Rich Alderson
@alderson.bsky.social
historical linguist, quondam Tolkien language maven, systems administrator, PDP-10 programmer, former computer museum curator, @alderson@mastodon.sdf.org
That’s what friends do. Haply I may one day return the favor. 😁
November 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
That’s what friends do. Haply I may one day return the favor. 😁
I know enough. (Had to look up “J2” to understand the warning text; ok, I used to watch that show)
Thank you, and OMFG.
Thank you, and OMFG.
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I know enough. (Had to look up “J2” to understand the warning text; ok, I used to watch that show)
Thank you, and OMFG.
Thank you, and OMFG.
I had to look up “AO3”—hey, I’m old and uncool, ok?—but send me the link.
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I had to look up “AO3”—hey, I’m old and uncool, ok?—but send me the link.
Oh, I learned not to google random phrases back when Larry and Sergei still believed in “Don’t Be Evil”…
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Oh, I learned not to google random phrases back when Larry and Sergei still believed in “Don’t Be Evil”…
Texan by birth.
Sounds right.
Sounds right.
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Texan by birth.
Sounds right.
Sounds right.
I’m not familiar with the term “the Omegaverse”. Is this a reference to Patricia Briggs’s oeuvre?
November 19, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I’m not familiar with the term “the Omegaverse”. Is this a reference to Patricia Briggs’s oeuvre?
Interesting. I took up calculus for fun when I turned 70.
November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Interesting. I took up calculus for fun when I turned 70.
Sam was educated by Bilbo (which worried the Gaffer), who told him many tales of the Elves. He is probably harkening back to those stories in his judgment of Strider.
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Sam was educated by Bilbo (which worried the Gaffer), who told him many tales of the Elves. He is probably harkening back to those stories in his judgment of Strider.
Reposted by Rich Alderson
"Thousands of tips came through the FBI’s tip line, many of them corroborating the detailed, credible testimony that Ford and Ramirez had already given. The White House threw these tips away."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The FBI conducted a sham investigation into Brett Kavanaugh. Surprised? | Moira Donegan
The bureau shamefully allowed itself to be used as a prop in political theater, orchestrated by the Trump administration
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"Thousands of tips came through the FBI’s tip line, many of them corroborating the detailed, credible testimony that Ford and Ramirez had already given. The White House threw these tips away."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...