Alex DeGruven
@alexdegruven.bsky.social
Nerd generalist. Occasional gamer. Wonkette and Atlantic subscriber. Twitter refugee. 3D Printing and laser enthusiast. Dad. Leftist mildly socialist he/him ally. Learning to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYBaq-BZXuTIf_dBajgO1sw/
Because they're getting ready to start issuing a LOT of VERY illegal orders and are preempting the pushback.
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Because they're getting ready to start issuing a LOT of VERY illegal orders and are preempting the pushback.
Cuz he already did that
November 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Cuz he already did that
Both can be true (and quite likely).
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Both can be true (and quite likely).
I was interested in the teaser for All's Fair that played during TNF, until I saw her and my interest noped out forever.
October 31, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I was interested in the teaser for All's Fair that played during TNF, until I saw her and my interest noped out forever.
*laughs in Trex and Strong8k*
October 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
*laughs in Trex and Strong8k*
Why the first sentence doesn't start with something like "in a staggering display of incompetence and lack of concern for public safety..."
I'm continually annoyed that the media insists on softening headlines. This wasn't an accident, this was abject incompetent negligence.
I'm continually annoyed that the media insists on softening headlines. This wasn't an accident, this was abject incompetent negligence.
October 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Why the first sentence doesn't start with something like "in a staggering display of incompetence and lack of concern for public safety..."
I'm continually annoyed that the media insists on softening headlines. This wasn't an accident, this was abject incompetent negligence.
I'm continually annoyed that the media insists on softening headlines. This wasn't an accident, this was abject incompetent negligence.
So. Many. Turnovers.
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
So. Many. Turnovers.
Interesting. The feed for that was just fine for me. Must have been a localized issue.
October 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Interesting. The feed for that was just fine for me. Must have been a localized issue.
I've been subscribed to him for years. I work in tech and live in a suburban neighborhood with an HOA. But his stuff is just so good.
October 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I've been subscribed to him for years. I work in tech and live in a suburban neighborhood with an HOA. But his stuff is just so good.
Better Off Ted was great
September 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Better Off Ted was great
OH Half-Life. Me, a grown-ass adult yelping like a little kid in the middle of the night when I rounded a corner and a headcrab (which I've already seen a ton) jumps out of pitch blackness.
August 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
OH Half-Life. Me, a grown-ass adult yelping like a little kid in the middle of the night when I rounded a corner and a headcrab (which I've already seen a ton) jumps out of pitch blackness.
If only we had a Congress with a spine
August 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
If only we had a Congress with a spine
The framing of this makes it feel like crypto all over again. And it will probably be the same thing. You'll have AI bros pumping and dumping their next big thing over and over for years.
August 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The framing of this makes it feel like crypto all over again. And it will probably be the same thing. You'll have AI bros pumping and dumping their next big thing over and over for years.
The only way to finish a sentence that starts with "I took Josh Hawley's advice" is "and immediately threw it out the window because he's a neo-fashy idiot"
July 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The only way to finish a sentence that starts with "I took Josh Hawley's advice" is "and immediately threw it out the window because he's a neo-fashy idiot"
Remember when she was like "yeah, guys, I'm totally a Democrat, too!" and all of us saw right through it and said "yeah, nope, lol"?
July 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Remember when she was like "yeah, guys, I'm totally a Democrat, too!" and all of us saw right through it and said "yeah, nope, lol"?
If we can't trust the seal of the "OEDO OF GOVERYaEB", then I don't know what we CAN trust anymore.
July 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If we can't trust the seal of the "OEDO OF GOVERYaEB", then I don't know what we CAN trust anymore.
I love Matt so much, but that's not even his best voice. Douglas and Lazslo are his top tier by far.
July 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I love Matt so much, but that's not even his best voice. Douglas and Lazslo are his top tier by far.
The datacenter at my company has these instead of battery UPS for the gap of generator startup.
You can't see anything, but they emit an ominous vibration when you're in the room where they're running.
You can't see anything, but they emit an ominous vibration when you're in the room where they're running.
July 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The datacenter at my company has these instead of battery UPS for the gap of generator startup.
You can't see anything, but they emit an ominous vibration when you're in the room where they're running.
You can't see anything, but they emit an ominous vibration when you're in the room where they're running.
It's true. We all just need to find ours.
July 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
It's true. We all just need to find ours.
In this place. Right now. 65°F, barely a breeze, and the sun setting in a cloudless blue sky, I understand why this is what I need.
Nothing else matters. Nothing else even exists.
If there is a heaven, this is what I hope it is like.
Nothing else matters. Nothing else even exists.
If there is a heaven, this is what I hope it is like.
July 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
In this place. Right now. 65°F, barely a breeze, and the sun setting in a cloudless blue sky, I understand why this is what I need.
Nothing else matters. Nothing else even exists.
If there is a heaven, this is what I hope it is like.
Nothing else matters. Nothing else even exists.
If there is a heaven, this is what I hope it is like.
For me that's the Carriage House at the Hotel Iroquois on Mackinac Island.
I sit at a table, get a nice cocktail, and the entire weight of life just floats away into the ether.
And on a day like today, where the weather is beyond what anyone would describe as perfect, the effect is so much more.
I sit at a table, get a nice cocktail, and the entire weight of life just floats away into the ether.
And on a day like today, where the weather is beyond what anyone would describe as perfect, the effect is so much more.
July 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
For me that's the Carriage House at the Hotel Iroquois on Mackinac Island.
I sit at a table, get a nice cocktail, and the entire weight of life just floats away into the ether.
And on a day like today, where the weather is beyond what anyone would describe as perfect, the effect is so much more.
I sit at a table, get a nice cocktail, and the entire weight of life just floats away into the ether.
And on a day like today, where the weather is beyond what anyone would describe as perfect, the effect is so much more.
Bonus round, only one actually gets activated each time.
July 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Bonus round, only one actually gets activated each time.
Everyone gets a shock collar for the podcast and live listeners can hit a button that activates one randomly every 3 minutes.
July 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Everyone gets a shock collar for the podcast and live listeners can hit a button that activates one randomly every 3 minutes.