Albatross
@albatross.mastodon.sdf.org.ap.brid.gy
Bob Alberti (he/him). Internet pioneer RFC 1436; created world's 1st commercial MMORPG (1983); CISSP, SABSA; photographer; comedian; author; playwright.
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Fucking mainstream media obediently clutching their pearls about Fucking Frey's f-bomb rather than being mortified and appalled that a fucking lunatic with a gun is still free after murdering a woman on camera because he felt emasculated.
January 11, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Fucking mainstream media obediently clutching their pearls about Fucking Frey's f-bomb rather than being mortified and appalled that a fucking lunatic with a gun is still free after murdering a woman on camera because he felt emasculated.
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Jack Smith: I have indisputable evidence of █████ criming five years ago!
█████: *sells pardons* -indiscriminately bombs- ~deports citizens~ %demolishes White House% +defaces memorial+ =posts insane, threatening rants= )withholds Federal funds(
"What? I can't hear you over all my current criming!"
█████: *sells pardons* -indiscriminately bombs- ~deports citizens~ %demolishes White House% +defaces memorial+ =posts insane, threatening rants= )withholds Federal funds(
"What? I can't hear you over all my current criming!"
December 31, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Jack Smith: I have indisputable evidence of █████ criming five years ago!
█████: *sells pardons* -indiscriminately bombs- ~deports citizens~ %demolishes White House% +defaces memorial+ =posts insane, threatening rants= )withholds Federal funds(
"What? I can't hear you over all my current criming!"
█████: *sells pardons* -indiscriminately bombs- ~deports citizens~ %demolishes White House% +defaces memorial+ =posts insane, threatening rants= )withholds Federal funds(
"What? I can't hear you over all my current criming!"
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W0Ot! My Haiku "Why Premiums Rise" made the @rudepundit.bsky.social selection! I'll send you there to read it, though - the man needs his clickthrus!
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Haiku Review of 2025: No Other Haiku
Politics and sometimes culture from a rude liberal in blog form.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
W0Ot! My Haiku "Why Premiums Rise" made the @rudepundit.bsky.social selection! I'll send you there to read it, though - the man needs his clickthrus!
rudepundit.blogspot.com/2025/12/haik...
rudepundit.blogspot.com/2025/12/haik...
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Getting ready to put the little van up for sale as the big one is coming along well. So many memories.
December 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Getting ready to put the little van up for sale as the big one is coming along well. So many memories.
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A classic from earlier this year. Still fresh.
December 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
A classic from earlier this year. Still fresh.
Oracle, Arizona, May 2025
December 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Oracle, Arizona, May 2025
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Do you want an octopus revolution? Because that's how you get an octopus revolution.
I, myself, like the idea of an octopus revolution.
You could say I'm a sucker for it.
I, myself, like the idea of an octopus revolution.
You could say I'm a sucker for it.
December 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Do you want an octopus revolution? Because that's how you get an octopus revolution.
I, myself, like the idea of an octopus revolution.
You could say I'm a sucker for it.
I, myself, like the idea of an octopus revolution.
You could say I'm a sucker for it.
Top Ten Things They'll Find on This Old Unix Tape:
https://ksltv.com/science-technology/university-of-utah-discovers-rare-computer-relic/853296/
10. Price guide for a WANG 2200
9. A newfangled FTP server
8. /etc/passwd protected with 2ROT13 encryption
7. An RTTY centerfold of Barbi Benton
6 […]
https://ksltv.com/science-technology/university-of-utah-discovers-rare-computer-relic/853296/
10. Price guide for a WANG 2200
9. A newfangled FTP server
8. /etc/passwd protected with 2ROT13 encryption
7. An RTTY centerfold of Barbi Benton
6 […]
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December 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Top Ten Things They'll Find on This Old Unix Tape:
https://ksltv.com/science-technology/university-of-utah-discovers-rare-computer-relic/853296/
10. Price guide for a WANG 2200
9. A newfangled FTP server
8. /etc/passwd protected with 2ROT13 encryption
7. An RTTY centerfold of Barbi Benton
6 […]
https://ksltv.com/science-technology/university-of-utah-discovers-rare-computer-relic/853296/
10. Price guide for a WANG 2200
9. A newfangled FTP server
8. /etc/passwd protected with 2ROT13 encryption
7. An RTTY centerfold of Barbi Benton
6 […]
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Tens of millions of people bought hundreds of millions of tickets on multiple days & still nobody won.
You're about as likely to win the lottery by buying a ticket as you are by finding the winning ticket blowing down the street. The latter is much cheaper.
#statistics #math #StupidityTax #HopeTax
You're about as likely to win the lottery by buying a ticket as you are by finding the winning ticket blowing down the street. The latter is much cheaper.
#statistics #math #StupidityTax #HopeTax
Powerball's jackpot climbed to $719 million for Saturday's drawing. Did you win?
Powerball Saturday, Nov. 29 winning numbers
Powerball's jackpot climbed to $719 million for Saturday's drawing. Did you win?
www.kare11.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Tens of millions of people bought hundreds of millions of tickets on multiple days & still nobody won.
You're about as likely to win the lottery by buying a ticket as you are by finding the winning ticket blowing down the street. The latter is much cheaper.
#statistics #math #StupidityTax #HopeTax
You're about as likely to win the lottery by buying a ticket as you are by finding the winning ticket blowing down the street. The latter is much cheaper.
#statistics #math #StupidityTax #HopeTax
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Okay, yes, Section 31 was uninspiring and intensely stupid. However, it was all worth it for the message from Control.
#startrek #section31
#startrek #section31
December 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Okay, yes, Section 31 was uninspiring and intensely stupid. However, it was all worth it for the message from Control.
#startrek #section31
#startrek #section31
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Spent the day working on the van, checking on Keith's Caringbridge posts, and toying with Internet Gopher and Gemini.
Keith's doing okay, so it could be worse.
It's fun playing with Gopher and Gemini.
Keith's doing okay, so it could be worse.
It's fun playing with Gopher and Gemini.
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Spent the day working on the van, checking on Keith's Caringbridge posts, and toying with Internet Gopher and Gemini.
Keith's doing okay, so it could be worse.
It's fun playing with Gopher and Gemini.
Keith's doing okay, so it could be worse.
It's fun playing with Gopher and Gemini.
The odds of buying a winning lottery ticket are pretty much the same as the odds of finding a lottery ticket just blowing down the street and having it be the winner.
#statistics
#statistics
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The odds of buying a winning lottery ticket are pretty much the same as the odds of finding a lottery ticket just blowing down the street and having it be the winner.
#statistics
#statistics
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"Despicable Pismire" is my Drag King Name.
pluralistic.net/2025/11/18/i... @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy
"My guess is that Disney will have to offer Wolf enough money that he agrees to keep the film in distribution and the ride running. Which is the point."
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"My guess is that Disney will have to offer Wolf enough money that he agrees to keep the film in distribution and the ride running. Which is the point."
Pluralistic: Disney lost Roger Rabbit (18 Nov 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"Despicable Pismire" is my Drag King Name.
pluralistic.net/2025/11/18/i... @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy
"My guess is that Disney will have to offer Wolf enough money that he agrees to keep the film in distribution and the ride running. Which is the point."
pluralistic.net/2025/11/18/i... @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy
"My guess is that Disney will have to offer Wolf enough money that he agrees to keep the film in distribution and the ride running. Which is the point."
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Y'all, this weekend is the Vilification Tennis Musical at Strike Theater in Minneapolis! It's one of our best and funniest shows of the year, and it highlights the broadly-talented cast of Vilification Tennis!
Buy tickets now!
#comedy #insultcomedy #adult #offensive #live
vilten.net/2025/10/23/v...
Buy tickets now!
#comedy #insultcomedy #adult #offensive #live
vilten.net/2025/10/23/v...
Tap that, Ass! – Vilification Tennis
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November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Y'all, this weekend is the Vilification Tennis Musical at Strike Theater in Minneapolis! It's one of our best and funniest shows of the year, and it highlights the broadly-talented cast of Vilification Tennis!
Buy tickets now!
#comedy #insultcomedy #adult #offensive #live
vilten.net/2025/10/23/v...
Buy tickets now!
#comedy #insultcomedy #adult #offensive #live
vilten.net/2025/10/23/v...
A roadrunner atop Mount Lemmon near Tucson.
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A roadrunner atop Mount Lemmon near Tucson.
Over on Reddit I mentioned that I drive the speed limit on cruise control and got called a "shitty driver" and aggressively downvoted, so that's Reddit alright.
October 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Over on Reddit I mentioned that I drive the speed limit on cruise control and got called a "shitty driver" and aggressively downvoted, so that's Reddit alright.
I mean, I'm okay with coming up with a Nobel Prize for Fucking Off to the Middle of Nowhere and Never Being Heard From Again.
October 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I mean, I'm okay with coming up with a Nobel Prize for Fucking Off to the Middle of Nowhere and Never Being Heard From Again.
You guys, our Internet went down for about six hours, but we're okay! We're okay. We made it thru.
October 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
You guys, our Internet went down for about six hours, but we're okay! We're okay. We made it thru.
Our neighbor was, effectively, killed by his insurance company. He went in for back surgery, and they sent him home with no medical assistance. There's no medical help out here. He developed bedsores and died last week.
But at least some health insurance CEO got his profit bonus […]
But at least some health insurance CEO got his profit bonus […]
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October 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Our neighbor was, effectively, killed by his insurance company. He went in for back surgery, and they sent him home with no medical assistance. There's no medical help out here. He developed bedsores and died last week.
But at least some health insurance CEO got his profit bonus […]
But at least some health insurance CEO got his profit bonus […]
#infosec:
Wow, that barn lost a LOT of horses. I bet that was expensive! Good thing they're closing their barn doors!
Should we close OUR barn doors?
Let's bring in some experts.
Experts: close your barn doors!
I hear what you're saying, but closing the barn doors would slow the process of […]
Wow, that barn lost a LOT of horses. I bet that was expensive! Good thing they're closing their barn doors!
Should we close OUR barn doors?
Let's bring in some experts.
Experts: close your barn doors!
I hear what you're saying, but closing the barn doors would slow the process of […]
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mastodon.sdf.org
October 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
#infosec:
Wow, that barn lost a LOT of horses. I bet that was expensive! Good thing they're closing their barn doors!
Should we close OUR barn doors?
Let's bring in some experts.
Experts: close your barn doors!
I hear what you're saying, but closing the barn doors would slow the process of […]
Wow, that barn lost a LOT of horses. I bet that was expensive! Good thing they're closing their barn doors!
Should we close OUR barn doors?
Let's bring in some experts.
Experts: close your barn doors!
I hear what you're saying, but closing the barn doors would slow the process of […]
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I remember all those Nazi marches we protested in Minneapolis and someone would say, "Why are they letting this happen, where are the police?" And I'd answer, "They're right there." And they wouldn't get it.
October 7, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I remember all those Nazi marches we protested in Minneapolis and someone would say, "Why are they letting this happen, where are the police?" And I'd answer, "They're right there." And they wouldn't get it.
Why don't the British use phrase "You got your just puddings"?
October 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Why don't the British use phrase "You got your just puddings"?
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Post a you from a different era
September 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Post a you from a different era
I will refrain from vaporizing Sheboygan... For one MILLION dollars! Mwahahaha!
September 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I will refrain from vaporizing Sheboygan... For one MILLION dollars! Mwahahaha!