Paulie T
Paulie T
@pht.bsky.social
ATL/GA/Pedal Steel Player/Techie
https://bandcamp.com/paulie2612
I feel inordinately proud that I didn't buy a new guitar this week. I have no place to put it. But heavens it looked cool and affordable
October 28, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I finally successfully made Fig Jelly without solids. Protip: Add more lemon juice than you think you should. I made it with a normal amount of lemon juice (1/4 cup lemon to 3 cups of fig juice and 5 cups sugar) and it didn't set, but adding another 1/4 cup of lemon juice and recooking fixed it.
September 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Cryptocurrency is just pump-and-dump-as-a-service. I get that it's backed by a cryptographic distributed ledger, but the actual value is just the hope you're not the last sucker left holding the bag.
August 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Why is there golf on the screens at the airport?
June 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Ever make a plan several months in the future and think to yourself, "man, I have to survive HOW long? I'm SO tired already"
May 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Recently acquainted through ACX with the terms "Hellbanning" and the weirder "Heavenbanning". Thinking about it, I doubt if I'm ever "Hellbanned", I just truly don't have thoughts that reasonable people consider worth hearing. And I figure they're probably right.
May 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I keep spreadsheets on a lot of things, one of which is Steam purchases. Over the last 14 years, I've spent almost exactly $2000 on games on that platform, totaling up 375 games (and a bunch of soundtracks, I always pay a little extra for those when available). I don't know how to feel about that.
March 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I don't think I can play Balatro. It has just enough fun poker math, friendly gambling vibes, loot boxes, card collecting, roguelike challenge, on and on. It's a nesting doll of things designed to addict. Even for a one-time-price I don't think I can play it responsibly.
March 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I just got a replacement credit card that did not require any action whatsoever to activate, and suddenly I trust the entirety of the banking world less than I did a few minutes ago.
February 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Bluesky follow management rule: any user that follows me that
1) I don't obviously know in real life
2) Doesn't have any posts that aren't reposts
3) Has 3-5 numbers after the initial text part of their name
Gets immediately blocked.
Honestly, I'm not even sure the second part is necessary.
January 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Related to my last post, I've been a FB user since 2009. About 80% of everyone I know is on there, more if you exclude people old enough to not care. Assuming for a moment that we're not happy with their service, how the heck do we unwind that?
January 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Top features I would love in Bluesky that I don't think are there yet (I think).
1) Private Lists (for personal sorting)
2) Exclusive lists (only visible to people in the lists)
3) The ability to limit posts to lists or just following
4) Calendar/Event integration
Any other ideas?
January 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Steak lunch at home today. Experimental pan sauce consisted of capers, port wine, and caramelized onion reduction. No complaints, would do again if I had the onion reduction on hand.
December 24, 2024 at 7:36 PM
I'm annoyed, in multiple ways, by the simple fact that I feel better, think better, and have more energy when I'm slightly hungry. It chafes at my Epicurean nature.
December 19, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Should be a word for the guilt you feel for giving your close friends a cold.
December 5, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Lost Whamageddeon hard this year at a weimachtsmarkt in Berlin. Both original and cover versions just to be certain. Merciless.
November 29, 2024 at 10:07 PM
It's telling that after a few years of trying different Amaros and Kraüterliquor, I am absolutely unfazed by prescription German mouthwash. Honestly, if you put it in a fancy bottle with a quirky name & retro label Id probably pay 6€ for a shot.
November 28, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Don't know about y'all, but between Windows 10 EOL next year and incoming tariffs, new computer buying season is go for me
November 7, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Welp, bluesky is uncool now since I'm here, you can shut it down when you're ready
November 25, 2023 at 10:06 AM