Michael E. Cohen
@lymond.bsky.social
Writer (TidBITS, Take Control Books), programmer, teacher, multimediator, bad cartoonist. Faith: Justified Misanthropist. Occasional blog posts at http://www.pixel-stained-wretch.com
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Michael E. Cohen
@lymond.bsky.social
· Nov 28
In my profile I said I was a “bad cartoonist.” Here’s one of my favorite bad cartoons.
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The upcoming holiday is now to be known officially as “Donald J. Trump Presents Christmas®™.”
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
The upcoming holiday is now to be known officially as “Donald J. Trump Presents Christmas®™.”
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
December 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Note:
The upcoming holiday is now to be known officially as “Donald J. Trump Presents Christmas®™.”
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
The upcoming holiday is now to be known officially as “Donald J. Trump Presents Christmas®™.”
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
“War of the Worlds” (1953) is on TCM, and just about up to the final scene where we learn that God on His Heaven put microbes on Earth to give us head colds and protect us from Martians.
December 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“War of the Worlds” (1953) is on TCM, and just about up to the final scene where we learn that God on His Heaven put microbes on Earth to give us head colds and protect us from Martians.
Every time I try to light a Christmas tree, people complain that matches and kerosene are not the way to do it. AITAH?
December 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Every time I try to light a Christmas tree, people complain that matches and kerosene are not the way to do it. AITAH?
This just in: The U.S. to return the Statue of Liberty to France, saying, “Keep your poor huddled masses; the lamp is extinguished and the golden door closed. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
December 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This just in: The U.S. to return the Statue of Liberty to France, saying, “Keep your poor huddled masses; the lamp is extinguished and the golden door closed. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
I’ve been a contributor to TidBITS for years, and while it provides only a very small fraction of my income, it provides a large and unbiased portion of my knowledge of the tech industry and its direction. Well worth checking out and supporting.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I’ve been a contributor to TidBITS for years, and while it provides only a very small fraction of my income, it provides a large and unbiased portion of my knowledge of the tech industry and its direction. Well worth checking out and supporting.
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Keep in mind that the tradition of a magical being giving away shiny trinkets originated not with Santa but Sauron.
December 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Keep in mind that the tradition of a magical being giving away shiny trinkets originated not with Santa but Sauron.
For a mere $20, I earned a Grubhub Peace Prize and it included dinner delivered to my door!!
December 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
For a mere $20, I earned a Grubhub Peace Prize and it included dinner delivered to my door!!
If I ever needed a reason to avoid watching any part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, FIFA offered it up in the form of a blatantly sycophantic gold medal.
December 6, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If I ever needed a reason to avoid watching any part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, FIFA offered it up in the form of a blatantly sycophantic gold medal.
When you come right down to it, it’s not whether you believe in Santa Claus, but whether Santa Claus believes in you.
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
When you come right down to it, it’s not whether you believe in Santa Claus, but whether Santa Claus believes in you.
I don’t have a problem with Trump falling asleep during Cabinet meetings. That he wakes up again is the real problem.
December 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I don’t have a problem with Trump falling asleep during Cabinet meetings. That he wakes up again is the real problem.
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Every single pro-life senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr should find out what it’s like to be called a baby-killer. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
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December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Every single pro-life senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr should find out what it’s like to be called a baby-killer. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
Apple News showcases its exemplary headline proofreading skills with this link to an article actually titled, “Can man live by iPad alone? Let’s find out…”
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Apple News showcases its exemplary headline proofreading skills with this link to an article actually titled, “Can man live by iPad alone? Let’s find out…”
Gnome-man is an island:
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Gnome-man is an island:
As the holidays approach, I ask the Tolkien scholars out there: Does it really matter whether an Elf on the Shelf is a Vanyar, a Noldor, a Teleri, or a Sindar?
November 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
As the holidays approach, I ask the Tolkien scholars out there: Does it really matter whether an Elf on the Shelf is a Vanyar, a Noldor, a Teleri, or a Sindar?
Looking back over decades of writing that I have done professionally, I see many complex sentences with multiple subordinate clauses, a myriad of em-dashes, and a near surfeit of properly employed semicolons, all of which leads me to one overwhelmingly unavoidable conclusion: I am AI-generated!
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Looking back over decades of writing that I have done professionally, I see many complex sentences with multiple subordinate clauses, a myriad of em-dashes, and a near surfeit of properly employed semicolons, all of which leads me to one overwhelmingly unavoidable conclusion: I am AI-generated!
🎶God rest ye, merry gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay.
Let Jesus be dismayed for you:
He moans a fine “Oy vey!”
Sit down, enjoy a whiskey sour,
And have a canapé!
A-and sing out the carols,
All your neighbors to annoy—
Sing loud, all your neighbors to annoy!🎶
Let nothing you dismay.
Let Jesus be dismayed for you:
He moans a fine “Oy vey!”
Sit down, enjoy a whiskey sour,
And have a canapé!
A-and sing out the carols,
All your neighbors to annoy—
Sing loud, all your neighbors to annoy!🎶
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🎶God rest ye, merry gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay.
Let Jesus be dismayed for you:
He moans a fine “Oy vey!”
Sit down, enjoy a whiskey sour,
And have a canapé!
A-and sing out the carols,
All your neighbors to annoy—
Sing loud, all your neighbors to annoy!🎶
Let nothing you dismay.
Let Jesus be dismayed for you:
He moans a fine “Oy vey!”
Sit down, enjoy a whiskey sour,
And have a canapé!
A-and sing out the carols,
All your neighbors to annoy—
Sing loud, all your neighbors to annoy!🎶
I heard in a Hallmark movie that “the best presents don’t have bows,” so I guess I’m not giving anyone a Stradivarius this year.
November 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I heard in a Hallmark movie that “the best presents don’t have bows,” so I guess I’m not giving anyone a Stradivarius this year.
What’s the difference between the Democratic party leadership and a warm puddle of goo?
Answer this riddle and I may once again support the party and its candidates.
Answer this riddle and I may once again support the party and its candidates.
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What’s the difference between the Democratic party leadership and a warm puddle of goo?
Answer this riddle and I may once again support the party and its candidates.
Answer this riddle and I may once again support the party and its candidates.
I had a friend who used to pronounce the word “chamomile” as “sha-mom-allee” and while it isn’t the accepted pronunciation, I think the world would be a better place if it were.
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I had a friend who used to pronounce the word “chamomile” as “sha-mom-allee” and while it isn’t the accepted pronunciation, I think the world would be a better place if it were.
Change a vowel and ruin a holiday:
The Ghost of Christmas Pest
The Ghost of Christmas Pest
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Change a vowel and ruin a holiday:
The Ghost of Christmas Pest
The Ghost of Christmas Pest
Because I can afford to pay my rent today while less fortunate people are going hungry because of needless governmental cruelty, I just donated to a local food bank as well.
Join me if you can.
Join me if you can.
November 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Because I can afford to pay my rent today while less fortunate people are going hungry because of needless governmental cruelty, I just donated to a local food bank as well.
Join me if you can.
Join me if you can.
Once again I don my financial journalist garb to help Adam Engst report on Apple’s quarterly fiscal results.
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Services, Mac, and iPhone Drive Apple’s Q4 2025 Quarterly Revenue Record - TidBITS
For its fiscal fourth quarter of 2025, Apple set numerous records, with revenue of $102.5 billion, led by an all-time Services revenue record of $28.8 billion, and profits of $27.5 billion—so many bil...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Once again I don my financial journalist garb to help Adam Engst report on Apple’s quarterly fiscal results.
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Over a month into Autumn, and the weather is slightly unseasonal.
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Over a month into Autumn, and the weather is slightly unseasonal.
That game lasted longer than some Hollywood marriages!
October 28, 2025 at 7:11 AM
That game lasted longer than some Hollywood marriages!