Scott Hampton
@cdm.expert
Gardener, cook, engineer, project manager, startup executive, cosmetic designer, and cranky social critic. All photographs are mine (for better or worse, unless otherwise noted, et cetera) and copyright by my studio, Nessiance Photography, 1991 - 2025
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The way Parker laid this timeline out—it’s so clear what has been ramping up, even if some of these appeared to be isolated events at the time.
December 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The way Parker laid this timeline out—it’s so clear what has been ramping up, even if some of these appeared to be isolated events at the time.
Does anyone else remember "Ruby, Galactic Gumshoe", from the mid 1990s?
One of the very first internet specific audio long-form stories.... and I just found the files in my archive! So much fun with simple story telling and special effects. Kapow!
One of the very first internet specific audio long-form stories.... and I just found the files in my archive! So much fun with simple story telling and special effects. Kapow!
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Does anyone else remember "Ruby, Galactic Gumshoe", from the mid 1990s?
One of the very first internet specific audio long-form stories.... and I just found the files in my archive! So much fun with simple story telling and special effects. Kapow!
One of the very first internet specific audio long-form stories.... and I just found the files in my archive! So much fun with simple story telling and special effects. Kapow!
Following this rabbit:
I'm an entrepreneur. I've started a handful of medical and manufacturing companies. Wheee. No, you haven't heard of any of them. No, they aren't on the stock market. No, I don't have a yacht.
I'm an entrepreneur. I've started a handful of medical and manufacturing companies. Wheee. No, you haven't heard of any of them. No, they aren't on the stock market. No, I don't have a yacht.
Nothing more embarrassing than telling someone you are a writer. Every potential follow up question they have is a humiliation ritual. Then you find yourself in a position of trying to convince some random person you're "a real writer" but without coming off like a braggart. Don't recommend it!
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Following this rabbit:
I'm an entrepreneur. I've started a handful of medical and manufacturing companies. Wheee. No, you haven't heard of any of them. No, they aren't on the stock market. No, I don't have a yacht.
I'm an entrepreneur. I've started a handful of medical and manufacturing companies. Wheee. No, you haven't heard of any of them. No, they aren't on the stock market. No, I don't have a yacht.
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She said it all.
Lizzo Offers Support To The Trans Community With Mic Drop Rant On The Red Carpet
www.comicsands.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
She said it all.
Great campfire dessert: One box Jiffy cornbread, one half size jar of crushed pineapple.
1) Get pan hot and then smear it with some grease.
2) Mix cornbread and pineapple. Add a bit of water if needed.
3) Pour into hot pan, put lid on it.
4) Place pan in the ashes where it is hot.
5) Wait a bit.
1) Get pan hot and then smear it with some grease.
2) Mix cornbread and pineapple. Add a bit of water if needed.
3) Pour into hot pan, put lid on it.
4) Place pan in the ashes where it is hot.
5) Wait a bit.
DISAGREE. Not all cornbreads are sweet, but cornbreads can be sweet! That said, I'm here for someone attempting a corncake (separate from corn cakes, which are basically corn pancakes).
Also do not neglect spoon cornbread, which is not a carb-slab (unless one has a very large spatula to lay it on).
Also do not neglect spoon cornbread, which is not a carb-slab (unless one has a very large spatula to lay it on).
Realtalk:
Cornbread should not be sweet! If you want cake, eat cake. Cornbread is a carb-slab meant to be paired with stronger flavors like buttermilk or greens fried in grease.
Cornbread should not be sweet! If you want cake, eat cake. Cornbread is a carb-slab meant to be paired with stronger flavors like buttermilk or greens fried in grease.
December 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Great campfire dessert: One box Jiffy cornbread, one half size jar of crushed pineapple.
1) Get pan hot and then smear it with some grease.
2) Mix cornbread and pineapple. Add a bit of water if needed.
3) Pour into hot pan, put lid on it.
4) Place pan in the ashes where it is hot.
5) Wait a bit.
1) Get pan hot and then smear it with some grease.
2) Mix cornbread and pineapple. Add a bit of water if needed.
3) Pour into hot pan, put lid on it.
4) Place pan in the ashes where it is hot.
5) Wait a bit.
Do you know your EXPOSOME? I attempted a demystification explainer on the different kinds of exposures and influences on health and immune function at youtu.be/GAgbDPcRmA4?...
There might be some mention of guillotines.
There might be some mention of guillotines.
Do YOU know your EXPOSOME?
YouTube video by xz. care
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Do you know your EXPOSOME? I attempted a demystification explainer on the different kinds of exposures and influences on health and immune function at youtu.be/GAgbDPcRmA4?...
There might be some mention of guillotines.
There might be some mention of guillotines.
One of the several fronts in play...
A more plausible domestic politics rationale for the US attacking Venezuela than anything about suspending elections (which aren't run federally anyway).
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
One of the several fronts in play...
Prolly puts hard boiled eggs and mayo in the "gravy"
is that a foil tray of plain macaroni?
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Prolly puts hard boiled eggs and mayo in the "gravy"
After dinner treats: cherry cobblers for all :-)
Hope y'all have a blessed day.
Hope y'all have a blessed day.
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
After dinner treats: cherry cobblers for all :-)
Hope y'all have a blessed day.
Hope y'all have a blessed day.
fuck that toady Gov'nr Good Hair asshole sellout - if you can't stand with the trans and queer community, go to fucking hell.
also, running a california governor in the next round is fucking suicide
kelly w/ pritzker, now that would FUCKIN SLAP
also, running a california governor in the next round is fucking suicide
kelly w/ pritzker, now that would FUCKIN SLAP
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
fuck that toady Gov'nr Good Hair asshole sellout - if you can't stand with the trans and queer community, go to fucking hell.
also, running a california governor in the next round is fucking suicide
kelly w/ pritzker, now that would FUCKIN SLAP
also, running a california governor in the next round is fucking suicide
kelly w/ pritzker, now that would FUCKIN SLAP
Down here in Georgia, the spoiled white male child of privilege has decided that it wouldn't be fair to take another spoiled white male child of privilege to the courts to see if said orange fuck attempted to interfere in our elections.
Anyway, since there are no laws, why are we paying taxes?
Anyway, since there are no laws, why are we paying taxes?
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Down here in Georgia, the spoiled white male child of privilege has decided that it wouldn't be fair to take another spoiled white male child of privilege to the courts to see if said orange fuck attempted to interfere in our elections.
Anyway, since there are no laws, why are we paying taxes?
Anyway, since there are no laws, why are we paying taxes?
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The purpose of DOGE was to exfiltrate the private data of hundreds of millions of Americans to Palantir's servers
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The purpose of DOGE was to exfiltrate the private data of hundreds of millions of Americans to Palantir's servers
I have to smuggle my black pudding home from Scotland and then ration it.
It gave us Black pudding which is one of my favorite foods on EARTH
also tablet fudge is my jammy jam and I love it
also tablet fudge is my jammy jam and I love it
Shoutout to Scotland's food. Deep fry everything or mash it up and stuff it inside another organ from that animal.
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I have to smuggle my black pudding home from Scotland and then ration it.
We were at the holiday light show in the ATL Botanical Gardens. It's wonderful! Wins awards. Just go!
Some chika bumps into me from the side, and I turn to look. She recoils, literally, saying, "What an evil look you have."
I had been enjoying myself, so I did not have on "public nice mask #7"
Some chika bumps into me from the side, and I turn to look. She recoils, literally, saying, "What an evil look you have."
I had been enjoying myself, so I did not have on "public nice mask #7"
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
We were at the holiday light show in the ATL Botanical Gardens. It's wonderful! Wins awards. Just go!
Some chika bumps into me from the side, and I turn to look. She recoils, literally, saying, "What an evil look you have."
I had been enjoying myself, so I did not have on "public nice mask #7"
Some chika bumps into me from the side, and I turn to look. She recoils, literally, saying, "What an evil look you have."
I had been enjoying myself, so I did not have on "public nice mask #7"
Yeah, yeah. Self promotion. Have a new post up: xz.care/blogs/news/i...
I must be nuts to start a brand in 2025
Starting XZ flies in the face of all my experience in this industry. But I'm doing it with a great eczema skin care product that might be magic. Nothing wicked, nothing weird. No preservatives.
xz.care
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Yeah, yeah. Self promotion. Have a new post up: xz.care/blogs/news/i...
And I have a complete set of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica in the original case, for those times when you need a good bracing imperial understanding of everything.
Also how to find, mine, and smelt iron ore.
Also how to find, mine, and smelt iron ore.
Wizened Millennials sneering at Gen Alpha: I told you the old ways are best
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
And I have a complete set of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica in the original case, for those times when you need a good bracing imperial understanding of everything.
Also how to find, mine, and smelt iron ore.
Also how to find, mine, and smelt iron ore.
I don't understand the Waterpick (R) alternative to dental floss. My dentist and I were discussing today and I asked: "How do you Waterpick while sitting on the toilet?"
She laughed hard, so I explained: "I'm very efficient w/ my multitasking, damnit."
She said, "At least you are flossing."
She laughed hard, so I explained: "I'm very efficient w/ my multitasking, damnit."
She said, "At least you are flossing."
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I don't understand the Waterpick (R) alternative to dental floss. My dentist and I were discussing today and I asked: "How do you Waterpick while sitting on the toilet?"
She laughed hard, so I explained: "I'm very efficient w/ my multitasking, damnit."
She said, "At least you are flossing."
She laughed hard, so I explained: "I'm very efficient w/ my multitasking, damnit."
She said, "At least you are flossing."
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A new NEJM paper just dropped evaluating a quadrivalent modified mRNA (modRNA) influenza vaccine in a phase 3 trial. This is the largest test yet of whether the mRNA platform that transformed COVID-19 vaccination can improve our fight against flu.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of Modified mRNA Influenza Vaccine | NEJM
Influenza remains a major health burden despite the use of licensed vaccines. Nucleoside-modified
messenger RNA (modRNA) influenza vaccines have shown promising immunogenicity against
influenza and...
www.nejm.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
A new NEJM paper just dropped evaluating a quadrivalent modified mRNA (modRNA) influenza vaccine in a phase 3 trial. This is the largest test yet of whether the mRNA platform that transformed COVID-19 vaccination can improve our fight against flu.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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To recap: My law firm represented Black and Latino voters in striking down Texas' new congressional map.
The dissenting opinion mentions George Soros 17 times and me and my law firm 3 times (all about how connected to Soros I allegedly am). I have never seen anything like it.
The dissenting opinion mentions George Soros 17 times and me and my law firm 3 times (all about how connected to Soros I allegedly am). I have never seen anything like it.
In a remarkable and deeply unconventional dissent, U.S. Circuit Judge Jerry E. Smith unleashed a blistering and bizarre attack on his fellow judges after a federal court struck down Texas’ unconstitutional racial gerrymander. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In Unhinged Dissent, Texas Judge Attacks Colleagues — and George Soros
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
To recap: My law firm represented Black and Latino voters in striking down Texas' new congressional map.
The dissenting opinion mentions George Soros 17 times and me and my law firm 3 times (all about how connected to Soros I allegedly am). I have never seen anything like it.
The dissenting opinion mentions George Soros 17 times and me and my law firm 3 times (all about how connected to Soros I allegedly am). I have never seen anything like it.
Good prep for what the "epstein files" will look like.
Anyway, 1,400 pages of emails w/ Elon Stank? WHAT in the fuck, actually.
And then another lawsuit to require them to show half of the consonants and a charge to pick a vowel...
Fucking crooked top to bottom, this country.
Anyway, 1,400 pages of emails w/ Elon Stank? WHAT in the fuck, actually.
And then another lawsuit to require them to show half of the consonants and a charge to pick a vowel...
Fucking crooked top to bottom, this country.
Page after page after page was redacted. #foia
We got our decision in August.
The AG said Abbott's office must release some emails with Musk. About a month later, we got nearly 1,400 pages of emails.
I was stoked. Until I took a look at the records. They were almost completely redacted. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA
The AG said Abbott's office must release some emails with Musk. About a month later, we got nearly 1,400 pages of emails.
I was stoked. Until I took a look at the records. They were almost completely redacted. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Good prep for what the "epstein files" will look like.
Anyway, 1,400 pages of emails w/ Elon Stank? WHAT in the fuck, actually.
And then another lawsuit to require them to show half of the consonants and a charge to pick a vowel...
Fucking crooked top to bottom, this country.
Anyway, 1,400 pages of emails w/ Elon Stank? WHAT in the fuck, actually.
And then another lawsuit to require them to show half of the consonants and a charge to pick a vowel...
Fucking crooked top to bottom, this country.
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Juicero!
If I hadn’t been there to see it — it was being demoed at a conference I attended — I would have thought it was something Mike Judge invented for “Silicon Valley.”
If I hadn’t been there to see it — it was being demoed at a conference I attended — I would have thought it was something Mike Judge invented for “Silicon Valley.”
From the people who brought you the financial crisis, Theranos, and Juicero: say hello to data center financial engineering!
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
I'm pretty nervous about this ending badly, but everyone's dug in because AI is the only pulse in the economy.
prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
The AI Bubble Is Bigger Than You Think - The American Prospect
It’s not just OpenAI that looks overhyped. There’s a whole mountain of sketchy financial engineering underneath.
prospect.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Juicero!
If I hadn’t been there to see it — it was being demoed at a conference I attended — I would have thought it was something Mike Judge invented for “Silicon Valley.”
If I hadn’t been there to see it — it was being demoed at a conference I attended — I would have thought it was something Mike Judge invented for “Silicon Valley.”
I'm not sure if I'm officially old, but this month is the 61'st pass around the sun. I still do my stretches, 30 pushups and squats, general resistance and some time on the rower. I do old ballet exercises.
But I got my ass kicked today doing the Official Fall Pre-Holiday House Deep Clean. Damn.
But I got my ass kicked today doing the Official Fall Pre-Holiday House Deep Clean. Damn.
November 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I'm not sure if I'm officially old, but this month is the 61'st pass around the sun. I still do my stretches, 30 pushups and squats, general resistance and some time on the rower. I do old ballet exercises.
But I got my ass kicked today doing the Official Fall Pre-Holiday House Deep Clean. Damn.
But I got my ass kicked today doing the Official Fall Pre-Holiday House Deep Clean. Damn.
Is that the evaded taxes under the current system? I mean, seriously, just doing some math, if they picked up over half a trillion last year in wealth (which is instantly the same as income in that regime) wouldn't it be more like $250 billion? Shouldn't it be more like $500 billion?
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Is that the evaded taxes under the current system? I mean, seriously, just doing some math, if they picked up over half a trillion last year in wealth (which is instantly the same as income in that regime) wouldn't it be more like $250 billion? Shouldn't it be more like $500 billion?
Uh, places with more people have more foreclosures? Except Texas which is bloody weird, you can't get flood insurance there.
Foreclosures are now up 20% from last year as Americans struggle to pay mortgages and rising costs.
Meanwhile… the U.S. now has a record $13.1 trillion in mortgages.
A wave of foreclosures and evictions approaching.
Here are the US States with the highest foreclosures. What do yo notice?
Meanwhile… the U.S. now has a record $13.1 trillion in mortgages.
A wave of foreclosures and evictions approaching.
Here are the US States with the highest foreclosures. What do yo notice?
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Uh, places with more people have more foreclosures? Except Texas which is bloody weird, you can't get flood insurance there.
This is a hard one, yes. Whom else would everyone trust to fairly roll out the Epstein data dump?
Dolly, fo sho.
... can't even call on the Pope.
Dolly, fo sho.
... can't even call on the Pope.
This is actually a completely reasonable question.
As I do not feel like being reasonable, I am answering: Dolly Parton.
I am having a hard time coming up with another person almost everyone would agree would not selectively edit the names.
As I do not feel like being reasonable, I am answering: Dolly Parton.
I am having a hard time coming up with another person almost everyone would agree would not selectively edit the names.
This may be a dumb, obvious question, but should Congress prevail in demanding the release of Epstein investigation materials, who would facilitate that and how do we know they could be trusted to not selectively edit?
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This is a hard one, yes. Whom else would everyone trust to fairly roll out the Epstein data dump?
Dolly, fo sho.
... can't even call on the Pope.
Dolly, fo sho.
... can't even call on the Pope.