Freek Van Ostrand
@sullenfish.com
The guy you think you know.
Lead software engineer. Poodle lover.
Sometime standup comedian, host, and producer.
__seize the means of computation__
Lead software engineer. Poodle lover.
Sometime standup comedian, host, and producer.
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Freek Van Ostrand
@sullenfish.com
· Nov 14
I once had enough social media influence to get free tickets to Gravity starring Sandra Bullock and directed by Alfonso Cuarón
I am much happier now
I am much happier now
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A+. Perfect. 10/10. No notes.
December 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A+. Perfect. 10/10. No notes.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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reverse advent calendar where I scream a little scream into each tiny box and close it up tight
December 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
reverse advent calendar where I scream a little scream into each tiny box and close it up tight
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The Munsters poses the chilling question, what if your parents were a vampire and a Frankenstein? The Addams Family poses the chilling question, what if your parents were openly sexual?
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The Munsters poses the chilling question, what if your parents were a vampire and a Frankenstein? The Addams Family poses the chilling question, what if your parents were openly sexual?
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The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
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every time a community tests ubi or free housing for the homeless the result is always "holy fuck this works incredibly well and costs less than existing solutions!" and then every politician alive does this
April 9, 2024 at 11:03 PM
every time a community tests ubi or free housing for the homeless the result is always "holy fuck this works incredibly well and costs less than existing solutions!" and then every politician alive does this
The fact that Crunch and Berry are both legitimate surnames means there is a non-zero chance of a Doctor Crunch-Berry.
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The fact that Crunch and Berry are both legitimate surnames means there is a non-zero chance of a Doctor Crunch-Berry.
decorum police
tan suit vs quiet piggy
go
tan suit vs quiet piggy
go
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
decorum police
tan suit vs quiet piggy
go
tan suit vs quiet piggy
go
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from: orders@amazon.com
to: jeevacation@gmail.com
Your Amazon order is expected to deliver today. This email was sent from an address that cannot accept incoming email. Please do not reply to this message.
from: jeevacation@gmail.com
to: orders@amazon.com
wwhere’s my ordur.. im a pedophile btw
to: jeevacation@gmail.com
Your Amazon order is expected to deliver today. This email was sent from an address that cannot accept incoming email. Please do not reply to this message.
from: jeevacation@gmail.com
to: orders@amazon.com
wwhere’s my ordur.. im a pedophile btw
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
from: orders@amazon.com
to: jeevacation@gmail.com
Your Amazon order is expected to deliver today. This email was sent from an address that cannot accept incoming email. Please do not reply to this message.
from: jeevacation@gmail.com
to: orders@amazon.com
wwhere’s my ordur.. im a pedophile btw
to: jeevacation@gmail.com
Your Amazon order is expected to deliver today. This email was sent from an address that cannot accept incoming email. Please do not reply to this message.
from: jeevacation@gmail.com
to: orders@amazon.com
wwhere’s my ordur.. im a pedophile btw
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Every office has an executive tier whose emails are like:
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Every office has an executive tier whose emails are like:
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
It seems bad that we put pedophiles in charge of everything, but maybe I missed that day in social studies.
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
It seems bad that we put pedophiles in charge of everything, but maybe I missed that day in social studies.
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There are going to be some amazing new euphemisms in headlines about various public figures this week that will essentially all mean "is guilty and everyone knows it"
November 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
There are going to be some amazing new euphemisms in headlines about various public figures this week that will essentially all mean "is guilty and everyone knows it"
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40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
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This is really impressive. They invented racism.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is really impressive. They invented racism.
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Who’s tracking the best crash out’s? I know one of you are making a thread
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Who’s tracking the best crash out’s? I know one of you are making a thread
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Sobering news for a lot of top Democrats, tonight, as they realize people would prefer they actually fucking do something.
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Sobering news for a lot of top Democrats, tonight, as they realize people would prefer they actually fucking do something.
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Annual reminder that a black cat crossing your path is good luck actually, because it signifies that you got to see a cat
October 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Annual reminder that a black cat crossing your path is good luck actually, because it signifies that you got to see a cat
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if you have a slot for letters in your front door you technically live inside a mailbox
October 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
if you have a slot for letters in your front door you technically live inside a mailbox
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that's it, i'm going Bari Weiss Mode. let's interview Brad Pitt, the star of 12 Monkeys, about the escaped disease monkeys. let's do a piece on how millions of SNAP recipients are going to go hungry, yet Ozempic prescriptions are on the rise. let's cover the israel-hamas war with a cooking contest
October 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
that's it, i'm going Bari Weiss Mode. let's interview Brad Pitt, the star of 12 Monkeys, about the escaped disease monkeys. let's do a piece on how millions of SNAP recipients are going to go hungry, yet Ozempic prescriptions are on the rise. let's cover the israel-hamas war with a cooking contest
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What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
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i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says “i’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling
October 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
i should be able to click a button at the beginning of a sports season that says “i’m normal” and i don’t get served any ads for crypto or gambling
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
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Not enough of you believe me right now, but "Rebuild The White House" is going to become one of the most popular slogans in American political history
October 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Not enough of you believe me right now, but "Rebuild The White House" is going to become one of the most popular slogans in American political history
Why are people arguing about a Nazi fucking tattoo when it takes a picosecond to know it’s ineffably wrong
October 22, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Why are people arguing about a Nazi fucking tattoo when it takes a picosecond to know it’s ineffably wrong