Jimm
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“I met someone who looks a lot like you,
she does the things you do,
but she is an IBM.”
- Jeff Lynne, 1981
she does the things you do,
but she is an IBM.”
- Jeff Lynne, 1981
this pie from Trader Joe’s reminds me of Meatloaf:
(filling+crust+topping = two outta three ain’t bad.)
(filling+crust+topping = two outta three ain’t bad.)
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
this pie from Trader Joe’s reminds me of Meatloaf:
(filling+crust+topping = two outta three ain’t bad.)
(filling+crust+topping = two outta three ain’t bad.)
if the republicans thought they could get rich off of banning seat belts they’d do it.
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
if the republicans thought they could get rich off of banning seat belts they’d do it.
heat sink, bearing, and inductor top these “lawn mowers”.
i can’t decide which one i like best.
i can’t decide which one i like best.
October 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
heat sink, bearing, and inductor top these “lawn mowers”.
i can’t decide which one i like best.
i can’t decide which one i like best.
Trump and I are exact opposites.
I’m a horse’s head.
I’m a horse’s head.
October 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Trump and I are exact opposites.
I’m a horse’s head.
I’m a horse’s head.
A peek under the hood of the Intel 80188 microprocessor. The design team even found room to print the number!
September 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
A peek under the hood of the Intel 80188 microprocessor. The design team even found room to print the number!
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Repost ad infinitum.
Oh my god lol
This Dutch late night host absolutely eviscerates Trump and Disney- you gotta watch how
This Dutch late night host absolutely eviscerates Trump and Disney- you gotta watch how
September 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Repost ad infinitum.
I would never support needless, preventable murders as proof of the value of an Amendment that was never about murder.
“It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment.”
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk
September 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I would never support needless, preventable murders as proof of the value of an Amendment that was never about murder.
i found this yesterday.
it’s the fossilized remains of the “snow” we used to see when we tuned our TVs to an empty channel.
(yes, i am quite old)
it’s the fossilized remains of the “snow” we used to see when we tuned our TVs to an empty channel.
(yes, i am quite old)
August 31, 2025 at 10:50 AM
i found this yesterday.
it’s the fossilized remains of the “snow” we used to see when we tuned our TVs to an empty channel.
(yes, i am quite old)
it’s the fossilized remains of the “snow” we used to see when we tuned our TVs to an empty channel.
(yes, i am quite old)
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Starting today, I’m launching a four-day, 15-stop listening tour across Ohio. Across the state, I’m meeting with families, teachers, and local leaders to hear what’s working—and what’s not. Because the best ideas come from the people living them.
June 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Starting today, I’m launching a four-day, 15-stop listening tour across Ohio. Across the state, I’m meeting with families, teachers, and local leaders to hear what’s working—and what’s not. Because the best ideas come from the people living them.
my eBike charger was hot to the touch during use. i cut a hole in the case and installed a heat sink. now the case is slightly warm and the heat sink dissipates most of the high temps.
i wonder why they designed these to burn themselves up? a small internal fan wouldn’t break the bank!
i wonder why they designed these to burn themselves up? a small internal fan wouldn’t break the bank!
August 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
my eBike charger was hot to the touch during use. i cut a hole in the case and installed a heat sink. now the case is slightly warm and the heat sink dissipates most of the high temps.
i wonder why they designed these to burn themselves up? a small internal fan wouldn’t break the bank!
i wonder why they designed these to burn themselves up? a small internal fan wouldn’t break the bank!
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The Brookings Institute sums it up perfectly 👇👏
"The GOP has become an insurgent outlier in American politics. It is ideologically extreme; scornful of compromise; unmoved by conventional understanding of facts, evidence, and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition"
"The GOP has become an insurgent outlier in American politics. It is ideologically extreme; scornful of compromise; unmoved by conventional understanding of facts, evidence, and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition"
August 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The Brookings Institute sums it up perfectly 👇👏
"The GOP has become an insurgent outlier in American politics. It is ideologically extreme; scornful of compromise; unmoved by conventional understanding of facts, evidence, and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition"
"The GOP has become an insurgent outlier in American politics. It is ideologically extreme; scornful of compromise; unmoved by conventional understanding of facts, evidence, and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition"
one of the scenes i saw just before turning in for the night
August 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
one of the scenes i saw just before turning in for the night
lightning on the dry, Wyoming plains creates a spectacular tragedy.
August 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
lightning on the dry, Wyoming plains creates a spectacular tragedy.
more “signs of the times.”
from where i stood, i could not see the section with the “White’s Only” pencils. no matter, i was there for tar and feathers and a list of SCOTUS addresses.
from where i stood, i could not see the section with the “White’s Only” pencils. no matter, i was there for tar and feathers and a list of SCOTUS addresses.
August 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
more “signs of the times.”
from where i stood, i could not see the section with the “White’s Only” pencils. no matter, i was there for tar and feathers and a list of SCOTUS addresses.
from where i stood, i could not see the section with the “White’s Only” pencils. no matter, i was there for tar and feathers and a list of SCOTUS addresses.
i scanned the timeline.
lots of bad news.
lots of good news fouled by the bad news stench.
mental health strategy:
1. charge the phone, scan timelines until i reach 90% battery, make notes on the calendar for protests, then put the phone down and leave the room.
2. do any fun thing for hours.
lots of bad news.
lots of good news fouled by the bad news stench.
mental health strategy:
1. charge the phone, scan timelines until i reach 90% battery, make notes on the calendar for protests, then put the phone down and leave the room.
2. do any fun thing for hours.
August 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
i scanned the timeline.
lots of bad news.
lots of good news fouled by the bad news stench.
mental health strategy:
1. charge the phone, scan timelines until i reach 90% battery, make notes on the calendar for protests, then put the phone down and leave the room.
2. do any fun thing for hours.
lots of bad news.
lots of good news fouled by the bad news stench.
mental health strategy:
1. charge the phone, scan timelines until i reach 90% battery, make notes on the calendar for protests, then put the phone down and leave the room.
2. do any fun thing for hours.
i’d say the fire danger has been low for a long, long time.
August 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
i’d say the fire danger has been low for a long, long time.
temperatures continue to soar in spite of these huge cooling fans dotted across the countryside.
July 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
temperatures continue to soar in spite of these huge cooling fans dotted across the countryside.
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
i’ve had jobs like this one.
July 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
i’ve had jobs like this one.
So…
I pull into the Schaumburg hotel parking lot, grab my luggage and go inside. The lobby is crowded with happy, loud people attending a wedding reception. I get my key, go to my room, relax a bit, go back to the lobby dining room for supper, watch the bride mingle with friends, fun times.
I pull into the Schaumburg hotel parking lot, grab my luggage and go inside. The lobby is crowded with happy, loud people attending a wedding reception. I get my key, go to my room, relax a bit, go back to the lobby dining room for supper, watch the bride mingle with friends, fun times.
July 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
So…
I pull into the Schaumburg hotel parking lot, grab my luggage and go inside. The lobby is crowded with happy, loud people attending a wedding reception. I get my key, go to my room, relax a bit, go back to the lobby dining room for supper, watch the bride mingle with friends, fun times.
I pull into the Schaumburg hotel parking lot, grab my luggage and go inside. The lobby is crowded with happy, loud people attending a wedding reception. I get my key, go to my room, relax a bit, go back to the lobby dining room for supper, watch the bride mingle with friends, fun times.
MARKED SAFE
from being found in the Epstein Files.
from being found in the Epstein Files.
July 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
MARKED SAFE
from being found in the Epstein Files.
from being found in the Epstein Files.
i have watched a few Skydance productions in the past but after viewing their upcoming films list i can announce that none of them look interesting enough to watch.
i can live without them.
i can live without them.
July 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
i have watched a few Skydance productions in the past but after viewing their upcoming films list i can announce that none of them look interesting enough to watch.
i can live without them.
i can live without them.
she bumps the door open and plops down on the floor at my feet, purring.
is this normal?
is this normal?
July 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
she bumps the door open and plops down on the floor at my feet, purring.
is this normal?
is this normal?
I have not lost a sock in the dryer for three whole years!
Probably because I retired three years ago and traded steel-toe, electrically-safe work boots for flip flops.
one can’t lose a thing one never uses.
still looking for a suitable replacement for pants.
Probably because I retired three years ago and traded steel-toe, electrically-safe work boots for flip flops.
one can’t lose a thing one never uses.
still looking for a suitable replacement for pants.
July 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I have not lost a sock in the dryer for three whole years!
Probably because I retired three years ago and traded steel-toe, electrically-safe work boots for flip flops.
one can’t lose a thing one never uses.
still looking for a suitable replacement for pants.
Probably because I retired three years ago and traded steel-toe, electrically-safe work boots for flip flops.
one can’t lose a thing one never uses.
still looking for a suitable replacement for pants.