R Francis Smith (he/him) 🇺🇦
@rfrancissmith.com
Systems analyst for academic department. Not as sexy as it sounds. Spouse is, though. We have adult kids. Because we're old.
https://linktr.ee/rfrancissmith
#D4DJ #RWBY #RvB #DoA #Marvel #Zelazny #SCA #LoTR #Linux #GNC #MUD #bringbackLJinterests
https://linktr.ee/rfrancissmith
#D4DJ #RWBY #RvB #DoA #Marvel #Zelazny #SCA #LoTR #Linux #GNC #MUD #bringbackLJinterests
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Welcome to new BlueSky pals. I am an American who strictly uses Celsius, which maybe should be in my profile as it seems to startle people. I like dogs, particularly ones that like me. My beard is basically white now. I have written programs in over 50 programming languages. I am in weekly therapy.
If you'd like to know what kind of nerd I am, and I can't imagine why you would, every time I encounter 週末 in my Japanese vocab drills I stop and say
a man standing on a stage with the words ladies and gentlemen written on the screen
Alt: "Ladies and gentlemen... the Weeknd", Daniel Craig, SNL, it's a meme
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
If you'd like to know what kind of nerd I am, and I can't imagine why you would, every time I encounter 週末 in my Japanese vocab drills I stop and say
Okay. So. My version of this. I'm a middle aged bald bearded sysadmin. I like anime and comics and science fiction and gaming. I own a steam deck and VR gear.
At some point I had to just say "welp, stereotypes come to be somehow" and remind myself that there are also ways I don't lean into that 1/2
At some point I had to just say "welp, stereotypes come to be somehow" and remind myself that there are also ways I don't lean into that 1/2
I was fourteen and started getting really fucking into Broadway cast albums and I remember taking maybe a day to say "Do I really want to be YET ANOTHER gay dude who loves musical theater?"
And then I decided "well, that's what I am, so fuck it" and it was the best decision I ever made
And then I decided "well, that's what I am, so fuck it" and it was the best decision I ever made
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Okay. So. My version of this. I'm a middle aged bald bearded sysadmin. I like anime and comics and science fiction and gaming. I own a steam deck and VR gear.
At some point I had to just say "welp, stereotypes come to be somehow" and remind myself that there are also ways I don't lean into that 1/2
At some point I had to just say "welp, stereotypes come to be somehow" and remind myself that there are also ways I don't lean into that 1/2
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
Having finished (for now) my depression bout from earlier I now appear to be in an extended anxiety attack. I have generalized anxiety disorder so this isn't exactly inexplicable but I'm still not a fan.
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Having finished (for now) my depression bout from earlier I now appear to be in an extended anxiety attack. I have generalized anxiety disorder so this isn't exactly inexplicable but I'm still not a fan.
We do not accept slopaganda. We do not use slopaganda.
November 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We do not accept slopaganda. We do not use slopaganda.
Reposted by R Francis Smith (he/him) 🇺🇦
Boycott Starbucks and Spotify, eat more Subway, got it I think
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Boycott Starbucks and Spotify, eat more Subway, got it I think
Reposted by R Francis Smith (he/him) 🇺🇦
Oh also - lawyers aren’t allowed to tell jurors this so i do:
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
Jury nullification imo
November 27, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Oh also - lawyers aren’t allowed to tell jurors this so i do:
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
“Jury nullification” is a fancy phrase that just means, “This jury decided not to convict and there’s nothing anyone can do about that.”
If we think a law is unjust or unjustly enforced, we can just not convict. We don’t need a reason.
Reposted by R Francis Smith (he/him) 🇺🇦
I'm here outside Speaker Johnson’s office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm here outside Speaker Johnson’s office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
Reposted by R Francis Smith (he/him) 🇺🇦
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
If you see this, post an anime you love
November 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
If you see this, post an anime you love
¡Feliz Día de los Muertos!
November 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
¡Feliz Día de los Muertos!
So our SCA (look it up) group has often held a newcomer fighting competition. The restriction is: you have to be willing to be in a newcomer tournament.
Same deal here. I would not (as my life is now) sign up for SNAP even if there were no other barrier to doing so, because I don't need it. Simple.
Same deal here. I would not (as my life is now) sign up for SNAP even if there were no other barrier to doing so, because I don't need it. Simple.
If you want or need SNAP benefits, literally the only barrier should be...signing up.
"But what about fraud?" My sibling in red, white, and blue, THE PENTAGON HASN'T PASSED AN AUDIT IN YEARS AND MONEY IS FAKE. I don't care if too many people have food assistance.
"But what about fraud?" My sibling in red, white, and blue, THE PENTAGON HASN'T PASSED AN AUDIT IN YEARS AND MONEY IS FAKE. I don't care if too many people have food assistance.
November 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
So our SCA (look it up) group has often held a newcomer fighting competition. The restriction is: you have to be willing to be in a newcomer tournament.
Same deal here. I would not (as my life is now) sign up for SNAP even if there were no other barrier to doing so, because I don't need it. Simple.
Same deal here. I would not (as my life is now) sign up for SNAP even if there were no other barrier to doing so, because I don't need it. Simple.
As a quick reminder to columnists, if you are bagging on someone for buying a pastry once a week, or owning a microwave oven, or some other totally low level comfort, you are being a terrible person and you need to reflect.
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
archive.ph/2TI8J
archive.ph/2TI8J
November 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
As a quick reminder to columnists, if you are bagging on someone for buying a pastry once a week, or owning a microwave oven, or some other totally low level comfort, you are being a terrible person and you need to reflect.
Feliz Día de los Angelitos
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Feliz Día de los Angelitos
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Sandy corn
Sandy corn
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Bitterfinger
Bitterfinger
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
S&Ms
S&Ms
October 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Sandy corn
Sandy corn
My insurance skeets ("here's my experience, which it turns out isn't bad at all compared to many") felt insensitive to me, although that was certainly not my intention, so anyway I deleted them.
October 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My insurance skeets ("here's my experience, which it turns out isn't bad at all compared to many") felt insensitive to me, although that was certainly not my intention, so anyway I deleted them.
"Let them eat [horribly overcooked] steak. With ketchup."
October 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
"Let them eat [horribly overcooked] steak. With ketchup."
I love (many) fan videos.
I do not love (any) AI slop.
I hope that clears things up.
I do not love (any) AI slop.
I hope that clears things up.
October 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I love (many) fan videos.
I do not love (any) AI slop.
I hope that clears things up.
I do not love (any) AI slop.
I hope that clears things up.
There I was minding my own business when suddenly I said "bow chika bow bow" exactly in the style of Lavernius Tucker and I don't know why either
October 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
There I was minding my own business when suddenly I said "bow chika bow bow" exactly in the style of Lavernius Tucker and I don't know why either
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From June Lockhart’s NY Times obit.
RIP to a real one.
RIP to a real one.
October 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
From June Lockhart’s NY Times obit.
RIP to a real one.
RIP to a real one.
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
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I haven't had the capacity to keep up with moderation lists for a bit, but this one is really obvious, so I'm stealing some energy from Future Me: a list for the extremely obvious wave of inauthentic accounts following today's newly-created US gov accounts
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I haven't had the capacity to keep up with moderation lists for a bit, but this one is really obvious, so I'm stealing some energy from Future Me: a list for the extremely obvious wave of inauthentic accounts following today's newly-created US gov accounts
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.
us06web.zoom.us
October 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...