Marcus Harwell
@marcusharwell.bsky.social
Mostly lurking, sometimes commenting from an ashy (but roomy) crater amidst the smoking ruins of PDX.
Website: pronolagus.com
[7/16/25 - DNS fixed, I still have to choose: back to Wordpress or extract everything from 3 db's and flat file it. Pending.]
Website: pronolagus.com
[7/16/25 - DNS fixed, I still have to choose: back to Wordpress or extract everything from 3 db's and flat file it. Pending.]
Oh thanks a lot, now there's coffee sprayed all over the table.
November 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Oh thanks a lot, now there's coffee sprayed all over the table.
Anyone who says differently is selling something.
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Anyone who says differently is selling something.
Hang on, is this that "Third Way" thing I kept hearing about?
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Hang on, is this that "Third Way" thing I kept hearing about?
Pedantry alert, but it's even more apt: Capt. Stillman doesn't direct fire over the training field, he demands the soldier fire his mortar immediately, dismissing the latter's concern that he lacks target coordinates.
October 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Pedantry alert, but it's even more apt: Capt. Stillman doesn't direct fire over the training field, he demands the soldier fire his mortar immediately, dismissing the latter's concern that he lacks target coordinates.
And the actual, unsubsidized cost of generative output is...? What's the offset in time spent fact-checking results (although one suspects it's closer to zero than one would guess LBG is comfortable assessing)? Not to mention "drafting legal clauses"?! Jesus wept.
October 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
And the actual, unsubsidized cost of generative output is...? What's the offset in time spent fact-checking results (although one suspects it's closer to zero than one would guess LBG is comfortable assessing)? Not to mention "drafting legal clauses"?! Jesus wept.
Pretending that a civil tone is the same as civility is a crystal clear tell.
October 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Pretending that a civil tone is the same as civility is a crystal clear tell.
All the chimps we sent into space came back super-intelligent.
October 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
All the chimps we sent into space came back super-intelligent.
Ye gods I miss Kenneth Mars, paragon of comedic timing, 100% committed to even the smallest role.
October 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Ye gods I miss Kenneth Mars, paragon of comedic timing, 100% committed to even the smallest role.
I'd put Melvin first, though.
October 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I'd put Melvin first, though.
Thanks P-Flax, luckily the smoking crater I live in gets a little reflected heat from the inferno of a nearby federal building.
October 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Thanks P-Flax, luckily the smoking crater I live in gets a little reflected heat from the inferno of a nearby federal building.
He didn't see it?? "Listen, I can hardly be expected to pay attention to EVERY major, unprecedented speech to government officials. When would I have time to catch up on Handmaid's Tale?"
October 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
He didn't see it?? "Listen, I can hardly be expected to pay attention to EVERY major, unprecedented speech to government officials. When would I have time to catch up on Handmaid's Tale?"
'You're wearing not pants' goes really well with 'it can only good happen.'
September 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
'You're wearing not pants' goes really well with 'it can only good happen.'
It's beyond parody at this point, rapidly becoming a trope. (Also, first time I've seen CK as filter bypass euphemism. Good one.)
September 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It's beyond parody at this point, rapidly becoming a trope. (Also, first time I've seen CK as filter bypass euphemism. Good one.)
I'm no statistician, but it seems like it might skew the numbers slightly to have one column cover 9x longer (66 years) than the longest period of the others, not to mention ending its scope before the actual timeframe we're discussing.
August 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I'm no statistician, but it seems like it might skew the numbers slightly to have one column cover 9x longer (66 years) than the longest period of the others, not to mention ending its scope before the actual timeframe we're discussing.
As an early Gen Xer who watched people rapidly wither away without hope, it's kind of shockingly good news amongst the Dumpster fires.
July 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
As an early Gen Xer who watched people rapidly wither away without hope, it's kind of shockingly good news amongst the Dumpster fires.
There's your answer, fishbulb.
July 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
There's your answer, fishbulb.
The assistant minority leader, aka minority whip. For the Senate, Dick Durbin.
July 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The assistant minority leader, aka minority whip. For the Senate, Dick Durbin.
One of the most astonishing revelations about governmental corruption for me was the shockingly low amounts so many politicians can be bought for.
July 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
One of the most astonishing revelations about governmental corruption for me was the shockingly low amounts so many politicians can be bought for.
Killing in the name of...
July 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Killing in the name of...
In addition, plenty of what's touted as innovation from large corps. is just their having bought out a smaller company for its IP (e.g., Google, Apple, MS, etc.).
July 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
In addition, plenty of what's touted as innovation from large corps. is just their having bought out a smaller company for its IP (e.g., Google, Apple, MS, etc.).
Kelly's Heroes may have some jarring anachronisms, but so much heart and commitment from its stellar cast that it's still a top 5 favorite WWII movie from early adolescence. Savalas is so good he manages to keep Rickles & Sutherland from completely stealing their scenes together. Well, most of them.
June 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Kelly's Heroes may have some jarring anachronisms, but so much heart and commitment from its stellar cast that it's still a top 5 favorite WWII movie from early adolescence. Savalas is so good he manages to keep Rickles & Sutherland from completely stealing their scenes together. Well, most of them.