John Harris
@rodneylives.bsky.social
Trying very hard not to be doomist about Bluesky's investors.
Metafilter member (JHarris), roguelike person, oldweb enthusiast, Loadstar for C64 preserver.
Mastodon: @rodneylives@mefi.social
Blog: setsideb.com
Switch: SW-4103-7970-5038
BLM! Trans rights!
Metafilter member (JHarris), roguelike person, oldweb enthusiast, Loadstar for C64 preserver.
Mastodon: @rodneylives@mefi.social
Blog: setsideb.com
Switch: SW-4103-7970-5038
BLM! Trans rights!
Worshipping the Garbage Ape
December 18, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Worshipping the Garbage Ape
My favorite thing about the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century show was that they made a feature movie out of the first episodes, and they made a ridiculous version of the opening for it, with lyrics for the theme song, and scantily-clad women lounging on the show's logo.
December 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
My favorite thing about the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century show was that they made a feature movie out of the first episodes, and they made a ridiculous version of the opening for it, with lyrics for the theme song, and scantily-clad women lounging on the show's logo.
There is a thread IMPLORING people to post pictures from their devices without context.
I am immune to such entreaties. However, it's fun, so....
I am immune to such entreaties. However, it's fun, so....
December 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
There is a thread IMPLORING people to post pictures from their devices without context.
I am immune to such entreaties. However, it's fun, so....
I am immune to such entreaties. However, it's fun, so....
There's a memethread going around begging people to post unexplained images from their devices. I've got LOTS of those, far too many. Here are a few.
December 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
There's a memethread going around begging people to post unexplained images from their devices. I've got LOTS of those, far too many. Here are a few.
A Twitter user expresses what using Windows 11 is like these days.
December 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A Twitter user expresses what using Windows 11 is like these days.
(From the D&D 2E "Monster Ecology" section on Educational Fairies)
Consider the nature of Coily the Spring Sprite. Unlike Mr B. Natural, who's sold out to Big Band Equipment, Coily has principles, although they're all bad ones.
Consider the nature of Coily the Spring Sprite. Unlike Mr B. Natural, who's sold out to Big Band Equipment, Coily has principles, although they're all bad ones.
December 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
(From the D&D 2E "Monster Ecology" section on Educational Fairies)
Consider the nature of Coily the Spring Sprite. Unlike Mr B. Natural, who's sold out to Big Band Equipment, Coily has principles, although they're all bad ones.
Consider the nature of Coily the Spring Sprite. Unlike Mr B. Natural, who's sold out to Big Band Equipment, Coily has principles, although they're all bad ones.
Why everyone loves the yuletide rascal HCNIRG SAM
December 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Why everyone loves the yuletide rascal HCNIRG SAM
Spotted at a local McDonalds. Someone managed to forget the ENTIRE POINT of How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
December 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Spotted at a local McDonalds. Someone managed to forget the ENTIRE POINT of How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
🎶♪🎵Guess what I got....♪♫🎶
December 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🎶♪🎵Guess what I got....♪♫🎶
"Tonight you will be visited by three spirits..."
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"Tonight you will be visited by three spirits..."
What's always gotten me about Dr. Eggman nèe Robotnik is how his visual archetype is of a jolly round person, and his original sketch is of a happy kind of guy. He was designed as a possible protagonist of a game, and when Sonic was picked he became the villain.
November 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
What's always gotten me about Dr. Eggman nèe Robotnik is how his visual archetype is of a jolly round person, and his original sketch is of a happy kind of guy. He was designed as a possible protagonist of a game, and when Sonic was picked he became the villain.
You won't expect how this (very stuttery even in the original) clip ends....
September 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
You won't expect how this (very stuttery even in the original) clip ends....
#DragonCon I got this tiny TV styled media player at a table in DragonCon. I had to leave due to EVENTS and an at home now. It's supposed to be able to get files into it, but it doesn't show up when plugged into my laptop. Any ideas how to do that?
September 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
#DragonCon I got this tiny TV styled media player at a table in DragonCon. I had to leave due to EVENTS and an at home now. It's supposed to be able to get files into it, but it doesn't show up when plugged into my laptop. Any ideas how to do that?
August 13, 2025 at 10:36 AM
And as with many things, it all depends on what narrative someone is trying to lay over the stats. One could go with the story that engagement is declining, or you could go with one that the decline in engagement has shrunk, and now seems to be almost zero. bsky.jazco.dev/stats
August 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
And as with many things, it all depends on what narrative someone is trying to lay over the stats. One could go with the story that engagement is declining, or you could go with one that the decline in engagement has shrunk, and now seems to be almost zero. bsky.jazco.dev/stats
It is also the kind of day in which the crappy Bluesky app actively tried to thwart me from making this post, by throwing up Java picker errors when I tried to upload it with images.
August 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It is also the kind of day in which the crappy Bluesky app actively tried to thwart me from making this post, by throwing up Java picker errors when I tried to upload it with images.
What kind of day is it today? It's the kind of day where you find an abandoned Easter Bunny plush toy, face down in the grass by the side of the road, like it was hopelessly drunk or else had decided here would be a good place to end it all.
August 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
What kind of day is it today? It's the kind of day where you find an abandoned Easter Bunny plush toy, face down in the grass by the side of the road, like it was hopelessly drunk or else had decided here would be a good place to end it all.
Those two yes, but also
August 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Those two yes, but also
A new gaming Storybundle is out, with all the books from the past four or five years of the bundle in it. That means it has the original version of We Love Mystery Dungeon in it, which is leaving sale elsewhere soon. It's $35 for all 65 books!
storybundle.com/blog/greates...
storybundle.com/blog/greates...
July 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A new gaming Storybundle is out, with all the books from the past four or five years of the bundle in it. That means it has the original version of We Love Mystery Dungeon in it, which is leaving sale elsewhere soon. It's $35 for all 65 books!
storybundle.com/blog/greates...
storybundle.com/blog/greates...
Kirby has a skull, and you get an official stylized depiction of it if you fail out of a course early in Kirby Air Ride.
July 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Kirby has a skull, and you get an official stylized depiction of it if you fail out of a course early in Kirby Air Ride.
Food. Uncertainty. Doubt.
July 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Food. Uncertainty. Doubt.
I'd say that I wasn't proud of this, but it wouldn't be true, I'm immensely proud of it.
July 8, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I'd say that I wasn't proud of this, but it wouldn't be true, I'm immensely proud of it.
The Youtube app will refuse to even download on a Switch2. The error message says "Unsupported - Problems with game progression have been found."
July 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The Youtube app will refuse to even download on a Switch2. The error message says "Unsupported - Problems with game progression have been found."