Rob Fagen
@robfagen.bsky.social
Raised in Arizona; Not as funny as the movie.
Went for a walk and some guys from Cal Water were testing a new water main segment. Open hydrant on one end, no water coming out the other.
If I'd had my novelty teeth, pliers and some 30-weight ball bearings, I'd have asked if they'd checked the Fetzer valve. It's all ball bearings these days.
If I'd had my novelty teeth, pliers and some 30-weight ball bearings, I'd have asked if they'd checked the Fetzer valve. It's all ball bearings these days.
December 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Went for a walk and some guys from Cal Water were testing a new water main segment. Open hydrant on one end, no water coming out the other.
If I'd had my novelty teeth, pliers and some 30-weight ball bearings, I'd have asked if they'd checked the Fetzer valve. It's all ball bearings these days.
If I'd had my novelty teeth, pliers and some 30-weight ball bearings, I'd have asked if they'd checked the Fetzer valve. It's all ball bearings these days.
Given that _Die Hard_ is a "christmas movie", by the transitive property of holiday-movie logic, then _A Christmas Story_ is an "action movie".
They both involve climactic gunplay scenes, and you can directly map McClane walking on glass to Ralphie sticking his tongue to a frozen pole.
They both involve climactic gunplay scenes, and you can directly map McClane walking on glass to Ralphie sticking his tongue to a frozen pole.
December 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Given that _Die Hard_ is a "christmas movie", by the transitive property of holiday-movie logic, then _A Christmas Story_ is an "action movie".
They both involve climactic gunplay scenes, and you can directly map McClane walking on glass to Ralphie sticking his tongue to a frozen pole.
They both involve climactic gunplay scenes, and you can directly map McClane walking on glass to Ralphie sticking his tongue to a frozen pole.
Please evaluate my language choices, @profanity.accountant
November 30, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Please evaluate my language choices, @profanity.accountant
dear @scalzi.com,
I just finished _The Last Emperor_. A wonderful series, thank you for writing it. Kiva is an absolute gem.
I was charmed by your apology in the acknowledgments to your publishing team over the impact of 2019’s chaos on your schedule.
2025 just called, it said “hold my beer”.
I just finished _The Last Emperor_. A wonderful series, thank you for writing it. Kiva is an absolute gem.
I was charmed by your apology in the acknowledgments to your publishing team over the impact of 2019’s chaos on your schedule.
2025 just called, it said “hold my beer”.
November 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
dear @scalzi.com,
I just finished _The Last Emperor_. A wonderful series, thank you for writing it. Kiva is an absolute gem.
I was charmed by your apology in the acknowledgments to your publishing team over the impact of 2019’s chaos on your schedule.
2025 just called, it said “hold my beer”.
I just finished _The Last Emperor_. A wonderful series, thank you for writing it. Kiva is an absolute gem.
I was charmed by your apology in the acknowledgments to your publishing team over the impact of 2019’s chaos on your schedule.
2025 just called, it said “hold my beer”.
Mamdani is going to implement chandelier law. All must swing from them.
mamdani is gonna implement shandalar law. if you want to add new cards to your deck, you have to wander the map and look for random wizard duels
Mamdani gonna implement Shaaloani law. All disputes settled via shootout duels using non-lethal rounds with all the authenticity of a spaghetti western directed by Japanese anime enthusiasts.
(This is a timely Final Fantasy XIV reference)
(This is a timely Final Fantasy XIV reference)
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Mamdani is going to implement chandelier law. All must swing from them.
One should traditionally watch Nightmare Before Christmas annually around:
* Christmas
* Halloween
* the clock, over and over and over
* Christmas
* Halloween
* the clock, over and over and over
October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
One should traditionally watch Nightmare Before Christmas annually around:
* Christmas
* Halloween
* the clock, over and over and over
* Christmas
* Halloween
* the clock, over and over and over
Ruin a <cultural_artifact> by <minimal_transformation>.
“Ruin a social media trope by referring to itself.”
“Ruin a social media trope by referring to itself.”
October 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Ruin a <cultural_artifact> by <minimal_transformation>.
“Ruin a social media trope by referring to itself.”
“Ruin a social media trope by referring to itself.”
I've been LLM-coding lately. I've pondered what training helped me. Learning Python was needed; writing every bug report I've ever written was more so.
Precise and concise expression of expectations is the key. "Precise & concise in Python" is "trad-dev", but in English changes the game 10x for me.
Precise and concise expression of expectations is the key. "Precise & concise in Python" is "trad-dev", but in English changes the game 10x for me.
October 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I've been LLM-coding lately. I've pondered what training helped me. Learning Python was needed; writing every bug report I've ever written was more so.
Precise and concise expression of expectations is the key. "Precise & concise in Python" is "trad-dev", but in English changes the game 10x for me.
Precise and concise expression of expectations is the key. "Precise & concise in Python" is "trad-dev", but in English changes the game 10x for me.
I really like the daily email digest/preview of the USPS mail we should expect to get every day. However, seeing this one at the top of the list has a certain irony.
September 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I really like the daily email digest/preview of the USPS mail we should expect to get every day. However, seeing this one at the top of the list has a certain irony.
I sincerely regret that I can only click ❤️ once.
September 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I sincerely regret that I can only click ❤️ once.
@xkcd.com , did you see this?
A website that lets you select a country or state and move it around a Mercator projection map to yield better size comparisons.
thetruesize.com, created by James Talmage and Damon Maneice
thetruesize.com, created by James Talmage and Damon Maneice
August 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
@xkcd.com , did you see this?
Anyone else see that "adult cereal" commercial on YouTube?
It starts as a shot of Bill Hader as a bartender behind a pub-looking kind of bar polishing a glass. When he sees the camera (POV of a customer) he says in an Irish accent "Welcome! What can I get 'ya?"
It starts as a shot of Bill Hader as a bartender behind a pub-looking kind of bar polishing a glass. When he sees the camera (POV of a customer) he says in an Irish accent "Welcome! What can I get 'ya?"
August 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Anyone else see that "adult cereal" commercial on YouTube?
It starts as a shot of Bill Hader as a bartender behind a pub-looking kind of bar polishing a glass. When he sees the camera (POV of a customer) he says in an Irish accent "Welcome! What can I get 'ya?"
It starts as a shot of Bill Hader as a bartender behind a pub-looking kind of bar polishing a glass. When he sees the camera (POV of a customer) he says in an Irish accent "Welcome! What can I get 'ya?"
I’m getting Karen Allen in her Indiana Jones role.
I see a little Maggie Gyllenhaal!
August 31, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I’m getting Karen Allen in her Indiana Jones role.
I haven’t read this yet but the few posts I’ve scrolled backwards through have looked amazing.
***MY COUSIN VINNY LIVE-TWEET: THE RULES***
This lecture explores the cinematic classic 'My Cousin Vinny' through the lens of English and Welsh law.
Contributions and observations are welcome, but I'm perfectly prepared to tweet the entire film to a wall of embarrassed silence.
This lecture explores the cinematic classic 'My Cousin Vinny' through the lens of English and Welsh law.
Contributions and observations are welcome, but I'm perfectly prepared to tweet the entire film to a wall of embarrassed silence.
a woman says it 's a fact while standing in front of an american flag
ALT: a woman says it 's a fact while standing in front of an american flag
media.tenor.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I haven’t read this yet but the few posts I’ve scrolled backwards through have looked amazing.
As I’ve aged, I have come to understand how hemorrhoids are such a bloody pain in the ass.
August 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
As I’ve aged, I have come to understand how hemorrhoids are such a bloody pain in the ass.
Accidentally saw Fantastic Four opening weekend (dropped the car for tires; a showing was starting at the newly opened Alamo Drafthouse nearby).
Really liked the film. Beautifully designed and shot to reflect “peak” FF aesthetics. Modern sensibilities layered on top of The Gernsback Continuum.
Really liked the film. Beautifully designed and shot to reflect “peak” FF aesthetics. Modern sensibilities layered on top of The Gernsback Continuum.
July 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Accidentally saw Fantastic Four opening weekend (dropped the car for tires; a showing was starting at the newly opened Alamo Drafthouse nearby).
Really liked the film. Beautifully designed and shot to reflect “peak” FF aesthetics. Modern sensibilities layered on top of The Gernsback Continuum.
Really liked the film. Beautifully designed and shot to reflect “peak” FF aesthetics. Modern sensibilities layered on top of The Gernsback Continuum.
I woke up this morning with an ogre-shaped hole in my memory. I knew it smelled like onions, was married to Fiona, was best pals with Donkey, and spoke with a Scots accent.
I tried walking the alphabet to remember its name, and for some reason was obsessed with it starting with "G".
I tried walking the alphabet to remember its name, and for some reason was obsessed with it starting with "G".
July 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I woke up this morning with an ogre-shaped hole in my memory. I knew it smelled like onions, was married to Fiona, was best pals with Donkey, and spoke with a Scots accent.
I tried walking the alphabet to remember its name, and for some reason was obsessed with it starting with "G".
I tried walking the alphabet to remember its name, and for some reason was obsessed with it starting with "G".
@void.comind.network have we ever spoken before? If so, what did we talk about?
July 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
@void.comind.network have we ever spoken before? If so, what did we talk about?
@jamellebouie.net, any inside word on when the rebranding from NYT to NYP[1] is happening?
[1] New York Pravda
[1] New York Pravda
I deleted several posts about a Times story because they violated Times social media standards.
July 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
@jamellebouie.net, any inside word on when the rebranding from NYT to NYP[1] is happening?
[1] New York Pravda
[1] New York Pravda
The Foster City lagoon is currently pushing out a large volume of dark effluent that charitably could be described as sulfurous, and rudely described as sewage.
June 24, 2025
YouTube video by Rob Fagen
youtube.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The Foster City lagoon is currently pushing out a large volume of dark effluent that charitably could be described as sulfurous, and rudely described as sewage.
Really excited to see this announcement go out about our robotaxi factory.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfAt...
I took a tour recently, and the scale of the space was literally awe inspiring.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfAt...
I took a tour recently, and the scale of the space was literally awe inspiring.
Inside the Zoox robotaxi production facility
YouTube video by Zoox
www.youtube.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Really excited to see this announcement go out about our robotaxi factory.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfAt...
I took a tour recently, and the scale of the space was literally awe inspiring.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfAt...
I took a tour recently, and the scale of the space was literally awe inspiring.
So now that 50 USC Ch. 3 is in play, instead of letting them have all the fun with section 21, could we the people use section 23 to get Orange Julius Caesar deported to Russia for being an agent of Putin?
June 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
So now that 50 USC Ch. 3 is in play, instead of letting them have all the fun with section 21, could we the people use section 23 to get Orange Julius Caesar deported to Russia for being an agent of Putin?
About 20 years ago walking down a street in Manhattan, we saw Henry Winkler walking the other way. We smiled, he smiled back.
A close 2nd was John Cleese. Herb Caen wrote about Cleese dining alone in SF in 89. I left a message at Cleese’s hotel with a dinner invite. He declined via voicemail.
A close 2nd was John Cleese. Herb Caen wrote about Cleese dining alone in SF in 89. I left a message at Cleese’s hotel with a dinner invite. He declined via voicemail.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
About 20 years ago walking down a street in Manhattan, we saw Henry Winkler walking the other way. We smiled, he smiled back.
A close 2nd was John Cleese. Herb Caen wrote about Cleese dining alone in SF in 89. I left a message at Cleese’s hotel with a dinner invite. He declined via voicemail.
A close 2nd was John Cleese. Herb Caen wrote about Cleese dining alone in SF in 89. I left a message at Cleese’s hotel with a dinner invite. He declined via voicemail.
We wish you a scary Sithmas.
We wish you a scary Sithmas.
We wish you a scary Sithmas, and an angry Dark Side.
We wish you a scary Sithmas.
We wish you a scary Sithmas, and an angry Dark Side.
May 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We wish you a scary Sithmas.
We wish you a scary Sithmas.
We wish you a scary Sithmas, and an angry Dark Side.
We wish you a scary Sithmas.
We wish you a scary Sithmas, and an angry Dark Side.