David "No Nickname" Merritts
@rutegar.bsky.social
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Time to get those Beats by Dole
In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud
In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud — 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't,' notes the experiment creator
Who knew listening to a banana sounded so good?
www.tomshardware.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Time to get those Beats by Dole
February 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Five jobs I've had:
1) Book warehouse Stocker
2) Factory assembly line
3) Video store Assistant Manager
4) Call Center tech support
5) Programmer
1) Book warehouse Stocker
2) Factory assembly line
3) Video store Assistant Manager
4) Call Center tech support
5) Programmer
Five jobs I've had:
1) Stop & Shop clerk
2) Record store manager
3) Book store receiver
4) Research assistant at BEBR (UF's Bureau of Economic & Business Research -- & as a Justin jajaja)
5) Sports journo
1) Stop & Shop clerk
2) Record store manager
3) Book store receiver
4) Research assistant at BEBR (UF's Bureau of Economic & Business Research -- & as a Justin jajaja)
5) Sports journo
1) Record store manager
2) Video store manager
3) CVS assistant manager
4) Lead A&R/Chief Creative Officer
5) Record label owner
BONUS: Journalist/writer/author
2) Video store manager
3) CVS assistant manager
4) Lead A&R/Chief Creative Officer
5) Record label owner
BONUS: Journalist/writer/author
January 30, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Five jobs I've had:
1) Book warehouse Stocker
2) Factory assembly line
3) Video store Assistant Manager
4) Call Center tech support
5) Programmer
1) Book warehouse Stocker
2) Factory assembly line
3) Video store Assistant Manager
4) Call Center tech support
5) Programmer
Who is your all-time favorite fictional driver?
January 18, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Who is your all-time favorite fictional driver?
Luuuuuuuuuuuke
Whether with the Celtics or #Spurs, Luke Kornet’s antics and jokes have left his teammates in stitches.
“I love comedy,” he told me.
On how the big man has delivered big laughs in his NBA career.
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
“I love comedy,” he told me.
On how the big man has delivered big laughs in his NBA career.
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
How Luke Kornet is using his sharp sense of humor to help carve role with Spurs
The center returns to Boston as a key contributor with a well-earned reputation for keeping teammates in stitches with his sense of humor and comedic timing.
www.expressnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Luuuuuuuuuuuke
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains
December 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains
you can learn a lot from a person's favorite muppet
December 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
you can learn a lot from a person's favorite muppet
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
December 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
December 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Incredible range. There is an art to making movies that people love.
Side note, he was great pairings with Sorkin, A Few Good Men and The American President.
Side note, he was great pairings with Sorkin, A Few Good Men and The American President.
In an eight-year span, Rob Reiner made This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally ..., Misery and A Few Good Men. Talk about range. Some of the most rewatchable movies ever made. RIP
December 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Incredible range. There is an art to making movies that people love.
Side note, he was great pairings with Sorkin, A Few Good Men and The American President.
Side note, he was great pairings with Sorkin, A Few Good Men and The American President.
As a species we've been around a few hundred thousand years. We have a current population over 8 billion. There have probably been north of 90 billion humans over time. If you can't imagine how to do this without ChatGPT, it would seem that you are the defect.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
As a species we've been around a few hundred thousand years. We have a current population over 8 billion. There have probably been north of 90 billion humans over time. If you can't imagine how to do this without ChatGPT, it would seem that you are the defect.
The four Heisman Trophy finalists:
Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love
Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza
Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia
Ohio State QB Julian Sayin
Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love
Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza
Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia
Ohio State QB Julian Sayin
December 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Good stuff from Luke
Luke Kornet blocks Franz Wagner at the buzzer to preserve the Spurs win
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Good stuff from Luke
Reposted by David "No Nickname" Merritts
NEW: At Vanderbilt, Clark Lea has done what couldn't be done.
Credit to him for that. And, now, for staying to build on it.
www.tennessean.com/story/sports...
Credit to him for that. And, now, for staying to build on it.
www.tennessean.com/story/sports...
At Vanderbilt, Clark Lea has done what couldn't be done | Estes
What's happening now, Clark Lea predicted years ago that it would happen at Vanderbilt. Credit to him for doing it. And for staying.
www.tennessean.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
NEW: At Vanderbilt, Clark Lea has done what couldn't be done.
Credit to him for that. And, now, for staying to build on it.
www.tennessean.com/story/sports...
Credit to him for that. And, now, for staying to build on it.
www.tennessean.com/story/sports...
VMBB wins the Battle4Atlantis
VWBB wins the Paradise Jam
VUFB beats UTjr to get to 10 wins
Great weekend
VWBB wins the Paradise Jam
VUFB beats UTjr to get to 10 wins
Great weekend
SOURCES: Vanderbilt and coach Clark Lea have agreed to a new six-year deal, keeping the coach around, @theathletic.com learned.
Lea is 16-8 over the last two years at his alma mater. (ESPN first reported)
More: www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
Lea is 16-8 over the last two years at his alma mater. (ESPN first reported)
More: www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
November 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
VMBB wins the Battle4Atlantis
VWBB wins the Paradise Jam
VUFB beats UTjr to get to 10 wins
Great weekend
VWBB wins the Paradise Jam
VUFB beats UTjr to get to 10 wins
Great weekend
SOURCES: Vanderbilt and coach Clark Lea have agreed to a new six-year deal, keeping the coach around, @theathletic.com learned.
Lea is 16-8 over the last two years at his alma mater. (ESPN first reported)
More: www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
Lea is 16-8 over the last two years at his alma mater. (ESPN first reported)
More: www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
Vanderbilt gives Clark Lea raise and extension amid historic Commodores season: Source
After going 9-27 in his first three years at Vanderbilt, Clark Lea is 16-8 since the start of the 2024 season.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"You’ll be visited by three spirits”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"You’ll be visited by three spirits”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
“I don't care what anyone says, I like that movie” 🎥
What Dreams May Come (1998)
What Dreams May Come (1998)
November 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“I don't care what anyone says, I like that movie” 🎥
What Dreams May Come (1998)
What Dreams May Come (1998)
I suspect the two glasses do not count. Nevertheless, my NBA "cups":
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I suspect the two glasses do not count. Nevertheless, my NBA "cups":
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Nards Gummy Clusters
Nards Gummy Clusters
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
S&Ms
S&Ms
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
KitCat
KitCat
October 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Nards Gummy Clusters
Nards Gummy Clusters
Struggling to figure out how to dress up as "sexy Chinese near me".
Your Halloween costume is “sexy” + the last thing you googled
Sexy what time is baseball
Sexy what time is baseball
Your Halloween costume is “sexy” + the last thing you googled
Sexy Sonoma Coast Camping
Sexy Sonoma Coast Camping
October 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Struggling to figure out how to dress up as "sexy Chinese near me".
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
10 horror movies to get to know me by:
28 Days Later (2002)
Alien (1979)
Audition (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
Get Out (2017)
Halloween (1978)
The Mist (2007)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
The Thing (1982)
28 Days Later (2002)
Alien (1979)
Audition (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
Get Out (2017)
Halloween (1978)
The Mist (2007)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
The Thing (1982)
10 horror movies to get to know me by
💀 The Descent (2005)
💀 The Conjuring (2013)
💀 Event Horizon (1997)
💀 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
💀 Session 9 (2001)
💀 Misery (1990)
💀 Audition (1999)
💀 The Haunting (1963)
💀 The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
💀 A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
💀 The Descent (2005)
💀 The Conjuring (2013)
💀 Event Horizon (1997)
💀 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
💀 Session 9 (2001)
💀 Misery (1990)
💀 Audition (1999)
💀 The Haunting (1963)
💀 The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
💀 A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
10 horror movies to get to know me by
💀 Psycho (1960)
💀 Rosemary's Baby (1968)
💀 The Exorcist (1973)
💀 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
💀 The Beyond (1981)
💀 The Evil Dead (1981)
💀 Return of the Living Dead (1985)
💀 Hellraiser (1987)
💀 Braindead (1992)
💀 Ringu (1998)
Hard to pick!
💀 Psycho (1960)
💀 Rosemary's Baby (1968)
💀 The Exorcist (1973)
💀 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
💀 The Beyond (1981)
💀 The Evil Dead (1981)
💀 Return of the Living Dead (1985)
💀 Hellraiser (1987)
💀 Braindead (1992)
💀 Ringu (1998)
Hard to pick!
October 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
10 horror movies to get to know me by:
28 Days Later (2002)
Alien (1979)
Audition (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
Get Out (2017)
Halloween (1978)
The Mist (2007)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
The Thing (1982)
28 Days Later (2002)
Alien (1979)
Audition (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
Get Out (2017)
Halloween (1978)
The Mist (2007)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
The Thing (1982)
Today's earworm: youtu.be/77wNujaN0x8?...
Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears - Theme Song | Disney+ Throwbacks | Disney+
YouTube video by Walt Disney Studios Canada
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October 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Today's earworm: youtu.be/77wNujaN0x8?...