Stewart Evans
@stewartevans.bsky.social
Amateur musician and general music nerd. Retired software developer. Occasional yeast rancher.
What I wouldn't give to go back to the days of terrible legislation and trickle down BS.
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
What I wouldn't give to go back to the days of terrible legislation and trickle down BS.
I'd just have them give Terry Gilliam free rein and an unlimited budget.
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I'd just have them give Terry Gilliam free rein and an unlimited budget.
He didn't read the very first sentence either.
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
He didn't read the very first sentence either.
Well, he could end up like oh I see what you did there.
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Well, he could end up like oh I see what you did there.
Also, it's kinda dated now, but calling someone a turkey is an insult, albeit a mild one. The sort of thing you might say to a friend who just did something dumb.
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Also, it's kinda dated now, but calling someone a turkey is an insult, albeit a mild one. The sort of thing you might say to a friend who just did something dumb.
The Turkish (and Czech) governments requested changes to the names by which they're known internationally. Germany could do the same, but they haven't. They accept "Germany"/"Federal Republic of Germany" as English equivalents of "Deutschland"/"Bundesrepublik Deutschland".
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The Turkish (and Czech) governments requested changes to the names by which they're known internationally. Germany could do the same, but they haven't. They accept "Germany"/"Federal Republic of Germany" as English equivalents of "Deutschland"/"Bundesrepublik Deutschland".
They didn't change their official name, just requested that the Turkish name be used instead of the Anglicized version.
www.bbc.com/news/world-e...
www.bbc.com/news/world-e...
Turkey wants to be called Türkiye in rebranding move
The country wants to be called Türkiye as part of a campaign launched by its president.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
They didn't change their official name, just requested that the Turkish name be used instead of the Anglicized version.
www.bbc.com/news/world-e...
www.bbc.com/news/world-e...
There's a basic politeness argument here. If your friend Joe said his name is actually José and he'd rather be called that, would you say "No, I'm calling you the English version of José already!"
We continue to call Japan and Italy by those names because they haven't asked us not to.
We continue to call Japan and Italy by those names because they haven't asked us not to.
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
There's a basic politeness argument here. If your friend Joe said his name is actually José and he'd rather be called that, would you say "No, I'm calling you the English version of José already!"
We continue to call Japan and Italy by those names because they haven't asked us not to.
We continue to call Japan and Italy by those names because they haven't asked us not to.
The internet is hungry for the meanest kind of funny and somebody's gotta feed it
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The internet is hungry for the meanest kind of funny and somebody's gotta feed it
The internet is hungry for the meanest kind of funny and somebody's gotta feed it
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The internet is hungry for the meanest kind of funny and somebody's gotta feed it
I had to check that this wasn't dystopian satire. Nope, just dystopia.
November 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I had to check that this wasn't dystopian satire. Nope, just dystopia.
Now write that 100 more times on the chalkboard.
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Now write that 100 more times on the chalkboard.
"We gotta be asking more critical questions [...] and I don't think we were doing that until this [MAHA] movement came along."
Yeah, before MAHA we were all snorting bleach and injecting chloroquine. Oh wait...that was your guy.
Yeah, before MAHA we were all snorting bleach and injecting chloroquine. Oh wait...that was your guy.
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM
"We gotta be asking more critical questions [...] and I don't think we were doing that until this [MAHA] movement came along."
Yeah, before MAHA we were all snorting bleach and injecting chloroquine. Oh wait...that was your guy.
Yeah, before MAHA we were all snorting bleach and injecting chloroquine. Oh wait...that was your guy.
Did it catch on?
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Did it catch on?
Their salaries are dwarfed by the funds they need to raise to keep those salaries. That's the big money that needs to be removed from the equation.
Maggie Hassan, in a small (but competitive) state, raised and spent $41 million to get reelected in 2022.
Maggie Hassan, in a small (but competitive) state, raised and spent $41 million to get reelected in 2022.
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Their salaries are dwarfed by the funds they need to raise to keep those salaries. That's the big money that needs to be removed from the equation.
Maggie Hassan, in a small (but competitive) state, raised and spent $41 million to get reelected in 2022.
Maggie Hassan, in a small (but competitive) state, raised and spent $41 million to get reelected in 2022.
"Physical Description: Gangly. Runs like a rotary telephone thrown into a running clothes dryer. Throws like an effete Frenchman throwing a bookcase uphill. Swings a bat like his elbows are stapled to his knees and his underwear is pulled over his head. Stares at you when you aren't looking."
November 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"Physical Description: Gangly. Runs like a rotary telephone thrown into a running clothes dryer. Throws like an effete Frenchman throwing a bookcase uphill. Swings a bat like his elbows are stapled to his knees and his underwear is pulled over his head. Stares at you when you aren't looking."
Found it! Thank you, internet. It's from his "lost scouting reports" piece: www.sbnation.com/2013/5/9/431...
5 lost scouting reports
Everyone’s agog with the old scouting reports that the Hall of Fame released. Here are five more that were previously unseen.
www.sbnation.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Found it! Thank you, internet. It's from his "lost scouting reports" piece: www.sbnation.com/2013/5/9/431...
But then I'd just lose the txt file. 😿
November 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
But then I'd just lose the txt file. 😿
I wish I could remember Grant's description of Hunter Pence running the basepaths.
November 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I wish I could remember Grant's description of Hunter Pence running the basepaths.
Aisle 4 in the fully alphabetized grocery store?
November 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Aisle 4 in the fully alphabetized grocery store?