Elrond Hubbard🌈
@shoogle.bsky.social
• Gen X and exhausted, y'all
• What's that blue thing doing here?
• What's that blue thing doing here?
This year I managed to shoo it out the kitchen window with minimal fuss. A few spramps with a water bottle will do it.
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This year I managed to shoo it out the kitchen window with minimal fuss. A few spramps with a water bottle will do it.
Oh noes! Both #Fortnite AND #Roblox were down? How are our kids supposed to get their full daily dosage of gamified brain rot??
Amazon Web Services struggling to recover from global web outages
Amazon Web Services outages had knocked many global websites and apps offline, including Signal, Coinbase and Robinhood.
www.aljazeera.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"The Rubik's Cube has been reimagined as a $299 tech gadget featuring 24 mini IPS screens, a gyroscope, accelerometer, speakers, and Bluetooth connectivity."
This world has lost its goddamn mind. Does *everything* have to be enshittified?
#StupidTech #Enshittification
This world has lost its goddamn mind. Does *everything* have to be enshittified?
#StupidTech #Enshittification
Rubik's Cube Gets a $299 Update, Complete With IPS Screens and Its Own Apps - Slashdot
The Rubik's Cube has been reimagined as a $299 tech gadget featuring 24 mini IPS screens, a gyroscope, accelerometer, speakers, and Bluetooth connectivity. Called the WOWCube, it runs its own "CubiOS"...
games.slashdot.org
October 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
"The Rubik's Cube has been reimagined as a $299 tech gadget featuring 24 mini IPS screens, a gyroscope, accelerometer, speakers, and Bluetooth connectivity."
This world has lost its goddamn mind. Does *everything* have to be enshittified?
#StupidTech #Enshittification
This world has lost its goddamn mind. Does *everything* have to be enshittified?
#StupidTech #Enshittification
I fondly remember the #rapture of 2011. Here's what was left, it happened while we were in a hotel in Portland, OR. I don't know who took the picture, so I'm assuming it was a miracle. Anyway, they quickly sent us both back for some reason... Maybe it's the gay thing? Oh well. Maybe today's the day!
September 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I fondly remember the #rapture of 2011. Here's what was left, it happened while we were in a hotel in Portland, OR. I don't know who took the picture, so I'm assuming it was a miracle. Anyway, they quickly sent us both back for some reason... Maybe it's the gay thing? Oh well. Maybe today's the day!
In the mood for some classic kitsch tonight. I do appreciate it musically, but it's hard to separate it from the kitsch...which I also enjoy!
I believe is the album that spawned a brilliant 70s electro-disco cover of "Firecracker" by #YellowMagicOrchestra.
#MartinDenny #Exotica
I believe is the album that spawned a brilliant 70s electro-disco cover of "Firecracker" by #YellowMagicOrchestra.
#MartinDenny #Exotica
September 14, 2025 at 5:54 AM
In the mood for some classic kitsch tonight. I do appreciate it musically, but it's hard to separate it from the kitsch...which I also enjoy!
I believe is the album that spawned a brilliant 70s electro-disco cover of "Firecracker" by #YellowMagicOrchestra.
#MartinDenny #Exotica
I believe is the album that spawned a brilliant 70s electro-disco cover of "Firecracker" by #YellowMagicOrchestra.
#MartinDenny #Exotica
My husband always gives me the sweetest birthday cards.
August 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
My husband always gives me the sweetest birthday cards.
I feel this more than I've felt most things this last couple of years.
#fuckai #enshittification
youtu.be/jjGbGREMdU4?...
#fuckai #enshittification
youtu.be/jjGbGREMdU4?...
What Being Online Is Like Now • Complimentary TV
YouTube video by Complimentary TV
youtu.be
August 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I feel this more than I've felt most things this last couple of years.
#fuckai #enshittification
youtu.be/jjGbGREMdU4?...
#fuckai #enshittification
youtu.be/jjGbGREMdU4?...
I've started blocking accounts with 20K+ followers AND following, because they tend to just be engagement farming. Their politics don't matter, I just block 'em on principle.
Now I see they've started blocking ME, someone with 50-ish followers and maybe 1-2 posts/month. 😂 It's soooo dumb.
Now I see they've started blocking ME, someone with 50-ish followers and maybe 1-2 posts/month. 😂 It's soooo dumb.
July 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I've started blocking accounts with 20K+ followers AND following, because they tend to just be engagement farming. Their politics don't matter, I just block 'em on principle.
Now I see they've started blocking ME, someone with 50-ish followers and maybe 1-2 posts/month. 😂 It's soooo dumb.
Now I see they've started blocking ME, someone with 50-ish followers and maybe 1-2 posts/month. 😂 It's soooo dumb.
May 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Reposted by Elrond Hubbard🌈
Your best friend is waiting for you to rescue them from their current situation.
#dogsky
#catsky
#adoptashelterpetday
#dogsky
#catsky
#adoptashelterpetday
April 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Your best friend is waiting for you to rescue them from their current situation.
#dogsky
#catsky
#adoptashelterpetday
#dogsky
#catsky
#adoptashelterpetday
I usually mute vs. block, but lately I've started blocking certain accounts that follow many thousands of others...because they just seem fishy. One that just followed me also follows 550 THOUSAND others. Nope, I don't need this #EngagementFarming bullshit.
April 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I usually mute vs. block, but lately I've started blocking certain accounts that follow many thousands of others...because they just seem fishy. One that just followed me also follows 550 THOUSAND others. Nope, I don't need this #EngagementFarming bullshit.
I took some video (about 40 mins worth!) at last Friday's #KylieMinogue show here in Seattle, and it's now on YouTube. She really puts on a feckin' good show.
youtu.be/4TJ4YKjALTE
youtu.be/4TJ4YKjALTE
Kylie Minogue - April 25, 2025 (Seattle, WA)
YouTube video by Baron Lanchausen
youtu.be
April 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I took some video (about 40 mins worth!) at last Friday's #KylieMinogue show here in Seattle, and it's now on YouTube. She really puts on a feckin' good show.
youtu.be/4TJ4YKjALTE
youtu.be/4TJ4YKjALTE
Oh, look: there's some talk about possibly impeaching Donny Dollhands. Because it worked so well the last 2 times...and he paid *such* a high price for it, with alllll those really heavy consequences.🙄 Yeah...let's go through all that again, on this guy the Supreme Court practically crowned a king.
April 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Oh, look: there's some talk about possibly impeaching Donny Dollhands. Because it worked so well the last 2 times...and he paid *such* a high price for it, with alllll those really heavy consequences.🙄 Yeah...let's go through all that again, on this guy the Supreme Court practically crowned a king.
So... they're cracking down on 90% of their "content", hmmm?
Facebook cracks down on spammy content by cutting reach and monetization
Facebook cracks down on spammy content by cutting reach and monetization
Facebook will begin lowering the reach of accounts sharing spammy content and making them ineligible for monetization, Meta announced on Thursday. The company is also increasing efforts to remove Facebook accounts that coordinate fake engagement and impersonate others, it says. The move comes as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has promised a return to “OG Facebook.” […]
tcrn.ch
April 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
So... they're cracking down on 90% of their "content", hmmm?
Ugh. I haven't bothered with #MetaThreads and this guarantees I never will.
www.engadget.com/big-tech/met...
www.engadget.com/big-tech/met...
Meta expands ads to Threads users in over 30 countries
More people worldwide will be seeing ads on Threads in the future.
www.engadget.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Ugh. I haven't bothered with #MetaThreads and this guarantees I never will.
www.engadget.com/big-tech/met...
www.engadget.com/big-tech/met...
After a sleepless night, my mood is brightened by some coffee and #CityPop. I have no idea what the lyrics are, and that's fine... It's the breezy (and sometimes cheesy) 70s/80s vibe I'm after! 🎶
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
YouTube Music
With the YouTube Music app, enjoy over 100 million songs at your fingertips, plus albums, playlists, remixes, music videos, live performances, covers, and hard-to-find music you can’t get anywhere els...
music.youtube.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
After a sleepless night, my mood is brightened by some coffee and #CityPop. I have no idea what the lyrics are, and that's fine... It's the breezy (and sometimes cheesy) 70s/80s vibe I'm after! 🎶
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Last week the company I work for announced that it's going to outsource 3 entire departments to India, including mine. Apparently decades of experience and knowledge can't compete with a killer $$$ deal with Cognizant. They announced it during our Ethics Week, too. Cool, cool....
April 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Last week the company I work for announced that it's going to outsource 3 entire departments to India, including mine. Apparently decades of experience and knowledge can't compete with a killer $$$ deal with Cognizant. They announced it during our Ethics Week, too. Cool, cool....
Why, this is a *shocking* outcome that absolutely nobody could have *ever* predicted! 🙄 #AI #GarbageInGarbageOut
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/w...
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/w...
Russia seeds chatbots with lies. Any bad actor could game AI the same way
In their race to push out new versions with more capability, AI companies leave users vulnerable to “LLM grooming” efforts that promote bogus information.
www.detroitnews.com
April 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Why, this is a *shocking* outcome that absolutely nobody could have *ever* predicted! 🙄 #AI #GarbageInGarbageOut
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/w...
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/w...
When I was around 10, I got a birthday card from a friend who was in all the "gifted" classes. He had scrawled "HAPPY BITHDAY" on it. My mom was super snarky about it: "Oh, he's sooo gifted!" I never forgot how funny it was. I even told this story at her funeral. 😀 Thanks for the gift of snark, mom!
What's your sign:
April 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
When I was around 10, I got a birthday card from a friend who was in all the "gifted" classes. He had scrawled "HAPPY BITHDAY" on it. My mom was super snarky about it: "Oh, he's sooo gifted!" I never forgot how funny it was. I even told this story at her funeral. 😀 Thanks for the gift of snark, mom!
The scourge of AI slop has been invading our already-problematic music streaming services. And why not? Everything else is already infested with AI garbage...
www.reuters.com/technology/a...
www.reuters.com/technology/a...
AI-generated music accounts for 18% of all tracks uploaded to Deezer
About 18% of songs uploaded to Deezer are fully generated by AI, the French streaming platform said on Wednesday, underscoring the technology's growing use amid copyright risks and concerns about fair payouts to artists.
www.reuters.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The scourge of AI slop has been invading our already-problematic music streaming services. And why not? Everything else is already infested with AI garbage...
www.reuters.com/technology/a...
www.reuters.com/technology/a...
April 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Turns out #BlackMirror is fucking with our minds even more than we thought. This is so *wild*!
thetab.com/2025/04/11/n...
(And if this is another dumb internet hoax, I'll be super irritated...)
thetab.com/2025/04/11/n...
(And if this is another dumb internet hoax, I'll be super irritated...)
Netflix is airing different versions of Black Mirror’s Bête Noire and people have proof
My head is going to explode
thetab.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Turns out #BlackMirror is fucking with our minds even more than we thought. This is so *wild*!
thetab.com/2025/04/11/n...
(And if this is another dumb internet hoax, I'll be super irritated...)
thetab.com/2025/04/11/n...
(And if this is another dumb internet hoax, I'll be super irritated...)
I spotted this amazing photo of Mr. Peanutbutter in the background of a #BojackHorseman episode.
I honestly kinda want to print & frame it. 😀
I honestly kinda want to print & frame it. 😀
April 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I spotted this amazing photo of Mr. Peanutbutter in the background of a #BojackHorseman episode.
I honestly kinda want to print & frame it. 😀
I honestly kinda want to print & frame it. 😀
Reposted by Elrond Hubbard🌈
pro tip: if your government claims to have no money for children's heathcare but will eagerly waste millions on a gaudy military parade to stroke the fragile ego of a broken-inside president, you just might live in a shithole country
April 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
pro tip: if your government claims to have no money for children's heathcare but will eagerly waste millions on a gaudy military parade to stroke the fragile ego of a broken-inside president, you just might live in a shithole country
I don't know what's worse: the toxic "new atheism" of yesterday's tech douchebros, or the toxic Christianity of today's.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
Christianity Was “Borderline Illegal” in Silicon Valley. Now It’s the New Religion
Believers like Garry Tan are flipping the script in the venture capital world, making faith matter just as much as the ability to turn a fortune. Says one entrepreneur, “There are people that are leve...
www.vanityfair.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don't know what's worse: the toxic "new atheism" of yesterday's tech douchebros, or the toxic Christianity of today's.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...