loathsome as Hines.
Alternatively, "The F*ck-It List" by John Niven. INSPIRATIONAL LITERATURE!
I was disturbed to learn I posted almost 44,000 words to Bluesky this year. That's almost a novel's worth.
I ghostwrote five ACTUAL novels this year--about 380,000 words--and non-ghostwrote one novel, for 50,000 more.
I CANNOT shut up.
I ghostwrote five ACTUAL novels this year--about 380,000 words--and non-ghostwrote one novel, for 50,000 more.
I CANNOT shut up.
January 2, 2026 at 5:54 AM
I was disturbed to learn I posted almost 44,000 words to Bluesky this year. That's almost a novel's worth.
I ghostwrote five ACTUAL novels this year--about 380,000 words--and non-ghostwrote one novel, for 50,000 more.
I CANNOT shut up.
I ghostwrote five ACTUAL novels this year--about 380,000 words--and non-ghostwrote one novel, for 50,000 more.
I CANNOT shut up.
What do birds think of birdwatchers?
December 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
What do birds think of birdwatchers?
Arrive alive! <3
Have a happy and safe New Year’s Eve, everyone! 😁🥳🎊🎉
The Designated Driver.
#NewYearsEve
#NewYearsEve
December 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Arrive alive! <3
One time, not knowing how far Texas is from Utah, I got on a Greyhound bus from Salt Lake City to Austin. I thought I'd be arriving in five hours. I was actually arriving in three DAYS and five hours. I had no food or money, so I was delighted when a complete stranger dropped a sandwich in my lap.
December 31, 2025 at 5:07 AM
One time, not knowing how far Texas is from Utah, I got on a Greyhound bus from Salt Lake City to Austin. I thought I'd be arriving in five hours. I was actually arriving in three DAYS and five hours. I had no food or money, so I was delighted when a complete stranger dropped a sandwich in my lap.
Oh, I've got some of those! Had some gulls nest on the roof across from mine some years back, and I caught it all, from conception (not pictured here) to first flight!
#birds
#birds
December 30, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Oh, I've got some of those! Had some gulls nest on the roof across from mine some years back, and I caught it all, from conception (not pictured here) to first flight!
#birds
#birds
I ALMOST managed to finish out the year with zero credit card debt.
...then my freezer broke.
Yup, sounds about right.
...then my freezer broke.
Yup, sounds about right.
December 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I ALMOST managed to finish out the year with zero credit card debt.
...then my freezer broke.
Yup, sounds about right.
...then my freezer broke.
Yup, sounds about right.
Yeah, these aren't jokes; this isn't funny.
The last three times I've been to an infusion clinic for MS treatment--a clinic where they also do chemo--the nurses were all either dicknosing or fully unmasked. This is a clinic full of immunocompromised people, and they think that's okay.
The last three times I've been to an infusion clinic for MS treatment--a clinic where they also do chemo--the nurses were all either dicknosing or fully unmasked. This is a clinic full of immunocompromised people, and they think that's okay.
Disappointed to see Jon Stewart & co joke about masking in public. I do it for my medically fragile daughter (Batten Disease). People not masking properly led to her getting pneumonia, which led to her being on life support, which led to me getting price quotes on her cremation just in case.
December 29, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Yeah, these aren't jokes; this isn't funny.
The last three times I've been to an infusion clinic for MS treatment--a clinic where they also do chemo--the nurses were all either dicknosing or fully unmasked. This is a clinic full of immunocompromised people, and they think that's okay.
The last three times I've been to an infusion clinic for MS treatment--a clinic where they also do chemo--the nurses were all either dicknosing or fully unmasked. This is a clinic full of immunocompromised people, and they think that's okay.
This is unfortunately true.
I was surprised at some of the people who unfriended me when my vision went, and I stopped posting new drawings. Fair enough, if they just wanted to look at the art, but still a bummer.
I was surprised at some of the people who unfriended me when my vision went, and I stopped posting new drawings. Fair enough, if they just wanted to look at the art, but still a bummer.
Looking at lots of the “how do I break in” discourse going on and let me just say that the making friends part is (and remains) key.
The difference between colleagues and friends becomes exceedingly visible once one leaves/steps back/is no longer actively working at the creative thing. 1/
The difference between colleagues and friends becomes exceedingly visible once one leaves/steps back/is no longer actively working at the creative thing. 1/
December 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This is unfortunately true.
I was surprised at some of the people who unfriended me when my vision went, and I stopped posting new drawings. Fair enough, if they just wanted to look at the art, but still a bummer.
I was surprised at some of the people who unfriended me when my vision went, and I stopped posting new drawings. Fair enough, if they just wanted to look at the art, but still a bummer.
I once read lavender repelled silverfish, so I drenched all my carpets in lavender oil.
It didn't get rid of my silverfish, but it got rid of ME (to a hotel for two nights, till the stench dissipated).
Never pour a whole bottle of essential oil on your carpets.
It didn't get rid of my silverfish, but it got rid of ME (to a hotel for two nights, till the stench dissipated).
Never pour a whole bottle of essential oil on your carpets.
December 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I once read lavender repelled silverfish, so I drenched all my carpets in lavender oil.
It didn't get rid of my silverfish, but it got rid of ME (to a hotel for two nights, till the stench dissipated).
Never pour a whole bottle of essential oil on your carpets.
It didn't get rid of my silverfish, but it got rid of ME (to a hotel for two nights, till the stench dissipated).
Never pour a whole bottle of essential oil on your carpets.
Reposted by Socar Myles
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.
This is part of the reason social media is starting to feel like the "old thing," and we're all sitting here waiting for the "next thing".
I think the next thing will involve smaller spaces with tighter signup control, and better exclusion of bot-driven posting.
I think the next thing will involve smaller spaces with tighter signup control, and better exclusion of bot-driven posting.
The surge of AI slop, deceptive synthetic videos & images flooding our feeds, is driven in large part by Agentic AI Accounts (AAAs). aiforensics.org/work/agentic...
Key findings:
-Over 43,000 mostly AI-made posts generated 4.5 billion views
-More than 65% of accounts were created in early 2025
1/
Key findings:
-Over 43,000 mostly AI-made posts generated 4.5 billion views
-More than 65% of accounts were created in early 2025
1/
aiforensics.org
December 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is part of the reason social media is starting to feel like the "old thing," and we're all sitting here waiting for the "next thing".
I think the next thing will involve smaller spaces with tighter signup control, and better exclusion of bot-driven posting.
I think the next thing will involve smaller spaces with tighter signup control, and better exclusion of bot-driven posting.
A silly game I assume all writers play: trying to screenshot their books when they hit 69 or 666 on Amazon's sales rankings.
Rules:
1) the number must be exactly 69 or 666;
2) category rankings don't count.
Rules:
1) the number must be exactly 69 or 666;
2) category rankings don't count.
December 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A silly game I assume all writers play: trying to screenshot their books when they hit 69 or 666 on Amazon's sales rankings.
Rules:
1) the number must be exactly 69 or 666;
2) category rankings don't count.
Rules:
1) the number must be exactly 69 or 666;
2) category rankings don't count.
December 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Remember "Catfish: the TV Show"?
I wonder how many inquiries they got from dudes who'd been texting those "meet real women in your area" lines, thinking they were chatting with real people?
Like, did they have a "dude, that's a call centre" form response?
I wonder how many inquiries they got from dudes who'd been texting those "meet real women in your area" lines, thinking they were chatting with real people?
Like, did they have a "dude, that's a call centre" form response?
December 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Remember "Catfish: the TV Show"?
I wonder how many inquiries they got from dudes who'd been texting those "meet real women in your area" lines, thinking they were chatting with real people?
Like, did they have a "dude, that's a call centre" form response?
I wonder how many inquiries they got from dudes who'd been texting those "meet real women in your area" lines, thinking they were chatting with real people?
Like, did they have a "dude, that's a call centre" form response?
Artists! Quote with you most detailed art! 🎨
I don't know, but it might be this picture of pirates abducting a child. There's a bunch of detail in the water, and their outfits.
I don't know, but it might be this picture of pirates abducting a child. There's a bunch of detail in the water, and their outfits.
December 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Artists! Quote with you most detailed art! 🎨
I don't know, but it might be this picture of pirates abducting a child. There's a bunch of detail in the water, and their outfits.
I don't know, but it might be this picture of pirates abducting a child. There's a bunch of detail in the water, and their outfits.
This whole Andrew Tate thing is like that time Jimmy Savile thought he was a wrestler.
Nice to see a man like that get exactly what he deserves.
(Now, let's see him get the same in a court of law.)
Nice to see a man like that get exactly what he deserves.
(Now, let's see him get the same in a court of law.)
December 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
This whole Andrew Tate thing is like that time Jimmy Savile thought he was a wrestler.
Nice to see a man like that get exactly what he deserves.
(Now, let's see him get the same in a court of law.)
Nice to see a man like that get exactly what he deserves.
(Now, let's see him get the same in a court of law.)
So, a couple of weeks ago, my 3DS exploded. Old battery. I don't know. I wanted to play a game, so I put EmuDeck on my SteamDeck. Here's how that went:
December 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
So, a couple of weeks ago, my 3DS exploded. Old battery. I don't know. I wanted to play a game, so I put EmuDeck on my SteamDeck. Here's how that went:
After weeks of trying, it is official: I am too stupid or blind to do emulation on my SteamDeck.
December 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
After weeks of trying, it is official: I am too stupid or blind to do emulation on my SteamDeck.
This is a question for people who used to squash spiders/other creepy-crawlies, but now leave them alone/scoop them up and throw them out:
What made you stop squashing your uninvited guests?
What made you stop squashing your uninvited guests?
December 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This is a question for people who used to squash spiders/other creepy-crawlies, but now leave them alone/scoop them up and throw them out:
What made you stop squashing your uninvited guests?
What made you stop squashing your uninvited guests?
When striped socks go feral...
<3
<3
December 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
When striped socks go feral...
<3
<3
Years and years ago, I used to pass a graffito sprayed in an alley between East 10th and Broadway. It read as follows:
DINNAE FERGET TAE EAT YIR MUSHY PEAS.
Every time I would pass it, I'd say aloud, "I'm not forgetting. I'm deliberately rejecting."
F. mushy peas.
DINNAE FERGET TAE EAT YIR MUSHY PEAS.
Every time I would pass it, I'd say aloud, "I'm not forgetting. I'm deliberately rejecting."
F. mushy peas.
December 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Years and years ago, I used to pass a graffito sprayed in an alley between East 10th and Broadway. It read as follows:
DINNAE FERGET TAE EAT YIR MUSHY PEAS.
Every time I would pass it, I'd say aloud, "I'm not forgetting. I'm deliberately rejecting."
F. mushy peas.
DINNAE FERGET TAE EAT YIR MUSHY PEAS.
Every time I would pass it, I'd say aloud, "I'm not forgetting. I'm deliberately rejecting."
F. mushy peas.
Always did like this photo.
(It's not AI--just poorly edited. I added some blur to obscure my messy kitchen.)
(It's not AI--just poorly edited. I added some blur to obscure my messy kitchen.)
December 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Always did like this photo.
(It's not AI--just poorly edited. I added some blur to obscure my messy kitchen.)
(It's not AI--just poorly edited. I added some blur to obscure my messy kitchen.)
Ew.
I've switched to Waterfox for now, spent the last hour or so twiddling my settings into place. There went the last of my trust in Firefox.
www.pcmag.com/news/mozilla...
I've switched to Waterfox for now, spent the last hour or so twiddling my settings into place. There went the last of my trust in Firefox.
www.pcmag.com/news/mozilla...
Mozilla's New CEO: It's Time to Evolve Firefox Into an AI Browser
Can the AI push from Anthony Enzor-DeMeo mesh with the company's goal to be the most trusted software provider?
www.pcmag.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Ew.
I've switched to Waterfox for now, spent the last hour or so twiddling my settings into place. There went the last of my trust in Firefox.
www.pcmag.com/news/mozilla...
I've switched to Waterfox for now, spent the last hour or so twiddling my settings into place. There went the last of my trust in Firefox.
www.pcmag.com/news/mozilla...