Martin Baker
@mnemonick.bsky.social
IT / AV guy from before the dawn of the internet, grew up with technology (for better *and* worse, lol).
Fair warning: I post *extremely* infrequently because I am a curmudgeon (love that word) and a certified Internet Hermit!
Also, I swear.
Like, a lot
Fair warning: I post *extremely* infrequently because I am a curmudgeon (love that word) and a certified Internet Hermit!
Also, I swear.
Like, a lot
If only! Then I'd be inhabiting the body of some teenage hunk instead of this aging, wrinkled husk 😆
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
If only! Then I'd be inhabiting the body of some teenage hunk instead of this aging, wrinkled husk 😆
I ...
... agree with Laura Loomer?! This really IS a weird, weird Friday
... agree with Laura Loomer?! This really IS a weird, weird Friday
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I ...
... agree with Laura Loomer?! This really IS a weird, weird Friday
... agree with Laura Loomer?! This really IS a weird, weird Friday
THESE are the 'deep cuts' I really enjoy 😆
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
THESE are the 'deep cuts' I really enjoy 😆
🤔 I am *pretty sure* that I woke up in a different universe this morning.
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🤔 I am *pretty sure* that I woke up in a different universe this morning.
Honest lol! They've been doing those for almost a decade now - and they're damn tasty ☺️
November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Honest lol! They've been doing those for almost a decade now - and they're damn tasty ☺️
It's like the memes just write themselves 😆
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It's like the memes just write themselves 😆
Yes! That story was a very pleasant surprise when I discovered it (possibly recommenced by io9 iirc).
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Yes! That story was a very pleasant surprise when I discovered it (possibly recommenced by io9 iirc).
Here is a name for you:
Kim Stanley Robinson
Pick ANY book(s) authored by this relentlessly optimistic humanist!
Kim Stanley Robinson
Pick ANY book(s) authored by this relentlessly optimistic humanist!
November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Here is a name for you:
Kim Stanley Robinson
Pick ANY book(s) authored by this relentlessly optimistic humanist!
Kim Stanley Robinson
Pick ANY book(s) authored by this relentlessly optimistic humanist!
(I have expensive taste)
Reed's 'Extra' Ginger Beer is freaking amazing stuff!
Reed's 'Extra' Ginger Beer is freaking amazing stuff!
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
(I have expensive taste)
Reed's 'Extra' Ginger Beer is freaking amazing stuff!
Reed's 'Extra' Ginger Beer is freaking amazing stuff!
50 years on, these both find their way into my playlist on a regular basis!
November 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
50 years on, these both find their way into my playlist on a regular basis!
This prompted a quick dive into album releases for 1977; a LOT of great music came out that year! And I bought a TON of it. 😁
I chose two very different albums:
Talking Heads '77 (their debut) and Exodus by Bob Marley and The Wailers.
Both were amazing introductions to new (to me) styles of music.
I chose two very different albums:
Talking Heads '77 (their debut) and Exodus by Bob Marley and The Wailers.
Both were amazing introductions to new (to me) styles of music.
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This prompted a quick dive into album releases for 1977; a LOT of great music came out that year! And I bought a TON of it. 😁
I chose two very different albums:
Talking Heads '77 (their debut) and Exodus by Bob Marley and The Wailers.
Both were amazing introductions to new (to me) styles of music.
I chose two very different albums:
Talking Heads '77 (their debut) and Exodus by Bob Marley and The Wailers.
Both were amazing introductions to new (to me) styles of music.
While they never did an N.P.U., they did at least manage to find a Nazi planet 😉
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
While they never did an N.P.U., they did at least manage to find a Nazi planet 😉
Ah, now I see how the riotous vegetative explosion of the "City of Roses" inspired the Southern Reach trilogy. How do you survive in that trackless wilderness?
September 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Ah, now I see how the riotous vegetative explosion of the "City of Roses" inspired the Southern Reach trilogy. How do you survive in that trackless wilderness?
"brunchlords"
I LOVE IT. I'll be repurposing and expanding it in posts from now on!
E.G., "That guy? He's a fuckin' 3 Martini brunchlord."
I LOVE IT. I'll be repurposing and expanding it in posts from now on!
E.G., "That guy? He's a fuckin' 3 Martini brunchlord."
September 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"brunchlords"
I LOVE IT. I'll be repurposing and expanding it in posts from now on!
E.G., "That guy? He's a fuckin' 3 Martini brunchlord."
I LOVE IT. I'll be repurposing and expanding it in posts from now on!
E.G., "That guy? He's a fuckin' 3 Martini brunchlord."
Damn, this guy's on fire! Kudos to his media team as well. 😆
September 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Damn, this guy's on fire! Kudos to his media team as well. 😆
September 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I'm here for that dude. His endless, baseless optimism is his super power!
September 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I'm here for that dude. His endless, baseless optimism is his super power!
At least this scandal's moving faster than Watergate did 🙄
March 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
At least this scandal's moving faster than Watergate did 🙄
Nope. Trust me, I've read 'em all *multiple times* and I don't recall SecUnit referring to itself as any gender at any time.
I still kinda got a 'female' vibe from the first one, but I knew that was me reading into the text.
Well, that and the gratuitous amount of snark. 😁
I still kinda got a 'female' vibe from the first one, but I knew that was me reading into the text.
Well, that and the gratuitous amount of snark. 😁
March 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Nope. Trust me, I've read 'em all *multiple times* and I don't recall SecUnit referring to itself as any gender at any time.
I still kinda got a 'female' vibe from the first one, but I knew that was me reading into the text.
Well, that and the gratuitous amount of snark. 😁
I still kinda got a 'female' vibe from the first one, but I knew that was me reading into the text.
Well, that and the gratuitous amount of snark. 😁
Unidentified, masked THUGS are abducting law-abiding people off the streets.
IN AMERICA.
Please also focus on that, Senator!
IN AMERICA.
Please also focus on that, Senator!
March 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Unidentified, masked THUGS are abducting law-abiding people off the streets.
IN AMERICA.
Please also focus on that, Senator!
IN AMERICA.
Please also focus on that, Senator!
Lol, hope he got a message from the locals saying "Feel free to visit, but don't expect a red carpet or a welcoming delegation - in fact, you should prepare for 'additional screening' upon arrival."
March 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Lol, hope he got a message from the locals saying "Feel free to visit, but don't expect a red carpet or a welcoming delegation - in fact, you should prepare for 'additional screening' upon arrival."
It used to be!
Back when it meant "filled with awe." Then its meaning shifted to "unpleasant" and the 'awe' didn't make sense any longer.
Back when it meant "filled with awe." Then its meaning shifted to "unpleasant" and the 'awe' didn't make sense any longer.
March 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It used to be!
Back when it meant "filled with awe." Then its meaning shifted to "unpleasant" and the 'awe' didn't make sense any longer.
Back when it meant "filled with awe." Then its meaning shifted to "unpleasant" and the 'awe' didn't make sense any longer.
No, Canada! 😯 You were supposed to be the *sane* neighbors to our north!
March 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
No, Canada! 😯 You were supposed to be the *sane* neighbors to our north!