Tad Askew
@jack0renstein.bsky.social
Sidetracked? With all those slow news days?
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Sidetracked? With all those slow news days?
I already wrote to Josh about this, but perhaps this subset of the TPM fan base will find this interesting. Josh’s post about his sailboat inspired me to build one too. I finished the boat this past summer, and named it Floating Point Memo.
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I already wrote to Josh about this, but perhaps this subset of the TPM fan base will find this interesting. Josh’s post about his sailboat inspired me to build one too. I finished the boat this past summer, and named it Floating Point Memo.
Would he want to?
October 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Would he want to?
But he isn’t now. What is the point he is trying to make?
October 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
But he isn’t now. What is the point he is trying to make?
This is, again, projection, but in a more disgusting way than previously.
October 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This is, again, projection, but in a more disgusting way than previously.
If only Jerry Falwell were still with us, to point out that this is God sending a message.
October 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If only Jerry Falwell were still with us, to point out that this is God sending a message.
Well, we did elect Trump twice.
October 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Well, we did elect Trump twice.
That is correct. I’m not sure what the mixture is, but the taxes paid by individuals to the federal government must be enormous.
October 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
That is correct. I’m not sure what the mixture is, but the taxes paid by individuals to the federal government must be enormous.
How? We pay federal taxes directly, state governments are not involved.
October 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
How? We pay federal taxes directly, state governments are not involved.
How about an OS that is free, secure, free of bloatware, runs on old hardware, just works, and upgrades seamlessly?
October 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
How about an OS that is free, secure, free of bloatware, runs on old hardware, just works, and upgrades seamlessly?
The Brezhnev of our time
September 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Brezhnev of our time
Yeah, but he looks fantastic in the painting he keeps in his attic.
September 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Yeah, but he looks fantastic in the painting he keeps in his attic.
Who are the Democratic senators who voted for this nonsense? I am so far unable to find a list online.
September 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Who are the Democratic senators who voted for this nonsense? I am so far unable to find a list online.
Talking Points Memo
September 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Talking Points Memo
The Democrats? You mean, the guys in blue states who subsidize the red states?
September 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The Democrats? You mean, the guys in blue states who subsidize the red states?
So — take away our money regardless of guilt? He’s finally seeing the light on tariffs!
September 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
So — take away our money regardless of guilt? He’s finally seeing the light on tariffs!
Susan Collins’s brow is so furrowed that she has to seek medical attention.
September 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Susan Collins’s brow is so furrowed that she has to seek medical attention.
When Dick Dale discovered it, it stayed discovered.
September 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
When Dick Dale discovered it, it stayed discovered.
I think that I tried that one. I don’t remember why I rejected it.
September 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I think that I tried that one. I don’t remember why I rejected it.
Remmina is the best that I’ve found, but scrolling is broken. RealVNC is commercial, so I didn’t try it.
September 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Remmina is the best that I’ve found, but scrolling is broken. RealVNC is commercial, so I didn’t try it.
I programmed C++ in the 90s. I peek in every so often out of morbid curiosity. It just seems to get more complex and bloated every time, and I’m happy to be out of it. Yes, this is a pretty uninformed opinion.
September 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I programmed C++ in the 90s. I peek in every so often out of morbid curiosity. It just seems to get more complex and bloated every time, and I’m happy to be out of it. Yes, this is a pretty uninformed opinion.
It was such a huge disappointment.
The guy made Blade Runner and Alien! Should have stopped after those.
The guy made Blade Runner and Alien! Should have stopped after those.
August 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It was such a huge disappointment.
The guy made Blade Runner and Alien! Should have stopped after those.
The guy made Blade Runner and Alien! Should have stopped after those.