⏱📋David Steinberg⏱📋
@zzyzx.bsky.social
Phish Stats, Math Geek, Doctor Who fan. Occasionally embodies the joy of Phish. Le Minuteur était aussi un Aggie
Warning: since 10/7 has been publicly questioning and exploring his Jewish identity. There will be processing!
Warning: since 10/7 has been publicly questioning and exploring his Jewish identity. There will be processing!
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⏱📋David Steinberg⏱📋
@zzyzx.bsky.social
· Oct 26
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1/5 photos of random shit with funny captions
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1/4 politics/Judaism
1/5 photos of random shit with funny captions
1/20 misc
Between 10/28/89 and 10/31/94 I saw my first 100 Phish shows. But I was young then and shows were cheap and I did a long tour in 1994. I'm older now!
How much have I slowed down? Between 2/20/20 and the upcoming 12/30/25, I will also have seen 100 shows. 10 extra months!
How much have I slowed down? Between 2/20/20 and the upcoming 12/30/25, I will also have seen 100 shows. 10 extra months!
November 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Between 10/28/89 and 10/31/94 I saw my first 100 Phish shows. But I was young then and shows were cheap and I did a long tour in 1994. I'm older now!
How much have I slowed down? Between 2/20/20 and the upcoming 12/30/25, I will also have seen 100 shows. 10 extra months!
How much have I slowed down? Between 2/20/20 and the upcoming 12/30/25, I will also have seen 100 shows. 10 extra months!
From my laptop the search is even weirder. THANKS GOOGLE!!!
November 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
From my laptop the search is even weirder. THANKS GOOGLE!!!
It’s already a fun day when you use the phrase “hospital where my mom is” but you can count on Google’s AI to make your day slightly worse.
Just now I googled the switchboard # for the hospital where my mom is. I didn’t notice the first link was AI, called it, and it rang forever. Then I scrolled down a bit and saw the real #. What are we doing here?
November 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It’s already a fun day when you use the phrase “hospital where my mom is” but you can count on Google’s AI to make your day slightly worse.
There’s a samosa place near my house that not only has Mexican “fiesta” samosas (cheddar cheese, corn , and black beans) but they now have samosas in slider form. I’m not so sure about that.
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
There’s a samosa place near my house that not only has Mexican “fiesta” samosas (cheddar cheese, corn , and black beans) but they now have samosas in slider form. I’m not so sure about that.
Dealing with issues involving aging parents is SO MUCH FUN!
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Dealing with issues involving aging parents is SO MUCH FUN!
This is the one case where it really sucks to live in Seattle... in a valley no less.
Today, in Utah, homeowners *or renters* can simply buy a solar panel at Costco, take it home, and plug it in to a wall socket, like an appliance. It just sits there & trims about 15-20% off a residential power bill. If you move to another apt., you can take it with you.
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is the one case where it really sucks to live in Seattle... in a valley no less.
1) I mean fine with me. If no one gerrymanders, the country is better.
2) How do you define this? My original idea was maximum number of vertices of a district with the rule that rivers, mountain ranges, and existing boundaries (state, city, etc.) are considered straight lines (1/2)
2) How do you define this? My original idea was maximum number of vertices of a district with the rule that rivers, mountain ranges, and existing boundaries (state, city, etc.) are considered straight lines (1/2)
California Republican suddenly supporting a national partisan gerrymandering ban. IT’S GAME THEORY BABY THINK OF THE STRATEGERY, WE PLAYING DEFECT-DEFECT NOT DEFECT-COOPERATE, IT’S TIT FOR TAT, CONSIDER THE INCENTIVES
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
1) I mean fine with me. If no one gerrymanders, the country is better.
2) How do you define this? My original idea was maximum number of vertices of a district with the rule that rivers, mountain ranges, and existing boundaries (state, city, etc.) are considered straight lines (1/2)
2) How do you define this? My original idea was maximum number of vertices of a district with the rule that rivers, mountain ranges, and existing boundaries (state, city, etc.) are considered straight lines (1/2)
"David. Thank you so much for decades of joy"
- written on a clipboard and in my profile picture from Trey
- written on a clipboard and in my profile picture from Trey
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"David. Thank you so much for decades of joy"
- written on a clipboard and in my profile picture from Trey
- written on a clipboard and in my profile picture from Trey
Four Christmas movies to know me by. To be honest, the 4th is a bit of a stretch but the @rifftrax.com version of the first should count twice!
Yes, @mst3kofficial.bsky.social and Rifftrax makes the majority of my non-Doctor Who Xmas viewing.
Yes, @mst3kofficial.bsky.social and Rifftrax makes the majority of my non-Doctor Who Xmas viewing.
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Four Christmas movies to know me by. To be honest, the 4th is a bit of a stretch but the @rifftrax.com version of the first should count twice!
Yes, @mst3kofficial.bsky.social and Rifftrax makes the majority of my non-Doctor Who Xmas viewing.
Yes, @mst3kofficial.bsky.social and Rifftrax makes the majority of my non-Doctor Who Xmas viewing.
I can't decide if I NEED this or if I'm terrified of it! Explanation for those who didn't follow the Mariners in the alt text.
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I can't decide if I NEED this or if I'm terrified of it! Explanation for those who didn't follow the Mariners in the alt text.
Reposted by ⏱📋David Steinberg⏱📋
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
The Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special is a lesson on malicious compliance. Linus and Chuck made plans for Thanksgiving, ordering Snoopy around like a servant. As a result, he did exactly what they told him to, making a meal of popcorn, jelly beans, and toast...
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special is a lesson on malicious compliance. Linus and Chuck made plans for Thanksgiving, ordering Snoopy around like a servant. As a result, he did exactly what they told him to, making a meal of popcorn, jelly beans, and toast...
Here’s why I hate AI.
So I’ve been working on a long form tour stories memoir thing. I don’t know if anyone else will enjoy reading it, but I’m having fun writing it.
Anyway, I’ve reached the point in the stories where I have real time writings about the show in online archives. (1/2)
So I’ve been working on a long form tour stories memoir thing. I don’t know if anyone else will enjoy reading it, but I’m having fun writing it.
Anyway, I’ve reached the point in the stories where I have real time writings about the show in online archives. (1/2)
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Here’s why I hate AI.
So I’ve been working on a long form tour stories memoir thing. I don’t know if anyone else will enjoy reading it, but I’m having fun writing it.
Anyway, I’ve reached the point in the stories where I have real time writings about the show in online archives. (1/2)
So I’ve been working on a long form tour stories memoir thing. I don’t know if anyone else will enjoy reading it, but I’m having fun writing it.
Anyway, I’ve reached the point in the stories where I have real time writings about the show in online archives. (1/2)
I mean, they're not wrong here.
Red states have been gerrymandering for ages now and are reaching the point where further optimization is dangerous. Meanwhile blue states largely saw this as unfair which means we have a lot more easy gains.
Red states have been gerrymandering for ages now and are reaching the point where further optimization is dangerous. Meanwhile blue states largely saw this as unfair which means we have a lot more easy gains.
COOK POLITICAL: Republicans “may have had a blind spot: the extent to which Democrats could push .. in blue states to fight back.” 🤡
@cookpolitical.com #Redistrict
www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/hou...
@cookpolitical.com #Redistrict
www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/hou...
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I mean, they're not wrong here.
Red states have been gerrymandering for ages now and are reaching the point where further optimization is dangerous. Meanwhile blue states largely saw this as unfair which means we have a lot more easy gains.
Red states have been gerrymandering for ages now and are reaching the point where further optimization is dangerous. Meanwhile blue states largely saw this as unfair which means we have a lot more easy gains.
Phish played Makisupa Policeman on 11/26/90 for the first time in 111 shows [1]. This stretches all the way back to 2/25... 1990. I'm glad that they're more successful and can tour on their own terms these days, but I'd be lying if I said
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Phish played Makisupa Policeman on 11/26/90 for the first time in 111 shows [1]. This stretches all the way back to 2/25... 1990. I'm glad that they're more successful and can tour on their own terms these days, but I'd be lying if I said
Yeah, just from an American First PoV, "If we throw a (relatively) small amount of money at Ukraine, a rival superpower will destroy its military capability in a war of choice for them" should obviously be a good bargain.
So who convinced Trump that Russia is winning?
Was it Putin, Vance, Witkoff, Driscoll or some combination thereof?
Earlier this year he had a much better understanding that, a) 🇷🇺 is bleeding itself dry for tiny gains and b) the 🇺🇸 can make 🇷🇺's position much worse very, very easily.
Was it Putin, Vance, Witkoff, Driscoll or some combination thereof?
Earlier this year he had a much better understanding that, a) 🇷🇺 is bleeding itself dry for tiny gains and b) the 🇺🇸 can make 🇷🇺's position much worse very, very easily.
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Yeah, just from an American First PoV, "If we throw a (relatively) small amount of money at Ukraine, a rival superpower will destroy its military capability in a war of choice for them" should obviously be a good bargain.
What's the point of holidays that don't have special concerts to go to? What else am I supposed to do with a long weekend? Visit family?
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
What's the point of holidays that don't have special concerts to go to? What else am I supposed to do with a long weekend? Visit family?
I think @phish.com should announce these Sphere shows at 5 PM EST on Thursday. Tickets go on sale 20 minutes later. Let's see who really wants to go and who just doesn't care enough!
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I think @phish.com should announce these Sphere shows at 5 PM EST on Thursday. Tickets go on sale 20 minutes later. Let's see who really wants to go and who just doesn't care enough!
This Has All Been Wonderful: The Movie.
(I wonder if @phish.com even would have enough usable footage from 1994 to make this worth it. And who would play me?)
(I wonder if @phish.com even would have enough usable footage from 1994 to make this worth it. And who would play me?)
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This Has All Been Wonderful: The Movie.
(I wonder if @phish.com even would have enough usable footage from 1994 to make this worth it. And who would play me?)
(I wonder if @phish.com even would have enough usable footage from 1994 to make this worth it. And who would play me?)
Trump has done so many horrible things, but I'll say that using his power to pressure a studio to make more of his favorite canceled franchise is pretty relatable.
"OK, we're going to get some more Doctor Who NEXT year right?"
"OK, we're going to get some more Doctor Who NEXT year right?"
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Trump has done so many horrible things, but I'll say that using his power to pressure a studio to make more of his favorite canceled franchise is pretty relatable.
"OK, we're going to get some more Doctor Who NEXT year right?"
"OK, we're going to get some more Doctor Who NEXT year right?"
Ever now and then I have a moment where I realize that I can not comprehend my species. This headline is one of them.
Sex cardigans: can the Wicked sequel make bulky knits strangely alluring?
Sex cardigans: can the Wicked sequel make bulky knits strangely alluring?
It’s not the sexiest of garments. It arguably looks more like a discarded fishing net. And yet it has cast a spell over the internet
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Ever now and then I have a moment where I realize that I can not comprehend my species. This headline is one of them.
Oof!
Relatable but oof!
Relatable but oof!
I’m GenX and about as interested as raising my parents as they were in raising me.
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Oof!
Relatable but oof!
Relatable but oof!
Blind me with ambition like a potato to the throat!
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Blind me with ambition like a potato to the throat!
I don’t mask as much as some people do, but I do like having them on long flights, especially if I’ll be setting my mom on the far end. I couldn’t find any so just ordered these tie dyed ones.
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I don’t mask as much as some people do, but I do like having them on long flights, especially if I’ll be setting my mom on the far end. I couldn’t find any so just ordered these tie dyed ones.
Just once I'd like to tell someone who knows me, "I'm not diagnosed but I'm obviously on the spectrum" and have them react with surprise instead of, "Yeah, I clocked that years ago."
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Just once I'd like to tell someone who knows me, "I'm not diagnosed but I'm obviously on the spectrum" and have them react with surprise instead of, "Yeah, I clocked that years ago."