Brian Smith
@tinkerbear.bsky.social
But you are pretty! And if you'd been born rich, you'd probably be an asshole.
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
But you are pretty! And if you'd been born rich, you'd probably be an asshole.
Hmm, ok, where did that snapshot come from? As far as I was aware, iCloud data was encrypted and not available for data mining.
October 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Hmm, ok, where did that snapshot come from? As far as I was aware, iCloud data was encrypted and not available for data mining.
I have recently seen (very) gendered gingerbread men.
October 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I have recently seen (very) gendered gingerbread men.
Apple's notes app?
October 4, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Apple's notes app?
That's a RPi 1A+? That's like 10 years old -- retro.
September 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
That's a RPi 1A+? That's like 10 years old -- retro.
Indeed. And I never did find the Kewpie mayo.
September 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Indeed. And I never did find the Kewpie mayo.
Maybe he just had a wild scene the night before?
September 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Maybe he just had a wild scene the night before?
Because sexy nipple rings?
August 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Because sexy nipple rings?
And then take SELFIES while doing it. What could possibly go wrong?
July 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
And then take SELFIES while doing it. What could possibly go wrong?
I’d have to brace myself for buying a Windows box again. My Intel MacBook Pro found a new home some months back. Not that it was great for games - the Intel graphics being as good as an nvidia board from 2013.
July 2, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I’d have to brace myself for buying a Windows box again. My Intel MacBook Pro found a new home some months back. Not that it was great for games - the Intel graphics being as good as an nvidia board from 2013.
I tend towards bed at midnight, but Grant likes earlier, so usually 11ish.
Though no idea what the hardware requirements will be for this critter. I expect I’d need to update.
Though no idea what the hardware requirements will be for this critter. I expect I’d need to update.
July 2, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I tend towards bed at midnight, but Grant likes earlier, so usually 11ish.
Though no idea what the hardware requirements will be for this critter. I expect I’d need to update.
Though no idea what the hardware requirements will be for this critter. I expect I’d need to update.
I like the open world exploration focus. But now I need to find friends in a compatible time zone with good gaming hardware? Aw, stink.
July 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I like the open world exploration focus. But now I need to find friends in a compatible time zone with good gaming hardware? Aw, stink.
Oh, right, that lawsuit thing. So annoying. Mine's old enough that even if I was in the US it'd work.
June 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Oh, right, that lawsuit thing. So annoying. Mine's old enough that even if I was in the US it'd work.
Weird. I’ve had no issues, and the consulate and the IRS both know my home address.
Google seems to think they’ve allowed it since 1990, so maybe you got leftover red tape at the time?
Things might get tricky if you haven’t been filing your US taxes.
Google seems to think they’ve allowed it since 1990, so maybe you got leftover red tape at the time?
Things might get tricky if you haven’t been filing your US taxes.
June 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Weird. I’ve had no issues, and the consulate and the IRS both know my home address.
Google seems to think they’ve allowed it since 1990, so maybe you got leftover red tape at the time?
Things might get tricky if you haven’t been filing your US taxes.
Google seems to think they’ve allowed it since 1990, so maybe you got leftover red tape at the time?
Things might get tricky if you haven’t been filing your US taxes.
Maybe time to renew the US passport? Sounds like they’re going to be dicks about it.
June 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Maybe time to renew the US passport? Sounds like they’re going to be dicks about it.
I thought the rule was that if you're a citizen of country X, you must arrive in that country using your passport from that country.
June 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I thought the rule was that if you're a citizen of country X, you must arrive in that country using your passport from that country.
But with a smaller special effects budget, clearly.
May 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
But with a smaller special effects budget, clearly.
To be fair, you didn't have any rockets boosting your ass.
May 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
To be fair, you didn't have any rockets boosting your ass.
... though honestly, we all knew this was going to be a shitshow.
April 7, 2025 at 5:40 AM
... though honestly, we all knew this was going to be a shitshow.
I did my annual stock sales back in February because I was worried about the year ahead... and I am now feeling like some kind of prophetic genius.
April 7, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I did my annual stock sales back in February because I was worried about the year ahead... and I am now feeling like some kind of prophetic genius.
I had conceived of noodling around the US in a tiny motorhome for a summer… but that involves fewer airports and hotels.
Maybe not in the current US.
Maybe not in the current US.
March 5, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I had conceived of noodling around the US in a tiny motorhome for a summer… but that involves fewer airports and hotels.
Maybe not in the current US.
Maybe not in the current US.
Three months traveling? The phrase “marathon” or “death march” comes to mind. Maybe that’s just me.
March 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Three months traveling? The phrase “marathon” or “death march” comes to mind. Maybe that’s just me.