Richard K
@rkemb.bsky.social
A company for carrying out an undertaking of great advantage, but nobody to know what it is.
Not watching this unless it goes goes full Running Man.
Sir Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood will reunite as Gandalf and Frodo in ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM’
Production will begin in May.
(via: Gollumgram)
Production will begin in May.
(via: Gollumgram)
January 6, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Not watching this unless it goes goes full Running Man.
Go on lads, rooting for you.
January 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Go on lads, rooting for you.
Just a boy, standing in front of his fridge in the middle of the night, pleading with it to please open its door.
Samsung upgrades its Family Hub refrigerators with AI features, such as voice control to open and close the door and Gemini-powered AI Vision to track inventory (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)
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Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 5, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Just a boy, standing in front of his fridge in the middle of the night, pleading with it to please open its door.
Reading the legend of the Ulm Sparrow and people really do like to boast about how daft they were on the past don't they?
January 4, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Reading the legend of the Ulm Sparrow and people really do like to boast about how daft they were on the past don't they?
This is a blind and narrow view of patriotism leads you: thinking it's more important to protect the troops than to protect the constitution and rule of law.
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
January 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
This is a blind and narrow view of patriotism leads you: thinking it's more important to protect the troops than to protect the constitution and rule of law.
Hey, Elon, heard of Cybersyn?
"Hey, Elon, we want you and your dweeb mates to go and run Venezuela. No, we won't be sending any soldiers to help"
January 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Hey, Elon, heard of Cybersyn?
A couple of little misericord guys.
January 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
A couple of little misericord guys.
Lily Allen, Not Fair (2008)
January 3, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Lily Allen, Not Fair (2008)
Just unsure exactly which of Musk's businesses has become wildly more successful at selling goods or services in 2025...?
This is why they want us talking about day care centers and $500 boots.
January 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Just unsure exactly which of Musk's businesses has become wildly more successful at selling goods or services in 2025...?
I feel that this is because a lot of people are there to either broadcast, and/or interact with a small group of people they already know, and Twitter provides the tool they already use to do this.
And yet, an incredible number of our academic, policy, and media colleagues continue to spend all of their time there, every day. One cannot but help draw conclusions.
Time to get off X and disassociate yourself from this
January 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I feel that this is because a lot of people are there to either broadcast, and/or interact with a small group of people they already know, and Twitter provides the tool they already use to do this.
Still annoyed that wood pigeons and wigeons are different birds.
My first bird of the year 2026 is:
Wood pigeon
Wood pigeon
January 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Still annoyed that wood pigeons and wigeons are different birds.
My wife once used an outhouse in Australia with a frog in it. When she casually mentioned this to the hosts, they replied, "Yes, always check for the frog. If the frog's gone, it means there's a snake."
once I used a outhouse in Mexico with a rattlesnake in it
Y’all ever walk into a public restroom and immediately whisper “Jesus Christ”
January 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
My wife once used an outhouse in Australia with a frog in it. When she casually mentioned this to the hosts, they replied, "Yes, always check for the frog. If the frog's gone, it means there's a snake."
My name is Oxymandias, King of Kings:
I hope this engraving finds you well
I hope this engraving finds you well
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
(No worries if not!!)
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
(No worries if not!!)
January 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
My name is Oxymandias, King of Kings:
I hope this engraving finds you well
I hope this engraving finds you well
what
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
what
Reposted by Richard K
Okay, might as well get this started.
It's January 1, which means, as I'm sure you all know, that there's a whole new bunch of characters who have entered the public domain. This time around, it's characters created in 1930.
The following is a list of pulp & pulpy characters now in the p.d.
1/
It's January 1, which means, as I'm sure you all know, that there's a whole new bunch of characters who have entered the public domain. This time around, it's characters created in 1930.
The following is a list of pulp & pulpy characters now in the p.d.
1/
January 1, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Okay, might as well get this started.
It's January 1, which means, as I'm sure you all know, that there's a whole new bunch of characters who have entered the public domain. This time around, it's characters created in 1930.
The following is a list of pulp & pulpy characters now in the p.d.
1/
It's January 1, which means, as I'm sure you all know, that there's a whole new bunch of characters who have entered the public domain. This time around, it's characters created in 1930.
The following is a list of pulp & pulpy characters now in the p.d.
1/
Finally putting people who know about time management in charge.
January 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Finally putting people who know about time management in charge.
Setting up a blacksmithy, just to anneal something
doing the first lesbian kiss on a British TV show, just to Friel something
Hitting metal bars with a small hammer, just to glockenspiel something
January 1, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Setting up a blacksmithy, just to anneal something
New place to visit on the list:
This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world
YouTube video by Tom Scott
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 10:17 AM
New place to visit on the list:
In a surprise late entry it turns out that Die Hard is also a Shakespeare adaptation.
December 31, 2025 at 8:12 AM
In a surprise late entry it turns out that Die Hard is also a Shakespeare adaptation.
Reposted by Richard K
some old sweets (kashi) i found in Japan from a cement manufacturer, assumedly before the transliteration of "cement" was standardised
December 31, 2025 at 12:58 AM
some old sweets (kashi) i found in Japan from a cement manufacturer, assumedly before the transliteration of "cement" was standardised
Ah yes, a naked child Christ riding a goat and drinking a beer, the true Christmas spirit.
December 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Ah yes, a naked child Christ riding a goat and drinking a beer, the true Christmas spirit.
Can't help thinking that mixing pins and space suits isn't a good idea but then I'm not a rocket scientist.
Today's research into pioneering astronauts has led me to this:
The Silver Snoopy award is a special honour awarded to NASA employees for outstanding achievements related to human flight safety or mission success.
The award consists of a sterling silver lapel pin, worn during a mission.
The Silver Snoopy award is a special honour awarded to NASA employees for outstanding achievements related to human flight safety or mission success.
The award consists of a sterling silver lapel pin, worn during a mission.
December 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Can't help thinking that mixing pins and space suits isn't a good idea but then I'm not a rocket scientist.