Ben Scranton
@bscranton.bsky.social
Honestly, I'm just here for the cat pictures and bi-weekly "bluesky is dying" threads.
I'm glad @xkcd.com still does these. Every couple years I end up googling "randall munroe wife" just to make sure she's still ok. xkcd.com/3172/
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I'm glad @xkcd.com still does these. Every couple years I end up googling "randall munroe wife" just to make sure she's still ok. xkcd.com/3172/
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Never fall for the scam that letting these llm merchants sink and die hurts anyone except the venture capitalists trying to manufacture consent for everyone else to subsidize their monumental failure at their own jobs
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Never fall for the scam that letting these llm merchants sink and die hurts anyone except the venture capitalists trying to manufacture consent for everyone else to subsidize their monumental failure at their own jobs
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I can’t believe how stupid everything is
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I can’t believe how stupid everything is
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Look, if Steam wants to sell everyone a Linux PC pretending to be a Sexy Gamecube, I'm not going to argue.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmKr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmKr...
Steam Hardware Announcement
YouTube video by Valve
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Look, if Steam wants to sell everyone a Linux PC pretending to be a Sexy Gamecube, I'm not going to argue.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmKr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmKr...
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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Yes, Mr. President: You’re right. We do have “the worst health care” of any major country.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Yes, Mr. President: You’re right. We do have “the worst health care” of any major country.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
Despite spending twice as much per capita, we are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right.
The solution: Medicare for All.
I guess the Government's argument didn't cut the mustard.
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I guess the Government's argument didn't cut the mustard.
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There are few people of whom you can confidently say "their decisions killed millions of people. They could've decided differently and millions of people would have lived." But you can say it about Dick Cheney.
November 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
There are few people of whom you can confidently say "their decisions killed millions of people. They could've decided differently and millions of people would have lived." But you can say it about Dick Cheney.
Bummed that the Jays lost, but man was that a fun game to watch.
November 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Bummed that the Jays lost, but man was that a fun game to watch.
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Genuinely laughing to keep from crying at this instant classic from @mcsweeneys.net
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
“Wikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dum...
www.mcsweeneys.net
October 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Genuinely laughing to keep from crying at this instant classic from @mcsweeneys.net
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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Thank god for the World Series. Thank god for the respite.
October 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Thank god for the World Series. Thank god for the respite.
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I thought Canadians are supposed to be polite
October 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I thought Canadians are supposed to be polite
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The Blue Jays are DISMANTLING the Dodgers and I’m here for it. 🇨🇦
October 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The Blue Jays are DISMANTLING the Dodgers and I’m here for it. 🇨🇦
The same ghouls who tortured Anthony Boyd to death tonight will screech and holler about how pro-life they are. Hypocritical ghouls. I hope they rot in the ground without an afterlife to wash away their mortal sins.
October 24, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The same ghouls who tortured Anthony Boyd to death tonight will screech and holler about how pro-life they are. Hypocritical ghouls. I hope they rot in the ground without an afterlife to wash away their mortal sins.
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I dedicate this post to the formidable @annabower.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I dedicate this post to the formidable @annabower.bsky.social
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Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
October 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
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The AWS outage today is a good reminder that there is no "cloud", there's just somebody else's computer.
October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The AWS outage today is a good reminder that there is no "cloud", there's just somebody else's computer.
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the aws outage should be evidence that running half the internet on a single company's servers is a terrible idea but i fear nothing will change
October 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
the aws outage should be evidence that running half the internet on a single company's servers is a terrible idea but i fear nothing will change
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I have a theory www.theverge.com/policy/79849...
American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming
The Frog is owning the president.
www.theverge.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I have a theory www.theverge.com/policy/79849...
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We’re not dealing with brilliant strategists cleverly laying traps, we’re dealing with impulsive whiners whose advantage is contempt for laws, norms, and morality.
They’re not pulling some elaborate trick, they’re just willing—even eager—to do things regular, principled people consider off limits.
They’re not pulling some elaborate trick, they’re just willing—even eager—to do things regular, principled people consider off limits.
October 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We’re not dealing with brilliant strategists cleverly laying traps, we’re dealing with impulsive whiners whose advantage is contempt for laws, norms, and morality.
They’re not pulling some elaborate trick, they’re just willing—even eager—to do things regular, principled people consider off limits.
They’re not pulling some elaborate trick, they’re just willing—even eager—to do things regular, principled people consider off limits.
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![4-panel comic. (1) [person finds bottle on shore] (2) [person reads message from inside bottle: ICMP ECHO REQUEST...] (3) [person writes on message ICMP ECHO REPLY...] (4) [person puts bottle back in water and leaves]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidlkffoohblwqhnyqcrzhctq66wwo6fxohozryphbdmeeimwgoyke@jpeg)
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![Comic. “Measure [Twice], cut [Once]” -Carpenty Proverb. [Scatter plot with number of measurements on y axis and number of cuts on x axis. Points in a descending line on graph: surveyor, surgeon, good carpenter, careless carpenter, really bad carpenter, serial killer]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiays4e3ux4dpkjxctmx73fzfwspzw3cjdckve3dwj5hzt4y75itxa@jpeg)
October 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM