Paul
@paul314.bsky.social
Retired actuary/data scientist, library trustee. Grew up in Texas, happily living in Massachusetts. Board games, Ulysses, Bayern Munich, Commanders, GY!BE.
How do you repeatedly shiv someone, and not only do they not realize it, they actually act grateful for it?
February 2, 2026 at 2:49 AM
How do you repeatedly shiv someone, and not only do they not realize it, they actually act grateful for it?
I would've paid a lot to somehow be watching this in 3D.
Lady Gaga, I think that's who that is, might have poked me in the eye through my monitor with that Pinhead hat she has on. #grammys
February 2, 2026 at 2:34 AM
I would've paid a lot to somehow be watching this in 3D.
My daughter came home for college break this year and got me to watch Dream Academy with her and all the survival videos, and how excited were we to see the Katseye performance? Pretty damn excited. #Grammys
February 2, 2026 at 1:41 AM
My daughter came home for college break this year and got me to watch Dream Academy with her and all the survival videos, and how excited were we to see the Katseye performance? Pretty damn excited. #Grammys
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Happy Black History Month.
German soccer is full of accomplished Black players, coaches, media figures, and fan figures that often go unnoticed.
We try to make sure these people don't get lost to history every month, but it's always good to really make sure in February.
German soccer is full of accomplished Black players, coaches, media figures, and fan figures that often go unnoticed.
We try to make sure these people don't get lost to history every month, but it's always good to really make sure in February.
February 1, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Happy Black History Month.
German soccer is full of accomplished Black players, coaches, media figures, and fan figures that often go unnoticed.
We try to make sure these people don't get lost to history every month, but it's always good to really make sure in February.
German soccer is full of accomplished Black players, coaches, media figures, and fan figures that often go unnoticed.
We try to make sure these people don't get lost to history every month, but it's always good to really make sure in February.
But Dortmund also cooking when they're on the front foot.
Dortmund giving up the most Dortmund goal ever.
February 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
But Dortmund also cooking when they're on the front foot.
Dortmund giving up the most Dortmund goal ever.
February 1, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Dortmund giving up the most Dortmund goal ever.
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Sam Healey once again failing a basic character test. He's an absolute millstone around the Dice Towers neck. I wonder if Tom will actually say anything about this or just keep pretending that politics don't matter in the USA these days.
January 28, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Sam Healey once again failing a basic character test. He's an absolute millstone around the Dice Towers neck. I wonder if Tom will actually say anything about this or just keep pretending that politics don't matter in the USA these days.
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I never get tired of photos of New York in the Great Blizzard of 1947—26 inches in Central Park, making today's storm look like a picnic. This is a lone pedestrian making their way through a peaceful Times Square, showing the Pepsico sign and a marquee for "The Voice of the Turtle" at left.
January 25, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I never get tired of photos of New York in the Great Blizzard of 1947—26 inches in Central Park, making today's storm look like a picnic. This is a lone pedestrian making their way through a peaceful Times Square, showing the Pepsico sign and a marquee for "The Voice of the Turtle" at left.
(checks for Sora watermark) Appears to actually be...Seth Moulton?
January 24, 2026 at 9:19 PM
(checks for Sora watermark) Appears to actually be...Seth Moulton?
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What exactly is being celebrated here? The designers and publisher of Terraforming Mars have repeatedly shown themselves to be anti-artistry and pro-bigotry. BGG has missed an opportunity to celebrate humanity and creativity rather than just products and popularity.
January 24, 2026 at 3:32 AM
What exactly is being celebrated here? The designers and publisher of Terraforming Mars have repeatedly shown themselves to be anti-artistry and pro-bigotry. BGG has missed an opportunity to celebrate humanity and creativity rather than just products and popularity.
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Because I do software engineering/data science work but in a non-traditional industry, I keep an eye on the data/tech world. It is really troubling to see how many people in that industry talk about companies like Meta, Palantir, and OpenAI in broadly neutral terms, and not the evil that they are
January 22, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Because I do software engineering/data science work but in a non-traditional industry, I keep an eye on the data/tech world. It is really troubling to see how many people in that industry talk about companies like Meta, Palantir, and OpenAI in broadly neutral terms, and not the evil that they are
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the 2nd sentence.
While putting together lighbulb proposals for the lighbulb maker, she used a silhouette of me on my stepladder, and tried it out on the company, and the company said That! That man is our lightbulb man! (You Shall Know Our Velocity!)
While putting together lighbulb proposals for the lighbulb maker, she used a silhouette of me on my stepladder, and tried it out on the company, and the company said That! That man is our lightbulb man! (You Shall Know Our Velocity!)
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
Yet there was a remarkable gentleness and childishness about these people, a special inaptitude for any kind of sharp practice, and an untiring readiness to help and pity one another... 1/2
Yet there was a remarkable gentleness and childishness about these people, a special inaptitude for any kind of sharp practice, and an untiring readiness to help and pity one another... 1/2
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
“It was the reason he’d chosen to join a medical practice here in Stone Harbor rather than remain on staff at Columbia-Presbyterian.”
“It was the reason he’d chosen to join a medical practice here in Stone Harbor rather than remain on staff at Columbia-Presbyterian.”
January 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the 2nd sentence.
While putting together lighbulb proposals for the lighbulb maker, she used a silhouette of me on my stepladder, and tried it out on the company, and the company said That! That man is our lightbulb man! (You Shall Know Our Velocity!)
While putting together lighbulb proposals for the lighbulb maker, she used a silhouette of me on my stepladder, and tried it out on the company, and the company said That! That man is our lightbulb man! (You Shall Know Our Velocity!)
(and if you haven't read Pictures at a Revolution, you absolutely should)
This killer is coming from Criterion in April--a hugely influential, visually extraordinary 1967 LA noir. For those who've read Pictures at a Revolution: I originally had a much longer (wisely abandoned) concept that would have included this film. I'm so happy to have done a video for this release!
January 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM
(and if you haven't read Pictures at a Revolution, you absolutely should)
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Every smoker — past, present and (let’s be honest) future — feels this video, DEEP in their bones.
This is the Foreign Minister of Denmark and the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Greenland sharing a cigarette after meeting JD Vance
January 14, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Every smoker — past, present and (let’s be honest) future — feels this video, DEEP in their bones.
The last play of Rodgers' career is going to be a pick-six and a half-assed tackle attempt in a losing playoff game. I couldn't have asked for anything better.
January 13, 2026 at 4:10 AM
The last play of Rodgers' career is going to be a pick-six and a half-assed tackle attempt in a losing playoff game. I couldn't have asked for anything better.
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“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
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Siri, what is the most Crystal Palace thing that Crystal Palace could do after winning the FA cup in 2025?
January 10, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Siri, what is the most Crystal Palace thing that Crystal Palace could do after winning the FA cup in 2025?
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If you are still using/actively promoting X as a legitimate social media channel, either personally/organisationally, shame. It doesn't matter how many 'followers' you fear losing, it just reflects badly on your brand still being present in such an immoral cesspit/owned by a belligerent asshole.
EU condemns Elon Musk's Grok over AI-generated sexualised images of minors
The European Union is taking a "very serious" look at Elon Musk's Grok after the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot generated sexualised images of people including minors on the social media plat...
www.independent.ie
January 6, 2026 at 9:19 AM
If you are still using/actively promoting X as a legitimate social media channel, either personally/organisationally, shame. It doesn't matter how many 'followers' you fear losing, it just reflects badly on your brand still being present in such an immoral cesspit/owned by a belligerent asshole.
I mean, he's not wrong. #stackexchange
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I mean, he's not wrong. #stackexchange
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Imperialismus ist so eine Arschlochveranstaltung.
January 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Imperialismus ist so eine Arschlochveranstaltung.
Feels so familiar.
was looking at a paper, got confused about its statistical methods, went down a rabbit hole on Bayesian stats, and now I both have a headache and don't trust frequentist methods
January 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Feels so familiar.
His expression when he delivers his answer is simply perfect.
Es ist wieder soweit! It's time to take down and responsibly dispose of your xmas tree. Please consider the Christmas tree cannon
January 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
His expression when he delivers his answer is simply perfect.
Rabbit rabbit. And happy new year!
January 1, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Rabbit rabbit. And happy new year!
The "Cotton Bowl" will always be that dump that I saw countless football games and concerts in. (it was vaguely close to Metamorphosis Records, so most visits to Fair Park also included a swing by there to buy something interesting)
I refuse to call that college football game in Arlington the "Cotton Bowl" because the Cotton Bowl is a stadium in Fair Park. And nobody ever talks about the fact it hasn't been used for a bowl game since 2019. Which, after a $140M makeover, is just embarrassing.
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
www.dallasnews.com/opinion/comm...
Wilonsky: Another new year without a football game at the real Cotton Bowl
Yes, there will be a college football game in Arlington on Wednesday. But the Miami-Ohio State contest might as well be called something else. Because it’s...
www.dallasnews.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The "Cotton Bowl" will always be that dump that I saw countless football games and concerts in. (it was vaguely close to Metamorphosis Records, so most visits to Fair Park also included a swing by there to buy something interesting)