Tom Gehrke
@tomg.me
Artist. Nerd. Liberal. Atheist.
Proudly practicing the "Sin of Empathy."
he/him/they
Store - https://tomsart.store
Proudly practicing the "Sin of Empathy."
he/him/they
Store - https://tomsart.store
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Perfect timing. My Lego Smart Brick hands-on is free to read, just as I've updated it with something new I saw more recently.
(But please subscribe to The Verge, it's why I can have a job playing with gadgets!)
(But please subscribe to The Verge, it's why I can have a job playing with gadgets!)
Time for another round of free-to-read-for-today-only articles.
First up, we've got @seanhollister.bsky.social's hands-on experience with Lego's surprising Smart Brick:
First up, we've got @seanhollister.bsky.social's hands-on experience with Lego's surprising Smart Brick:
I played with the Lego Smart Brick
I get it now.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Perfect timing. My Lego Smart Brick hands-on is free to read, just as I've updated it with something new I saw more recently.
(But please subscribe to The Verge, it's why I can have a job playing with gadgets!)
(But please subscribe to The Verge, it's why I can have a job playing with gadgets!)
This is the only kind of preaching I want to hear. Crushed it. 🔥
January 10, 2026 at 1:05 AM
This is the only kind of preaching I want to hear. Crushed it. 🔥
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"Furtive Flamingo"
Hot off the presses. Look at this shy guy just trying to take a nap. I can identify.
#Art #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Birds #WhatHashtagsWork?
Hot off the presses. Look at this shy guy just trying to take a nap. I can identify.
#Art #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Birds #WhatHashtagsWork?
January 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"Furtive Flamingo"
Hot off the presses. Look at this shy guy just trying to take a nap. I can identify.
#Art #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Birds #WhatHashtagsWork?
Hot off the presses. Look at this shy guy just trying to take a nap. I can identify.
#Art #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Birds #WhatHashtagsWork?
This is a couple dashes of cayenne pepper in my coffee kinda day.
January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This is a couple dashes of cayenne pepper in my coffee kinda day.
"Furtive Flamingo"
Hot off the presses. Look at this shy guy just trying to take a nap. I can identify.
#Art #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Birds #WhatHashtagsWork?
Hot off the presses. Look at this shy guy just trying to take a nap. I can identify.
#Art #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Birds #WhatHashtagsWork?
January 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"Furtive Flamingo"
Hot off the presses. Look at this shy guy just trying to take a nap. I can identify.
#Art #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Birds #WhatHashtagsWork?
Hot off the presses. Look at this shy guy just trying to take a nap. I can identify.
#Art #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Birds #WhatHashtagsWork?
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
Please unfollow and/or block me if you:
- Voted for Trump in 2024
- Call yourself a Republican without shame
- Voted for nobody in 2024 fOR rEaSOnS
- Still have an account on Twitter
That'll do for now. Fuck off and buh-bye.
- Voted for Trump in 2024
- Call yourself a Republican without shame
- Voted for nobody in 2024 fOR rEaSOnS
- Still have an account on Twitter
That'll do for now. Fuck off and buh-bye.
January 8, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Please unfollow and/or block me if you:
- Voted for Trump in 2024
- Call yourself a Republican without shame
- Voted for nobody in 2024 fOR rEaSOnS
- Still have an account on Twitter
That'll do for now. Fuck off and buh-bye.
- Voted for Trump in 2024
- Call yourself a Republican without shame
- Voted for nobody in 2024 fOR rEaSOnS
- Still have an account on Twitter
That'll do for now. Fuck off and buh-bye.
"Sevael"
It's simple, but then so am I.
The most clever thing about this one is that the name "sevael" is "leaves" in reverse. Get it? (Nothing like explaining a joke to suck what little humor there was out of it.)
#Art #Photography #StopDoomScrolling
It's simple, but then so am I.
The most clever thing about this one is that the name "sevael" is "leaves" in reverse. Get it? (Nothing like explaining a joke to suck what little humor there was out of it.)
#Art #Photography #StopDoomScrolling
January 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
"Sevael"
It's simple, but then so am I.
The most clever thing about this one is that the name "sevael" is "leaves" in reverse. Get it? (Nothing like explaining a joke to suck what little humor there was out of it.)
#Art #Photography #StopDoomScrolling
It's simple, but then so am I.
The most clever thing about this one is that the name "sevael" is "leaves" in reverse. Get it? (Nothing like explaining a joke to suck what little humor there was out of it.)
#Art #Photography #StopDoomScrolling
Tell you one thing for free. This shit better be cleaned up by the time my 10-year old becomes eligible for the Draft.
January 4, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Tell you one thing for free. This shit better be cleaned up by the time my 10-year old becomes eligible for the Draft.
Bad Moon Rising (Remastered 1985)
YouTube video by Creedence Clearwater Revival - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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The FIFA Peace prize used to mean something
January 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The FIFA Peace prize used to mean something
Here were my 10 "desert island movies" from a few years back. Sadly I'll have to replace the Harry Potter movie with one that doesn't remind me of it's shitty author and see where I stand on others now. Still feels like a correct list otherwise. 🙃
#FilmSky #Movies
boxd.it/gE4Tk
#FilmSky #Movies
boxd.it/gE4Tk
January 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Here were my 10 "desert island movies" from a few years back. Sadly I'll have to replace the Harry Potter movie with one that doesn't remind me of it's shitty author and see where I stand on others now. Still feels like a correct list otherwise. 🙃
#FilmSky #Movies
boxd.it/gE4Tk
#FilmSky #Movies
boxd.it/gE4Tk
Dusted off my @letterboxd.social account. Going to lose myself in movies this year and I might as well keep track.
If you're doing the same, feel free to hmu.
boxd.it/5ASz
If you're doing the same, feel free to hmu.
boxd.it/5ASz
Tom Gehrke’s profile
Tom uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 50 films watched.
boxd.it
January 4, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Dusted off my @letterboxd.social account. Going to lose myself in movies this year and I might as well keep track.
If you're doing the same, feel free to hmu.
boxd.it/5ASz
If you're doing the same, feel free to hmu.
boxd.it/5ASz
Just miss me with all the "this thing that Trump did is illegal" proclamations. Of course it is. At least, in a sane world it would be.
In the world in which we live it's just as illegal as committing adultery in Maryland is. Technically true, but rarely enforced.
In Trumplandia Murder = Speeding.
In the world in which we live it's just as illegal as committing adultery in Maryland is. Technically true, but rarely enforced.
In Trumplandia Murder = Speeding.
January 3, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Just miss me with all the "this thing that Trump did is illegal" proclamations. Of course it is. At least, in a sane world it would be.
In the world in which we live it's just as illegal as committing adultery in Maryland is. Technically true, but rarely enforced.
In Trumplandia Murder = Speeding.
In the world in which we live it's just as illegal as committing adultery in Maryland is. Technically true, but rarely enforced.
In Trumplandia Murder = Speeding.
My youngest starts kindergarten this Fall, and while they are vaccinated, immunity is a team sport.
#Tennessee
#Tennessee
Many don't realize that the most vulnerable or immune compromised depend on the rest getting vaccinated properly to keep diseases from spreading out of control. It's not just “my body, my choice” when it comes to saving lives.
January 2, 2026 at 11:28 PM
My youngest starts kindergarten this Fall, and while they are vaccinated, immunity is a team sport.
#Tennessee
#Tennessee
the xmas decorations are coming down today and i just can't even...
January 2, 2026 at 10:51 PM
the xmas decorations are coming down today and i just can't even...
"Salt Lake City Overlook"
This is a view of Salt Lake City as viewed between Twin Peaks with North Thunder Mountain also visible on the left and Nelson Peak in the distance. The lake itself would be out of frame to the right.
#Art #Photography
This is a view of Salt Lake City as viewed between Twin Peaks with North Thunder Mountain also visible on the left and Nelson Peak in the distance. The lake itself would be out of frame to the right.
#Art #Photography
January 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
"Salt Lake City Overlook"
This is a view of Salt Lake City as viewed between Twin Peaks with North Thunder Mountain also visible on the left and Nelson Peak in the distance. The lake itself would be out of frame to the right.
#Art #Photography
This is a view of Salt Lake City as viewed between Twin Peaks with North Thunder Mountain also visible on the left and Nelson Peak in the distance. The lake itself would be out of frame to the right.
#Art #Photography
In hope for a very happy new year.
January 2, 2026 at 8:17 PM
In hope for a very happy new year.
Why 👏 are 👏 people 👏 still 👏 using 👏 Twitter? 🤬
January 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Why 👏 are 👏 people 👏 still 👏 using 👏 Twitter? 🤬
💯
There are a lot of folks including personal friends and some of yalls favorite game devs still on X and those relationship designations need to change until that is rectified.
Seriously.
Seriously.
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 4:21 AM
💯
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YES MADAM is further proof that few action directors hook up their actors like Corey Yuen! The finale is an absolute all-timer punctuated by hard hitting stunts and brilliant choreography!
January 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
YES MADAM is further proof that few action directors hook up their actors like Corey Yuen! The finale is an absolute all-timer punctuated by hard hitting stunts and brilliant choreography!
Little did I know that someday there would be another ICE that people would be even more unwilling to say they liked.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rog8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rog8...
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by vanillaiceVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Little did I know that someday there would be another ICE that people would be even more unwilling to say they liked.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rog8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rog8...
JFC! If the neighbors do fireworks from 7pm to 1am again, I'm going to 🤬 lose it.
January 2, 2026 at 1:33 AM
JFC! If the neighbors do fireworks from 7pm to 1am again, I'm going to 🤬 lose it.
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"Snowbird"
Near Salt Lake City, Utah, the Snowbird resort was home to many a gathering back when I was more sociable.
#Art #Photography #TheHashtagThatBringsAllTheBoysToTheYard
Near Salt Lake City, Utah, the Snowbird resort was home to many a gathering back when I was more sociable.
#Art #Photography #TheHashtagThatBringsAllTheBoysToTheYard
January 1, 2026 at 2:37 AM
"Snowbird"
Near Salt Lake City, Utah, the Snowbird resort was home to many a gathering back when I was more sociable.
#Art #Photography #TheHashtagThatBringsAllTheBoysToTheYard
Near Salt Lake City, Utah, the Snowbird resort was home to many a gathering back when I was more sociable.
#Art #Photography #TheHashtagThatBringsAllTheBoysToTheYard