Materialist Gnostic
@walmsley.bsky.social
Programmer. Trying to enjoy arguing on the Internet less. He/Him.
Sometimes post pictures of food or thoughts on books I read.
Sometimes post pictures of food or thoughts on books I read.
on the plus side it is the first time I can remember I'm on a flight that's not full
reasonable argument that I should've just driven in the first place but my phoenix-to-tucson flight has now been so delayed it would've been faster to drive
January 2, 2026 at 2:20 AM
on the plus side it is the first time I can remember I'm on a flight that's not full
I get having to explain to people that porn isn't a documentary but it's weird to need to do that for Teeth
I know Milo claims he is 100% straight now, but for sake of everybody's well being he needs to just accept he likes dick.
January 2, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I get having to explain to people that porn isn't a documentary but it's weird to need to do that for Teeth
it's generally not a laugh-out-loud movie for me but the big climax in Crazy, Stupid, Love is so fucking funny
January 2, 2026 at 1:43 AM
it's generally not a laugh-out-loud movie for me but the big climax in Crazy, Stupid, Love is so fucking funny
I'm not sure I can tell you what the salary premium you'd have to pay me to move from California to Texas is but it's a lot
January 2, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I'm not sure I can tell you what the salary premium you'd have to pay me to move from California to Texas is but it's a lot
reasonable argument that I should've just driven in the first place but my phoenix-to-tucson flight has now been so delayed it would've been faster to drive
January 2, 2026 at 1:25 AM
reasonable argument that I should've just driven in the first place but my phoenix-to-tucson flight has now been so delayed it would've been faster to drive
is this a response by grok to someone or did they log in to the grok account to manually post this? because both of those are weird and bad for different reasons
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 1:17 AM
is this a response by grok to someone or did they log in to the grok account to manually post this? because both of those are weird and bad for different reasons
alarak is fun because he's basically "what if Darth Vader defected to the rebel alliance but kept doing Darth Vader shit"
December 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
alarak is fun because he's basically "what if Darth Vader defected to the rebel alliance but kept doing Darth Vader shit"
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"Give me back my tablet" is the #1 nephew phrase which was probably also hollered four thousand years ago by a babylonian merchant
December 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"Give me back my tablet" is the #1 nephew phrase which was probably also hollered four thousand years ago by a babylonian merchant
if someone keeps canceling on you, you can just dump them you don't have to be like this
December 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
if someone keeps canceling on you, you can just dump them you don't have to be like this
this genre of article generally underestimates the degree to which this has already happened as a result of geographic sorting. the overwhelming majority of women in my dating pool are Dems, because I live in an overwhelmingly blue area
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
Majority of Gen Z swipe left on dating people with opposite political views
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
n.pr
December 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
this genre of article generally underestimates the degree to which this has already happened as a result of geographic sorting. the overwhelming majority of women in my dating pool are Dems, because I live in an overwhelmingly blue area
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I'm going to drop a take and run: he does participate in a moral framework - in fact, his conduct, his approach to governance, the people he surrounds himself with have all crystallized the entire GOP's moral framework into an absolutely clear and consistent "morals for you, not for us."
Real "oh my god, she admit it" moment here. Trump is treated as an uninteresting figure without agency so we can dump endless criticism on liberals for how they react to his "natural disaster." He "doesn't participate in moral frameworks" lmfao
December 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I'm going to drop a take and run: he does participate in a moral framework - in fact, his conduct, his approach to governance, the people he surrounds himself with have all crystallized the entire GOP's moral framework into an absolutely clear and consistent "morals for you, not for us."
I gotta check a bag because you can't bring trekking poles through security and you gotta have trekking poles for hiking
If your flight will charge $60 each way to bring a carry-on, do you pay it, or make do with a week’s worth of clothes in a small backpack?
December 31, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I gotta check a bag because you can't bring trekking poles through security and you gotta have trekking poles for hiking
in my new programming language, Y, there are no "file not found" errors. if the program can't find a file, if traverses the file system and opens the existing file with the smallest edit distance from the specified path instead
December 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
in my new programming language, Y, there are no "file not found" errors. if the program can't find a file, if traverses the file system and opens the existing file with the smallest edit distance from the specified path instead
found the most insane recipe in history: quantities are given by weight but in ounces
December 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
found the most insane recipe in history: quantities are given by weight but in ounces
look basically I'm a californian. maybe some of the "reluctantly" should be "maybe" but I really hate both winter and really hot summers
December 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
look basically I'm a californian. maybe some of the "reluctantly" should be "maybe" but I really hate both winter and really hot summers
the dumbest thing about blaming Dearborn for the election is that even if Harris had carried Michigan she still would have lost. you are starting an intra-coalitional shitfight for no reason, which is wrecker behavior
December 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
the dumbest thing about blaming Dearborn for the election is that even if Harris had carried Michigan she still would have lost. you are starting an intra-coalitional shitfight for no reason, which is wrecker behavior
hollandaise sauce
ketchup isn’t available, what are you putting on your fries?
December 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
hollandaise sauce
americans were, I am given to understand, more optimistic in the 90s. however a basic knowledge of history suggests some reasons other than "Wokeness" this is no longer the case
Fascists truly cannot distinguish fiction from reality
This has ELEVEN THOUSAND likes on the hellsite
This has ELEVEN THOUSAND likes on the hellsite
December 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
americans were, I am given to understand, more optimistic in the 90s. however a basic knowledge of history suggests some reasons other than "Wokeness" this is no longer the case
this was goddamn incredible. perfectly tender short rib and the sauce is great
December 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
this was goddamn incredible. perfectly tender short rib and the sauce is great
I try not to be the reddit atheist as much as I once was but it is just fucking psychotic to treat "we're ending cancer research" and "more people are my religion" as comparable
i still don't know where conservative zoomers get this from (from the Manhattan Institute voter panel of zoomer voters)
December 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I try not to be the reddit atheist as much as I once was but it is just fucking psychotic to treat "we're ending cancer research" and "more people are my religion" as comparable
if you are willing to sign a contract like this instead of a mercedes you need a Toyota Corolla and a conservatorship
December 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
if you are willing to sign a contract like this instead of a mercedes you need a Toyota Corolla and a conservatorship
lot of people don't realize this company is actually named after the guy who turns people in to dinosaurs
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
lot of people don't realize this company is actually named after the guy who turns people in to dinosaurs
for anyone keeping track at home, this means the cyberpunk novel we're living in is Rainbows End, which is not the worst one to roll all things considered
December 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
for anyone keeping track at home, this means the cyberpunk novel we're living in is Rainbows End, which is not the worst one to roll all things considered
watched the new avatar. some random thoughts follow.
December 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
watched the new avatar. some random thoughts follow.
the other part of this that's funny is that after we did the moon landing we also did "computers" and then "the internet", both of which a) america is extremely dominant in and b) rely heavily on immigrants
Immigrant-hating Stephen Miller talks about Americans being "first to harness the atom." But the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was conducted by a team led by Italian immigrant Enrico Fermi, who didn't become a U.S. citizen until a year and a half later.
December 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
the other part of this that's funny is that after we did the moon landing we also did "computers" and then "the internet", both of which a) america is extremely dominant in and b) rely heavily on immigrants