Ivan Gayton
@ivangayton.bsky.social
Sakura and Kaede's dad, free migration advocate, Free Software, humanitarian, mapper, sci-fi/computer nerd, musician, citizen of Earth. He/him
From what I can see it's more federal flab than muscle
October 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
From what I can see it's more federal flab than muscle
The Princess Bride falls just short of perfection because of Westley's line about "penalties when a woman lies" and threat to slap Buttercup. Bill and Ted just barely miss the mark due to a passing homophobic slur. Casablanca, okay fine, but it's before my time.
But The Dude? My friends, he abides.
But The Dude? My friends, he abides.
September 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Princess Bride falls just short of perfection because of Westley's line about "penalties when a woman lies" and threat to slap Buttercup. Bill and Ted just barely miss the mark due to a passing homophobic slur. Casablanca, okay fine, but it's before my time.
But The Dude? My friends, he abides.
But The Dude? My friends, he abides.
I already wear capybara-themed clothing by preference (selfie for proof) and your painting was an obviously necessary addition to my wardrobe
August 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I already wear capybara-themed clothing by preference (selfie for proof) and your painting was an obviously necessary addition to my wardrobe
I have been learning to play the trumpet. I'm terrible at it, but it's a lot of fun!
Entirely unrelated: my 12-year-old daughter sometimes has difficulty waking up in the morning.
Entirely unrelated: my 12-year-old daughter sometimes has difficulty waking up in the morning.
July 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I have been learning to play the trumpet. I'm terrible at it, but it's a lot of fun!
Entirely unrelated: my 12-year-old daughter sometimes has difficulty waking up in the morning.
Entirely unrelated: my 12-year-old daughter sometimes has difficulty waking up in the morning.
No one knows why Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started making Nazi posts—including direct praise for Adolf Hitler—shortly after Elon promised to update it to be less woke.
AI models are complicated. Who knows where they get their biases? A question for the ages. We'll probably never know.
AI models are complicated. Who knows where they get their biases? A question for the ages. We'll probably never know.
July 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
No one knows why Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started making Nazi posts—including direct praise for Adolf Hitler—shortly after Elon promised to update it to be less woke.
AI models are complicated. Who knows where they get their biases? A question for the ages. We'll probably never know.
AI models are complicated. Who knows where they get their biases? A question for the ages. We'll probably never know.
Has Nathan Howard/Reuters captured the perfect photo of the American President?
July 5, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Has Nathan Howard/Reuters captured the perfect photo of the American President?
There goes a Pope who—despite a few vile comments that I'd have expected from someone in his position—showed remarkable human decency and moral courage.
Good luck to the Catholic Church, I guess, as they presumably seek a leader to return to their path of unalloyed supremacy, bigotry, and evil.
Good luck to the Catholic Church, I guess, as they presumably seek a leader to return to their path of unalloyed supremacy, bigotry, and evil.
April 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There goes a Pope who—despite a few vile comments that I'd have expected from someone in his position—showed remarkable human decency and moral courage.
Good luck to the Catholic Church, I guess, as they presumably seek a leader to return to their path of unalloyed supremacy, bigotry, and evil.
Good luck to the Catholic Church, I guess, as they presumably seek a leader to return to their path of unalloyed supremacy, bigotry, and evil.
The AGIAMOE (Awkward Gesture In A Moment Of Enthusiasm), a salute performed at right-wing political rallies in the USA in which the right arm is abruptly extended at an upward angle, palm down, fingers together, and elbow straight, differs from the Sieg Heil in that the media says it's not the same.
February 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The AGIAMOE (Awkward Gesture In A Moment Of Enthusiasm), a salute performed at right-wing political rallies in the USA in which the right arm is abruptly extended at an upward angle, palm down, fingers together, and elbow straight, differs from the Sieg Heil in that the media says it's not the same.
Pro tip: if you're feeling exuberant during your right-wing political rally and want to avoid throwing an accidental Sieg Heil salute, you can hold your right arm down with your left.
January 22, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Pro tip: if you're feeling exuberant during your right-wing political rally and want to avoid throwing an accidental Sieg Heil salute, you can hold your right arm down with your left.
MAGA chuds in thread, do not engage, block and move on
December 12, 2024 at 2:51 PM
MAGA chuds in thread, do not engage, block and move on
The difference really is whether you want the "project" to be a one-time adaptation or a multi-decade, slowly but inexorably increasing burden of managing a computer whose operating system is built to make use of you rather than the other way around...
August 29, 2024 at 5:35 AM
The difference really is whether you want the "project" to be a one-time adaptation or a multi-decade, slowly but inexorably increasing burden of managing a computer whose operating system is built to make use of you rather than the other way around...
Or have a nice normal relationship with her father like Ivanka does with Donald
August 24, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Or have a nice normal relationship with her father like Ivanka does with Donald
I know it's a hassle to switch to a Linux desktop, but honestly the area under that one-spike hassle curve is much smaller than the area under the low-grade harassment baseline (which gently but inexorably rises) from Windows for decades on end.
August 16, 2024 at 11:01 AM
I know it's a hassle to switch to a Linux desktop, but honestly the area under that one-spike hassle curve is much smaller than the area under the low-grade harassment baseline (which gently but inexorably rises) from Windows for decades on end.
My daughter sees the same therapist.
June 26, 2024 at 2:54 PM
My daughter sees the same therapist.
When the character Carson Teva in The Mandalorian says "I served during Alderaan" (a great line, which I thoroughly enjoyed), does this mean that Princess Leia lied to Grand Moff Tarkin in the original Star Wars? Was Alderaan not, after all, a peaceful planet?
April 23, 2024 at 10:41 PM
When the character Carson Teva in The Mandalorian says "I served during Alderaan" (a great line, which I thoroughly enjoyed), does this mean that Princess Leia lied to Grand Moff Tarkin in the original Star Wars? Was Alderaan not, after all, a peaceful planet?
Newsweek appears to believe that "Factual and fair" journalism consists of finding the middle ground between left and right perspectives. By this logic, appropriate coverage of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union would have been to report neutrally on both sides of the gas chamber and gulag debates.
April 23, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Newsweek appears to believe that "Factual and fair" journalism consists of finding the middle ground between left and right perspectives. By this logic, appropriate coverage of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union would have been to report neutrally on both sides of the gas chamber and gulag debates.
The Leopards Eating People's Faces Party has published another key plank of their platform.
LEPF Party voters expressed confidence that their own faces will not be eaten by leopards, and that their own sex lives will not be affected by the implementation of the announced policy.
LEPF Party voters expressed confidence that their own faces will not be eaten by leopards, and that their own sex lives will not be affected by the implementation of the announced policy.
February 24, 2024 at 10:05 AM
The Leopards Eating People's Faces Party has published another key plank of their platform.
LEPF Party voters expressed confidence that their own faces will not be eaten by leopards, and that their own sex lives will not be affected by the implementation of the announced policy.
LEPF Party voters expressed confidence that their own faces will not be eaten by leopards, and that their own sex lives will not be affected by the implementation of the announced policy.
This gentleman right here, and the show (Lupin) is damn good; Omar Sy is absolutely riveting in a damning indictment of racism dressed up as a heist show.
January 13, 2024 at 7:42 AM
This gentleman right here, and the show (Lupin) is damn good; Omar Sy is absolutely riveting in a damning indictment of racism dressed up as a heist show.
Reminds me of the Reddit meme:
Reconstruction of the Stafford Road man, an Anglo-Saxon who lived in England c. AD 550, tragically 1,400 years before the invention of the electric bass guitar.
Reconstruction of the Stafford Road man, an Anglo-Saxon who lived in England c. AD 550, tragically 1,400 years before the invention of the electric bass guitar.
December 15, 2023 at 11:39 AM
Reminds me of the Reddit meme:
Reconstruction of the Stafford Road man, an Anglo-Saxon who lived in England c. AD 550, tragically 1,400 years before the invention of the electric bass guitar.
Reconstruction of the Stafford Road man, an Anglo-Saxon who lived in England c. AD 550, tragically 1,400 years before the invention of the electric bass guitar.
Oh, no, financial ruin!
December 8, 2023 at 1:28 PM
Oh, no, financial ruin!