BryanMichael
@piquedinthe80s.bsky.social
Terminally online lurker. Host to one cat lady, many cats, existential dread and more gray hair than I care to admit. Check Engine light has been on since 2011. Two spaces after a period—a habit it just doesn't feel right to break.
Oh, MAN... I have a Heathkit 10-12 sitting in a corner, hasn't even been plugged in for at least 20 years. I ought to pop that thing apart & see what I can do with it!
The tsundoku pile is getting daunting, might as well have a daunting "some day I'd like to..." project list too.
The tsundoku pile is getting daunting, might as well have a daunting "some day I'd like to..." project list too.
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Oh, MAN... I have a Heathkit 10-12 sitting in a corner, hasn't even been plugged in for at least 20 years. I ought to pop that thing apart & see what I can do with it!
The tsundoku pile is getting daunting, might as well have a daunting "some day I'd like to..." project list too.
The tsundoku pile is getting daunting, might as well have a daunting "some day I'd like to..." project list too.
Done with the internet for today, thanks.
a man is sitting at a desk in front of a computer monitor .
Alt: A scene from Parks and Recreation: Ron Swanson (played by Nick Offerman) glares at his computer as the camera zooms in on his expression. He is then seen throwing the computer in a dumpster.
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Done with the internet for today, thanks.
I realized I'm imagining "Welcome to Night Vale" as the setting while writing this.
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I realized I'm imagining "Welcome to Night Vale" as the setting while writing this.
Even then the audio is out of sync, plays incoherent screaming at completely unpredictable times (indistinguishable from the original, really)... the cat becomes fascinated with clawing the power cord out of its outlet whenever the channel is on.
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Even then the audio is out of sync, plays incoherent screaming at completely unpredictable times (indistinguishable from the original, really)... the cat becomes fascinated with clawing the power cord out of its outlet whenever the channel is on.
You have to find the unmarked electronics shop in the gritty, uber-industrial part of a city, which is only open from 1-3 AM, get a modboard for your TV and install it using instructions only found in odd numbered February issues of 2600.
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 AM
You have to find the unmarked electronics shop in the gritty, uber-industrial part of a city, which is only open from 1-3 AM, get a modboard for your TV and install it using instructions only found in odd numbered February issues of 2600.
"𝕏-chan" took me a (brief) moment.
It makes it sound like some weird beyond-UHF television channel, something from the Outer Limits or the Twilight Zone or ... something (rightly!) malevolent.
Tuning to it should take ... work.
It makes it sound like some weird beyond-UHF television channel, something from the Outer Limits or the Twilight Zone or ... something (rightly!) malevolent.
Tuning to it should take ... work.
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 AM
"𝕏-chan" took me a (brief) moment.
It makes it sound like some weird beyond-UHF television channel, something from the Outer Limits or the Twilight Zone or ... something (rightly!) malevolent.
Tuning to it should take ... work.
It makes it sound like some weird beyond-UHF television channel, something from the Outer Limits or the Twilight Zone or ... something (rightly!) malevolent.
Tuning to it should take ... work.
With ICE kidnapping all the farm workers, these guys should be voluntold they're first in line to pick lettuce in the blazing summer sun.
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
With ICE kidnapping all the farm workers, these guys should be voluntold they're first in line to pick lettuce in the blazing summer sun.
Hey, I think I just saw that one...
(Isn't it ironic, don'tcha think...)
(Isn't it ironic, don'tcha think...)
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Hey, I think I just saw that one...
(Isn't it ironic, don'tcha think...)
(Isn't it ironic, don'tcha think...)
Gotta make His Orangeness look good by comparison... nobody allowed to outshine the boss in this administration.
(Geez...)
(Geez...)
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Gotta make His Orangeness look good by comparison... nobody allowed to outshine the boss in this administration.
(Geez...)
(Geez...)
Cotton is really starting to remind me of the G-Man from Half-Life, at least in appearance. The thumbnail of the video really emphasizes gaunt features & the sunken eyes... though I don't remember the G-Man being quite as ghoulish as Cotton here.
Full screen isn't as bad... but he's still a ghoul.
Full screen isn't as bad... but he's still a ghoul.
November 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Cotton is really starting to remind me of the G-Man from Half-Life, at least in appearance. The thumbnail of the video really emphasizes gaunt features & the sunken eyes... though I don't remember the G-Man being quite as ghoulish as Cotton here.
Full screen isn't as bad... but he's still a ghoul.
Full screen isn't as bad... but he's still a ghoul.
Reposted by BryanMichael
what sucks is all the dark fiber laid down but not used in the late 90s early 00s had a long half-life as useful infrastructure. all this extra compute? gonna age like milk in a windowsill
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
what sucks is all the dark fiber laid down but not used in the late 90s early 00s had a long half-life as useful infrastructure. all this extra compute? gonna age like milk in a windowsill
Reposted by BryanMichael
Make it just the voice actors' recording sessions.
It'd be a *really* targeted audience... but it's there.
It'd be a *really* targeted audience... but it's there.
Alan Tudyk's Heihei Recording Session - #MoanaMondays
YouTube video by Walt Disney Animation Studios
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November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Make it just the voice actors' recording sessions.
It'd be a *really* targeted audience... but it's there.
It'd be a *really* targeted audience... but it's there.
Nearly infinite monkeys at nearly infinite typewriters, with nearly infinite manager-monkeys ranking their output?
... Where do I get off this crazy thing?
... Where do I get off this crazy thing?
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Nearly infinite monkeys at nearly infinite typewriters, with nearly infinite manager-monkeys ranking their output?
... Where do I get off this crazy thing?
... Where do I get off this crazy thing?
The old VW air-cooled Beetle / Microbus engines were made of a magnesium alloy and could be caught on fire.
But again, that takes deliberate effort... or a really catastrophic engine failure.
But again, that takes deliberate effort... or a really catastrophic engine failure.
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The old VW air-cooled Beetle / Microbus engines were made of a magnesium alloy and could be caught on fire.
But again, that takes deliberate effort... or a really catastrophic engine failure.
But again, that takes deliberate effort... or a really catastrophic engine failure.
Good luck, you need a bit more surface area vs. mass to get magnesium to burn... but I remember reading about a test burn at Lawrence Livermore.
Over thirty-two years ago!
The story: simson.net/ref/1993/cub...
The pictures: www.flickr.com/photos/nitro...
Over thirty-two years ago!
The story: simson.net/ref/1993/cub...
The pictures: www.flickr.com/photos/nitro...
Cube Burning
Burning a NeXTcube at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.
www.flickr.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Good luck, you need a bit more surface area vs. mass to get magnesium to burn... but I remember reading about a test burn at Lawrence Livermore.
Over thirty-two years ago!
The story: simson.net/ref/1993/cub...
The pictures: www.flickr.com/photos/nitro...
Over thirty-two years ago!
The story: simson.net/ref/1993/cub...
The pictures: www.flickr.com/photos/nitro...
This popped into my head... at least this one was human.
Though it sounds like they were both equally helpful.
Though it sounds like they were both equally helpful.
a man is sitting at a desk talking on a phone with the words thank you for calling usa prime credit below him
Alt: "Hello my name Peggy..."
No, no, Andrei... your name is not Peggy.
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This popped into my head... at least this one was human.
Though it sounds like they were both equally helpful.
Though it sounds like they were both equally helpful.
For someone who seems to have no shame... he certainly seems ashamed of what's in those files because he's spending a staggering amount of energy to keep them from seeing the light of day.
November 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
For someone who seems to have no shame... he certainly seems ashamed of what's in those files because he's spending a staggering amount of energy to keep them from seeing the light of day.
Let's see if you remember this from the first time it went 'round the internets or if you're one of today's lucky 10,000...
Lounge.
It definitely has to be Lounge.
Lounge.
It definitely has to be Lounge.
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Let's see if you remember this from the first time it went 'round the internets or if you're one of today's lucky 10,000...
Lounge.
It definitely has to be Lounge.
Lounge.
It definitely has to be Lounge.
If Fen does end up turning into a dragon (which I probably should be writing as "draakin?") I can just see her knocking over her opponent, stepping on them while thundering "STAY." and the recipient suddenly developing a new kink.
November 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
If Fen does end up turning into a dragon (which I probably should be writing as "draakin?") I can just see her knocking over her opponent, stepping on them while thundering "STAY." and the recipient suddenly developing a new kink.
Indeed!
About all we've seen in the matches are enhanced traction (8-116), CCs (8-121), simple grapples (8-123) and spawning what looks like a cudgel.
In 8-108, after climbing the giant tree, she takes the gravity-assist route back down & sprouts wings. Not exactly hiding a capability there.
About all we've seen in the matches are enhanced traction (8-116), CCs (8-121), simple grapples (8-123) and spawning what looks like a cudgel.
In 8-108, after climbing the giant tree, she takes the gravity-assist route back down & sprouts wings. Not exactly hiding a capability there.
November 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Indeed!
About all we've seen in the matches are enhanced traction (8-116), CCs (8-121), simple grapples (8-123) and spawning what looks like a cudgel.
In 8-108, after climbing the giant tree, she takes the gravity-assist route back down & sprouts wings. Not exactly hiding a capability there.
About all we've seen in the matches are enhanced traction (8-116), CCs (8-121), simple grapples (8-123) and spawning what looks like a cudgel.
In 8-108, after climbing the giant tree, she takes the gravity-assist route back down & sprouts wings. Not exactly hiding a capability there.