J “Still Spooky” Marotta
@jmarotta.bsky.social
Very angry nerd. Texas based.
All opinions my own, and I stand by them usually.
All opinions my own, and I stand by them usually.
Tickets to The Running Man are secured! I bought them with my blood.
(The blood center gave me tickets and a gift certificate for donating platelets 6 months in a row this year)
(The blood center gave me tickets and a gift certificate for donating platelets 6 months in a row this year)
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Tickets to The Running Man are secured! I bought them with my blood.
(The blood center gave me tickets and a gift certificate for donating platelets 6 months in a row this year)
(The blood center gave me tickets and a gift certificate for donating platelets 6 months in a row this year)
I think the 2 books on my coffee table during a profile would be
“What They Teach You At Harvard Business School” and
“What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School”
Everything I said would be punctuated with “now, they do[n’t] teach this at Harvard Business school but…”
“What They Teach You At Harvard Business School” and
“What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School”
Everything I said would be punctuated with “now, they do[n’t] teach this at Harvard Business school but…”
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I think the 2 books on my coffee table during a profile would be
“What They Teach You At Harvard Business School” and
“What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School”
Everything I said would be punctuated with “now, they do[n’t] teach this at Harvard Business school but…”
“What They Teach You At Harvard Business School” and
“What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School”
Everything I said would be punctuated with “now, they do[n’t] teach this at Harvard Business school but…”
Fed the 11 year old donuts and mashed potatoes for breakfast. Follow me for more parenting tips.
November 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Fed the 11 year old donuts and mashed potatoes for breakfast. Follow me for more parenting tips.
“No gods, no masters!”
I yell at my coworker who’s asking why I’m making hot chocolate at nearly 4 pm while it’s 80something degrees outside.
I yell at my coworker who’s asking why I’m making hot chocolate at nearly 4 pm while it’s 80something degrees outside.
November 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“No gods, no masters!”
I yell at my coworker who’s asking why I’m making hot chocolate at nearly 4 pm while it’s 80something degrees outside.
I yell at my coworker who’s asking why I’m making hot chocolate at nearly 4 pm while it’s 80something degrees outside.
Seeing that NYT piece about Nuzzi above the Chron piece about Matthew McConaughey running for office.
That means it’s time to log off.
That means it’s time to log off.
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Seeing that NYT piece about Nuzzi above the Chron piece about Matthew McConaughey running for office.
That means it’s time to log off.
That means it’s time to log off.
I got 2 competing wokest opinions:
1. Absolutely everyone in this country should have the same access & opportunities that I, a white cishet dude has.
2. A little shame about some of the horrors our ancestors have wrought is probably a good thing, and we should tell the truth in schools.
1. Absolutely everyone in this country should have the same access & opportunities that I, a white cishet dude has.
2. A little shame about some of the horrors our ancestors have wrought is probably a good thing, and we should tell the truth in schools.
My wokest opinion is that traditional history is written to make mediocre white men like me feel good about ourselves, and that the more inclusive view of history is the only way to build a better tomorrow.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I got 2 competing wokest opinions:
1. Absolutely everyone in this country should have the same access & opportunities that I, a white cishet dude has.
2. A little shame about some of the horrors our ancestors have wrought is probably a good thing, and we should tell the truth in schools.
1. Absolutely everyone in this country should have the same access & opportunities that I, a white cishet dude has.
2. A little shame about some of the horrors our ancestors have wrought is probably a good thing, and we should tell the truth in schools.
I’m guessing Scalzi is into the leftover Halloween candy.
Today's heretical opinion: Milk chocolate is better than dark chocolate and expensive chocolate is so very rarely worth the additional expense. Most chocolate more costly than a Lindt bonbon is a waste of money.
Also white chocolate is perfectly fine. Not real chocolate, okay, whatever. But fine.
Also white chocolate is perfectly fine. Not real chocolate, okay, whatever. But fine.
November 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I’m guessing Scalzi is into the leftover Halloween candy.
All this, yes.
But the pope, in this picture, looks like the character in Another Roadside Attraction who stole the body of Jesus.
But the pope, in this picture, looks like the character in Another Roadside Attraction who stole the body of Jesus.
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
All this, yes.
But the pope, in this picture, looks like the character in Another Roadside Attraction who stole the body of Jesus.
But the pope, in this picture, looks like the character in Another Roadside Attraction who stole the body of Jesus.
Man, the 90s was a time when the Tasmanian Devil & Tweety Bird was everywhere. I still don’t quite understand why. I suspect it had to do with Space Jam.
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Man, the 90s was a time when the Tasmanian Devil & Tweety Bird was everywhere. I still don’t quite understand why. I suspect it had to do with Space Jam.
HOW THE FUCK ARE THERE STILL MOSQUITOES IN MY OFFICE?!
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
HOW THE FUCK ARE THERE STILL MOSQUITOES IN MY OFFICE?!
They must have turned the heat on at work. It’s not totally frigid and the office smells like burnt crayons.
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
They must have turned the heat on at work. It’s not totally frigid and the office smells like burnt crayons.
Reposted by J “Still Spooky” Marotta
my "The Texas Railroad Commission does not regulate railroads or other train travel and actually regulates the state oil and gas industry" t-shirt is getting a lot of questions already answered by my "Texas Railroad Commission does not regulate railroads" t-shirt
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
my "The Texas Railroad Commission does not regulate railroads or other train travel and actually regulates the state oil and gas industry" t-shirt is getting a lot of questions already answered by my "Texas Railroad Commission does not regulate railroads" t-shirt
These are very funny and simply confirms that my mother’s Irish-American family didn’t arrive all that long ago.
I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
These are very funny and simply confirms that my mother’s Irish-American family didn’t arrive all that long ago.
Going to log off for the rest of the day. Politics is aggravating and dumb, and I don’t have much to say about Bond past “maybe look at some of the other Double O agents”.
I’m going to donate platelets on my day off, take myself out to lunch, then cook my family an involved dinner.
I’m going to donate platelets on my day off, take myself out to lunch, then cook my family an involved dinner.
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Going to log off for the rest of the day. Politics is aggravating and dumb, and I don’t have much to say about Bond past “maybe look at some of the other Double O agents”.
I’m going to donate platelets on my day off, take myself out to lunch, then cook my family an involved dinner.
I’m going to donate platelets on my day off, take myself out to lunch, then cook my family an involved dinner.
I thought Kim Sherwood did this in a pretty clever way with her somewhat more grounded Double O Agents books. You get the world building of the Bond universe and the gadgets and stuff, but a focus on not-Bond. It’s a way to carry on the lore and the fun stuff without having to break continuity.
I love lore when it’s deployed in the proper context. I won’t pretend otherwise. But Bond was both designed and evolved into being a formulaic movie device. The cleverness comes in designing gadgets, death traps, set pieces, and and a weird villain with an absurd plan. No lore necessary.
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I thought Kim Sherwood did this in a pretty clever way with her somewhat more grounded Double O Agents books. You get the world building of the Bond universe and the gadgets and stuff, but a focus on not-Bond. It’s a way to carry on the lore and the fun stuff without having to break continuity.
I joke about The Man In The High Castle (the book), but I’m close to this too.
He’s always been a brash, petty, incurious, and vicious bozo with a small vocabulary. People only get more themselves as they age.
He’s always been a brash, petty, incurious, and vicious bozo with a small vocabulary. People only get more themselves as they age.
This is the "Mueller is coming" of this regime. He's the same dude he's been since 2015, just older. Most of what's called his 'decline' is him using his enemies to spread his propaganda.
OPINION: Over the last month, Trump's mental decline has appeared to worsen.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I joke about The Man In The High Castle (the book), but I’m close to this too.
He’s always been a brash, petty, incurious, and vicious bozo with a small vocabulary. People only get more themselves as they age.
He’s always been a brash, petty, incurious, and vicious bozo with a small vocabulary. People only get more themselves as they age.
Joking about the Cadaver Synod with the 11 year old, like you do.
I bet Steven VI feels pretty dumb right about now.
I bet Steven VI feels pretty dumb right about now.
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Joking about the Cadaver Synod with the 11 year old, like you do.
I bet Steven VI feels pretty dumb right about now.
I bet Steven VI feels pretty dumb right about now.
Weirdly had this conversation with my kids last night. Performative means drinking matcha, reading a book in public, and being a dude who talks about women’s equality without actually doing anything apparently. Oh and you dress like Harry Potter if you’re performative (?).
Has “performative” become the new “liminal” in that it’s a term that is very useful but its misuse on social media is rendering it difficult to use
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Weirdly had this conversation with my kids last night. Performative means drinking matcha, reading a book in public, and being a dude who talks about women’s equality without actually doing anything apparently. Oh and you dress like Harry Potter if you’re performative (?).
You know what? I’m going to try to be a little more positive this weekend. I started today with a pretty good swim, coffee, and a decent breakfast. I got to hang with the kids a bit. There’s very little on the agenda.
I’ll see you lovely people on Monday.
I’ll see you lovely people on Monday.
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
You know what? I’m going to try to be a little more positive this weekend. I started today with a pretty good swim, coffee, and a decent breakfast. I got to hang with the kids a bit. There’s very little on the agenda.
I’ll see you lovely people on Monday.
I’ll see you lovely people on Monday.
A player in the gaming group offered to run Paranoia next week. Knowing this person, we’ll probably all start out as Yellow or higher.
I’m not sure how I feel about this yet.
I’m not sure how I feel about this yet.
November 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A player in the gaming group offered to run Paranoia next week. Knowing this person, we’ll probably all start out as Yellow or higher.
I’m not sure how I feel about this yet.
I’m not sure how I feel about this yet.
That the Texas state legislature meets every other year is, IMO, responsible for much of the nonsense in this state.
state legislators should be paid more. otherwise the legislatures are full of dilettantes, cranks, and nepobabies. this is why you keep hearing about the craziest fucking state laws
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
That the Texas state legislature meets every other year is, IMO, responsible for much of the nonsense in this state.
They think they’re inventing the Babel Fish. Instead they’re inventing Babelfish.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
They think they’re inventing the Babel Fish. Instead they’re inventing Babelfish.
We had a work training this week where the trainer encouraged us to make an author pseudonym related to our communication style. People picked names like “bipolar” or “bomber”.
The only name I could think of was Baron Tielhard de Chèvre.
Anyway I’m likely naming a Shadowrun character tonight.
The only name I could think of was Baron Tielhard de Chèvre.
Anyway I’m likely naming a Shadowrun character tonight.
November 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
We had a work training this week where the trainer encouraged us to make an author pseudonym related to our communication style. People picked names like “bipolar” or “bomber”.
The only name I could think of was Baron Tielhard de Chèvre.
Anyway I’m likely naming a Shadowrun character tonight.
The only name I could think of was Baron Tielhard de Chèvre.
Anyway I’m likely naming a Shadowrun character tonight.
A Texas “university”. FTFY
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A Texas “university”. FTFY
I will buy that t shirt
Has anyone made a t shirt with a sub sandwich and “This Machine Kills Fascists” on it yet?
Should we wait for the verdict first?
Should we wait for the verdict first?
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I will buy that t shirt