Dan "The Man"
@drtmr82.bsky.social
What can I say about myself that hasn't already been said about K. from The Castle? I just want to WORK, hard-ass WORK
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My STUPID gym bag broke today. The shoulder strap clips onto a little plastic loop on the bag and the little clippy part of the clip fell off, so now the strap falls off.
Looking for recommendations if anyone sees this ❤️
#gym
Looking for recommendations if anyone sees this ❤️
#gym
January 15, 2026 at 12:33 AM
My STUPID gym bag broke today. The shoulder strap clips onto a little plastic loop on the bag and the little clippy part of the clip fell off, so now the strap falls off.
Looking for recommendations if anyone sees this ❤️
#gym
Looking for recommendations if anyone sees this ❤️
#gym
"It takes weeks to recover from Christmas." --my mom
January 14, 2026 at 11:35 PM
"It takes weeks to recover from Christmas." --my mom
That's good because I remain both very young and set to mingle!
The Story of the Man Behind the Quarter-Zip Movement
www.theroot.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
That's good because I remain both very young and set to mingle!
Muh that movie Fight Club. I'm not sure we'd know what to do with ourselves if we weren't sacrificing humans. You may disagree, but I'd like to hear your explanation of why we've all been doing it this whole time.
January 11, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Muh that movie Fight Club. I'm not sure we'd know what to do with ourselves if we weren't sacrificing humans. You may disagree, but I'd like to hear your explanation of why we've all been doing it this whole time.
I like cracking my NECK
January 11, 2026 at 12:58 PM
I like cracking my NECK
Move fast and break things! 😄 Western civilization protects the rights of the individual and must be protected! 😄
Jan. 16, 2025: A SpaceX Starship rocket explodes over the Caribbean.
Suddenly, dozens of planes in the area must scramble to get out of a newly designated FAA "debris zone."
Their passengers are now unwitting participants in a test run gone wrong. (THREAD)
Suddenly, dozens of planes in the area must scramble to get out of a newly designated FAA "debris zone."
Their passengers are now unwitting participants in a test run gone wrong. (THREAD)
January 11, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Move fast and break things! 😄 Western civilization protects the rights of the individual and must be protected! 😄
Because we're moral and intellectual cowards. We have a semblance of short-term material comfort and a little temporary safety. In a way, it's poignant. I expect seminal '90s Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein to be controversial around here, but they have a song, "Zeit"--"Time"--including the...
January 11, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Because we're moral and intellectual cowards. We have a semblance of short-term material comfort and a little temporary safety. In a way, it's poignant. I expect seminal '90s Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein to be controversial around here, but they have a song, "Zeit"--"Time"--including the...
Reasons Why I Would Never Into Space for 500, Ken!
A member of the Crew-11 SpaceX mission suffered a medical event, prompting an early return to Earth for the four-person crew including NASA members.
NASA And SpaceX Will Make Historic Medical Evacuation Of Astronauts From Space Station
A member of the Crew-11 SpaceX mission suffered a medical event, prompting an early return to Earth for the four-person crew including NASA members.
www.forbes.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Reasons Why I Would Never Into Space for 500, Ken!
beef is bad for the environment tho 😢😢
time to make a steak egg and cheese breakfast burrito. maybe i’ll shove a hashbrown in there.
January 11, 2026 at 12:21 PM
beef is bad for the environment tho 😢😢
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I think I should read less news and more books lately. I tell myself when I'm "doomscrolling" or whatever that it's alright because I'm putting my thumb on the pulse of America or whatever and finding news stories to read, but I feel like I'm caught up in a lot of hysteria, which I just want to...
January 11, 2026 at 12:16 PM
I think I should read less news and more books lately. I tell myself when I'm "doomscrolling" or whatever that it's alright because I'm putting my thumb on the pulse of America or whatever and finding news stories to read, but I feel like I'm caught up in a lot of hysteria, which I just want to...
Is the battery good?
Mhmm retro collecting is great. Totally cool and reasonable
January 11, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Is the battery good?
I'm not going to make a habit of posting my Facebook posts or whatever, but the reason I think this one is funny is because, of the 50 or so friends I have on Facebook, like 20 of them are my Boomer relatives and like 20 of them are random people I used to work with.
January 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I'm not going to make a habit of posting my Facebook posts or whatever, but the reason I think this one is funny is because, of the 50 or so friends I have on Facebook, like 20 of them are my Boomer relatives and like 20 of them are random people I used to work with.
I'm trying something new of going to the bar to watch a sports game
I asked the hostess to put on the Timberwolves game and the hostess asked the manager and they talked about how it was an odd time for a game and then the manager didn't put on the game, so I don't know WHAT to do
I asked the hostess to put on the Timberwolves game and the hostess asked the manager and they talked about how it was an odd time for a game and then the manager didn't put on the game, so I don't know WHAT to do
January 10, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I'm trying something new of going to the bar to watch a sports game
I asked the hostess to put on the Timberwolves game and the hostess asked the manager and they talked about how it was an odd time for a game and then the manager didn't put on the game, so I don't know WHAT to do
I asked the hostess to put on the Timberwolves game and the hostess asked the manager and they talked about how it was an odd time for a game and then the manager didn't put on the game, so I don't know WHAT to do
3 days ago, I got a big bag of baby carrots and a tub or whatever of garlic, herb, and cheese dip purely so I could EAT THE SHIT OUT OF IT but, like, among work, mealtimes, and sleeping, I haven't had an opportunity to. I've only, like, eaten a reasonable amount of carrots like 3 times.
Which...
Which...
January 10, 2026 at 11:46 AM
3 days ago, I got a big bag of baby carrots and a tub or whatever of garlic, herb, and cheese dip purely so I could EAT THE SHIT OUT OF IT but, like, among work, mealtimes, and sleeping, I haven't had an opportunity to. I've only, like, eaten a reasonable amount of carrots like 3 times.
Which...
Which...
It's not ME, it's the BIG OTHER!
And now for a cardio session: which always begins BY standing in front of the treadmill I booked for this time, trying to get the attention of the same woman who every time will avoid eye contact , then eventually get off with a heavy sigh and a disgusted roll of her eyes.
I BOOKED IT LADY.
I BOOKED IT LADY.
January 10, 2026 at 10:37 AM
It's not ME, it's the BIG OTHER!
I disagree because anything is possible when you're living in a simulation.
I don't believe in magic! It's not Gnosticism if it's computers!
I don't believe in magic! It's not Gnosticism if it's computers!
I’m a big fan of humility, but I worry that discussions of epistemic humility focus too much on criticizing certainty. Proper humility means an honest recognition of capacity. Humans have capacities that allow them to be certain of some things, and it’s important to do so. 1/x
Certainty can feel virtuous, but it can also become such a rigid pose that it closes doors rather than opening them. Hashim Quraishi extols "intellectual humility."
January 10, 2026 at 10:33 AM
I disagree because anything is possible when you're living in a simulation.
I don't believe in magic! It's not Gnosticism if it's computers!
I don't believe in magic! It's not Gnosticism if it's computers!
R-right, guys?!
January 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
R-right, guys?!
I'm realizing that if my body's not tense, I feel like I'm going to fall over
Maybe why I've had balance issues my whole life lol? Maybe I'm just bad at estimating things...
Maybe why I've had balance issues my whole life lol? Maybe I'm just bad at estimating things...
January 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I'm realizing that if my body's not tense, I feel like I'm going to fall over
Maybe why I've had balance issues my whole life lol? Maybe I'm just bad at estimating things...
Maybe why I've had balance issues my whole life lol? Maybe I'm just bad at estimating things...
I've had 3 4+-day weekends in the past 6 weeks or so and one thing that's emphasized to me is how much better my day starts with a hearty breakfast. (This job puts me on a kind of "10 on, 14 off" intermittent fasting schedule.)
January 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I've had 3 4+-day weekends in the past 6 weeks or so and one thing that's emphasized to me is how much better my day starts with a hearty breakfast. (This job puts me on a kind of "10 on, 14 off" intermittent fasting schedule.)
I left the Terminator fan page I'd joined on the vaunted Facebook because their constant joke for, like, DAYS was infinite variations on displaying Sarah Connor's sex face from the original movie, which, like, 1) there was nothing odd about the sex face--it was just a sex face, and 2) for it to...
January 4, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I left the Terminator fan page I'd joined on the vaunted Facebook because their constant joke for, like, DAYS was infinite variations on displaying Sarah Connor's sex face from the original movie, which, like, 1) there was nothing odd about the sex face--it was just a sex face, and 2) for it to...
I have good memories of Calvin and Hobbes, but consider it dated...
January 4, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I have good memories of Calvin and Hobbes, but consider it dated...
I guess I'm old because I got up at 5:30 am on New Year's Eve and went to bed at 3:00 am New Year's Day, and then I (basically) STAYED ASLEEP UNTIL 4:30 AM ON THE 2ND.
"I'm tired! I'm just so God-damned tired!"
"Watch the profanity!"
--that movie The Prophecy back in the day
"I'm tired! I'm just so God-damned tired!"
"Watch the profanity!"
--that movie The Prophecy back in the day
January 2, 2026 at 12:04 PM
I guess I'm old because I got up at 5:30 am on New Year's Eve and went to bed at 3:00 am New Year's Day, and then I (basically) STAYED ASLEEP UNTIL 4:30 AM ON THE 2ND.
"I'm tired! I'm just so God-damned tired!"
"Watch the profanity!"
--that movie The Prophecy back in the day
"I'm tired! I'm just so God-damned tired!"
"Watch the profanity!"
--that movie The Prophecy back in the day