David Fry
@davidfry.com
Corvallis, Oregon -- gardening, brewing, chickens, dogs, composting. Making cool technology work just a little bit better today than it did yesterday. Just settling in here. Owner @tanuki.team. Always uses alt text. #a11y
Reposted by David Fry
Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
Reposted by David Fry
I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
Every time I remember that Tim Kaine exists, it reminds me of my fervent but unprovable belief that Hillary probably would have won if she'd chosen any running mate more exciting than him. But she thought she had it in the bag so she chose a boring loyalist who did nothing to boost the ticket.
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Every time I remember that Tim Kaine exists, it reminds me of my fervent but unprovable belief that Hillary probably would have won if she'd chosen any running mate more exciting than him. But she thought she had it in the bag so she chose a boring loyalist who did nothing to boost the ticket.
No show or movie has quite captured the dynamic of the U.S. Senate like Season 4 of the Good Place. One side is ruthless and uncompromising, trying to maximize human suffering. The other side is well-intentioned but feckless and indecisive.
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
No show or movie has quite captured the dynamic of the U.S. Senate like Season 4 of the Good Place. One side is ruthless and uncompromising, trying to maximize human suffering. The other side is well-intentioned but feckless and indecisive.
This is true for me and my family too.
I hate thinking about my own problems when folks are being kidnapped off the street, but ACA subsidy cuts will make my life a lot harder. And that's true for almost every freelancer and creative you follow.
None of this is fucking necessary. It's all a choice, and I will never forgive it.
None of this is fucking necessary. It's all a choice, and I will never forgive it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
This is true for me and my family too.
Reposted by David Fry
as a former teacher who did exactly this, I have one tip: bring in local journalists - teens distrust "journalists" because usually they have never met one - let them meet a living journalist, let them ask all their questions, it goes a long way in developing understanding
Teens overwhelmingly used negative words like "biased," "boring," "chaotic," and "bad" to describe the news media and journalists in a new @newslit.org survey.
Those doing the hard and important work of teaching media literacy to high schoolers are unsurprised. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/bias...
Those doing the hard and important work of teaching media literacy to high schoolers are unsurprised. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/bias...
“Biased,” “boring,” “chaotic,” and “bad”: A majority of teens hold negative views of news media, report finds
About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.”
www.niemanlab.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
as a former teacher who did exactly this, I have one tip: bring in local journalists - teens distrust "journalists" because usually they have never met one - let them meet a living journalist, let them ask all their questions, it goes a long way in developing understanding
If you didn't get your hands on Tillamook Butternaise, you can just mix butter and Kewpie mayonnaise in a little bowl before you spread it on the bread. It works great!
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
If you didn't get your hands on Tillamook Butternaise, you can just mix butter and Kewpie mayonnaise in a little bowl before you spread it on the bread. It works great!
Dick Cheney and Henry Kissinger exchange pleasantries. In the background, a 6,000-foot tall fire squid prepares its implements.
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Dick Cheney and Henry Kissinger exchange pleasantries. In the background, a 6,000-foot tall fire squid prepares its implements.
Zohran Mamdani's message was inspiring. His campaign was inspiring. His win tonight was inspiring. The massive turnout was inspiring. It's great to see democracy in action, alive and well despite every effort made to subvert it.
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Zohran Mamdani's message was inspiring. His campaign was inspiring. His win tonight was inspiring. The massive turnout was inspiring. It's great to see democracy in action, alive and well despite every effort made to subvert it.
I had to take a package to the post office, so why not check the prices on a new hot tub while I'm there at the combination U.S. Post Office pool supply store.
November 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I had to take a package to the post office, so why not check the prices on a new hot tub while I'm there at the combination U.S. Post Office pool supply store.
SNAP cuts and furloughs are reducing consumer spending by billions. And this month millions of American families will get a huge sticker shock from health insurance rates without subsidies. This winter is going to get awfully bleak.
November 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
SNAP cuts and furloughs are reducing consumer spending by billions. And this month millions of American families will get a huge sticker shock from health insurance rates without subsidies. This winter is going to get awfully bleak.
Please, nobody tell my tomatoes it's November already.
November 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Please, nobody tell my tomatoes it's November already.
I wanna see a walkoff squeeze.
November 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I wanna see a walkoff squeeze.
Reposted by David Fry
Had to deploy "Sunk costs are never relevant" on a Teams call today, which is when you know a project has really gone off the rails.
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Had to deploy "Sunk costs are never relevant" on a Teams call today, which is when you know a project has really gone off the rails.
Relying on government assistance is dangerous because, if Democratic administrations keep you from starving, then Republican administrations can and will make sure you starve. We hope you've learned your lesson about why programs that keep you from starving are bad!
-- Oregon Republican Party
-- Oregon Republican Party
Great messaging from the OR GOP that will totally resonate with people who will be going hungry. No notes.
October 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Relying on government assistance is dangerous because, if Democratic administrations keep you from starving, then Republican administrations can and will make sure you starve. We hope you've learned your lesson about why programs that keep you from starving are bad!
-- Oregon Republican Party
-- Oregon Republican Party
Reposted by David Fry
I for one feel totally fine about the fact that both political parties have their own nazi scandal right now. This is great everything feels totally great!!!
October 22, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I for one feel totally fine about the fact that both political parties have their own nazi scandal right now. This is great everything feels totally great!!!
We lost two hens to an unknown predator last night around dusk. Our coop is very secure, but the chicken run is much harder to keep secure. 🥹
October 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We lost two hens to an unknown predator last night around dusk. Our coop is very secure, but the chicken run is much harder to keep secure. 🥹
I tried to take the family to lunch at Gotcha Burger downtown. Good food and prices, but it's so chaotic. They opened late (so we had to spend a half hour in a bookstore, oh no!) It took almost 40 minutes to get 3 burgers and onion rings, forgot our fries, never made our milkshakes, and then closed.
October 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I tried to take the family to lunch at Gotcha Burger downtown. Good food and prices, but it's so chaotic. They opened late (so we had to spend a half hour in a bookstore, oh no!) It took almost 40 minutes to get 3 burgers and onion rings, forgot our fries, never made our milkshakes, and then closed.
Reposted by David Fry
There are 10 positions in the AI debate: those who are binary thinkers and those who aren’t.
There are basically only two positions in the debate about AI.
1. I’ve barely invested any time in learning how to use it effectively. AI sucks.
2. I’ve invested in learning how to use this tool. Holy cow, it’s transformational.
Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.
1. I’ve barely invested any time in learning how to use it effectively. AI sucks.
2. I’ve invested in learning how to use this tool. Holy cow, it’s transformational.
Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.
October 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
There are 10 positions in the AI debate: those who are binary thinkers and those who aren’t.
British royals facing accountability for their Epstein connections before the U.S. Republican Party or President is really something considering they have enjoyed more than 12 centuries of impunity. #nokings
Breaking news re: Prince Andrew. The institution he was born into wants nothing more to do with him—rightly so. 👋
October 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
British royals facing accountability for their Epstein connections before the U.S. Republican Party or President is really something considering they have enjoyed more than 12 centuries of impunity. #nokings
Reposted by David Fry
Well worth a read, this thread.
It’s the 111th anniversary today of the birth of Harry Rée, who was a teacher and conscientious objector when the Second World War broke out, and by the time it ended, when he was 31, had invented ‘blackmail sabotage’ and got a DSO, an OBE, a Croix de Guerre, and a Medaille de la Resistance
October 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Well worth a read, this thread.
Reposted by David Fry
ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
October 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is a recruitment effort. Notice how $50k is also the sign-on bonus. This story is keyword injection in the news stream. They are crafting and boosting this story with specific keywords so more people will search for terms like ICE, 50k.
October 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is a recruitment effort. Notice how $50k is also the sign-on bonus. This story is keyword injection in the news stream. They are crafting and boosting this story with specific keywords so more people will search for terms like ICE, 50k.