Randy Slavey
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Typepad is shutting down. I have thoughts, but others have already said it better, so...
Release the evergreen posts on why you should own your own blog! @scalzi.com @scott.hanselman.com
Release the evergreen posts on why you should own your own blog! @scalzi.com @scott.hanselman.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Typepad is shutting down. I have thoughts, but others have already said it better, so...
Release the evergreen posts on why you should own your own blog! @scalzi.com @scott.hanselman.com
Release the evergreen posts on why you should own your own blog! @scalzi.com @scott.hanselman.com
I found an interesting stat on my #tv ratings website today.
While there are many 10/10 rated episodes, most are due to a few voters skewing the results.
However, there is exactly one episode of one #tvseries that has a perfect rating *with at least 1,000 votes*.
[answer in comments]
While there are many 10/10 rated episodes, most are due to a few voters skewing the results.
However, there is exactly one episode of one #tvseries that has a perfect rating *with at least 1,000 votes*.
[answer in comments]
August 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Guy outside 7-11 asked if I had a couple bucks for a drink. I handed him a five, and he quickly said, "it's not for alcohol".
I replied, "Dude, buy what you want. Life can be shitty. Deal with it how you need to."
He smiled and gave me a fist bump.
What a wonderfully genuine human experience.
I replied, "Dude, buy what you want. Life can be shitty. Deal with it how you need to."
He smiled and gave me a fist bump.
What a wonderfully genuine human experience.
July 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Guy outside 7-11 asked if I had a couple bucks for a drink. I handed him a five, and he quickly said, "it's not for alcohol".
I replied, "Dude, buy what you want. Life can be shitty. Deal with it how you need to."
He smiled and gave me a fist bump.
What a wonderfully genuine human experience.
I replied, "Dude, buy what you want. Life can be shitty. Deal with it how you need to."
He smiled and gave me a fist bump.
What a wonderfully genuine human experience.
Describe a favorite movie in the most misleading way possible.
Immortal superhero succumbs to his basest vices as he grapples with an eternity of loneliness.
Immortal superhero succumbs to his basest vices as he grapples with an eternity of loneliness.
June 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Describe a favorite movie in the most misleading way possible.
Immortal superhero succumbs to his basest vices as he grapples with an eternity of loneliness.
Immortal superhero succumbs to his basest vices as he grapples with an eternity of loneliness.
Good art makes you ask questions. This mural has me asking all of them, mainly variations of, “What in the ever-loving fuck am I looking at?”
May 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Good art makes you ask questions. This mural has me asking all of them, mainly variations of, “What in the ever-loving fuck am I looking at?”
I think I'm finally calling it.
Google (search) is dead (for me, at least).
Ten google searches using various terms.
Ten pages of results, all basically the same (paid ads or outdated "Top Ten" lists). Never found what I was looking for.
One question on ChatGPT:
Google (search) is dead (for me, at least).
Ten google searches using various terms.
Ten pages of results, all basically the same (paid ads or outdated "Top Ten" lists). Never found what I was looking for.
One question on ChatGPT:
May 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I think I'm finally calling it.
Google (search) is dead (for me, at least).
Ten google searches using various terms.
Ten pages of results, all basically the same (paid ads or outdated "Top Ten" lists). Never found what I was looking for.
One question on ChatGPT:
Google (search) is dead (for me, at least).
Ten google searches using various terms.
Ten pages of results, all basically the same (paid ads or outdated "Top Ten" lists). Never found what I was looking for.
One question on ChatGPT:
Movie you've watched more than six times using gifs.
("Hard mode" no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LoTR)
("Hard mode" no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LoTR)
April 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times using gifs.
("Hard mode" no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LoTR)
("Hard mode" no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LoTR)
My new cookie jar. Craigslist free cottonwood log. Beeswax and mineral oil finish. #woodworking #woodturning
February 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My new cookie jar. Craigslist free cottonwood log. Beeswax and mineral oil finish. #woodworking #woodturning
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Sure, peeling the plastic off a new screen is great, but have you ever tried turning green wood with a freshly sharpened gouge? #woodworking #woodturning
December 21, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Sure, peeling the plastic off a new screen is great, but have you ever tried turning green wood with a freshly sharpened gouge? #woodworking #woodturning
Enjoying a leftover Thanksgiving ham sandwich, reveling in one of the unsung joys of adulthood: eating - or not eating - whatever you want whenever you want, whether that's a three-tiered birthday cake on a random Tuesday or shitty bird meat on the fourth Thursday in November.
December 6, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Enjoying a leftover Thanksgiving ham sandwich, reveling in one of the unsung joys of adulthood: eating - or not eating - whatever you want whenever you want, whether that's a three-tiered birthday cake on a random Tuesday or shitty bird meat on the fourth Thursday in November.
Aspen log snowman. 12" tall. Beeswax finish. #woodworking #woodturning
December 2, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Aspen log snowman. 12" tall. Beeswax finish. #woodworking #woodturning
Turned these two little oak Christmas trees as card cappers for the holiday poker season. Approximately 3" tall. #woodworking
December 1, 2024 at 2:27 AM
Turned these two little oak Christmas trees as card cappers for the holiday poker season. Approximately 3" tall. #woodworking
I just saw a kid's birthday cake with the name "Kylo" written on it and an "8" candle, in case you needed a reminder today of how time flies.
November 28, 2024 at 1:45 AM
I just saw a kid's birthday cake with the name "Kylo" written on it and an "8" candle, in case you needed a reminder today of how time flies.
People call this place an echo chamber.
Echo chamber?! Ha! I'll have you know there are some #woodworking folks here who actually believe a box joint is superior to a half lap!
Oh, you mean echo chamber as in, "notably devoid of forced engagement with shit people?"
Yeah, it is a bit that.
Echo chamber?! Ha! I'll have you know there are some #woodworking folks here who actually believe a box joint is superior to a half lap!
Oh, you mean echo chamber as in, "notably devoid of forced engagement with shit people?"
Yeah, it is a bit that.
November 22, 2024 at 10:55 PM
People call this place an echo chamber.
Echo chamber?! Ha! I'll have you know there are some #woodworking folks here who actually believe a box joint is superior to a half lap!
Oh, you mean echo chamber as in, "notably devoid of forced engagement with shit people?"
Yeah, it is a bit that.
Echo chamber?! Ha! I'll have you know there are some #woodworking folks here who actually believe a box joint is superior to a half lap!
Oh, you mean echo chamber as in, "notably devoid of forced engagement with shit people?"
Yeah, it is a bit that.
"Express" toll lanes should have an SLA. 1% discount for every mile per hour traffic flows below the speed limit. A complete stop should be free for that toll segment.
November 21, 2024 at 1:25 AM
"Express" toll lanes should have an SLA. 1% discount for every mile per hour traffic flows below the speed limit. A complete stop should be free for that toll segment.
Reposted by Randy Slavey
The copilots will continue until morale improves
November 19, 2024 at 4:38 PM
The copilots will continue until morale improves
When I get an auto reply using the word, "thrilled," like, "We're thrilled to welcome you to our [mundane business task like time entry or expense reporting] online portal," I imagine five old accountants doing the Jonah Hill excited scream each time a new user logs in.
It helps pass the day.
It helps pass the day.
November 18, 2024 at 11:06 PM
When I get an auto reply using the word, "thrilled," like, "We're thrilled to welcome you to our [mundane business task like time entry or expense reporting] online portal," I imagine five old accountants doing the Jonah Hill excited scream each time a new user logs in.
It helps pass the day.
It helps pass the day.
Turned this little Christmas tree to play around with adding dye to the finishing oil. Came out...okay. #woodworking #woodturning
November 15, 2024 at 12:58 AM
Turned this little Christmas tree to play around with adding dye to the finishing oil. Came out...okay. #woodworking #woodturning
Called out a vendor's sales rep for using a disability in a derogatory manner and got back the rare, "sorry if you were offended," and, "I have [disability] friends," both in the same single-sentence reply.
Yep, drop all training. #dei has been solved.
Yep, drop all training. #dei has been solved.
November 5, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Called out a vendor's sales rep for using a disability in a derogatory manner and got back the rare, "sorry if you were offended," and, "I have [disability] friends," both in the same single-sentence reply.
Yep, drop all training. #dei has been solved.
Yep, drop all training. #dei has been solved.
Another spalted cottonwood fruit bowl. I'm getting better at consistent wall thickness. Oil and wax finish. #woodworking #woodturning
October 22, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Another spalted cottonwood fruit bowl. I'm getting better at consistent wall thickness. Oil and wax finish. #woodworking #woodturning
My new favorite piece. The grain in this cottonwood is just incredible. Chatoyance through the roof. Turned it over to wax it, and it even works great upside down (although had I known that, I would've put more effort into finishing the bottom)
#woodworking #woodturning #turning
#woodworking #woodturning #turning
August 26, 2024 at 9:37 PM
My new favorite piece. The grain in this cottonwood is just incredible. Chatoyance through the roof. Turned it over to wax it, and it even works great upside down (although had I known that, I would've put more effort into finishing the bottom)
#woodworking #woodturning #turning
#woodworking #woodturning #turning
This 30" floor vase had the dubious distinction of being my favorite piece I've ever done...for all of maybe 4 hours. (See next post)
Thanks, random Craigslist person who didn't chunk up your downed tree into firewood sized pieces before posting it for free.
#woodworking #turning #woodturning
Thanks, random Craigslist person who didn't chunk up your downed tree into firewood sized pieces before posting it for free.
#woodworking #turning #woodturning
August 26, 2024 at 9:15 PM
This 30" floor vase had the dubious distinction of being my favorite piece I've ever done...for all of maybe 4 hours. (See next post)
Thanks, random Craigslist person who didn't chunk up your downed tree into firewood sized pieces before posting it for free.
#woodworking #turning #woodturning
Thanks, random Craigslist person who didn't chunk up your downed tree into firewood sized pieces before posting it for free.
#woodworking #turning #woodturning
Crazy clouds in the Rocky Mountains this weekend. I can never remember what they're called, and I can't remember which author I follow is the cloud guy, @philplait.bsky.social or @scalzi.com
August 19, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Crazy clouds in the Rocky Mountains this weekend. I can never remember what they're called, and I can't remember which author I follow is the cloud guy, @philplait.bsky.social or @scalzi.com
Another spalted cottonwood bowl. Enjoying being able to make larger items since getting my chainsaw. #woodworking #turning
July 25, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Another spalted cottonwood bowl. Enjoying being able to make larger items since getting my chainsaw. #woodworking #turning