Brian Burger
@wirelizard.bsky.social
Cat furniture, mostly. Wargaming & figure painting & terrain. Random nerdery. Bike safety. Society for Creative Anachronism. Leftist (no, further left than that...). Fuck AI "art", fuck TERFs. Pronouns: he/him/@#$%$^! cyclist.
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Good use of a tank.
An American tank rolls over a Nazi banner laid out in the street after its crew helped take the town of Lembach, spring 1945.
U.S. Signal Corps—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
An American tank rolls over a Nazi banner laid out in the street after its crew helped take the town of Lembach, spring 1945.
U.S. Signal Corps—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Good use of a tank.
An American tank rolls over a Nazi banner laid out in the street after its crew helped take the town of Lembach, spring 1945.
U.S. Signal Corps—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
An American tank rolls over a Nazi banner laid out in the street after its crew helped take the town of Lembach, spring 1945.
U.S. Signal Corps—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
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This made me wonder about the etymology of quack.
“…short for quacksalver (1570s), from obsolete Dutch quacksalver (modern kwakzalver), literally ‘hawker of salve’”
“…short for quacksalver (1570s), from obsolete Dutch quacksalver (modern kwakzalver), literally ‘hawker of salve’”
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This made me wonder about the etymology of quack.
“…short for quacksalver (1570s), from obsolete Dutch quacksalver (modern kwakzalver), literally ‘hawker of salve’”
“…short for quacksalver (1570s), from obsolete Dutch quacksalver (modern kwakzalver), literally ‘hawker of salve’”
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Cosigned. As @pattonoswalt.bsky.social just said: Wood chipper, feet first.
I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Cosigned. As @pattonoswalt.bsky.social just said: Wood chipper, feet first.
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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i hope this is how you find out about dick cheney
November 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
i hope this is how you find out about dick cheney
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you don't have to put on blackface to get social media attention. you can simply develop mild depression, join a menswear forum, spend the next 15 years arguing about pants, and then weaponize the knowledge against your enemies on social media.
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
you don't have to put on blackface to get social media attention. you can simply develop mild depression, join a menswear forum, spend the next 15 years arguing about pants, and then weaponize the knowledge against your enemies on social media.
Random midweek cat, because cat.
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Random midweek cat, because cat.
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When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
June 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
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Trump slammed for demolishing White House before Canadians could burn it down again
Trump slammed for demolishing White House before Canadians could burn it down again
WASHINGTON D.C. - US President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom, requiring the complete demolition of the historic East Wing, is being criticized by Canadians who will now never get to light the building on fire for a second time since the War of 1812.
www.thebeaverton.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Trump slammed for demolishing White House before Canadians could burn it down again
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There are basically only two positions in the debate about Al
1. You can be my bodyguard
2. I can be your long lost pal
1. You can be my bodyguard
2. I can be your long lost pal
October 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
There are basically only two positions in the debate about Al
1. You can be my bodyguard
2. I can be your long lost pal
1. You can be my bodyguard
2. I can be your long lost pal
Fairly big boat stuck.
Interesting events on the Norwegian/Swedish border, where the Hagland Captain is still stuck next to the Svinesund Bridge having failed to successfully identify the wet bit that runs underneath it.
October 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Fairly big boat stuck.
Portland undefeated. Beautiful.
Amazing Emergency Naked Ride. Here’s the moment thousands of riders rolled through the protests at the ICE facility and cheers erupted. 😮💯
October 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Portland undefeated. Beautiful.
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a high armhole allows for freer and more comfortable movement
October 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
a high armhole allows for freer and more comfortable movement
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Tomorrow, we will talk about this photo.
October 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Tomorrow, we will talk about this photo.
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normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
October 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following
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Our new lich queen comes in two flavours - with bone wand or flaming staff - and is always incensed that their proof-of-concept decentralized dungeon model allowing anyone to spin up their own instance has resulted in the wrong type of adventurers running around the place.
Coming soon!
Coming soon!
October 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Our new lich queen comes in two flavours - with bone wand or flaming staff - and is always incensed that their proof-of-concept decentralized dungeon model allowing anyone to spin up their own instance has resulted in the wrong type of adventurers running around the place.
Coming soon!
Coming soon!
It is #Caturday and the Floof continues to be absurd and photogenic. Persist, but pause to gaze upon the floof. Remember that Nazis need punching, Canada will never be the 51st State, alt text should be included in all images, trans rights are human rights, and all cats are best cats.
October 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It is #Caturday and the Floof continues to be absurd and photogenic. Persist, but pause to gaze upon the floof. Remember that Nazis need punching, Canada will never be the 51st State, alt text should be included in all images, trans rights are human rights, and all cats are best cats.
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Mini of the month competition October - Terrain-ing day
Your mission this month involves no minis at all. Instead you are to create a terrain piece from scratch. Old school style. So cardboard, foam, plastic bottles etc.
Rules on skeet 2 (please read them)
1/2
#Nerdlings #MiniOfTheMonth
Your mission this month involves no minis at all. Instead you are to create a terrain piece from scratch. Old school style. So cardboard, foam, plastic bottles etc.
Rules on skeet 2 (please read them)
1/2
#Nerdlings #MiniOfTheMonth
October 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Mini of the month competition October - Terrain-ing day
Your mission this month involves no minis at all. Instead you are to create a terrain piece from scratch. Old school style. So cardboard, foam, plastic bottles etc.
Rules on skeet 2 (please read them)
1/2
#Nerdlings #MiniOfTheMonth
Your mission this month involves no minis at all. Instead you are to create a terrain piece from scratch. Old school style. So cardboard, foam, plastic bottles etc.
Rules on skeet 2 (please read them)
1/2
#Nerdlings #MiniOfTheMonth
I'm utterly terrible at first person shooters, but this one has such a fun weird premise and it's been on my Steam wishlist for years. Yesterday seemed like a good time to finally start being hunted by robots in tophats.
Also! Sir, You Are Being Hunted is on sale in the Steam Autumn sale, and there is no more autumnal experience than fleeing between the hedgerows chased by tweedy British robots.
And hey, it's a game you should probably own if you like anything I have ever done.
And hey, it's a game you should probably own if you like anything I have ever done.
Save 40% on Sir, You Are Being Hunted on Steam
Sir, You Are Being Hunted is a freedom sandbox stealth experience, where each playthrough is unique, thanks to our British Countryside Generator. Escape from these robot-infested islands with violence...
store.steampowered.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I'm utterly terrible at first person shooters, but this one has such a fun weird premise and it's been on my Steam wishlist for years. Yesterday seemed like a good time to finally start being hunted by robots in tophats.
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Also! Sir, You Are Being Hunted is on sale in the Steam Autumn sale, and there is no more autumnal experience than fleeing between the hedgerows chased by tweedy British robots.
And hey, it's a game you should probably own if you like anything I have ever done.
And hey, it's a game you should probably own if you like anything I have ever done.
Save 40% on Sir, You Are Being Hunted on Steam
Sir, You Are Being Hunted is a freedom sandbox stealth experience, where each playthrough is unique, thanks to our British Countryside Generator. Escape from these robot-infested islands with violence...
store.steampowered.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Also! Sir, You Are Being Hunted is on sale in the Steam Autumn sale, and there is no more autumnal experience than fleeing between the hedgerows chased by tweedy British robots.
And hey, it's a game you should probably own if you like anything I have ever done.
And hey, it's a game you should probably own if you like anything I have ever done.
Still Caturday here. Have a cat pic.
September 28, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Still Caturday here. Have a cat pic.