Richard R
@richardr.bsky.social
He/him. Former academic nomad (west coast, east coast). Now happily settled in Minnesota. 2 great kids.
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Richard R
@richardr.bsky.social
· Oct 22
Richard's stupid thread of stuff to ignore
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“Only a judge can sentence you,” said Milo, who remembered reading that in one of his schoolbooks.
“Good point,” replied the policeman, taking off his cap and putting on a long black robe.
“Good point,” replied the policeman, taking off his cap and putting on a long black robe.
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“Only a judge can sentence you,” said Milo, who remembered reading that in one of his schoolbooks.
“Good point,” replied the policeman, taking off his cap and putting on a long black robe.
“Good point,” replied the policeman, taking off his cap and putting on a long black robe.
Bond is the same guy vs Bond is a codename should be settled by spy novel murder
Whichever side kills a member of the other by poison tipped umbrella first wins
Whichever side kills a member of the other by poison tipped umbrella first wins
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Bond is the same guy vs Bond is a codename should be settled by spy novel murder
Whichever side kills a member of the other by poison tipped umbrella first wins
Whichever side kills a member of the other by poison tipped umbrella first wins
Everyone's mad about The Deal but have you considered it's fatally wounded Bluesky?
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Everyone's mad about The Deal but have you considered it's fatally wounded Bluesky?
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“I am the Spelling Bee,” announced the Spelling Bee. “Don’t be alarmed—a-l-a-r-m-e-d.”
Milo, who was not overly fond of normal-sized bees, began to back away slowly.
“I can spell anything—a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g,” he boasted, testing his wings. “Try me, try me!”
“Can you spell ‘good-by’?”
Milo, who was not overly fond of normal-sized bees, began to back away slowly.
“I can spell anything—a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g,” he boasted, testing his wings. “Try me, try me!”
“Can you spell ‘good-by’?”
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“I am the Spelling Bee,” announced the Spelling Bee. “Don’t be alarmed—a-l-a-r-m-e-d.”
Milo, who was not overly fond of normal-sized bees, began to back away slowly.
“I can spell anything—a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g,” he boasted, testing his wings. “Try me, try me!”
“Can you spell ‘good-by’?”
Milo, who was not overly fond of normal-sized bees, began to back away slowly.
“I can spell anything—a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g,” he boasted, testing his wings. “Try me, try me!”
“Can you spell ‘good-by’?”
Star Wars hot take:
Transformers One is great and has both a hero's arc and a convincing fall into villainy and fits it all into a single 1hr 45min movie
Transformers One is great and has both a hero's arc and a convincing fall into villainy and fits it all into a single 1hr 45min movie
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Star Wars hot take:
Transformers One is great and has both a hero's arc and a convincing fall into villainy and fits it all into a single 1hr 45min movie
Transformers One is great and has both a hero's arc and a convincing fall into villainy and fits it all into a single 1hr 45min movie
Told my 6 yo about the sandworms of Arrakis and how they sense vibrations. He immediately asked if you could trick them and described a thumper.
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Told my 6 yo about the sandworms of Arrakis and how they sense vibrations. He immediately asked if you could trick them and described a thumper.
My toddler reviews places in Minneapolis:
"Banfroft School. It's beautiful. Taller than daddy."
"Banfroft School. It's beautiful. Taller than daddy."
November 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My toddler reviews places in Minneapolis:
"Banfroft School. It's beautiful. Taller than daddy."
"Banfroft School. It's beautiful. Taller than daddy."
Minneapolis nice: describe events in the most biased petty slanted way possible or don't say anything whatsoever
I can't take anyone seriously here because every story is so blatantly misleading and one-sided, or full of obvious holes
I can't take anyone seriously here because every story is so blatantly misleading and one-sided, or full of obvious holes
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Minneapolis nice: describe events in the most biased petty slanted way possible or don't say anything whatsoever
I can't take anyone seriously here because every story is so blatantly misleading and one-sided, or full of obvious holes
I can't take anyone seriously here because every story is so blatantly misleading and one-sided, or full of obvious holes
If Dick Cheney and Red Skull both wanted to team up with the Joker the Joker would only pull a gun on Red Skull
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
If Dick Cheney and Red Skull both wanted to team up with the Joker the Joker would only pull a gun on Red Skull
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It’s basically Deep Space Nine.
Hello welcome to bluesky. We have every kind of anti-government radical left of center, and also, baseball
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It’s basically Deep Space Nine.
My 6 yo son in response to something I said about Hoth:
"Well yeah, it's an ice planet"
"Well yeah, it's an ice planet"
November 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
My 6 yo son in response to something I said about Hoth:
"Well yeah, it's an ice planet"
"Well yeah, it's an ice planet"
2026: tiny skeletons
November 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
2026: tiny skeletons
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“Everybody thinks.”
“We don’t,” shouted the Lethargarians all at once. “And most of the time you don’t,” said a yellow one sitting in a daffodil.
“That’s why you’re here. You weren’t thinking, and you weren’t paying attention either. People who don’t pay attention often get stuck in the Doldrums.”
“We don’t,” shouted the Lethargarians all at once. “And most of the time you don’t,” said a yellow one sitting in a daffodil.
“That’s why you’re here. You weren’t thinking, and you weren’t paying attention either. People who don’t pay attention often get stuck in the Doldrums.”
November 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“Everybody thinks.”
“We don’t,” shouted the Lethargarians all at once. “And most of the time you don’t,” said a yellow one sitting in a daffodil.
“That’s why you’re here. You weren’t thinking, and you weren’t paying attention either. People who don’t pay attention often get stuck in the Doldrums.”
“We don’t,” shouted the Lethargarians all at once. “And most of the time you don’t,” said a yellow one sitting in a daffodil.
“That’s why you’re here. You weren’t thinking, and you weren’t paying attention either. People who don’t pay attention often get stuck in the Doldrums.”
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“The Doldrums, my young friend, are where nothing ever happens and nothing ever changes.”
“Allow me to introduce all of us,” the creature went on. “We are the Lethargarians, at your service.”
“Allow me to introduce all of us,” the creature went on. “We are the Lethargarians, at your service.”
October 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“The Doldrums, my young friend, are where nothing ever happens and nothing ever changes.”
“Allow me to introduce all of us,” the creature went on. “We are the Lethargarians, at your service.”
“Allow me to introduce all of us,” the creature went on. “We are the Lethargarians, at your service.”
Photos where people had red eyes. What was that about?
October 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Photos where people had red eyes. What was that about?
I heard a fake equation ages ago with perceived effort in denominator
Actual effort doesn't matter and nothing is cooler than when something seems effortless
Actual effort doesn't matter and nothing is cooler than when something seems effortless
I don’t know if I agree with this but what I would agree with is that you can’t maximin vote share if the electorate thinks you’re doing it with polls and spreadsheets
i don’t think you can maximin vote share with polls and spreadsheets, and i think it is a problem that the most prominent and influential political commentators right now are more devotees of data than experts in narrative
October 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I heard a fake equation ages ago with perceived effort in denominator
Actual effort doesn't matter and nothing is cooler than when something seems effortless
Actual effort doesn't matter and nothing is cooler than when something seems effortless
Leave Room For The Holy Spirit app that alarms if a man's phone is less than 18 inches from the phone of a woman not his wife
October 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Leave Room For The Holy Spirit app that alarms if a man's phone is less than 18 inches from the phone of a woman not his wife
We should strip away powers from the Presidency until Americans are comfortable giving it to a woman
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We should strip away powers from the Presidency until Americans are comfortable giving it to a woman
Show about a real human trapped in an AI-powered simulation, trying to avoid detection
An absurdist Gattaca, like they have to wear fake extra rubber fingers and talk in nonsense syllables
An absurdist Gattaca, like they have to wear fake extra rubber fingers and talk in nonsense syllables
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Show about a real human trapped in an AI-powered simulation, trying to avoid detection
An absurdist Gattaca, like they have to wear fake extra rubber fingers and talk in nonsense syllables
An absurdist Gattaca, like they have to wear fake extra rubber fingers and talk in nonsense syllables
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The funny thing about the invention of the wheel is the guy who invented it died penniless. It wasn't until much much later that pennies were invented
October 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The funny thing about the invention of the wheel is the guy who invented it died penniless. It wasn't until much much later that pennies were invented
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For lack of anything better to do, drove slowly up to the tollbooth. As he deposited his coin and rolled past he remarked wistfully, “I do hope this is an interesting game, otherwise the afternoon will be so terribly dull.”
October 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
For lack of anything better to do, drove slowly up to the tollbooth. As he deposited his coin and rolled past he remarked wistfully, “I do hope this is an interesting game, otherwise the afternoon will be so terribly dull.”
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SUCCESS!!! WOW!!
October 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
SUCCESS!!! WOW!!
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It costs nothing to say "these Dems believe the party should stand for X and I disagree"
Lying about the status and power of people within the party that you disagree with is coalition-breaking wrecker shit
Lying about the status and power of people within the party that you disagree with is coalition-breaking wrecker shit
October 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It costs nothing to say "these Dems believe the party should stand for X and I disagree"
Lying about the status and power of people within the party that you disagree with is coalition-breaking wrecker shit
Lying about the status and power of people within the party that you disagree with is coalition-breaking wrecker shit
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“And worst of all,” he continued sadly, “there’s nothing for me to do, nowhere I’d care to go, and hardly anything worth seeing.” He punctuated this last thought with such a deep sigh that a house sparrow singing nearby stopped and rushed home to be with his family.
October 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“And worst of all,” he continued sadly, “there’s nothing for me to do, nowhere I’d care to go, and hardly anything worth seeing.” He punctuated this last thought with such a deep sigh that a house sparrow singing nearby stopped and rushed home to be with his family.
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His thoughts darted eagerly about as everything looked new— and worth trying.
"Well, I would like to make another trip," he said, jumping to his feet; "but I really don't know when I'll have the time. There's just so much to do right here."
"Well, I would like to make another trip," he said, jumping to his feet; "but I really don't know when I'll have the time. There's just so much to do right here."
October 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
His thoughts darted eagerly about as everything looked new— and worth trying.
"Well, I would like to make another trip," he said, jumping to his feet; "but I really don't know when I'll have the time. There's just so much to do right here."
"Well, I would like to make another trip," he said, jumping to his feet; "but I really don't know when I'll have the time. There's just so much to do right here."