Clem Fandango
@uglybarbarian.bsky.social
Overpromising and underdelivering since 19xx. Programming and climbing
Yes, this is why I’ve canceled two month-long trips to the US this year. I was dismayed by how many seemingly reasonable people jumped on board the idiotic bullshit train. Instead, I will leave my money in the bank and sit at home in the rain and snow. That’ll teach you
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Yes, this is why I’ve canceled two month-long trips to the US this year. I was dismayed by how many seemingly reasonable people jumped on board the idiotic bullshit train. Instead, I will leave my money in the bank and sit at home in the rain and snow. That’ll teach you
What about a jury of grinches? Surely there are more, like he’s not just some freakish one-off
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
What about a jury of grinches? Surely there are more, like he’s not just some freakish one-off
Related: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
More U.S. doctors, nurses, allied health professionals on their way to B.C.
Increasing numbers of American health-care professionals are looking north as B.C. continues to break down barriers for U.S. health-care workers to practise here.
news.gov.bc.ca
November 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Related: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Holding the line against the death of expertise
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Holding the line against the death of expertise
I paid for my university education by working in a gold mine. One summer, I assisted the refiner by pouring molten gold into ingots and stacking them on pallets. I still think about that job
November 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I paid for my university education by working in a gold mine. One summer, I assisted the refiner by pouring molten gold into ingots and stacking them on pallets. I still think about that job
Something something Jewish space lasers
November 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Something something Jewish space lasers
In Canada, naturopaths are also allowed to refer to themselves as doctors. But they are not allowed to claim they’ve been medically trained, which seems kind of like a half-hearted way to say they are frauds
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In Canada, naturopaths are also allowed to refer to themselves as doctors. But they are not allowed to claim they’ve been medically trained, which seems kind of like a half-hearted way to say they are frauds
Yup, correct, all Modi guys (and I use the word “guys” advisedly). Basically, they admire a strongman and if he’s a former actor or celebrity, even better
November 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Yup, correct, all Modi guys (and I use the word “guys” advisedly). Basically, they admire a strongman and if he’s a former actor or celebrity, even better
I work with a lot of Indian guys (from India) and they are generally all pro-Trump. A bunch of reasons for this
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I work with a lot of Indian guys (from India) and they are generally all pro-Trump. A bunch of reasons for this
Haha, whenever I read these old stories I think exactly the same thing. As a kid, I was always kind of confused by her look but I immediately forgot about it when confronted with Harry Osborn's confounding hairdo
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Haha, whenever I read these old stories I think exactly the same thing. As a kid, I was always kind of confused by her look but I immediately forgot about it when confronted with Harry Osborn's confounding hairdo
In other news, I just read that there's no Fallout 5 until The Elder Scrolls 6 is released
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
In other news, I just read that there's no Fallout 5 until The Elder Scrolls 6 is released
How is this not career-ending?
November 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
How is this not career-ending?
$500M for New Glenn's development. Bezos funded the majority at roughly $2.5B.
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
$500M for New Glenn's development. Bezos funded the majority at roughly $2.5B.
Even people who have only barely heard of ChatGPT will tell you we are in some sort of a bubble. This stuff spreads by osmosis
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Even people who have only barely heard of ChatGPT will tell you we are in some sort of a bubble. This stuff spreads by osmosis
Shouldn’t this be spelled “underpinnings”?
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Shouldn’t this be spelled “underpinnings”?
Wasn’t the Glob eventually annihilated by the Man-Thing? The funny part is the Glob was a rip-off of an old character called the Heap and Man-Thing was of course a Swamp Thing clone. One rip-off destroying another
October 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Wasn’t the Glob eventually annihilated by the Man-Thing? The funny part is the Glob was a rip-off of an old character called the Heap and Man-Thing was of course a Swamp Thing clone. One rip-off destroying another
The irony being that he’s Jewish
October 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The irony being that he’s Jewish
The loser eats a cockroach
September 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The loser eats a cockroach
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i used to work in devops and the more i understood how the internet worked the less i understood why the internet works
July 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
i used to work in devops and the more i understood how the internet worked the less i understood why the internet works
Broadly agree, although I’d argue lowtax banning anime porn was the ur-event in terms of internet brainrot
September 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Broadly agree, although I’d argue lowtax banning anime porn was the ur-event in terms of internet brainrot
There are a couple of ways to mitigate this somewhat with Google search. First, add before:2019 to your search terms. Second, use the “secret” udm=14 flag to eliminate AI results. The site udm14.com will do this for you
&udm=14 | the disenshittification Konami code
A quick way to get an AI-free search without any extra work.
udm14.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
There are a couple of ways to mitigate this somewhat with Google search. First, add before:2019 to your search terms. Second, use the “secret” udm=14 flag to eliminate AI results. The site udm14.com will do this for you
Seeing Evil Dead 2 as a kid reassured me that there are indeed other weirdos in the world
September 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Seeing Evil Dead 2 as a kid reassured me that there are indeed other weirdos in the world