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Jacob Haller
@jwgh.bsky.social
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Musician, streamer, podcast editor, etc. Listen to my new single, The Christmas Lobster, at https://jacobhaller.bandcamp.com/track/the-christmas-lobster
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The original post reminded me that I once stayed at a hotel whose restaurant had iPad-based menus that included wine pairing recommendations for everything, including breakfast sides.
A photo of an iPad displaying a side of toast with the following suggested wine pairings. Rank #1: Ferrari Carano, a 2010 red Bordeaux blend from Sonoma. Cost: $175 for a bottle. Rank #2: Paul Jaboulet, a 2005 Syrah from Rhone priced at $249 per bottle. Rank #3: Quilceda Creek, a 2011 red Bordeaux blend from Columbia Valley priced at $175 per bottle. Rank #4: Ontanon, a 2014 Tempranillo from Rioja priced at $36 per bottle.
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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A bearded man reclining on a couch petting a cat who is lying on the man’s midsection. Both mammals look content.
October 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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The last of the five stages of Sony support. (2/2)
A screenshot that says "Chat blocked. Chat support didn't work out. Please continue to try self-help options at https://www.playstation.com/support/."
September 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Love 'getting' 'support' via Sony's website. To be clear, each screenshot immediately followed the previous one -- I didn't type or do anything else in between. (1/2)
PlayStation Support: "Thank you for chatting with us today. I appreciate your waiting time. We are currently getting a high volume of contacts, so I will do my best to help you with this fast and easy in one contact. Today we'll be working with the PlayStation ID you entered in the pre-chat form. Can you please give me your best contact phone number just for records only?" Me: [redacted.] PlayStation Support: "Can you please give me further details about the situation that you are having?" Me: "When I try to log into PS Remote Play on my Mac, I get this error: Can't connect to the server. [There is a long error code.] This started yesterday evening." PlayStation Support: "Jacob, unfortunately we do not have further troubleshooting steps to perform for this issue, for now, you do need to wait, try to delete the Sony page cache in your browser and login again, other than that we are not able to give you an accurate resolution to your matter at this time." Me: "What browser? I'm not using a browser for this. I'm using the PS Remote Play app." PlayStation Support: "What device, PC? Phone?" Me: "Mac." A screenshot of a mostly blank screen that says "Feedback" and "Thanks for using PlayStation Chat support." The login page for the PlayStation Online Assistant. At the bottom of the screen, it says, "Hey there, back so soon?, it seems Chat has not been of help to you, please try again later."
September 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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This doesn’t really count, but I did once draw Vi and Caitlyn from Arcane in a Mass Effect-inspired makeout session where Cait is wearing a helmet. I did this because I thought @ragekagegames.com would find it funny.
The skeet describes the image.
September 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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A dark gray and white cat getting scratched on the back of its head.
September 12, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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I recently figured out that, when my cat stands over my phone, I can trigger the camera remotely.
A closeup of my cat’s chin as he takes a treat out of my fingers. A shot of my cat’s head from below as he licks his chops. A photo of my cat’s head from below with his tongue stuck out. A blurry closeup of my cat’s cheek and eye.
September 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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And another!
A dark grey and white cat is lying on a small satchel. A papier-mâché meerkat Stan’s nearby. Both are looking straight into the camera.
September 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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No new pictures; where are you mentally?
Wordlebot tells me: “Don’t beat yourself up. I tried solving it on my own and failed, too.”
August 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Another.
Alison Leiby tweets: “Stop making new flavors of Diet Coke. The original flavor, chemicals, is already perfect.”
August 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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A tweet I think of often.
Katie Mack tweeted: “Based on nothing more than a video of Vance saying he likes beer, I now find myself doubting whether he actually likes beer. He comes off as so much the opposite of genuine that it is impossible to take even his most mundane statements as even plausibly true. The man has resting mendacity face.” Seth Trueger responds: “He strikes me as someone who has a reverse-Dorian Gray painting in his attic which never ages.” Katie Mack in turn responds: “That's just how normal paintings work”
August 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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I feel like other people came up with cooler ideas, but….
A Rose Is Rose comic strip in. Panel 1: Rose, clad in a dress and apron and drinking a cup of coffee, lounger against a wall and says to her neighbor: “It’s weird… Sometimes I just feel like…” Panel 2: same place and characters, but Rose is drinking a beer and dressed like a biker in a tube top. Her glasses are gone and her hair is longer and curlier. There is no dialogue. Panel 3: Rose is back to ‘normal’ and continues as if nothing happened:”like there’s more than one person in my head.”
July 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Cat spines must be wild!
A cat lying on its side, twisted so that its forearms are both to the left of its left back leg. A cat in semi-loaf mode, its right rear leg dangling over the edge of the cat tree, its left foot peeking out under its stomach in a way that seems to violate Euclidean geometry. A cat Lyon on its couch. Its legs are all stuck straight out and pointing to the bottom left. Its head and butt are oriented in the same direction. Its spine appears to have taken a 180 degree turn in a shockingly short amount of space. It is napping.
July 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Two shows for @fringepvd.bsky.social this week: Weds at 7 pm, Turner Zimmerman will be bringing their washboard to join me for a set of jug band music. Then, Thurs at 8:30 pm, I'll be playing a set of my original music. Both at the Providence Drum Troupe Clubhouse on Atwell's Ave. $10 cover.
A poster for two shows that are part of FringePVD, The Providence Fringe Festival, presented by Wilbury Theatre Group, fringepvd.org: Two Shows - Two Nights! The first is on July 16, 7-8:30 pm: Jug Band Music with Jacob Haller and Turner Zimmerman. The other is on July 17, 8:30-10 pm: Solo Show with All Original Music. Both shows are at the Providence Drum Troupe Clubhouse, 517 Atwells Ave, Providence, RI 02909. You can prepurchase tickets at jwgh.org. Tickets are $10/show, or cash only at the door.
July 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Roscoe Emerging From His Box Armed With His Claws To Chastise Humanity
A dark grey and white cat is climbing out of a large cardboard box that is set askew on a rocking chair. He is looking over his right shoulder at the camera. If you used a lot of imagination, it might have a slight resemblance to Jean-Léon Gérôme’s painting “La Vérité sortant du puits armée de son martinet pour châtier l'humanité” (English: Truth coming from the well armed with her whip to chastise humanity).
July 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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I have two shows in FringePVD, the Providence Fringe Festival. On Wed Jul 16 from 7-8:30 pm, I'm playing with jug band music w/Chris Turner and Turner Zimmerman, and on Thu Jul 17 from 8:30-10 pm I've got a solo set. Tickets are $10 and links to get them in advance are at the top of jwgh.org .
A poster for two shows that are part of FringePVD, The Providence Finge Festival, presented by Wilbury Theatre Group, fringepvd.org: Two Shows - Two Nights! The first is on July 16, 7-8:30 pm: Jug Band Music with Jacob Haller, Chris Turner, and Turner Zimmerman. The other is on July 17, 8:30-10 pm: Solo Show with All Original Music. Both shows are at the Providence Drum Troupe Clubhouse, 517 Atwells Ave, Providence, RI 02909. You can prepurchase tickets at jwgh.org. Tickets are $10/show, or cash only at the door.
July 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Purring cat.
June 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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I'm about to start playing music at twitch.tv/jwghaller , to be followed by Fall Guys, Gartic Phone, Marvel Rivals, and REPO! Raising money for my friend Azra who needs help with moving expenses. Hope to see you there!
A photo of a cat peeking around the side of the poster. To the right, this text: "HEY! Wednesday this week (June 11) 7 pm-midnight EDT/4-9 pm PDT. Fundraising livestream at twitch.tv/jwghaller to help Azra with their moving expenses! GAMES: Gartic Phone, REPO, Fall Guys, Marvel Rivals. GIVEAWAYS: Art by Jen Vaughn, Art Potato, ToxicD0gs, and Bell2371. Music by Jacob Haller. No donation required to participate! Donate at ko-fi.com/azralhawthorne. Starts at 7 pm EDIT with a live performance by Jacob Haller! See you there!" Approximate Schedule. 7 pm EDT: Music. 8 pm EDT: Fall Guys. 9 pm EDT: Gartic Phone. 10 pm EDT: Marvel Rivals. 11 pm EDT: REPO. Watch at twitch.tv/jwghaller ! Giveaways: $55, Jacob Haller music collection. $110, Art custom character portrait. $165, Bell custom character portrait $220, a copy of 'The Age of Video Games' by Jean Zeid + Émilie Rouge, English translation by Jen Vaughn (out July 22nd). $275, Art custom character portrait. $330, Tox custom character portrait. $385, Bell custom character portrait. $440, Jen Vaughn custom character portrait. $495, Art custom character portrait. $550, Bell custom character portrait. $600, Art Potato looping animation + Jacob music collection.
June 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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I came across this photo the other day from when I went to a Cambodian restaurant and ordered nime chow, fried ravioli, Hot and Sour Soup, and a diet coke. (And an entree but I forget what it was.)
A handwritten receipt on which is written 'NC' (but the 'C' looks kind of like a capital 'L'), 'RAV (F)', 'HSS' (but the 'H' really looks like a capital 'A'), and 'D Coke'.
June 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Poster had the wrong date.
A photo of a cat peeking around the side of the poster. To the right, this text: "HEY! Wednesday this week (June 11) 7 pm-midnight EDT/4-9 pm PDT. Fundraising livestream at twitch.tv/jwghaller to help Azra with their moving expenses! GAMES: Gartic Phone, REPO, Fall Guys, Marvel Rivals. GIVEAWAYS: Art by Jen Vaughn, Art Potato, ToxicD0gs, and Bell2371. Music by Jacob Haller. No donation required to participate! Donate at ko-fi.com/azralhawthorne. Starts at 7 pm EDIT with a live performance by Jacob Haller! See you there!"
June 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Tomorrow I'll be fundraising on Twitch to help a friend cover expenses related to moving!

Schedule:

- 7 pm EDT: Music
- 8 pm: Fall Guys
- 9 pm: Gartic Phone
- 10 pm: Marvel Rivals
- 11 pm: REPO

Azra donation link: ko-fi.com/azralhawthor...
Watch at: twitch.tv/jwghaller
A photo of a cat peeking around the side of the poster. To the right, this text: "HEY! Wednesday this week (July 11) 7 pm-midnight EDT/4-9 pm PDT. Fundraising livestream at twitch.tv/jwghaller to help Azra with their moving expenses! GAMES: Gartic Phone, REPO, Fall Guys, Marvel Rivals. GIVEAWAYS: Art by Jen Vaughn, Art Potato, ToxicD0gs, and Bell2371. Music by Jacob Haller. No donation required to participate! Donate at ko-fi.com/azralhawthorne. Starts at 7 pm EDIT with a live performance by Jacob Haller! See you there!"
June 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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A Facebook post that says “The wheels came off their bromance so fast you’d think it was a Cybertruck,” with some Meta AI suggestions: “Why did their bromance end?”, “More about bromance in popular culture…” More Meta AI suggestions: “Other celebrity friendships,” “Cybertruck design inspiration,” “More about Cybertruck features,” and of course “Ask something else.”
June 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Meta AI on Facebook has its own brand of inanity.
A New Yorker cartoon showing a scruffy, grumpy-looking, pantsless server pouring a cup of coffee for a slightly startled looking customer. A sign says, “Home of the Bottomless Cup of Coffee.” Underneath, Meta AI has helpfully suggested some possible discussion topics: “The story behind Bottomless Cup,” “Coffee shop specials,” “What’s the story behind the sign?”, and “Coffee Bottomless Home.” More Meta AI suggestions for the same cartoon: “Coffee shop’s speciality drinks,” “Coffee Bottomless Home menu,” “Best coffee beans for brewing,” and “Ask something else.”
June 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Providence Porchfest is today from noon-6 pm! I'll be doing a short set from 3-3:20 pm at 65 Edgehill Road, rain or shine. Hope to see you there! Full schedule at providenceporchfest.com/2025-schedule .
June 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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In my mind I had combined that with this photo of Edward Gorey.
A black and white photo of a bearded Edward Gorey wearing dark glasses, an outrageous fur coat, and a long but thin knitted scarf, walking down the sidewalk as other passers-by give him a once over.
May 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM