Michael R. Bernstein
@nerdworldorder.bsky.social
Dissonant Cogitant, Autodidact, Dilettante, Effer of the Ineffable, Epistemic Rupturer.
Adding Value since 1970.
https://linktr.ee/webmaven
Adding Value since 1970.
https://linktr.ee/webmaven
Biden Old caught on because "competence" was a major part of his value proposition. Meanwhile, Trump's "only I can do it" isn't about that, so Trump Old is NBD, just like Trump Crazy, Trump Corrupt, or Trump Lies. All orthogonal to nursing grievances, hurting outgroups, settling scores, flexing.
August 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Biden Old caught on because "competence" was a major part of his value proposition. Meanwhile, Trump's "only I can do it" isn't about that, so Trump Old is NBD, just like Trump Crazy, Trump Corrupt, or Trump Lies. All orthogonal to nursing grievances, hurting outgroups, settling scores, flexing.
That first one in particular has mad 🐙👁️🦑 vibes.
March 28, 2024 at 8:39 PM
That first one in particular has mad 🐙👁️🦑 vibes.
You could use one of the Stable Diffusion services, most have a free tier. I use mage.space, but there are others.
March 28, 2024 at 8:14 PM
You could use one of the Stable Diffusion services, most have a free tier. I use mage.space, but there are others.
This is awesome. Are you familiar with the novel "Five Twelfths of Heaven", by Melissa Scott?
March 27, 2024 at 5:18 AM
This is awesome. Are you familiar with the novel "Five Twelfths of Heaven", by Melissa Scott?
For example, if you are the type of person who is "bad with computers", because you somehow, inevitably, unerringly, always manage to stumble on the precise combination of actions that cause the Thing® to Not Work, you may have a career in Testing and QA.
March 19, 2024 at 9:08 PM
For example, if you are the type of person who is "bad with computers", because you somehow, inevitably, unerringly, always manage to stumble on the precise combination of actions that cause the Thing® to Not Work, you may have a career in Testing and QA.
Okay, so your degree is in English and communication, specializing in Science Fiction, right?
There is work in the tech sector for documentation writers. And sometimes the documentation gets written *first* to guide the development work (which is a kind of SF).
But there are other options.
There is work in the tech sector for documentation writers. And sometimes the documentation gets written *first* to guide the development work (which is a kind of SF).
But there are other options.
March 19, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Okay, so your degree is in English and communication, specializing in Science Fiction, right?
There is work in the tech sector for documentation writers. And sometimes the documentation gets written *first* to guide the development work (which is a kind of SF).
But there are other options.
There is work in the tech sector for documentation writers. And sometimes the documentation gets written *first* to guide the development work (which is a kind of SF).
But there are other options.
I just got the impression that OGH has a pen, likes it, and enjoys using it. But that's all he said. That doesn't preclude him being a hobbyist, but neither does it indicate that he is one. Perhaps I shouldn't read as much into that as I did.
March 19, 2024 at 7:58 PM
I just got the impression that OGH has a pen, likes it, and enjoys using it. But that's all he said. That doesn't preclude him being a hobbyist, but neither does it indicate that he is one. Perhaps I shouldn't read as much into that as I did.
I guess when I hear "hobbyist" what goes through my head is something like "collector". Like, I have and use a pocket multitool, but wouldn't ever describe myself as a multitool hobbyist or even an enthusiast. I appreciate the one I have, I know what I like about it, but that's as far as it goes.
March 19, 2024 at 7:41 PM
I guess when I hear "hobbyist" what goes through my head is something like "collector". Like, I have and use a pocket multitool, but wouldn't ever describe myself as a multitool hobbyist or even an enthusiast. I appreciate the one I have, I know what I like about it, but that's as far as it goes.
I suspect that "this" is the idea that the rich should pay taxes.
March 17, 2024 at 9:52 PM
I suspect that "this" is the idea that the rich should pay taxes.
It... kind of sounds like you use a fountain pen for utilitarian reasons, and are therefore neither a calligrapher (as you note) nor a fountain pen hobbyist...?
March 17, 2024 at 5:53 PM
It... kind of sounds like you use a fountain pen for utilitarian reasons, and are therefore neither a calligrapher (as you note) nor a fountain pen hobbyist...?
I think it says that you're about 69?
March 17, 2024 at 5:40 PM
I think it says that you're about 69?
1a. In spite of the right to bear arms, no one has ever had the arms of a bear surgically transplanted.
March 10, 2024 at 1:22 PM
1a. In spite of the right to bear arms, no one has ever had the arms of a bear surgically transplanted.
... and after sex, there is certainly a lot of seiben.
March 10, 2024 at 1:11 PM
... and after sex, there is certainly a lot of seiben.
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I actually traced back a SUPREMELY absurd misinterpretation of a medieval hat, one with impossible construction, to a single 1711 drawing of a crumbling statue that had clearly, from contextual clues, been missing some critical parts, and has since disintegrated so cannot be checked...
February 15, 2024 at 9:07 PM
I actually traced back a SUPREMELY absurd misinterpretation of a medieval hat, one with impossible construction, to a single 1711 drawing of a crumbling statue that had clearly, from contextual clues, been missing some critical parts, and has since disintegrated so cannot be checked...
(glances behind him)
…oh, you mean me.
…oh, you mean me.
March 7, 2024 at 2:25 PM
(glances behind him)
…oh, you mean me.
…oh, you mean me.
I am only an interested layman (in any field) but I kind of feel these are relevant to them all: 🤨🤔
March 7, 2024 at 2:19 PM
I am only an interested layman (in any field) but I kind of feel these are relevant to them all: 🤨🤔
Does that officially make him the Most Divorced Male™?
March 7, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Does that officially make him the Most Divorced Male™?
Two of them look like twins, I would assume they arrived and left together.
March 7, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Two of them look like twins, I would assume they arrived and left together.
Semi-serious suggestion: maybe try one of the therapy AI apps? Not sure if they are capable of refraining from offering fixes, but if one works for you it will certainly be a LOT cheaper, and available 24/7.
March 4, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Semi-serious suggestion: maybe try one of the therapy AI apps? Not sure if they are capable of refraining from offering fixes, but if one works for you it will certainly be a LOT cheaper, and available 24/7.
Lovely!
Which service or model do you use?
Which service or model do you use?
March 3, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Lovely!
Which service or model do you use?
Which service or model do you use?