Alex
@alexfromthemidwest.bsky.social
Thoughts and prayers for our Gen X friends who lost so many of their icons this week.
July 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Thoughts and prayers for our Gen X friends who lost so many of their icons this week.
“Now in the morning I sleep alone…”
Andy Byron's wife reacts to Astronomer CEO allegedly caught cheating
The Astronomer CEO's wife changed her name on Facebook before deleting the account.
www.newsweek.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“Now in the morning I sleep alone…”
Happy #ThinkingPuzzleThursday! Reply with yes or no questions about the following puzzle unless you think you know the answer:
A thief is caught in the act and stopped by a young babysitter, but only the babysitter gets in trouble. Why?
A thief is caught in the act and stopped by a young babysitter, but only the babysitter gets in trouble. Why?
June 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Happy #ThinkingPuzzleThursday! Reply with yes or no questions about the following puzzle unless you think you know the answer:
A thief is caught in the act and stopped by a young babysitter, but only the babysitter gets in trouble. Why?
A thief is caught in the act and stopped by a young babysitter, but only the babysitter gets in trouble. Why?
PC with ZIP files: “wait, you skipped a step, you have to right click the zip, hit extract all, pick the place you want to extract to…”
Mac with ZIP file:
Mac with ZIP file:
patrick star from spongebob squarepants is holding an ice cream cone with a zipper in his mouth .
ALT: patrick star from spongebob squarepants is holding an ice cream cone with a zipper in his mouth .
media.tenor.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
PC with ZIP files: “wait, you skipped a step, you have to right click the zip, hit extract all, pick the place you want to extract to…”
Mac with ZIP file:
Mac with ZIP file:
What are some #boardgames you really wanted to like but just never could get into?
April 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What are some #boardgames you really wanted to like but just never could get into?
The hate for Nintendo is and always has been weird in the gaming community. Like yeah, the new console is going to cost more, but y’all literally paid $700 for the PS5 Pro and $70for a new remaster of Skyrim.
April 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The hate for Nintendo is and always has been weird in the gaming community. Like yeah, the new console is going to cost more, but y’all literally paid $700 for the PS5 Pro and $70for a new remaster of Skyrim.
Final Fantasy protagonist names fit into one of two categories:
- Front man for some punk rock band from the late 70s
- Background software your job requires you to have installed on your work computer
- Front man for some punk rock band from the late 70s
- Background software your job requires you to have installed on your work computer
March 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Final Fantasy protagonist names fit into one of two categories:
- Front man for some punk rock band from the late 70s
- Background software your job requires you to have installed on your work computer
- Front man for some punk rock band from the late 70s
- Background software your job requires you to have installed on your work computer
A24 - Pretentious movies for pretentious people
March 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A24 - Pretentious movies for pretentious people
I have so many mixed feelings about Academy Award winning movies. Sure, the production value is good, but when is the last time you heard someone say they watched Licorice Pizza or Power of the Dog?
February 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I have so many mixed feelings about Academy Award winning movies. Sure, the production value is good, but when is the last time you heard someone say they watched Licorice Pizza or Power of the Dog?
Needing to have an ice pack strapped to my chest when we have single digit temperatures is cruel irony.
February 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Needing to have an ice pack strapped to my chest when we have single digit temperatures is cruel irony.
Can someone please explain why people love The Big Lebowski so much? It feels like a bunch of random plot points that don’t connect.
February 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Can someone please explain why people love The Big Lebowski so much? It feels like a bunch of random plot points that don’t connect.
I haven’t watched The Ballad of Buster Scruggs & Other Stories since it came out but When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings has been stuck in my head for days.
February 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I haven’t watched The Ballad of Buster Scruggs & Other Stories since it came out but When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings has been stuck in my head for days.
Find of the day! Looking forward to trying this one out. #BoardGameSky
January 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Find of the day! Looking forward to trying this one out. #BoardGameSky
I’m glad @scalzi.com is on here because I want to tell him personally how much I enjoyed Slow Time Between the Stars. Best sci fi story I’ve ever read.
January 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I’m glad @scalzi.com is on here because I want to tell him personally how much I enjoyed Slow Time Between the Stars. Best sci fi story I’ve ever read.
Might be kicking a hornets nest here, but why do we cringe at ‘Disney adults’ but not at ‘Pokemon adults?’
January 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Might be kicking a hornets nest here, but why do we cringe at ‘Disney adults’ but not at ‘Pokemon adults?’
Y’all know who you are
January 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Y’all know who you are
I may not agree with what you have to say but I will defend to the death your right to say it as long as it's been fact checked, doesn't contain logical fallacies, and isn't demeaning to a specific person or group.
January 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I may not agree with what you have to say but I will defend to the death your right to say it as long as it's been fact checked, doesn't contain logical fallacies, and isn't demeaning to a specific person or group.
This TikTok ‘ban’ lasted less time than it takes the average person to play Ocarina of Time.
January 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This TikTok ‘ban’ lasted less time than it takes the average person to play Ocarina of Time.
#Movies #QuestionOfTheDay 5 of 7:
What is a movie you enjoyed watching once but don’t mind if you never see a second time?
What is a movie you enjoyed watching once but don’t mind if you never see a second time?
January 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#Movies #QuestionOfTheDay 5 of 7:
What is a movie you enjoyed watching once but don’t mind if you never see a second time?
What is a movie you enjoyed watching once but don’t mind if you never see a second time?
#Movies #QuestionOfTheDay 4 of 7:
What would you say is the best-directed individual scene you’ve ever seen?
What would you say is the best-directed individual scene you’ve ever seen?
January 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
#Movies #QuestionOfTheDay 4 of 7:
What would you say is the best-directed individual scene you’ve ever seen?
What would you say is the best-directed individual scene you’ve ever seen?
#Movies #QuestionOfTheDay 3 of 7:
What adaptation of a book or play do you think was better than the source material?
What adaptation of a book or play do you think was better than the source material?
January 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
#Movies #QuestionOfTheDay 3 of 7:
What adaptation of a book or play do you think was better than the source material?
What adaptation of a book or play do you think was better than the source material?
January 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM