Bysmerian
@bysmerian.bsky.social
Basic-ass pottery hobbyist, Dallas area ttrpg gamer, home cook, clerical pinch hitter. Left of center, he/him.
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There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
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truly a great time to have just recorded a pilot episode about Warhammer 40,000 memes bleeding into mainstream politics with @jkass99.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
truly a great time to have just recorded a pilot episode about Warhammer 40,000 memes bleeding into mainstream politics with @jkass99.bsky.social
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If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social
#BookSky #KidLit #BookPromo
#BookSky #KidLit #BookPromo
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social
#BookSky #KidLit #BookPromo
#BookSky #KidLit #BookPromo
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Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
So.
My dad worked for WorldCom. He'd lived the American Dream, and was the kind of a company man in the way that made sense back then, the son of a steelworker who came out of the Air Force and did repair work at MCI, did well, and ended up promoted and promoted until he was a senior VP.
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My dad worked for WorldCom. He'd lived the American Dream, and was the kind of a company man in the way that made sense back then, the son of a steelworker who came out of the Air Force and did repair work at MCI, did well, and ended up promoted and promoted until he was a senior VP.
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it's happening dot gif
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
So.
My dad worked for WorldCom. He'd lived the American Dream, and was the kind of a company man in the way that made sense back then, the son of a steelworker who came out of the Air Force and did repair work at MCI, did well, and ended up promoted and promoted until he was a senior VP.
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My dad worked for WorldCom. He'd lived the American Dream, and was the kind of a company man in the way that made sense back then, the son of a steelworker who came out of the Air Force and did repair work at MCI, did well, and ended up promoted and promoted until he was a senior VP.
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![[Scene is JESUS sat behind a boss’s desk in his office on a cloud in HEAVEN]
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JESUS [speaking into intercom]
Hi can you send in Saint Nicholas please
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SANTA [entering in full Santa garb]:
Hi boss
JESUS:
Hi Nick
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JESUS:
Listen - about this ‘my birthday’ thing...
SANTA:
Ohh not this again boss
4
JESUS:
Nick, it’s out of hand. *You’ve* got out of hand.
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JESUS:
I mean when I hired you, you was all humble, hiding under windows, lobbing in dowries…
And now you’re like…
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JESUS [gesturing disdainfully at Santa’s clothing]:
I mean - what’s this.
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SANTA:
This is my get up! I’ve had this since the Coca Cola deal in the 30s
JESUS:
*That’s what I mean.*
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JESUS:
You’ve just gone too -
SANTA:
Oh no, oh no -
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SANTA:
Sorry boss but waaay back in the Reformation, right, Martin Luther said: “why don’t we have Jesus delivering the presents?”. And when he prayed to ask you, do you remember what you said? Eh?
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SANTA:
You said: “I ain’t going back there”
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SANTA:
If you wanna take over -
JESUS:
Oh yeah! Kids coming downstairs to find me resurrected in their living room going "I got you an Xbox"...
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SANTA:
You’re just feeling threatened cos I’m doing a bloody good -
JESUS:
*WATCH IT NICK*.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
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You are not a hypocrite. You are just wildly incorrect. Benoit Blanc interviewing the Beaker would be worth the price of admission alone.
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
You are not a hypocrite. You are just wildly incorrect. Benoit Blanc interviewing the Beaker would be worth the price of admission alone.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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My latest at @comicsjournal.bsky.social: I talked to @oglaf.bsky.social! Not the character, but rather, the people who create it.
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My latest at @comicsjournal.bsky.social: I talked to @oglaf.bsky.social! Not the character, but rather, the people who create it.
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
They don't do many interviews, so this was a real treat. They're funny people! Turns out they're not super private, just...really bad at PR?
www.tcj.com/talking-ogla...
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As I block someone on TikTok:
If you use Generative AI, I don’t want your opinion on anything. It means less than nothing to me. Your taste is rancid with the corruption of billionaires and empty of thought and interest. You are alike in critical thought to a rock on a lake shore.
If you use Generative AI, I don’t want your opinion on anything. It means less than nothing to me. Your taste is rancid with the corruption of billionaires and empty of thought and interest. You are alike in critical thought to a rock on a lake shore.
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
As I block someone on TikTok:
If you use Generative AI, I don’t want your opinion on anything. It means less than nothing to me. Your taste is rancid with the corruption of billionaires and empty of thought and interest. You are alike in critical thought to a rock on a lake shore.
If you use Generative AI, I don’t want your opinion on anything. It means less than nothing to me. Your taste is rancid with the corruption of billionaires and empty of thought and interest. You are alike in critical thought to a rock on a lake shore.
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I've seen people accepting "AI" when it doesn't affect them. Writers using it for art, artists using it for voiceover, etc.
There is no "good use" of "AI". I compared it to a Nazi bar the other day for a reason. If there's a Nazi in a bar not getting kicked out, it's a Nazi bar. Same with "AI".
There is no "good use" of "AI". I compared it to a Nazi bar the other day for a reason. If there's a Nazi in a bar not getting kicked out, it's a Nazi bar. Same with "AI".
“But it’s not voiceover, it’s just text.”
Yes and writers shouldn’t be getting replaced by this sort of thing.
“They couldn’t generate responses to every possible thing asked”
Yeah and expecting any NPC to be able to has clear downsides and trying to will result in bland, unimpressive dialogue.
Yes and writers shouldn’t be getting replaced by this sort of thing.
“They couldn’t generate responses to every possible thing asked”
Yeah and expecting any NPC to be able to has clear downsides and trying to will result in bland, unimpressive dialogue.
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I've seen people accepting "AI" when it doesn't affect them. Writers using it for art, artists using it for voiceover, etc.
There is no "good use" of "AI". I compared it to a Nazi bar the other day for a reason. If there's a Nazi in a bar not getting kicked out, it's a Nazi bar. Same with "AI".
There is no "good use" of "AI". I compared it to a Nazi bar the other day for a reason. If there's a Nazi in a bar not getting kicked out, it's a Nazi bar. Same with "AI".
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No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
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Flawless victory.
Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'.
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Flawless victory.
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Post a bird announcing that Dick Cheney is dead. 🪶
November 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Post a bird announcing that Dick Cheney is dead. 🪶
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Lol it is clear that no one on Waroona Shire council is on the internet. I so hope they do this.
“Waroona Shire suggests blowing up rotting whale carcass to save money” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
“Waroona Shire suggests blowing up rotting whale carcass to save money” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Shire suggests blowing up dead whale as alternative to expensive disposal
A coastal shire in WA suggests towing a rotting whale carcass out to sea and blowing it up, saying it cannot afford to dispose of the whale itself.
www.abc.net.au
October 31, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Lol it is clear that no one on Waroona Shire council is on the internet. I so hope they do this.
“Waroona Shire suggests blowing up rotting whale carcass to save money” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
“Waroona Shire suggests blowing up rotting whale carcass to save money” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
Mars Barf
Mars Barf
Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
Knickers
Knickers
Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
Mayday
Mayday
October 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
Mars Barf
Mars Barf
Animal Cracker Farm
The Screwtape Penthouse Letters
The Screwtape Penthouse Letters
Game time, Booksky.
Change the whole vibe of a book by adding a word to a title. I’ll start:
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Thatcher.
Change the whole vibe of a book by adding a word to a title. I’ll start:
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Thatcher.
October 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Animal Cracker Farm
The Screwtape Penthouse Letters
The Screwtape Penthouse Letters
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so Google just added a bunch (more) AI bullshit to Chrome
Go through these steps to disable it:
opus.ing/posts/how-to...
#chrome #aibullshit
Go through these steps to disable it:
opus.ing/posts/how-to...
#chrome #aibullshit
How to Remove AI From Your Google Chrome Experience - Opus
Follow these steps to resist the AI-pocalypse in your everyday web browsing.
opus.ing
October 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
so Google just added a bunch (more) AI bullshit to Chrome
Go through these steps to disable it:
opus.ing/posts/how-to...
#chrome #aibullshit
Go through these steps to disable it:
opus.ing/posts/how-to...
#chrome #aibullshit
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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Nobody cares about the victims in the Dallas ICE shooting apparently. The first I've heard about one of them was on CNN today. He's fighting for his life in the hospital --- he was brought to the US when he was 13. He's 33 now. No criminal record.
I just don't know what to say anymore.
I just don't know what to say anymore.
September 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Nobody cares about the victims in the Dallas ICE shooting apparently. The first I've heard about one of them was on CNN today. He's fighting for his life in the hospital --- he was brought to the US when he was 13. He's 33 now. No criminal record.
I just don't know what to say anymore.
I just don't know what to say anymore.