Derek Dukes
@macaronidrill.bsky.social
Just some guy. Writer, software engineer, nerd. | #StarTrek #StarWars #SciFi #Horror #MutantFam #TheLastDriveIn | 46 | Ally | ABQ NM
Last night I watched Godfather 1 & 2. This morning I put on The Garbage Pail Kids Movie. Talk about cinematic whiplash…
December 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Last night I watched Godfather 1 & 2. This morning I put on The Garbage Pail Kids Movie. Talk about cinematic whiplash…
#NowWatching Love at First Bite (1979), with George Hamilton as the tannest Dracula ever. Pretty sure this isn’t canon with Coppola or Browning’s versions. Is this what happens when you try to make a Mel Brooks movie without Mel Brooks? Oh wait he fumbled Dracula too. 🧛 #Horror #FilmSky
December 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
#NowWatching Love at First Bite (1979), with George Hamilton as the tannest Dracula ever. Pretty sure this isn’t canon with Coppola or Browning’s versions. Is this what happens when you try to make a Mel Brooks movie without Mel Brooks? Oh wait he fumbled Dracula too. 🧛 #Horror #FilmSky
Blah blah something something Jared
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Blah blah something something Jared
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Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
#NowWatching the family Christmas classic “Dark Angel,” a 1990 assault on the senses starring Dolph “He-Man” Lundgren. #MutantFam #HorrorSky #FilmSky #He-Man
December 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
#NowWatching the family Christmas classic “Dark Angel,” a 1990 assault on the senses starring Dolph “He-Man” Lundgren. #MutantFam #HorrorSky #FilmSky #He-Man
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They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"
Before (left), after (right)
Before (left), after (right)
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"
Before (left), after (right)
Before (left), after (right)
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Sarah Sherman’s stand-up special is a goddamn delight. She’s either gonna be a legendary, generational talent, or totally burn out and have a stroke on stage in the next year.
December 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Sarah Sherman’s stand-up special is a goddamn delight. She’s either gonna be a legendary, generational talent, or totally burn out and have a stroke on stage in the next year.
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U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
December 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Tired: The Sean Combs Documentary
Wired: The Diddy Show
Wired: The Diddy Show
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Tired: The Sean Combs Documentary
Wired: The Diddy Show
Wired: The Diddy Show
Two episodes left of the Diddy documentary, and still no mention of the Godzilla soundtrack where he decided to “improve” on Led Fucking Zeppelin.
December 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Two episodes left of the Diddy documentary, and still no mention of the Godzilla soundtrack where he decided to “improve” on Led Fucking Zeppelin.
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The Supreme Court, Presidency, Senate and two party system are all quite anti-democratic institutions as presently constructed.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
December 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Supreme Court, Presidency, Senate and two party system are all quite anti-democratic institutions as presently constructed.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Bring back fistfights in Congress. These ghouls would think twice about staying in office until their 90s if every day brought a chance that some young whippersnapper would rock their world on C-SPAN.
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Bring back fistfights in Congress. These ghouls would think twice about staying in office until their 90s if every day brought a chance that some young whippersnapper would rock their world on C-SPAN.
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imo if you want to get back in power your slogan should be "If you elect us we will prosecute everyone in government who has violated the law"
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
imo if you want to get back in power your slogan should be "If you elect us we will prosecute everyone in government who has violated the law"
Guys I found the Epstein files. They were hidden in the Tubi listing for Leonard Part 6.
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Guys I found the Epstein files. They were hidden in the Tubi listing for Leonard Part 6.
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SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
FEMA employee terminated for signing whistleblower letter
It appears to be a major violation of federal whistleblower protections and constitutional rights.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
SCOOP—In August, nearly 200 current/former FEMA staffers published the Katrina Declaration, a whistleblower letter detailing all the dangers posed by current leadership.
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
All current employees were put on indefinite leave, and now I've learned one has been fired in violation of federal protections:
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Claude icon is just a butthole.
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The Claude icon is just a butthole.
Nic Cage Louvre heist movie when?
October 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Nic Cage Louvre heist movie when?
This is my favorite video on the internet. Dude does EXHAUSTIVE testing of tarps, but the way he delivers the results is like watching the world’s most compelling horse race.
Harbor Freight’s Tarp Shocked Me! 1-Year Test, 14 Tarps! Wow!
YouTube video by Project Farm
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This is my favorite video on the internet. Dude does EXHAUSTIVE testing of tarps, but the way he delivers the results is like watching the world’s most compelling horse race.
As a reminder, Addams Family Values was accompanied by Tag Team’s “Whoomp! The Addams Family! There it is!” This is not to be confused with 95 South’s “Whoot! There’s a Munster!”
October 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
As a reminder, Addams Family Values was accompanied by Tag Team’s “Whoomp! The Addams Family! There it is!” This is not to be confused with 95 South’s “Whoot! There’s a Munster!”
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Having money does not mean you’re a genius
October 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Having money does not mean you’re a genius