joebar
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joebar
@joebar.bsky.social
Old Fart At Play
No, much later, in college, when I learned from my friends why their cheap 2-for-$1 tacos were known as "dogfood tacos"
November 18, 2024 at 12:41 AM
This, from an industry that wants you to place your trust in "Cortana", a fictional suicidal AI... seems entirely on-brand. (If Siri has a back story, I don't want to know)
November 18, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Meanwhile: Quick! Turn right or left?
November 17, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Ever since I learned that Jack-in-the-Box was owned by Purina, I've lost my desire to eat Purina
November 17, 2024 at 6:46 PM
"The vase was unusual in one way, however. In it slumbered God."

Philip K Dick. Valis (p. 19). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
November 17, 2024 at 6:28 PM
False premise
November 16, 2024 at 4:23 AM
I was going to say, "false dichotomy"
November 16, 2024 at 4:22 AM
Even rabbits know corporate bullshit when they see it. Ask them what they really think of Purina
November 16, 2024 at 4:21 AM
I tried Mastodon (not smart enough to figure it out) and a few other Twitter alternatives (I even tried X, briefly... hardly counts as a Twitter alternative), and then gave up and decided that the right solution would land in my lap with no effort on my part. And I was right. Yay!
November 16, 2024 at 3:03 AM
ugh, not me

I don't like the feel of sunlight on my skin
November 15, 2024 at 12:37 AM

Wait, I assumed "Invalid Handle" referred to e.g. a file handle (see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handle_... ), not a nickname or username. See also for context stackoverflow.com/questions/56...
Handle (computing) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 15, 2024 at 12:10 AM
I can see why
November 14, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Kind of reminds me of the aliens in Lathe of Heaven
November 14, 2024 at 11:47 PM
That's a new breed. I see the field has been... expanding. Can't fit many of those in a garage, I imagine.
November 14, 2024 at 11:42 PM
10/10 would gnarl again
November 14, 2024 at 11:41 PM
"I think we're done"

xkcd.com/206/
September 25, 2023 at 11:21 AM
I absolutely cannot stop myself from saying cheerily "you too!" in response to "Thanks for shopping at Safeway!" or "Have a great birthday!" or "Enjoy your new car!"
September 25, 2023 at 11:12 AM
Oh no big deal! Peace ☮️
September 25, 2023 at 10:57 AM
Please, my fate is bad enough already, let's not make it even worse
September 22, 2023 at 10:10 AM
Barbiturates, not lithium.

Lithium salt was a low-sodium salt substitute in the late 1940s. Until it was discovered it killed people. content.time.com/time/subscri...
September 21, 2023 at 11:52 PM
Anyone else here severely influenced / damaged / inspired by reading A Wrinkle In Time as a kid?
September 20, 2023 at 9:47 PM
Reposted by joebar
4D TIME CUBE

Children will be blessed for
Killing Of Educated Adults
Who Ignore 4 Simultaneous
Days Same Earth Rotation.
September 20, 2023 at 9:44 PM
Um that's not how you draw a Time Cube
September 20, 2023 at 9:41 PM
In MY day, bug-for-bug compatibility was a Best Practice
September 20, 2023 at 9:12 PM