The Final Peckening
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Okay, here's one of my favorite camping stories.
@danacorn.bsky.social and I were at NIRA Camp, in the Los Padres National Forest. It's at the edge of the San Rafael Wilderness, at the end of 20 miles of bad road. It was midweek and the place was almost empty. It was incredibly quiet. (1/4)
@danacorn.bsky.social and I were at NIRA Camp, in the Los Padres National Forest. It's at the edge of the San Rafael Wilderness, at the end of 20 miles of bad road. It was midweek and the place was almost empty. It was incredibly quiet. (1/4)
January 26, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Okay, here's one of my favorite camping stories.
@danacorn.bsky.social and I were at NIRA Camp, in the Los Padres National Forest. It's at the edge of the San Rafael Wilderness, at the end of 20 miles of bad road. It was midweek and the place was almost empty. It was incredibly quiet. (1/4)
@danacorn.bsky.social and I were at NIRA Camp, in the Los Padres National Forest. It's at the edge of the San Rafael Wilderness, at the end of 20 miles of bad road. It was midweek and the place was almost empty. It was incredibly quiet. (1/4)
Change a letter, ruin a film:
Princess Mononose
Princess Mononose
Change a letter ruin a film:
Avengers Endlame
Avengers Endlame
Change a letter ruin a film:
BREAD
BREAD
January 26, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Change a letter, ruin a film:
Princess Mononose
Princess Mononose
I still say a Star Trek police/court procedural would be fun. Starfleet: JAG, if you will.
January 25, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I still say a Star Trek police/court procedural would be fun. Starfleet: JAG, if you will.
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Federal agents cannot murder people in broad daylight and face zero consequences.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Federal agents cannot murder people in broad daylight and face zero consequences.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
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Sorry/not sorry for the title I came up with for my Comics Journal Scott Adams obituary.
www.tcj.com/i-have-no-mo...
www.tcj.com/i-have-no-mo...
I have no mouth and I must scream at Black people: Scott Adams, 1957-2026 - The Comics Journal
The creator of Dilbert has died, Scott Adams, June 8, 1957 - January 13, 2026
www.tcj.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Sorry/not sorry for the title I came up with for my Comics Journal Scott Adams obituary.
www.tcj.com/i-have-no-mo...
www.tcj.com/i-have-no-mo...
In light of her extensive work to get anti-trans positions stripped from the current HHS funding bill, I think Rep. McBride is owed some serious apologies by a lot of people on this site.
January 22, 2026 at 4:13 AM
In light of her extensive work to get anti-trans positions stripped from the current HHS funding bill, I think Rep. McBride is owed some serious apologies by a lot of people on this site.
Sun workstations used to have a clock chip with an integral battery. It held not just date and time but also more important things like the Ethernet MAC, so they wouldn't boot without it. I used to sand off the plastic on one end of the chip to expose the battery terminals and apply external power.
"Dreamcast", a haiku
Each day he rises.
Asks me, "Is it still launch day?"
"Yes," I lie. "Always."
Each day he rises.
Asks me, "Is it still launch day?"
"Yes," I lie. "Always."
January 22, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Sun workstations used to have a clock chip with an integral battery. It held not just date and time but also more important things like the Ethernet MAC, so they wouldn't boot without it. I used to sand off the plastic on one end of the chip to expose the battery terminals and apply external power.
This is, like, 90% of arguments on Bluesky.
Oh look, yet another guy who's more angry at Democrats than he is at Republicans.
January 21, 2026 at 9:08 PM
This is, like, 90% of arguments on Bluesky.
I think this guy's ideal protest looks like this:
January 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I think this guy's ideal protest looks like this:
Someday maybe we'll find the isolationist who whispered "I wish the US would stop trying to be policeman to the world" while holding a monkey's paw.
January 20, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Someday maybe we'll find the isolationist who whispered "I wish the US would stop trying to be policeman to the world" while holding a monkey's paw.
"We've discovered exactly 537 alternate universes."
'Why that number?'
"The leading theory is that this is a simulation and someone was trying way too hard to pick parameters that would seem random."
'Why that number?'
"The leading theory is that this is a simulation and someone was trying way too hard to pick parameters that would seem random."
January 20, 2026 at 1:15 AM
"We've discovered exactly 537 alternate universes."
'Why that number?'
"The leading theory is that this is a simulation and someone was trying way too hard to pick parameters that would seem random."
'Why that number?'
"The leading theory is that this is a simulation and someone was trying way too hard to pick parameters that would seem random."
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The kiosk demo of Mario Kart DS contained "Flesh Trucks" due to a spelling error. While the error was fixed in the final version, looking at the preview image for GCN Mushroom Bridge very closely shows that the truck still has an L. As such, the memory of the Flesh Truck remains.
January 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The kiosk demo of Mario Kart DS contained "Flesh Trucks" due to a spelling error. While the error was fixed in the final version, looking at the preview image for GCN Mushroom Bridge very closely shows that the truck still has an L. As such, the memory of the Flesh Truck remains.
Post a picture you took
January 19, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Post a picture you took
"you cannot build a successful political movement on Candace Owens schizo-posting"
Having gathered on X, Republicans discover what Democrats already knew -- there are downsides to being a Very Online party that airs disputes in public battles for engagement.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Having gathered on X, Republicans discover what Democrats already knew -- there are downsides to being a Very Online party that airs disputes in public battles for engagement.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
MAGA Is Discovering the Downsides of X
And it’s not just Elon.
www.politico.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:38 PM
"you cannot build a successful political movement on Candace Owens schizo-posting"
Having gathered on X, Republicans discover what Democrats already knew -- there are downsides to being a Very Online party that airs disputes in public battles for engagement.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Having gathered on X, Republicans discover what Democrats already knew -- there are downsides to being a Very Online party that airs disputes in public battles for engagement.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Something is shifting. People I've never known to be political are suddenly angry. They're not in a movement, they haven't read theory or any of the other things protesters are supposed to do first. It's just a tense instability, like gasoline vapors building toward the lower explosive limit.
January 17, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Something is shifting. People I've never known to be political are suddenly angry. They're not in a movement, they haven't read theory or any of the other things protesters are supposed to do first. It's just a tense instability, like gasoline vapors building toward the lower explosive limit.
Ultimately Newsom's problem is he so badly wants to seem reasonable that he's incapable of disagreeing with anyone face to face. He's what Leftists pretend that all Democrats are like.
We have far better options and I seriously doubt he'll be the nominee.
We have far better options and I seriously doubt he'll be the nominee.
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Ultimately Newsom's problem is he so badly wants to seem reasonable that he's incapable of disagreeing with anyone face to face. He's what Leftists pretend that all Democrats are like.
We have far better options and I seriously doubt he'll be the nominee.
We have far better options and I seriously doubt he'll be the nominee.
Different places teach you different things about civilization.
In Michigan I learned industries can die and leave forever, collapsing whole towns behind them like badly-erected tents. Communities can recover, but only after enough people leave for the economy to find a new, lower equilibrium.
In Michigan I learned industries can die and leave forever, collapsing whole towns behind them like badly-erected tents. Communities can recover, but only after enough people leave for the economy to find a new, lower equilibrium.
January 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Different places teach you different things about civilization.
In Michigan I learned industries can die and leave forever, collapsing whole towns behind them like badly-erected tents. Communities can recover, but only after enough people leave for the economy to find a new, lower equilibrium.
In Michigan I learned industries can die and leave forever, collapsing whole towns behind them like badly-erected tents. Communities can recover, but only after enough people leave for the economy to find a new, lower equilibrium.
Ruin a band by changing one letter:
Pope Deluxe
Pope Deluxe
Ruin a band by changing one letter
Ninja Sax Party (wait no I actually like that more)
Ninja Sax Party (wait no I actually like that more)
Ruin a band by changing one letter
Whiteshake.
Whiteshake.
January 16, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Ruin a band by changing one letter:
Pope Deluxe
Pope Deluxe
1000 simulations to come up with "you can save money by eating a starvation diet."
January 15, 2026 at 9:54 PM
1000 simulations to come up with "you can save money by eating a starvation diet."
"Let them eat a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, a corn tortilla, and one other thing!" -- Melania Antoinette
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
"Let them eat a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, a corn tortilla, and one other thing!" -- Melania Antoinette
Today Bluesky keeps flipping me to the Discover feed instead of the Following feed. Because of my username my Discover feed is about 75% German, so this isn't hard to detect.
January 15, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Today Bluesky keeps flipping me to the Discover feed instead of the Following feed. Because of my username my Discover feed is about 75% German, so this isn't hard to detect.
Many inexplicable decisions by tech bros make sense if you realize they all believe in the Singularity, aka the "nerd Rapture."
Why try to build sentient AI? Wouldn't a non-sentient one be more dependable? Well, it's proof of concept for a computer complex enough to upload your brain into. (1/2)
Why try to build sentient AI? Wouldn't a non-sentient one be more dependable? Well, it's proof of concept for a computer complex enough to upload your brain into. (1/2)
January 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Many inexplicable decisions by tech bros make sense if you realize they all believe in the Singularity, aka the "nerd Rapture."
Why try to build sentient AI? Wouldn't a non-sentient one be more dependable? Well, it's proof of concept for a computer complex enough to upload your brain into. (1/2)
Why try to build sentient AI? Wouldn't a non-sentient one be more dependable? Well, it's proof of concept for a computer complex enough to upload your brain into. (1/2)
In particular, there's a weird instinct with people on the left where they'll viciously attack someone for disagreeing with them 10% of the time, while having no problem with people who disagree with them 100% of the time.
There are definitely things to be called out for, but man, I've seen too many people driven away with pitchforks over the slightest thing. Like figure out what battles need to be fought, man.
At a certain point, social media became such that content creators, performers, and artists all found themselves held hostage by a herd mentality that will happily boost their work one day and then rip them to shreds the next over something so trivial or immaterial.
It's been difficult to watch.
It's been difficult to watch.
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
In particular, there's a weird instinct with people on the left where they'll viciously attack someone for disagreeing with them 10% of the time, while having no problem with people who disagree with them 100% of the time.
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I’ve known so many people who go through life like there’s one set of standards for everyone else, and another, much harsher set of standards for them and only them.
Give yourself a break. Believe in yourself the way you would believe in a friend.
Give yourself a break. Believe in yourself the way you would believe in a friend.
January 14, 2026 at 11:07 AM
I’ve known so many people who go through life like there’s one set of standards for everyone else, and another, much harsher set of standards for them and only them.
Give yourself a break. Believe in yourself the way you would believe in a friend.
Give yourself a break. Believe in yourself the way you would believe in a friend.