Ron Parker
@parkrrrr.bsky.social
Code monkey, tinkerer, collector of hobbies, glass art dilettante.
If you follow me and you follow more than 10K other people, I will block you. Don't be an idiot.
If you follow me and you follow more than 10K other people, I will block you. Don't be an idiot.
It's getting cloudy here in western Washington, but I got some aurora pictures before it got too bad
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It's getting cloudy here in western Washington, but I got some aurora pictures before it got too bad
Oh, look, it's the federal government setting local electricity prices: www.bpa.gov/energy-and-s...
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Oh, look, it's the federal government setting local electricity prices: www.bpa.gov/energy-and-s...
Google wants me to know that now I can buy gift cards on Google Play!
I'm sure all of the scammers are happy that Google is removing human cashiers from the equation, since they're one of the few remaining barriers to conning people into buying gift cards.
I'm sure all of the scammers are happy that Google is removing human cashiers from the equation, since they're one of the few remaining barriers to conning people into buying gift cards.
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Google wants me to know that now I can buy gift cards on Google Play!
I'm sure all of the scammers are happy that Google is removing human cashiers from the equation, since they're one of the few remaining barriers to conning people into buying gift cards.
I'm sure all of the scammers are happy that Google is removing human cashiers from the equation, since they're one of the few remaining barriers to conning people into buying gift cards.
Since they seem to be going around, I'll trot out this old attempt of mine at rewriting Ozymandias in another form:
Afar are two legs and a head
And a plaque, so the traveler said
Ozymandias vowed
That all would be wowed
But it's just empty desert instead
Afar are two legs and a head
And a plaque, so the traveler said
Ozymandias vowed
That all would be wowed
But it's just empty desert instead
October 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Since they seem to be going around, I'll trot out this old attempt of mine at rewriting Ozymandias in another form:
Afar are two legs and a head
And a plaque, so the traveler said
Ozymandias vowed
That all would be wowed
But it's just empty desert instead
Afar are two legs and a head
And a plaque, so the traveler said
Ozymandias vowed
That all would be wowed
But it's just empty desert instead
When I went off to college, I got a "calling card," basically a number I could dial to charge long-distance calls to my own account regardless of whose phone I was using.
I still remember the 14-digit number on that card, which has been obsolete for decades.
I still remember the 14-digit number on that card, which has been obsolete for decades.
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
When I went off to college, I got a "calling card," basically a number I could dial to charge long-distance calls to my own account regardless of whose phone I was using.
I still remember the 14-digit number on that card, which has been obsolete for decades.
I still remember the 14-digit number on that card, which has been obsolete for decades.
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This morning there is one Nobel Peace Prize winner, 8.1 billion or so people who did not win the Nobel Peace Prize, and one Nobel Peace Prize loser.
October 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This morning there is one Nobel Peace Prize winner, 8.1 billion or so people who did not win the Nobel Peace Prize, and one Nobel Peace Prize loser.
September 29, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Hey, I'm your streaming app. Did you want to continue watching all these shows with 11 seconds remaining on the episode? Don't you want to know who dubbed them in Svensk?
September 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Hey, I'm your streaming app. Did you want to continue watching all these shows with 11 seconds remaining on the episode? Don't you want to know who dubbed them in Svensk?
I was just thinking... If the Gulf Stream shuts down like they're saying it could, we'll have icy London, icy France...
September 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I was just thinking... If the Gulf Stream shuts down like they're saying it could, we'll have icy London, icy France...
I put a letter in the outgoing mail slot but they returned it because it was too introverted.
September 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I put a letter in the outgoing mail slot but they returned it because it was too introverted.
My latest amazing Dollar Tree discovery, which I expect to never see on the shelves again: "Lil' Dutch" brand toasted garlic cheese crackers.
Think Cheezits that will protect you from vampires.
Think Cheezits that will protect you from vampires.
September 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My latest amazing Dollar Tree discovery, which I expect to never see on the shelves again: "Lil' Dutch" brand toasted garlic cheese crackers.
Think Cheezits that will protect you from vampires.
Think Cheezits that will protect you from vampires.
My watch is telling me I need to get up and exercise. I think the techs who stuck the needle in my arm here at Bloodworks would disagree.
September 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
My watch is telling me I need to get up and exercise. I think the techs who stuck the needle in my arm here at Bloodworks would disagree.
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August 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Ugh. Google changed how you turn off an alarm on Android.
The one thing I do before I'm completely conscious, and they made me have to think about it. WHY‽
The one thing I do before I'm completely conscious, and they made me have to think about it. WHY‽
August 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Ugh. Google changed how you turn off an alarm on Android.
The one thing I do before I'm completely conscious, and they made me have to think about it. WHY‽
The one thing I do before I'm completely conscious, and they made me have to think about it. WHY‽
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RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
Bluesky silenced trans voices over J.K. Rowling, here’s why
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
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August 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
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Microsoft Implements Return to Work Somewhere Else Policy: tinyurl.com/3wareffr
August 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Microsoft Implements Return to Work Somewhere Else Policy: tinyurl.com/3wareffr
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Video, in a statement released through their lawyer, says they wish the radio star well and are praying for a safe return
August 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Video, in a statement released through their lawyer, says they wish the radio star well and are praying for a safe return
He's already made my middle fingers more fit than ever
August 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
He's already made my middle fingers more fit than ever
Well, yes, maybe I am an axe murderer. But you have to understand—that axe had it coming.
August 1, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Well, yes, maybe I am an axe murderer. But you have to understand—that axe had it coming.
These handsome gentlemen have me trained to open the window for them every night at 7:00 so that they may commune with the scents of the great outdoors. #proofofcat
July 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
These handsome gentlemen have me trained to open the window for them every night at 7:00 so that they may commune with the scents of the great outdoors. #proofofcat
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80 years ago this morning—at 5:29 AM (Mountain War Time)—about 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, the nuclear age began with a big bang. Contrary to widespread assumptions, the area surrounding the remote Trinity test site was not uninhabited, and the fallout did not drift away harmlessly.
July 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
80 years ago this morning—at 5:29 AM (Mountain War Time)—about 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, the nuclear age began with a big bang. Contrary to widespread assumptions, the area surrounding the remote Trinity test site was not uninhabited, and the fallout did not drift away harmlessly.
I've been muting MacArthur Park since the seventies.
I have to mute "macarthur park"
July 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I've been muting MacArthur Park since the seventies.
Attention! It's time for your irregularly scheduled bunny break!
June 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Attention! It's time for your irregularly scheduled bunny break!
Pause your doomscrolling for a moment and contemplate two cats, who are themselves contemplating the variety of birdsong at sunrise.
June 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Pause your doomscrolling for a moment and contemplate two cats, who are themselves contemplating the variety of birdsong at sunrise.