RAruler
@raruler.bsky.social
Hey look, buddy. I'm an engineer, that means I solve problems.
Not problems like "What is beauty?", 'cause that would fall within the purview of your conundrums of philosophy.
I solve practical problems.
Not problems like "What is beauty?", 'cause that would fall within the purview of your conundrums of philosophy.
I solve practical problems.
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Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”
Philip Glass pulls world premiere from Kennedy Center
The pioneering composer announced that “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “Lincoln.”
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”
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The ocean freighting industry is woke now (the containers spell Renee, for Renee Good).
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 AM
The ocean freighting industry is woke now (the containers spell Renee, for Renee Good).
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
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Power Dolls (DOS, 1994)
January 27, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Power Dolls (DOS, 1994)
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It's extremely normal when your local media is doing a "Identify the gas canister the federal governments militia threw at you" piece.
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
It's extremely normal when your local media is doing a "Identify the gas canister the federal governments militia threw at you" piece.
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snowstorm is an awesome excuse to bake (shrimp) bread
January 26, 2026 at 1:01 AM
snowstorm is an awesome excuse to bake (shrimp) bread
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DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN: Damon Albarn we simply can't afford sunshine in a bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
DAMON ALBARN: jealousy rapper
DAMON ALBARN: jealousy rapper
November 10, 2024 at 1:00 AM
DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN: Damon Albarn we simply can't afford sunshine in a bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
DAMON ALBARN: jealousy rapper
DAMON ALBARN: jealousy rapper
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is $1.99 on GOG buff.ly/VMDXxpq
January 25, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is $1.99 on GOG buff.ly/VMDXxpq
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The idea that America needs to occupy Greenland because we actually care enough about native people and want to build oncology centers is enough to make your head fully explode
Waltz: "Denmark has ignored Greenland from a defense standpoint and they have ignored the Greenlandic native iniut people ... if you get a cancer diagnosis in Greenland right now, it's darn near a death sentence. Denmark has not invested in the way it should've over the years."
January 25, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The idea that America needs to occupy Greenland because we actually care enough about native people and want to build oncology centers is enough to make your head fully explode
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Jet Li has started a YouTube channel and it seems like his intention is “Jet Li wants to be your dad” and hell yes be all of our dads Jet Li
A message from Jet Li
YouTube video by Jet Li
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Jet Li has started a YouTube channel and it seems like his intention is “Jet Li wants to be your dad” and hell yes be all of our dads Jet Li
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Damn, even Sesame Street is scoring off me
January 20, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Damn, even Sesame Street is scoring off me
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The millennial's curse: Very online 30/40 somethings cannot write, talk, or make art without constantly trying to defy or (worse in some ways) outflank the scorn of an audience they will never know or see. If that curse has extended to how you interact with your kids, you're well and truly cooked
January 20, 2026 at 12:14 AM
The millennial's curse: Very online 30/40 somethings cannot write, talk, or make art without constantly trying to defy or (worse in some ways) outflank the scorn of an audience they will never know or see. If that curse has extended to how you interact with your kids, you're well and truly cooked
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MUST READ thread before Monday night's forecasted G4 / SEVERE geomagnetic storm. Auroras could be seen as far south as the U.S.-Mexico border at times. Widespread mid-latitude displays are possible. Here's what you need to know to have a successful aurora chase tonight! 🧵
#heliophysics #aurora
#heliophysics #aurora
January 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
MUST READ thread before Monday night's forecasted G4 / SEVERE geomagnetic storm. Auroras could be seen as far south as the U.S.-Mexico border at times. Widespread mid-latitude displays are possible. Here's what you need to know to have a successful aurora chase tonight! 🧵
#heliophysics #aurora
#heliophysics #aurora
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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
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For over a decade I have tied my shoes one specific way: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot. I learned it from Ian (aka Professor Shoelace) whose site is over two decades old. The knot has never failed me. I spoke with Ian about knots and the dangers of the modern internet. aftermath.site/ians-shoelac...
Ian's Is Still The Best Site For Tying Your Shoelaces
Ian's Shoelace Site has been teaching people to tie their shoes for more than two decades. His knots are wonderful. But it is vulnerable to the forces tearing the internet apart.
aftermath.site
January 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
For over a decade I have tied my shoes one specific way: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot. I learned it from Ian (aka Professor Shoelace) whose site is over two decades old. The knot has never failed me. I spoke with Ian about knots and the dangers of the modern internet. aftermath.site/ians-shoelac...
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Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
Gourmet Magazine
Gourmet is a worker-owned publication about food and the people who make and consume it.
gourmetmagazine.net
January 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
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Saw this in a video about grovehaus and turned to dust
![A screenshot of the Strange Aeons youtube video on Groverhaus. Behind her is a screenshot of the Something Awful thread's title, the the words 'doing it all DIY [56k no!]' highlighted. The caption mentions "...the final cost of the house renovation, which was $85,000."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2ahaokpaiqighhinyevw475p/bafkreif4zw7fbr75b3pwzmkvznji72cwl5v7brlyjtnxbsunceo6lxpvwy@jpeg)
![A screenshot of the Strange Aeons youtube video on Groverhaus. Behind her is a screenshot of the Something Awful thread's title, the the words 'doing it all DIY [56k no!]' highlighted. The caption says 'you can see the title of the post is still like' (youtube captions actually make the next bit a new line, meaning I had to take a new screenshot)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2ahaokpaiqighhinyevw475p/bafkreigqhg6mg4lxzi4qoz7lyw2isbkl7qyrexdp3fszfism6p6gisomgy@jpeg)
![A screenshot of the Strange Aeons youtube video on Groverhaus. Behind her is a screenshot of the Something Awful thread's title, the the words 'doing it all DIY [56k no!]' highlighted. The caption, continuing on from the previous image, says '...$50,000.' they have confused a warning for people on dial-up modems as a cost figure.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2ahaokpaiqighhinyevw475p/bafkreie352jmixamm7ye4cqgihry4dkef3pk3yo4x2ur2h5dsratqvb5di@jpeg)
May 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Saw this in a video about grovehaus and turned to dust
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POV: My Dog Kevin and I Put a CyberCurse on You for Your Unneighborly Behavior at the Woofin' Wonderland Dog Park
May 3, 2024 at 3:03 AM
POV: My Dog Kevin and I Put a CyberCurse on You for Your Unneighborly Behavior at the Woofin' Wonderland Dog Park
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rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
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I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers I did, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. No AI here--just Elastic Reality and painting. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/798775628
www.etsy.com/listing/798775628
January 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers I did, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. No AI here--just Elastic Reality and painting. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/798775628
www.etsy.com/listing/798775628
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Oh what a nice day for this news to drop
Wolfenstein 3 Is In The Works From Developers MachineGames
The team who's been behind the franchise since The New Order returns for the threequel
kotaku.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Oh what a nice day for this news to drop
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this one is called goose horse
January 6, 2026 at 10:55 PM
this one is called goose horse
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30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
www.sfgate.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine