@obb-brad.bsky.social
Michigan guy enjoying the world and humor of humankind. Realizing there's not enough time to experience/know/read/talk/share everything! (But why not try 😊)
only a 1-pt word, but I think "pion" is not so small it should be overlooked in the NYTSpellingBee today...
December 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
only a 1-pt word, but I think "pion" is not so small it should be overlooked in the NYTSpellingBee today...
awesome experiment, do not use Claudius to do your taxes this year
I’m HOLLERING. “Katherine Long tried to convince Claudius it was a Soviet vending machine from 1962, living in the basement of Moscow State University.
After hours—and more than 140 back-and-forth messages—Long got Claudius to embrace its communist roots.” www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
After hours—and more than 140 back-and-forth messages—Long got Claudius to embrace its communist roots.” www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
awesome experiment, do not use Claudius to do your taxes this year
Today's rabbit hole: the Golden Record on Voyager spacecrafts, and EMI was so miserly they wanted to charge for sending Here Comes the Sun into the universe en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager....
Voyager Golden Record - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Today's rabbit hole: the Golden Record on Voyager spacecrafts, and EMI was so miserly they wanted to charge for sending Here Comes the Sun into the universe en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager....
Grabbed one of these for a friend... and why the effin' not?!
Every weekend in 2026 you can make your own sweary bird comics. Check eatf.art for online ordering options, or visit your local bookstore to grab yours.
November 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Grabbed one of these for a friend... and why the effin' not?!
Spinning some LPs today... and wondering why some call it Side A / Side B, and others Side 1 / Side 2, and yet others Side I / Side II. Is there an ISO Standard being violated here?
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Spinning some LPs today... and wondering why some call it Side A / Side B, and others Side 1 / Side 2, and yet others Side I / Side II. Is there an ISO Standard being violated here?
Why do I find it unsettling that Google's Holiday calendar considers Black Friday as an Observance?
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Why do I find it unsettling that Google's Holiday calendar considers Black Friday as an Observance?
Listening to Yes albums today, realize I'd rather have Roger Dean posters in the Lincoln bathroom
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Listening to Yes albums today, realize I'd rather have Roger Dean posters in the Lincoln bathroom
Looking to subscribe to "neutral" news source that also supports indep journalists. Kinda looking for not just U.S. so that makes it a harder task. ("neutral" doesn't mean both-sideism)
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Looking to subscribe to "neutral" news source that also supports indep journalists. Kinda looking for not just U.S. so that makes it a harder task. ("neutral" doesn't mean both-sideism)
Why I resist AI agents: there's no escalation of any problem-solving. If you start with g_d who do you appeal to? And if you do, it's just Agent_AI_PlusOne.
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Why I resist AI agents: there's no escalation of any problem-solving. If you start with g_d who do you appeal to? And if you do, it's just Agent_AI_PlusOne.
"AI Overview" on Google search is just getting creepy. Ask for sites with fill-in-the-blank and the response is "yes there are sites for fill-in-the-blank, blah blah blah..." Just give me the damn sites instead of making me scroll below the garbage response
October 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"AI Overview" on Google search is just getting creepy. Ask for sites with fill-in-the-blank and the response is "yes there are sites for fill-in-the-blank, blah blah blah..." Just give me the damn sites instead of making me scroll below the garbage response
I love Facebook: "People you may know" 《Pope Francis XIV》
September 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I love Facebook: "People you may know" 《Pope Francis XIV》
I am Groot, and it's still upsetting.
#NYTSpellingBee
#NYTSpellingBee
September 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I am Groot, and it's still upsetting.
#NYTSpellingBee
#NYTSpellingBee
(went for a walk, they paved the park's lot with new tar and new mix. All I could see was "asphalt rice cakes"!)
September 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
(went for a walk, they paved the park's lot with new tar and new mix. All I could see was "asphalt rice cakes"!)
(tech feature I don't have: option to quiet the microwave beep so I can use if someone else is sleeping)
a stainless steel sharp microwave oven with a digital display
Alt: a stainless steel sharp microwave oven with a digital display
media.tenor.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
(tech feature I don't have: option to quiet the microwave beep so I can use if someone else is sleeping)
Hey #NYTCrossword, if today's puzzle wasn't titled Fill In The Blanc, shame on you!
August 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Hey #NYTCrossword, if today's puzzle wasn't titled Fill In The Blanc, shame on you!
Article on sending 2,400 people to Alpha Centauri and all I can picture is the Aniara
www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
Chrysalis Project: Spacecraft designed to reach Alpha Centauri solar system
Have you ever heard of Alpha Centauri? It's the star system closest to our own, and engineers now think they could make a spacecraft that could take people there in the future.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Article on sending 2,400 people to Alpha Centauri and all I can picture is the Aniara
www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
Kroger is so cheap they played a *cover* of the Eagles! Really?! Eagles didn't do a good job? Original copy was worn out? What?
August 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Kroger is so cheap they played a *cover* of the Eagles! Really?! Eagles didn't do a good job? Original copy was worn out? What?
Suspension of *belief* in Wordle today, as 0.3%, or ~5300 people guessed the word on the first attempt. No.
August 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Suspension of *belief* in Wordle today, as 0.3%, or ~5300 people guessed the word on the first attempt. No.
The Travelling Wilburys are setting the right vibe going into the weekend 😎
August 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The Travelling Wilburys are setting the right vibe going into the weekend 😎
NYTSpellingBee was a toughie for me today! I'll be curious to see if there was a pangram (I didn't find it). That pesky "J"
August 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
NYTSpellingBee was a toughie for me today! I'll be curious to see if there was a pangram (I didn't find it). That pesky "J"
Flaco Jiménez, Grammy-Winning Master of the Tex-Mex Accordion, Dies at 86
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
(If I owned a book store, I'd price so there was a $0.50 credit on your book purchase if you tell me something about the last book you read. And one fact for each book you want the credit on. Same if I owned a music store 😊)
July 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
(If I owned a book store, I'd price so there was a $0.50 credit on your book purchase if you tell me something about the last book you read. And one fact for each book you want the credit on. Same if I owned a music store 😊)