David Preston
@dosbears.bsky.social
For legal reasons, this is a joke.
Was the dog's name Chekhov?
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Was the dog's name Chekhov?
My father was a photographer's mate on the admiral's staff, probably about a year before your father. I think the Essex was one of the carriers he served on.
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
My father was a photographer's mate on the admiral's staff, probably about a year before your father. I think the Essex was one of the carriers he served on.
"The Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger is a pirate flag predominantly featured in the Japanese One Piece manga and its franchise, wherein it is used to identify the Straw Hat Pirates, the pirate crew featuring the series' protagonists, who often fight for liberation of oppressed people."
October 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
"The Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger is a pirate flag predominantly featured in the Japanese One Piece manga and its franchise, wherein it is used to identify the Straw Hat Pirates, the pirate crew featuring the series' protagonists, who often fight for liberation of oppressed people."
Motsser Brad Rubenstein is also living in Spain.
October 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Motsser Brad Rubenstein is also living in Spain.
Are you going to put in a larger window? We did that when we remodeled.
September 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Are you going to put in a larger window? We did that when we remodeled.
Mac & cheese is a vegetable, right? ;)
August 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Mac & cheese is a vegetable, right? ;)
I'm tired of these monkey-fighting snakes on this Monday-to-Friday plane! ;)
August 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I'm tired of these monkey-fighting snakes on this Monday-to-Friday plane! ;)
All that, and a bag of chips!
August 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
All that, and a bag of chips!
The following Sept., we spent two weeks at TelStra hq in Melbourne. Mike went with me this time. We had a large corner room on the 19th floor of what was then the Hilton on the Park. The park being the Melbourne Cricket Ground, site of the 1956 summer olympics.
August 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The following Sept., we spent two weeks at TelStra hq in Melbourne. Mike went with me this time. We had a large corner room on the 19th floor of what was then the Hilton on the Park. The park being the Melbourne Cricket Ground, site of the 1956 summer olympics.
One of our joint clients was TelStra, AKA Telecom Australia. I and another developer and my boss, and his boss, went down under in Jan. 94. We split time between the TelStra office in Sydney and NorTel labs at the University of Wollongong.
August 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
One of our joint clients was TelStra, AKA Telecom Australia. I and another developer and my boss, and his boss, went down under in Jan. 94. We split time between the TelStra office in Sydney and NorTel labs at the University of Wollongong.
In the mid-90s, I worked for a small software company, developing a rules-based program for provisioning centrex office phone switches. The switches were made by NorTel, so we had a cooperative arrangement with them.
August 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
In the mid-90s, I worked for a small software company, developing a rules-based program for provisioning centrex office phone switches. The switches were made by NorTel, so we had a cooperative arrangement with them.
Kwanza is the monetary unit of Angola, and is apparently not etymologically related to Kwanzaa, the African-American festival.
I've been to Wollongong, but I don't think I've been to Woolloomooloo. Australian Scrabble must be fun. ;)
I've been to Wollongong, but I don't think I've been to Woolloomooloo. Australian Scrabble must be fun. ;)
August 21, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Kwanza is the monetary unit of Angola, and is apparently not etymologically related to Kwanzaa, the African-American festival.
I've been to Wollongong, but I don't think I've been to Woolloomooloo. Australian Scrabble must be fun. ;)
I've been to Wollongong, but I don't think I've been to Woolloomooloo. Australian Scrabble must be fun. ;)
Did you notice he mentions that he hasn't driven in years, and doesn't recall needing to exceed the limit to pass?
August 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Did you notice he mentions that he hasn't driven in years, and doesn't recall needing to exceed the limit to pass?
The only thing I can't think of is that they thought the car wouldn't be able to go less than the limit.
August 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The only thing I can't think of is that they thought the car wouldn't be able to go less than the limit.
Maybe they think they might be giants. ;)
July 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Maybe they think they might be giants. ;)
Oh, I thought the thread was about John Roberts.
I missed the comment about Scalia's shoes.
I missed the comment about Scalia's shoes.
June 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Oh, I thought the thread was about John Roberts.
I missed the comment about Scalia's shoes.
I missed the comment about Scalia's shoes.
Must've missed a short putt. ⛳
June 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Must've missed a short putt. ⛳
When asked what it was doing there, the student insisted it was a '1'. When I pointed out that it was not, they looked at the keyboard and said that they were taught to type on a typewriter without a '1', using the 'l' instead.
June 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
When asked what it was doing there, the student insisted it was a '1'. When I pointed out that it was not, they looked at the keyboard and said that they were taught to type on a typewriter without a '1', using the 'l' instead.