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Tommy M. McGuire (Not that one. Nor that one.)
Coding bum, tetrapod. (he/him)
Bitterly cynical misanthrope. It's always more complicated. I apologize in advance; I tend to get too comfortable.
Called 'weird' by Kevin Kruse.
Coding bum, tetrapod. (he/him)
Bitterly cynical misanthrope. It's always more complicated. I apologize in advance; I tend to get too comfortable.
Called 'weird' by Kevin Kruse.
Been an unpleasant day.
Here's a barge on the Tennessee River for you.
Here's a barge on the Tennessee River for you.
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Been an unpleasant day.
Here's a barge on the Tennessee River for you.
Here's a barge on the Tennessee River for you.
If you assume this graph is true and means what you think it means, the "Roman Empire" began collapsing in the first century CE.
But, the very next paragraph:
But, the very next paragraph:
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
If you assume this graph is true and means what you think it means, the "Roman Empire" began collapsing in the first century CE.
But, the very next paragraph:
But, the very next paragraph:
You can tell them apart because this dude is rocking an evil halo.
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
You can tell them apart because this dude is rocking an evil halo.
Technically, I believe The Spaghetti Bowl is a particular interchange in Las Vegas. 😁
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Technically, I believe The Spaghetti Bowl is a particular interchange in Las Vegas. 😁
I make no comments.
Doctor Who, season 14, The Robots of Death.
Doctor Who, season 14, The Robots of Death.
November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I make no comments.
Doctor Who, season 14, The Robots of Death.
Doctor Who, season 14, The Robots of Death.
In local news, on Nov 8 at 1:00 pm, the Bridgeport Depot Library will hold the dedication of the Jack Crabtree Civil War Research Library, a collection of "rare books, documents and memorabilia".
November 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In local news, on Nov 8 at 1:00 pm, the Bridgeport Depot Library will hold the dedication of the Jack Crabtree Civil War Research Library, a collection of "rare books, documents and memorabilia".
Um. Yeah.
And Classicists want us to think it's a serious field of study.
😈
And Classicists want us to think it's a serious field of study.
😈
November 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Um. Yeah.
And Classicists want us to think it's a serious field of study.
😈
And Classicists want us to think it's a serious field of study.
😈
I hadn't noticed this before...
Are those the tips of stowed oars between the deck and the lower oar ports?
Are those the tips of stowed oars between the deck and the lower oar ports?
November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I hadn't noticed this before...
Are those the tips of stowed oars between the deck and the lower oar ports?
Are those the tips of stowed oars between the deck and the lower oar ports?
The world needs more of this.
And those folks need to straighten up the sides of their dig.
And those folks need to straighten up the sides of their dig.
November 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The world needs more of this.
And those folks need to straighten up the sides of their dig.
And those folks need to straighten up the sides of their dig.
October 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Apparently, this is a fairly frequent problem with the Alabama (the band) statues in Ft Payne.
October 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Apparently, this is a fairly frequent problem with the Alabama (the band) statues in Ft Payne.
This argument, that fours have double manned oars based on the prices, seems very weak.
I don't disagree with the conclusion, but the argument and its repeat in the appendices isn't convincing.
I don't disagree with the conclusion, but the argument and its repeat in the appendices isn't convincing.
October 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This argument, that fours have double manned oars based on the prices, seems very weak.
I don't disagree with the conclusion, but the argument and its repeat in the appendices isn't convincing.
I don't disagree with the conclusion, but the argument and its repeat in the appendices isn't convincing.
Live sheeting while I read The Age of Titans: The rise and fall of the great Hellenistic navies, by William M. Murray.
October 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Live sheeting while I read The Age of Titans: The rise and fall of the great Hellenistic navies, by William M. Murray.
Vacuum sealer sauerkraut, experiment 3: cabbage and onions. Still crunchy, too much salt, not really sour. Smells good. I'm going to put it in a stew.
October 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Vacuum sealer sauerkraut, experiment 3: cabbage and onions. Still crunchy, too much salt, not really sour. Smells good. I'm going to put it in a stew.
It's out of date now but this has been ignored for years.
October 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It's out of date now but this has been ignored for years.
If some go belly up, they all go belly up. That's the nature of a bubble.
Prices of GPUs are artificially inflated by the interlocking investment.
Prices of GPUs are artificially inflated by the interlocking investment.
October 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If some go belly up, they all go belly up. That's the nature of a bubble.
Prices of GPUs are artificially inflated by the interlocking investment.
Prices of GPUs are artificially inflated by the interlocking investment.
October 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM